BMW Group Current Factbook Environmental Car Building

Short Description
Employing environmental principles to build cars Holistic concepts that lead to optimum solutions. Taking an actively responsible approach to the protection of our natural environment is of fundamental importance to the development, manufacture, use and recycling of vehicles and their components. The BMW Group has thus for many years consistently employed methods such as Life Cycle Assessment and Design forRecycling in its decision- making. The application of these holistic philosophies generates results that are often surprising – and decisive.

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In every corner of the world, individual mobility is an essential requirement for maintaining economic growth and prosperity. As traffic on the road grows steadily, it is imperative that solutions be found which are compatible with the needs of people and the environment. In this context, the BMW Group pursues a holistic approach in its efforts to entirely eliminate or continuously reduce the environmental impact of its products and processes through intelligent technology-based solutions. Key aspects of this strategy are:
• Mobility-based research focused on the intelligent networking of various modes of transport
• Improving environmental awareness and safety in the transport sector
• Encouraging suppliers and partners to adopt the BMW Group guiding principle of sustainable development.
• Further integration of the automobile into intelligent communication networks
• Creating uniform environmental standards at every BMW Group location around the world
• Developing new power train concepts and sustainable fuels, placing particular emphasis on hydrogen
• Achieving continual reductions in fleet fuel consumption
• Improving air quality through the reduction of pollutants
• Environmentally-oriented product design
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