Production-related environmental protection
The production-related environmental strategy
DaimlerChrysler views itself as a company that sets the pace for eco-compatible innovations in production and process engineering. In line with the third environmental guideline, the corporate goal is to make all stages of production as environmentally sound as possible. The main environmental fields of activity for the Group in the production sector are climate protection, air pollution prevention and resource conservation. In concrete terms, this means
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reducing direct and indirect CO2 emissions
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reducing solvent emissions
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raising resource efficiency and avoiding the production of waste materials.
In order to reach these goals, DaimlerChrysler has set up control processes that are embedded in the certified environmental management systems in its production plants that have been described above. The production locations that have been certified according to the European EMAS system publish certified annual environmental reports concerning their environmental policies, their targets and implementation measures, and their environmental data. www 12
Because resource consumption, emissions and production waste are largely determined by production volume, for better comparison purposes, data is collected on the specific figures for each vehicle produced. Details on data collection and the presentation of figures can be found at www 13.
Please note
The information in the "Sustainability" section mainly refers to the 2006 reporting year. It thus may not always reflect the com- pany's current situation.
