GreenFuture
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8/2017
A CLEANER FOOTPRINT
ŠKODA AUTO PRESENTS A REPORT ON CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FOR 2015 AND 2016
LESS WASTE IN THE
ENVIRONMENT IN THE
PRODUCTION AREA
(2010–2016)
BY HOW MUCH PRODUCTION OF
WASTE PER PRODUCED VEHICLE
WAS REDUCED (2010–2016)
LESS CORROSIVE
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
RELEASED INTO THE
ATMOSPHERE
(2010–2016)
Just like in previous years, the carmaker has
significantly reduced its negative impact on
the environment. One of the company’s major successes besides the minimisation of CO2
emissions is the reduction of energy and water consumption and exemplary recycling. This
positive trend supports the Strategy 2025 programme, which focuses on electromobility,
digitisation of enterprises, products and production and new services related to mobility.
This has created conditions for long-term continued sustainable growth. It is necessary to
include extensive investments in the production of innovative technology and solutions,
taking into consideration not only the carmaker’s customers and employees but also the
environment. A major role in environmental
successes has also been played by the Green
Future strategy, which encompasses all business activities related to the environment and
ensures an effective, environmentally friendly
approach to all processes, from the production
of efficient fuel units to the production of vehicles, logistics and dealerships.
SUCCESSFUL MEASURES EVERYWHERE
Between 2010 and 2016, ŠKODA AUTO reduced its impact on the environment in the
area of production by 45.8 percent. In 2014
and 2016, energy consumption per manufactured vehicle was reduced by 8.7 percent, and water consumption was reduced
by more than 7 percent. Logistics began using electromobility and vehicles running on
compressed natural gas. In Mladá Boleslav,
battery-operated transporters were first introduced, which do not produce emissions.
Moreover, the use of trucks powered by natural gas, which produce 30 percent less CO2
than diesel fuel, has been tested. The use of
gigaliners has also been tried, which could
save up to 200 tonnes of carbon monoxide.
Between 2014 and 2016, ŠKODA AUTO reduced the production of carbon monoxide in
a model pallet by approximately 12 percent.
Savings also resulted from the transition of
the worldwide network of dealers to a new
corporate design. RED
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SAVINGS AT THE M1 FACILITY
PROGRAMMES FOR SAVING ENERGY ARE CONTINUING SUCCESSFULLY
T
he assembly of the FABIA PF-M model in
the M1 facility has become another operation of ŠKODA AUTO, which in 2017 became
involved in the QUEST energy conservation
programme. Maintenance manager Jaroslav
Horák, together with his team, managed the
task energy efficiently and responsibly. During the initial analysis, they identified 15 energy-saving measures with the potential to
reduce energy consumption worth nearly
CZK 9 million. The project is taking place in
cooperation with the external company Human Element Consulting and has been supervised by PSU/3 – Green Office.
CHANGES THAT CONSERVE
Some measures were implemented immediately. During the company-wide vacation period, for example, all 201 ventilation flaps in
the roof, through which heat had escaped
during the winter heating season, were tightened. Other measures will require lengthy
preparation and cooperation among several different divisions. These include the reconstruction of part of the ventilation system
from 1986, which has exceeded its theoretical
lifespan. Even so, its operation is 70 percent
more energy-demanding than operating new
parts. Therefore, in the near future, it will be
necessary to finance its restoration. The more
complex of the proposed savings measures
include replacing the current lighting with
modern LED designs, which are standard in
ŠKODA AUTO.
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION
Another of the forthcoming measures is the
division of energy consumption of other divisions located in the premises of the M1 facility. In energy management, consumption
is difficult to manage wherever it cannot be
influenced. Important rules include the submission of relevant information within the
entire division, and for this reason communi-
FOR IDEAS
AUTOMOBILE
ŠKODA AUTO TO SUPPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL
INNOVATORS THIS YEAR, TOO
The victory of the small municipality
of Haňovice na Hané in the E.ON Energy Globe Award competition was celebrated throughout the country. Its
town greenhouses, bio gas station
and system of using rain water are admired by visitors who travel there from
all over the country. The municipality’s officials take them on tours in a
ŠKODA OCTAVIA Combi G-TEC, which
Haňovice received as a prize for winning the competition. According to
Mayor Arnošt Vogel, this vehicle is often shared with various local associations. For the fifth consecutive year,
the ŠKODA brand is partnering with
the E.ON Energy Globe Awards (EEGA),
whose overall winner this year will receive a ŠKODA OCTAVIA G-TEC vehicle running on compressed natural gas
(CNG). The winners of individual categories and winners of the public vote
will then get yearly use of the CITIGO
G-TEC model. The ceremony at which
the results of the E.ON Energy Globe
Award competition were announced
along with the presentation of the vehicles to innovators will take place at
the beginning of October this year.
GREEN PILLARS
Environmental protection activities
have been enshrined in the Green Future strategy, which is based on several pillars. Green Product focuses on
developing the most eco-friendly vehicles, Green Retail supports eco-friendly management of dealerships, and the
last of the pillars, Green Factory, includes all production activities leading
to conservation of natural resources. RED
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ŠKODA
ECONOMYRUN
2017
O
cation training will take place during the third
quarter. Until the end of 2017, a challenge
will be the implementation of initial phases
of the secondary measuring and launching of
the process of restoring obsolete ventilation
units. RED
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n Saturday, 23 September, the 36th
annual competition for the lowest
consumption of ŠKODA vehicles, Economyrun, will take place. It is hosted by
ŠKODA AUTO and the ÚAMK - Automotoklub Škoda. This year’s race route,
which leads from Mladá Boleslav to
Vrchlabí and back, measures approximately 320 km. in total. Vehicles powered by petrol, diesel fuel and CNG will
be evaluated in their own categories
this time. The technical preparation and
inspection of vehicles are managed by
ŠKODA AUTO servicing employees in
Kosmonosy, where the race will start
and finish. The registration form and
other information can be found on the
plant’s website. Jan Horníček
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REGISTRATION AT: www.economyrun.cz