1 and 2 Re-usable
and recyclable
KeepCups are
currently available
in two colour
variants.
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2019/2020
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
REPORT
ŠKODA AUTO RAISES ITS
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND
FULLY SUPPORTS THE FIGHT
AGAINST COVID-19
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he recently published Sustainable Development Report provides a detailed
overview of ŠKODA AUTO’s progress in
sustainable environmental protection over
the past two years, as well as information
on extensive activities in the areas of social responsibility, compliance and integrity. As part of the new company strategy
called NEXT LEVEL – ŠKODA STRATEGY
2030 (read more on page 4), the carmaker will further increase its ambitious goals
in these areas and focus even more on the
diversity topic. ŠKODA AUTO defines its
sustainability goals as part of the Green Future strategy, which aims to minimise the
company’s environmental footprint. Since
the beginning of 2020, the carmaker has
materially or thermally recycled all landfill
waste generated during production. It is
also taking the necessary measures to fully rely on CO2-neutral energy for production in its Czech plants within the next decade. The Vrchlabí plant has had CO2-neutral
production since the end of 2020, and the
Kvasiny and Mladá Boleslav plants will join
it over time. As the next step, the carmaker wants to switch from natural gas to biogas by the end of this year. The environmental impact of the technologies used by
ŠKODA AUTO is also being reduced. For
example, the OPTIKON application determines the optimal placement of pallets in
freight containers, thereby enabling savings of approximately 80 tonnes of CO2
emissions in the first half of 2020 alone.
The carmaker has also long been dedicated to sustainable regional development
in the vicinity of its production plants. It
supports projects in the field of road safety or barrier-free mobility. During the coronavirus pandemic, it significantly increased
its support of health and social services. ED
You can read the full report,
which offers a comprehensive
overview of sustainability at
ŠKODA AUTO, by scanning
the QR code.
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3, 4, 5 The REkrabička boxes is
made of 100% recyclable material.
When you visit the restaurant,
you simply bring it washed and
exchange it for a new one to carry
out your food.
ECO-PACKAGING
ŠKODA AUTO IS GRADUALLY REPLACING DISPOSABLE CATERING
PLASTICS WITH MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OPTIONS
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t the beginning of July,
a ban on marketing disposable packaging for
food, beverages to go and other
products in gastronomic establishments and households entered into
force in the European Union. Although the Czech Republic has not
yet incorporated the directive into
its law, ŠKODA AUTO has been
preparing for this change for a long
time. And gradually, it aims to replace disposable catering plastics
with organic products.
Re-usable
The carmaker, in cooperation with
Aramark, had been looking for new
packaging in the field of bioplastics and reusable recyclable materials. Since March 2020, employees
have been testing a Swiss product
in the restaurants of the Administrative Centre, M2, and Vrchlabí as
part of a pilot project. After evaluation and further testing, a box
produced by a Czech manufacturer was selected and will be implemented in all restaurants in the
Mladá Boleslav and Kvasiny during
the summer. The solution took into
account all the comments from
employees (e.g. higher partitions
between bowls) and the carbon
footprint. The REkrabička box is
made of fully recyclable polypropylene, which is mechanically resistant and harmless to health (certified by the State Institute of Public
Health) and can replace up to several hundred disposable packages.
It also boasts a long wash life. The
REkrabička boxes will be available
in single- and double-chamber variants, and you can get one for refundable deposit of CZK 150. For
example, if you accidentally leave
it at home, you can simply pick up
a new one against a refundable deposit. Service charge for using of
REkrabička box is CZK 3.50; during the coronavirus-related measures, this amount has been reduced
to just CZK 1.00. In addition, you
can take out meals in the so-called
menu boxes made of sugar cane,
for example. Since June, re-usable KeepCup cups are also available. They are microwave and dishwasher safe, and drinks will retain
their temperature for 30 minutes
longer than in disposable packages. The cups are completely recyclable and can be used in cafés and
restaurants, as well as for vending
machine drinks. There are currently
two colour variants on offer.
However, ŠKODA AUTO has
already used ecological variants in
gastronomy before. In 2019, for example, it replaced plastic cutlery
and beverage stirrers with their
wooden variants and plastic plates
and plastic bags with paper ones.
This year, it replaced the pastry
bags with a paper variant. ED
DID YOU KNOW THAT ARAMARK
RESTAURANTS USED TO CONSUME
MORE THAN 7 TONNES OF
PLASTIC BOXES A YEAR?
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