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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T

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

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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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