GREEN

LOGISTICS IS

A SUCCESS

STORY

ŠKODA AUTO LOGISTICS

SUCCEEDS AT FIRST EDITION OF

ECOLOGI COMPETITION WITH

‘GREEN’ SOLUTIONS FOCUSED

ON CO2 EMISSION REDUCTIONS

AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL

FRIENDLINESS

T

h e o b j e c t ive o f t h e n at i o nw i d e

EcoLOGI competition was to initiate

and back innovative logistics solutions

devised to support environmental protection efforts and sustainable development of modern society. The competing

solutions are measures that have been

implemented at least 80% in the plant

concerned and make it possible to transfer the newly gained know-how to other

sites.

ŠKODA AUTO succeeded with “green”

solutions focused on CO2 emission reductions and environmental friendliness in

logistics and transport operations. The

projects that took part in the competition

include, among others, alternative drive

systems (CNG), the use of solar energy

and paperless logistics. Jiří Cee, head

of Brand Logistics and Patron of Green

Logistics at ŠKODA AUTO and the VW

Group, received the EcoLOGI Award at an

award ceremony held as part of SpeedCHAIN, an international logistics conference held on 1 November. RED

GREEN FUTURE

ACHIEVEMENTS

ŠKODA AUTO REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACT OF ITS CAR PRODUCTION OPERATIONS

BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT

30% less energy

used per car

CO2

50% of electricity

from renewables

C

onsistent environmental protection, dumped waste has been reduced by about

one of the key pillars of sustainable 15,000 tonnes compared with 2010.

development, is part of all of ŠKODA

AUTO’s operations. The key parameters are Water

systematically monitored and assessed. The ŠKODA places special emphasis on the safe

brand’s new billboard campaign familiaris- handling of substances that might contames employees with five key ininate the soil or underground

dicators, as well as measures

water. It is choosing technotaken to directly support enlogical processes and workvironmental friendliness. Billflows aimed at minimising

KEY INDICATORS

the specific water consumpboards featuring a total of seven motifs have been installed

tion per vehicle. This year, the

on all production sites since

quantity of recycled water has

BILLBOARD MOTIFS

mid-November.

reached more than 40 percent

of the total consumption.

40% of water used

has been recycled

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Lowered VOC emissions by

46% compared to 2010

Energy

In 2017, the specific energy consumption per

vehicle is about 1.5 MWh, 30 percent less

than in 2010. Key measures include, among

others, intelligent performance control and

LED lighting on operating sites. The highest

compressed-air savings have been achieved

by reducing the consumption of pneumatic

energy, eliminating leaks, adjusting the pressure etc.

Emissions

Emission reduction measures go hand in

hand with the Paint Shop’s modernisation,

e.g. completely replacing the paint application equipment and changing the emission

reduction systems on Lines 1 and 2. These

measures have led to substantial reductions

of NOx, CO and VOC emissions.

Lowered the amount of

landfill waste by 15,000 tons

ŠKODA Trees

Renewable resources

More than 50 percent of the electricity used

on ŠKODA’s operating sites comes from renewable resources. The brand also uses energy generated by incinerating biomass at

the ŠKO-ENERGO heating plant. By replacing one-third of its fossil fuel volume with

biomass, the heating plant saves 120,000

tonnes of CO2 annually.

Waste management

ŠKODA AUTO has changed its waste management processes in Kvasiny and Vrchlabí

in 2017 to substantially reduce its waste volumes. The result is less than 1 kg per vehicle, which means that the annual volume of

Volunteers will plant over 88,000 new trees

throughout the Czech Republic by the end

of this year as part of the ŠKODA Trees project. The brand has contributed more than

730,000 young trees to various forest restoration projects over the past few years.

ŠKO-ENERGO chimney is

a nesting site for falcons

Falcons

ŠKO-ENERGO joined a hawk-help project in

2013 by placing an (artificial) falcon nesting

site on its 200-metre chimney. Two years later, a falcon couple settled in the nest, and

since then they have produced three litters

of triplets. The public can follow the story

of this falcon family online, thanks to a Web

camera installed on-site. DAVID HARAZIM

Almost 730,000

trees planted

NOVEMBER 2017 ŠKODA MOBIL 7