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