Environmental Indicators
[The environmental indicators shown cover the period 2004 to 2006. The environmental indicators for 2007 will be available from the middle of June.]
As in previous Years too, we present selected environmental data for the Volkswagen Group in aggregate form. The environmental data are collected, checked and approved at the individual plants in line with an internal standard (VW standard
98 000) and a process standard.
In respect of the 2006 environmental data, the collection process at the plants was again improved, resulting in the need for slight modifications to the data for previous years. And compared to the previous Sustainability Report, several new indicators have been added.
The aggregate environmental data presented here in concise form primarily reflect trends in the development of the overall environmental impact of the Group. Effective control variables can only be determined by studying the data for the individual brands, regions, countries and plants.
In all, environmental data is collected at 39 production plants with 324,875 employees (per December 31, 2006). The following Volkswagen Group production plants are not yet included:
- Wolfsburg Plant, Sitech Sitztechnik GmbH (100% VW AG)
- Polkowice Plant Sitech Sitztechnik GmbH (100% VW AG)
- Sarajevo Plant (58% VW AG)
- Aurangabad Plant (100% Skoda Auto a.s.)
- VW Transmission Plant, Shanghai-Jiading (60% Volkswagen China Investment Ltd.)
- VW Powertrain Plant, Shanghai-Loutang (60% Volkswagen)
- VW-FAW Engine Plant, Dalian (60% Volkswagen)
- VW-FAW Platform Plant, Changchun (60% Volkswagen)
As in the past, the autonomous utility companies (e.g. Volkswagen Kraftwerk GmbH) and non-manufacturing companies (e.g. Financial Services) are not included in the environmental data. These are either not governed by the management of the respective production plants or are nonmanufacturing companies and therefore not included in the reporting framework.