Superior value, social responsibility and a practical commitment to sustainability are hallmarks of our corporate culture. Welcome to the Volkswagen Group’s 2011 Online Sustainability Report.
By 2018 the Volkswagen Group aims to be the most profitable, fascinating and sustainable automobile manufacturer in the world. We are ready to accept the responsibility that goes with this status. Across the globe.
Volkswagen is on its way to becoming the top automaker. By 2018 the Group is aiming to be the No. 1 in the automobile industry – both economically and ecologically.
501,956 people now work for the Volkswagen Group. That means 501,956 individual contributions to its day-today success and 501,956 individual sets of talents. And we foster each one of them. It's a responsibility we take seriously by focussing on our employees' health, skills and commitment. And we are aware that our responsibility is growing - for ourselves as a company and for each individual within it.
The Volkswagen Group is about to embark upon a fundamental ecological restructuring programme. Over two thirds of the capital expenditure planned for the period up to 2016, amounting to over €62.4 billion, as well as an additional €14 billion to be invested together with partners in China, will be channelled into more efficient vehicles, powertrains and technologies, as well as into environmentally compatible production at our plants around the world.
Here we have set out the key environmental, financial and social indicators. Along with the figures for the year under review we have also provided the figures for the preceding years. so that trends can be more easily identified.
If a company’s sustainability performance is going to be analysed and compared, then uniform rules must apply. That is why there are unequivocal requirements and standards with which sustainability reporting must comply.
