Publisher
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
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38440 Wolfsburg
info(at)volkswagen-nachhaltigkeit(dot)de
www.nachhaltigkeitsbericht2011.volkswagenag.com
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Group Research Environment Strategy and Mobility
Leitung: Dr. Hans-Jürgen Stauss
Head of Environmental Strategy 

Group External and Governmental Relations
Leitung: Dr. Gerhard Prätorius
Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability

Editing
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

Project Management
Dr. Daniel-Sascha Roth
Group Research Environment Strategy and Mobility

Concept, Design and Copy (Print)
VOLKE Kommunikations-Design GmbH, Wolfsburg

Concept, Design and Copy (Online)
VOLKE Kommunikations-Design GmbH, Wolfsburg

Photos
Global Reporting Initiative, Vigeo, SAM Indexes
GmbH, FTSE Group, Stoxx Ltd., Carbon Disclosure Project, oekom
research AG, Sustainalytics, Two Tomorrow Group Ltd., dokeo
GmbH, DPRG Deutsche Public Relations Gesellschaft e.V., Fachverband
für Sponsoring e.V., plainpicture/Jump,
fotolia.de/Thomas Jansa, photocase.com/fult, Autostadt, corbis,
Biodiversity in Good Company, United Nations Global Compact,
Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V.,
Volkswagen Konzern und dessen Konzernmarken.

English Translation
Bauer-Boothroyd Übersetzungen, Schorndorf.
This version of the sustainability report is a translation of the German original. The German takes precedence.

About this report
This report contains information about the sustainability activities of the Volkswagen Group in 2011. The following pages outline the Group’s key strategic principles and present concrete examples of the activities of the various Group brands. The period under review extends from March 31, 2011, when the previous report went to press, to February 15, 2012. The indicators presented relate to the 2011 calendar year. All information provided relates to the Volkswagen Group.