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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
LOCATION-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
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measures when planning production and supply facilities as
well as buildings, and when defining logistics processes.
We have been using green power at the Ingolstadt plant
since 2012, helping us to eliminate up to 290,000 metric
tons of CO2 per year. The Brussels location has also been
using renewable hydroelectric power since 2012. In addition,
we introduced an even more energy-efficient setup for the
Ingolstadt body shop in the year under review. An intelligent
shutdown concept now enables machinery to switch off alto-
gether during idle phases instead of simply entering standby
mode. This enables a significant reduction in energy con-
sumption during down-time.
Furthermore, the Group is striving for a 25 percent improve-
ment in the key environmental metrics for energy, fresh water,
waste disposal and organic solvents (volatile organic com-
pounds) over the period of 2010 through 2018.
Likewise, the modern paint shop at our GyƉr (Hungary) produc-
tion location is helping us to reduce the amount of energy used.
A dry separation system with air recirculation is the basis for
reduction of up to 50 percent in energy consumption com-
pared with the conventional wet separation technology. Sol-
vent emissions can be cut by more than 70 percent. Cogenera-
tion of heat and power, heat and energy recovery systems as
well as the use of district heating have also proven very suc-
cessful for the Audi Group.
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., Bologna (Italy), reduced its CO2
emissions by around 10 percent in the course of the 2014
fiscal year. It achieved this by installing new LED lighting in the
production buildings, among other measures. The Italian mo-
torcycle manufacturer also launched the “'E-Ducati” campaign
at the end of 2014. This is intended to show employees that
energy and water consumption can be reduced by simple
means.
Development in vehicle production, car engine production and energy consumption by the Audi Group 1)
1) Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, Brussels, GyƉr, Sant’Agata Bolognese and Bologna (since 2013) plants; production figures excluding parts sets
2) Cars and motorcycles (since 2013)
3) 2014 figures provisional; energy consumption: total electrical energy, heat, fuel gases for production processes and externally supplied refrigeration
In recent years we have been able to keep energy consumption
by the Audi Group largely constant, thus underscoring just how
sustainably and responsibly we use resources.
Energy consumption was in fact reduced slightly in 2014. In
addition to energy consumption, we observe the following
environmental metrics of the Audi Group, among others.
2012 20142013
1,008
Vehicle production
2)
thousand units
1,884
2,428
967
1,917
2,515
1,052
1,927
2,621
1,131
1,975
2,540
Car engine production
thousand units
Energy consumption
3)
in GWh
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
2011