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FIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
The Fiat Group confirmed its long-standing strategic
commitment to improve the environment and minimize the
impact of its manufacturing processes and products, while
enhancing its competitive position in the world markets.
This commitment to the environment is reflected in the
principles of the Environmental Policy, which set guidelines
for all Group companies.
In 2000, the continuing pursuit of ecoefficiency produced
significant cost savings and an increasingly rational use of
natural resources, energy and materials, helping the Group
develop new environmentally friendly products.
The Environmental Report provides an overview of the
principal environmental programs and achievements of the
Group, highlighting the most noteworthy projects and results
of 2000, including in particular:
❚Continued efforts to improve fuel economy. With the
introduction of the new Fiat Punto in 2000, the average fuel
consumption for the entire Fiat Auto line decreased by more
than 4% compared with 1999. In addition, fuel-efficient engines
were introduced for installation in Fiat and Lancia models.
❚Renewal of all diesel engine lines by Iveco. The new
powerplants will be electronically controlled, producing
lower emissions and noise levels than previous generations
of engines.
❚Certification of natural gas engines for heavy-load trucks,
making Iveco the first European manufacturer to meet
new environmental standards in this field.
❚Commercial introduction in several additional European
cities of a line of heavy-load and light buses and vehicles
powered by natural gas.
❚Delivery to the Italian Postal Administration of 800 Fiat
Ducato vans fueled by natural gas.
❚Start of a project to develop a bus powered by fuel cells
(zero emissions), with the first road tests scheduled for
June 2001.
❚ISO 14001 environmental certification for 17 factories, in
addition to the 11 facilities already certified.
❚Further refinement and implementation of life-cycle analysis
(LCA), with the goal of adopting design-level solutions that
will make products environmentally friendly through the end
of their useful lives.
❚Achievement of significant primary-energy savings in the
operation of energy facilities, the management of which is
being steadily transferred to Fenice. Average savings totaled
6% for natural gas and 4% for electric power.
❚Successful completion of an ambitious EU research project
called LIFE-LAW for the recycling of foundry waste. The
project received active support from Teksid.
The table below summarizes the generalized improvement
in the Group’s environmental performance.
Overview of the main environmental achievements of the Fiat
Group’s Italian industrial facilities over the ten-year period from
1991 to 2000
1991 2000
Water recirculation index 44.6% 65.2%
Recycled waste 61.0% 79.1%
Waste to controlled landfills 37.0% 12.1%
Solvent emissions from paint shops 144.0 g/m278.2 g/m2
Water recirculation index
Recycled waste index
Solvent emissions from paint shops (g/m2)
50.0
75.0
100.0
125.0
150.0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2000
Recycling index (%)
30.0
45.0
60.0
75.0
90.0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Index of waste to controlled landfills (%)
0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
Overview of the main environmental achievements of the Fiat Group’s Italian
industrial facilities over the ten-year period from 1991 to 2000
Fiat’s commitment goes beyond solving problems related
to its manufacturing processes and to making its products
environmentally compatible, reaching out instead to public
institutions and private organizations that directly or indirectly