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Economic dimension
Environmental dimension
Social dimension
Sustainable Transport Solutions
The Volvo Group de nes sustainable transport solu-
tions as solutions that “improve the short and long
term economic and environmental performance mean-
while social impact is considered”.
Read more about the strategy for the
period of 2013–2015 on the next page.
Sustainable
transport
Rethinking the future
Shared value
Moving society and our
business forward
Responsible behavior
Earning trust, gaining resilience
The Volvo Group’s CSR and
sustainability model is represented by a
pyramid that visually demonstrates the need
to build upon a broad yet solid foundation of
responsible and sustainable behavior in order
to create and share value and reach our ulti-
mate goal of becoming the world leader in
sustainable transport solutions. Conducting
our business in a responsible manner is
essential for maintaining the Volvo Group’s
reputation as a trustworthy company and is
the foundation of our sustainability strategy.
Compliance and risk management are
actively integrated into our everyday busi-
ness. Responsibility and sustainability are
embedded in our corporate culture, values
and Code of Conduct and every employee is
responsible for upholding these principles.
Read more in the Volvo Group’s Sustaina-
bility Report 2013.
The Global Compact
In 2001, the Volvo Group signed
Global Compact, UN’s initiative on
socially responsible business prac-
tices. The Volvo Group’s principles for
responsible business are stated in the
Code of Conduct and are based on
Global Compact among other.
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