Sustainable Value Report 2001/2002 - BMW Group

In the 2000 rating, the SAM analysts gave high
marks to the BMW sustainable mobility concept
and the development of hydrogen technology.
Other highlights included the company’s
pioneering role in the introduction of powder
coating technology, the expanded range of
models in the compact car segment, and the
company’s “outstanding programs focusing on
training, employee incentives, and profit-sharing.”
Also contributing to the analysts’ high rating of
the BMW Group was the fact that BMW has
improved fuel efficiency by over 30 percent since
1979. BMW was also the world’s first car
manufacturer to introduce mandatory recycling
standards and guidelines for recycling-oriented
product development.
Commitment is the key to success…
DJSGI development
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SAM Sustainability Group
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Corporate Responsibility Rating, Oekom Research AG
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The Dow Jones index is a clear indicator:
Companies that go beyond economic factors
to integrate environmental and social criteria
into their management policies are more
successful than their competitors. In other words,
environmental protection, social commitment,
employee orientation, and a commitment to
investors and governments are not cost factors,
they are keys to long-term success.The BMW
approach to sustainability also ranked high in
the Corporate Responsibility Rating published
Mozambique BMW responds to crisis
www.bmwgroup.com/sustainability Sustainable Growth
Discussing the Future
in September 2000 by Oekom Research AG in
Munich. Social, cultural, and environmental
criteria were included in the evaluation of 19
automobile industry companies.The result:
“BMW was the only company to earn a positive
overall rating.” Once again, the BMW Group
was rated as an industry leader.
...at BMW plants worldwide
Social and environmental responsibility is
defined by the BMW Group on both global and
local levels for all BMW operations worldwide.
The BMW assembly plant opened in May 2000
in Amata City,Thailand is a good example. Social
benefits including health insurance plans, a
pension fund, and a medical treatment facility
were introduced for the plant’s projected workforce
of 700 employees. A shuttle bus system
transporting workers to the plant and a
Buddhist temple located on-site were also set
up for the local workforce. Industrial safety
standards at the Amata City plant comply with
the guidelines set by BMW for its production
operations worldwide. BMW is also fully
committed to its new location in Kaliningrad,
Russia where nearly 500 jobs were created for
assembly workers and sales personnel.
The BMW commitment in South Africa over
the past 30 years has become somewhat of a
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