Sustainable Value Report 2001/2002 - BMW Group

Goal
Environmentally compatible new car design
Joint cooperation with suppliers
Reduce emissions
Elimination of solvent emissions
Save energy
More efficient energy use
Environmental management
Introduction of an environmental management
system
Water conservation
Environmental protection
Waste materials
Create more transparency
completed in progress
An overview of the BMW Group goals and programs
www.bmwgroup.com/sustainability BMW Group Sustainability Goals
Action
Increase technical/economic recycling quotas
Development of software tools for the virtual
disassembly and evaluation of BMW models
Comparative environmental component evaluation
of alternatives for internal combustion engines
(gasoline, diesel, natural gas, hydrogen)
and innovative concepts for structural parts
New rules pertaining to the environmental
compatibility of products specified in the
procurement conditions and made compulsory
for parts suppliers
Update parts specification sheets for engineering
service providers
Introduction of powder coat technology at the
Dingolfing plant
Installation of a zero-solvent powder coat system
for applying bonding agents
Installation of a combined heat/power unit at
Dingolfing plant
Certification/auditing of all BMW production
plants
Centralized data system for monitoring
environment related systems
ABIS waste information system to compile data
on costs and waste control
Status
73