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Business <strong>December</strong> <strong>15</strong>-<strong>31</strong>, 20<strong>15</strong> • 35<br />
Volvo Group joins with <strong>15</strong>3 firms<br />
in support of business climate pledge<br />
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES<br />
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Group<br />
North America has joined <strong>15</strong>3 other U.S. companies<br />
in support of the American Business Act<br />
on Climate Pledge.<br />
<strong>The</strong> company said in making the announcement<br />
that it is standing with President Barack<br />
Obama to demonstrate an ongoing commitment<br />
to climate action and to voice support for<br />
a strong outcome to the COP21 Paris climate<br />
negotiations.<br />
“Volvo Group’s vision is to be the leading<br />
provider of sustainable transportation solutions<br />
and environmental care has been one of<br />
our core values for more than 40 years,” said<br />
Susan Alt, senior vice president of public affairs<br />
for Volvo Group North America. “Volvo<br />
is committed to reducing our greenhouse gas<br />
emissions, and we encourage other businesses<br />
to join us and recognize the importance of reducing<br />
their environmental impact.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Volvo Group includes Volvo Trucks<br />
North America and Mack Trucks.<br />
In 2010, the Volvo Group joined the World<br />
Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program<br />
and exceeded targets during the first<br />
commitment period by reducing lifetime CO 2<br />
emissions from products by 50 million tons and<br />
by more than 20 percent from production.<br />
Volvo Group North America also participates<br />
in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better<br />
Buildings Better Plants Program.<br />
By the end of 2014, Volvo Group was one<br />
of only 11 companies in the program to meet<br />
its goal early, reducing energy consumption in<br />
eight manufacturing facilities by 26.8 percent<br />
compared to a 2009 baseline, Alt said.<br />
“In addition to improving production and<br />
product efficiency, the Volvo Group supports<br />
the greater use of renewable energy, continuing<br />
its efforts to research and develop vehicles<br />
using alternative fuels. In North America, the<br />
Volvo Group has begun using landfill gas and<br />
solar energy to power its manufacturing facilities,”<br />
she said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Volvo Group is still the only automotive<br />
manufacturer in WWF’s Climate Savers<br />
program. Through this program and others like<br />
it, the Volvo Group pledges to:<br />
• Reduce total lifetime CO 2 emissions by a<br />
cumulative savings of at least 40 million tons<br />
from products sold between 20<strong>15</strong> and 2020<br />
compared with 2013 models<br />
• Improve energy efficiency in production<br />
by executing energy-savings activities, reaching<br />
a level of <strong>15</strong>0 GWh by 2020<br />
• Reduce energy consumption by 25 percent<br />
in its North American facilities by 2025 compared<br />
with a 2014 baseline<br />
• Reduce CO 2 emissions by 20 percent per<br />
produced unit from Volvo Group freight transport<br />
by 2020<br />
• Explore and pursue opportunities to expand<br />
the number of Volvo Group CO 2 -neutral<br />
production facilities around the world, including<br />
one in Asia<br />
• Establish a City Mobility program with<br />
at least five cities to develop the most efficient<br />
public transportation solutions, including the<br />
use of plug-in hybrid and fully electric transit<br />
buses, and<br />
• Fulfill its commitment under the U.S. Department<br />
of Energy’s SuperTruck program and continue<br />
research, development and demonstration<br />
of advanced technologies and alternative fuels to<br />
accelerate the realization of lower and ultimately<br />
zero carbon emissions throughout the transportation<br />
and construction sectors. 8<br />
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