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45 Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development Martin Lundstedt Co-Chair of the High- Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport President AB Volvo and Chief Executive Officer Volvo Group Göteborg, Sweden Martin Lundstedt joined Volvo in 2015 as President of AB Volvo and Chief Executive Officer of the Volvo Group. He began his business career in 1992 when he joined Scania and has since then held various managerial positions within Scania and was the President and CEO from 2012 to 2015. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Management and Technology from Chalmers University of Technology. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE: Legal name Sector Headquarter location Founding year 1927 AB Volvo Automotive Göteborg, Sweden Number of employees Approximately 100,000 Website www.volvogroup.com The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment, and marine and industrial engines. Volvo Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. It operates under multiple product brands. The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets. It is the company’s mission to drive prosperity through transport solutions. In 2015, the Volvo Group’s sales amounted to about €33.4 billion. In 2010, the Volvo Group became the world’s first automotive industry manufacturer approved by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to participate in its Climate Savers program. Between 2009 and 2014, the Volvo Group successfully managed to reduce the total lifetime CO 2 emissions from products sold during this period by more than 50 million tons as well as CO 2 emissions from its production plants by 0.5 million tons (23%), compared with 2008. In 2014, the Volvo Group renewed its commitment to Climate Savers and is still the only automotive manufacturer that is a member of the program. The Volvo Group aims to accelerate progress during the 2015-2020 program period. In addition to reducing emissions from its own products and production, the Volvo Group is committed to push the reduction of carbon emissions across the automotive industry. The commitment includes hosting the Construction Climate Challenge (CCC) that aims to create a dialogue between construction industry representatives, academia and politicians and address mutual projects for improvement.
Analysis and Policy Recommendations from the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport 46 Carolina Tohá Co-Chair of the High- Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport Mayor Santiago, Chile Carolina Tohá was elected Mayor of Santiago in October 2012. Previously, she served as Congresswoman of Chile between 2002 and 2009 and as Minister General Secretary of the Government of Chile during 2009. As a Mayor of Santiago, her focus has been on strengthening community participation and democracy, developing intersectoral health policies, improving enabling environments to active and sustainable transport, and restoring and protecting the city’s architectural, urbanistic and cultural heritage. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE: Integral Transport Policy Legal name Sector Founding year 1541 Number of citizens Website Municipalidad de Santiago Municipality 5.278 million www.municipalidaddesantiago.cl The Municipal Administration of Santiago has taken a special interest in promoting sustainable transport in a city overwhelmingly dominated by private vehicles and affected with chronic traffic congestion. For this reason, the Municipality of Santiago has been strongly committed to “inverting the transport pyramid” by giving priority to pedestrians, public transport and the promotion of sustainable means of transport such as bicycles and electric vehicles. In 2016, it was awarded with the prestigious Sustainable Transport Award. The Municipal Administration of Santiago implemented the Integral Transport Policy which sets concrete goals for the different dimensions of sustainable transport: • Downtown Plan: Expanding up to 50% the sidewalk space in key roads of downtown Santiago, as well as the establishment of exclusive roads for public transport. • Interconnected bike network: New bike lanes that allow for safe and speedy mobility across Santiago. • Electric mobility: Pilot projects, such as an electric bus and three electric taxis, which operate around in the city. • ‘Gardens in your sidewalk’ program: Creating safer and more pleasant environments for communities and pedestrians. • Education programs in schools and pre-schools. • ‘Pedestrian First’ plan: Sidewalk improvement in every neighbourhood in Santiago. • Turning traffic roads into exclusive walking spaces.
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