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03/17/22
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Mission:Zero at Neckarsulm site: Audi is shaping the future of production, consistently and sustainably

The Audi environmental program Mission:Zero

Mission:Zero is the Audi environmental program for consistently sustainable production All activities and measures for reducing our ecological footprint at Audi sites worldwide in administration, production, and logistics are bundled here. The focus is on Audi’s key fields of activity in decarbonization, water use, resource efficiency, and biodiversity. One key objective is to achieve net carbon-neutral production locations by 2025.

Mission:Zero at the Neckarsulm site:

On the road to the carbon-neutral factory: Since 2020, the entire Neckarsulm site has used green power exclusively. By 2025, Audi will transform Neckarsulm to a completely net carbon-neutral site.

Net carbon-neutral production of the Audi e-tron GT at Böllinger Höfe: Production of the e-tron GT at the Böllinger Höfe is already net carbon neutral today. To achieve this, Audi uses green electricity and heat from renewable sources. An important milestone both for Audi and the Neckarsulm site. Even delivery of the Audi e-tron GT to customers in Europe and the USA is net carbon neutral. CO2 emissions that Audi cannot yet avoid by means of renewable energy sources are offset using so-called carbon credits from certified environmental projects.

    • Recycling: Audi introduced the Aluminum Closed Loop at the Neckarsulm site back in

    • 2017. The aluminum sheet offcuts that are produced in the press shop are sent directly back to the supplier companies, which then process and recycle them. Audi then reuses these reprocessed aluminum sheets in its production process. Audi saves several thousand tons of net CO2 emissions each year this way. Additionally, in a current pilot project, polymer waste from A6 and A7 assembly is sorted, chopped up, and processed into special fibers. These filaments are then used by the 3D printing team to produce assembly tools for production.
    • Sustainable water use: The Neckarsulm location is testing a pilot plant for a closed water cycle with the sewage treatment plant of the association “Unteres Sulmtal” adjacent to the plant. The project sees the wastewater being treated for production with the aid of filter systems and membranes; in the process, the water quality is constantly monitored. Additionally, a laboratory analyzes the water’s properties every two weeks.
    • Climate protection in Audi Logistics: All of the rail traffic at the Neckarsulm site with DB Cargo is climate neutral. A train with an electric drive is used for shunting between the trailer yard and the plant grounds. At the initiative of Audi experts, a key carrier also uses trucks powered with biomethane for the road transport of its shipments.
    • Conserving resources and avoiding waste:  Together with suppliers, the Audi Supply Chain is optimizing packaging at all locations in order to avoid waste and improve recycling. At the Neckarsulm site, for example, a trash bag producer uses a portion of the unavoidable polymer waste to produce bags that are then reused at the site itself.
    • Biodiversity: In 2015, Audi joined the nationwide initiative in Germany “Biodiversity in Good Company” as part of its commitment to protecting biological diversity. Measures undertaken at the site include flower meadows, greening building facades and roofs, nesting boxes for birds and bats, bee hives, an insect hotel, and green areas with domestic plants, trees, and shrubs.

Involvement in the region

  • As a good corporate citizen, Audi is part of society: As one of the largest employers in the Neckarsulm region, Audi strives to enhance the quality of life here and therefore regularly collaborates with the municipalities, local companies, associations, and educational and social institutions.
  • Ten years of promoting volunteer work at Audi: Since 2012, Audi has bundled community service activities and supported the volunteer efforts of its employees through regular Audi Volunteer Days and team campaigns under the motto “Audi Volunteers”.
  • Audi is making steps to digitalize and consolidate its programs in the area of corporate citizenship: Since 2021, employees have been able to use the engagement platform audi.vostel.de to browse numerous volunteering projects. The platform also lists many campaigns that comply with the current requirements and safety measures related to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Audi supports various social institutions in the region according to funding guidelines.
    • As part of an inclusion program sponsored by Audi Neckarsulm and the Astrid Lindgren School in Neckarsulm, young persons with mental and physical disabilities were provided valuable insights into professional life. The school students work at learning stations at the Audi plant in addition to their classroom work. The fourth school year for the inclusion program began in September 2021.
    • Audi has been working with partners in government, public transportation, and other companies to improve the transportation situation in the region as part of the Heilbronn-Neckarsulm Mobility Agreement. Additionally, Audi has been operating a charging network for electric vehicles at its locations in Germany since 2018 and is expanding it further.
    • Audi Neckarsulm supports sports clubs and events in the region. In early 2022, the company renewed its dedication to the region and extended its partnerships with the Bundesliga team TSG Hoffenheim, Sport-Union Neckarsulm, the Trollinger Marathon in Heilbron, and the hep Triathlon Heilbron.
    • Audi Neckarsulm supports sports clubs and events in the region. In early 2022, the company renewed its dedication to the region and extended its partnerships with the Bundesliga team TSG Hoffenheim, Sport-Union Neckarsulm, the Trollinger Marathon in Heilbron, and the hep Triathlon Heilbron.
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The indicated consumption and emissions values were determined according to the legally specified measuring methods. Since September 1, 2017, type approval for certain new vehicles has been performed in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Since September 1, 2018, the WLTP has gradually replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the consumption and CO2 emission values measured are in many cases higher than the values measured according to the NEDC. Additional information about the differences between WLTP and NEDC is available at www.audi.de/wltp.

At the moment, it is still mandatory to communicate the NEDC values. In the case of new vehicles for which type approval was performed using WLTP, the NEDC values are derived from the WLTP values. WLTP values can be provided voluntarily until their use becomes mandatory. If NEDC values are indicated as a range, they do not refer to one, specific vehicle and are not an integral element of the offer. They are provided only for the purpose of comparison between the various vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (attachment parts, tire size, etc.) can change relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics and, like weather and traffic conditions as well as individual driving style, influence a vehicle’s electric power consumption, CO2 emissions and performance figures.

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of all new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen, Germany (www.dat.de).

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