Our targets and our objective
We want to make all stages of vehicle production as environmentally compatible as possible. We have therefore committed ourselves to this goal in our third environmental guideline, which is an integral part of our environmental strategy. We aim to set standards for environmentally compatible production and processing techniques and to improve our operations-related environmental protection. Our focus here is on using and enhancing techniques for saving energy and water and for reducing waste and emissions.
The main areas in which we are acting on our sense of responsibility for production processes are climate protection, air pollution prevention, and resource conservation.
We are striving to:
- reduce direct and indirect CO2 emissions;
- reduce solvent emissions;
- increase resource efficiency and avoid the production of waste materials.
Multi-location structures. We are currently adding multi-location structures to our management system so that we can more rigorously pursue Group-wide environmental protection targets. This approach is based on a graded system of key figures that formulates specific targets for the individual divisions on the basis of Groupwide objectives. This makes it easier to quantitatively monitor how well the targets are being met at all of the organizational levels of a plant, a division, and the Group as a whole, and to coordinate unit-specific strategies more efficiently.
Certified management systems at production locations. Daimler has developed control processes that are embedded in the certified environmental management systems at its production plants. All of the company locations that have been certified according to the European EMAS system for environmental auditing publish certified annual environmental reports concerning their environmental policies, targets, implementation measures, and environmental data.
In addition to obtaining ISO 14001 certification of their environmental management systems, all Daimler production locations in Germany, as well as the EvoBus GmbH plants in Neu-Ulm and Mannheim and the smart production facility in Hambach, France, voluntarily participate in the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
The environmental statements released by the production locations are validated by independent experts and contain all important environmental data, goals, and measures (and their state of implementation) for the facility in question.
These environmental statements are put together and released to the public every three years. In the interim, so-called updated environmental statements are provided that include annual environmental statistics and reports on the implementation of the environmental program and any changes that may have been made to the environmental management system.
The environmental statements are released at different times by the various locations. You will find the plants’ latest environmental statements on this page (only available in German).
Detailed overview of data related to environmental protection in production
Our Quick Analyser (absolute figures and specific figures) will enable you to compile data from the last years in a targeted manner. These data can be displayed as a graph or a table, or downloaded as an Excel file.
Details on the collection and presentation of environmental data
Resource consumption and emissions are largely dependent on the number of units produced. That is why specific values are calculated for the individual divisions. This involves matching the number of vehicles produced by each division with the appropriate data from the production facilities. Daimler’s current divisional structure (Mercedes-Benz Cars, Trucks, Vans, and Buses) is analyzed here as retroactively as possible.
For the first time, we have collected separate data on the relevant proportion of resource consumption and emissions accounted for by centralized functions at production plants (administration, development, logistics, sales). In other words, this information is no longer included in the calculations for the individual divisions. Separate treatment of the Untertürkheim, Sindelfingen, and Wörth plants has been made retroactive to 2007, thereby facilitating the comparison of specific data.
The specific data gained in this way can only serve as general benchmarks, because they do not take into account the different ways in which the vertical integration of production has developed, nor the diversity of products, and the special features of the production network that in some cases extends across divisions.
The collection of environmental and energy data covers all relevant production locations that are majority-owned by Daimler, as well as the central warehouse in Germersheim, and the sales centers in Germany. It does not include purely administrative centers or the locations of Daimler Financial Services.
Our targets
| Target | Target horizon/ Status Quo |
Achievements 2010 | Measures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Energy efficiency | ||||
| Production-related CO2 emissions. Continual reduction of specific CO2 emissions from production operations, resulting in 20 percent lower emissions in 2015 as compared to 2007. | 2015 |
Percentage of change in specific CO2 emissions compared to 2007: Daimler Buses -20 percent, Mercedes-Benz Cars -6.5 percent, Mercedes-Benz Vans +2.8 percent, Daimler Trucks +9.7 percent (calculated as comparison with 2007, excluding fuels and Atlantis Foundry) Vans and Trucks have a worse energy efficiency than in 2007 because their production figures are still substantially lower. Compared to 2009, specific CO2 emissions declined substantially at all divisions (Daimler Buses -19 percent, Mercedes-Benz Cars -9 percent, Mercedes-Benz Vans -20 percent, Daimler Trucks -24 percent). | Continuation of current projects for identifying energy-saving potential. // Rapid implementation of prioritized measures // Higher energy efficiency requirements for new production facilities. | |
| 2. Biodiversity | ||||
| Biodiversity. Development of a concept by 2013 for assessing an automotive location’s impact on biodiversity. | 2013 |
New target | Pilot project at the Sindelfingen plant in cooperation with the Global Nature Fund. // Development of a key performance indicator for the ecological assessment of sites. | |
| 3. Air quality, resource efficiency, environmental management | ||||
| Environmental performance indicators. Development of a comprehensive system of environmental performance indicators by 2013 for managing target setting and target achievement at all locations. | 2013 |
Indicators and reporting systems are already used in a pilot program at Trucks and Buses. | Development of appropriate management processes at the divisional and plant levels at Trucks and Buses. // Development of new indicators and reporting processes within the framework of the Green Production project at Mercedes-Benz Cars. // Consolidation of divisional processes at the Group level. | |
| Change in percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption | Unit | 2008 | 2009 | 2010* | 2008/2010 | 2009/2010 | |
| Due to the extremely low production output in 2009, the year under review (2010) is more comparable with 2008. The disposal of circulation fluids in the course of the changeover in processes at a plant increased the amount of hazardous waste for disposal. Thanks to a new wastewater treatment facility that was introduced in early 2011, this hazardous waste is now no longer being created. Daimler began recording the figures for all plant areas throughout the Group in 2010. (* 2010 figures are provisional) | |||||||
| Total | GWh | 10,972 | 8,937 | 10,328 | -5.9% | 15.6% | |
| thereof electricity | GWh | 4,694 | 3,750 | 4,442 | -5.4% | 18.5% | |
| thereof natural gas | GWh | 4,380 | 3,487 | 3,986 | -9.0% | 14.3% | |
| thereof district heating | GWh | 1,019 | 929 | 1,063 | 4.3% | 14.4% | |
| thereof fuel oil | GWh | 142 | 120 | 81 | -43.0% | -32.5% | |
| thereof liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) | GWh | 104 | 122 | 96 | -7.7% | -21.3% | |
| thereof coal | GWh | 197 | 144 | 173 | -12.2% | 20.1% | |
| thereof fuel | GWh | 436 | 385 | 487 | 11.7% | 26.5% | |
| CO2-emissions | |||||||
| Total | 1,000 t | 3,879 | 3,135 | 3,699 | -4.6% | 18.0% | |
| thereof direct (Scope 1) | 1,000 t | 1,173 | 937 | 1,064 | -9.3% | 13.6% | |
| thereof direct (Scope 2) | 1,000 t | 2,706 | 2,198 | 2,635 | -2.6% | 19.9% | |
| Emissions into the atmosphere | |||||||
| Solvents (VOC) | t | 6,433 | 4,140 | 5,386 | -16.3% | 30.1% | |
| Sulfur dioxide (SO2) | t | 37 | 34 | 40 | 8.1% | 17.6% | |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | t | 2,657 | 2,157 | 2,188 | -17.7% | 1.4% | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOX) | t | 938 | 802 | 984 | 4.9% | 22.7% | |
| Particulates (total) | t | 246 | 189 | 197 | -19.9% | 4.2% | |
| Waste volumes | |||||||
| Waste for disposal | 1,000 t | 69 | 43 | 64 | -7.2% | 48.8% | |
| Waste for reuse (without scrap metal) | 1,000 t | 231 | 149 | 286 | 23.8% | 91.9% | |
| Scrap metal for reuse | 1,000 t | 751 | 544 | 583 | -22.4% | 7.2% | |
| Hazardous waste for disposal | 1,000 t | 19 | 25 | 32 | 68.4% | 28.0% | |
| Hazardous waste for reuse | 1,000 t | 60 | 44 | 57 | -5.0% | 29.5% | |
| Water consumption | |||||||
| Drinking water (externally supplied) | million m³ | 9.52 | 7.16 | 8.47 | -11.0% | 18.3% | |
| Well water (drawn on site) | million m³ | 5.31 | 4.12 | 4.81 | -9.4% | 16.7% | |
| Surface water | million m³ | 0.82 | 0.58 | 0.77 | -6.1% | 32.8% | |
| Area | |||||||
| Plant area | km² | 40 | (Data collected since 2010) | ||||
| Percentage covered by buildings or roads | % | 55 | (Data collected since 2010) | ||||
| Costs related to environmental protection | |||||||
| Investments | million € | 74 | 50 | 45 | -39.2% | -10.0% | |
| Current expenditure | million € | 481 | 372 | 378 | -21.4% | 1.6% | |
| R&D expenditure | million € | 1799 | 1721 | 1876 | 4.3% | 9.0% | |
