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Vehicle Manufacturers In The Race For Environmental Success: 2008/09 Automotive Industry Green Audit & Ranking

ABOUT Publishing Group
December 1, 2008
200 Pages - SKU: ABT2093871

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The automotive industry knows it has to change. Legislation aimed at reducing emissions pollution and slowing down climate change has already had a significant impact on technologies, and future demands will require radical changes in the way vehicles are powered.

This ground-breaking new report from ABOUT Automotive assesses to what extent the automotive industry - traditionally a major enemy of the environmental movement - has started to clean up its act, and reduce its environmental impact. The report tackles two clear problems; the damage we are causing to the planet (climate change) and the fact that we, as a society, are dependent on a finite resource (peak oil). The report also assesses the industry’s response to the answer to these two problems - a reduction in energy use and a switch to sustainable renewable energy sources.

The report provides a fresh, impartial - and often critical - view, not just of the automotive industry as a whole, but on the individual vehicle manufacturers themselves.

1: Introduction
2: The problem: 2.1: Climate change; 2.2: Peak oil; what is peak oil?; peak oil ‘deniers’; not on the agenda of the financial world; peak oil ‘believers’; 2.3: Peak oil and climate change together
3: The pressure for a solution: Best corporate practice; Automotive industry opportunities; Technology solutions; Growing pressure to act
4: The competitive issue: 4.1: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); What do other people think? - CSR Ratings; FTSE4Good; Accountability Rating; Sustainable Asset Management (SAM); Oekom Research; Vigeo; PSI Sector reports; 4.2: Greenhouse gas (GHG) targets; 4.3: Product; Sales mix; 4.4: Future product technologies; Alternative fuels; 4.5: Lifecycle analysis; What percentage of greenhouse emissions come from manufacturing?; Vehicle disposal; 4.6: Manufacturers and buildings; Natural gas; CHP; Heat recovery; Biomass; Wind; Solar; Geothermal; Other; Green buildings; Waste management; 4.7: Logistics; 4.8: Supply chain; 4.9: Distribution / dealerships; 4.10: Customer interface; Brands; Advertising; The future
5: The Ranking: Overall; Toyota ranks top; Honda scores well, but lacks transparency; BMW, GM and Volkswagen rank middle of the table; Renault 9th, ahead of Daimler; Hyundai and Fiat are bottom of the pile; CSR/Climate change strategy; GHG targets; Product; Business areas
6.0: Vehicle manufacturer profiles, SWOT analyses and green audits: 6.1: Toyota Motor Company; 6.2: Ford Motor Company; 6.3: PSA Peugeot Citroën; 6.4: Honda; 6.5: Nissan; 6.6: BMW; 6.7: GM; 6.8: VW; 6.9: Renault; 6.10: Daimler; 6.11: Hyundai-Kia; 6.12: Fiat
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List of figures:: Figure 1: Greenhouse gas emissions in 2000, by source; Figure 2: CO2 emission sources in the EU-15 nations (2004); Figure 3: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by sector (2000); Figure 4: Company PSI rankings; Figure 5: Toyota: Toward the ultimate eco-car; Figure 6: Toyota: New engine technologies; Figure 7: Toyota: Technologies incorporated into new engine series; Figure 8: Toyota: Well-to-wheel CO2 output; Figure 9: Overall (well-to-wheel) efficiency of the Toyota FCHV; Figure 10: Toyota: Comparison of CO2 emissions during vehicle life cycle; Figure 11: Estimate of Ford’s climate change emissions; Figure 12: PSA’s European sales mix by segment, 2006; Figure 13: Relationship between fuel consumption and cost of vehicle technologies; Figure 14: Consumption of energy during manufacture of PSA vehicles; Figure 15: Honda: Organization for worldwide environmental activities; Figure 16: Nissan’s long-term goal for reducing CO2; Figure 17: Nissan’s roadmap for reducing the CO2 from its vehicles; Figure 18: Nissan’s global environment management organization; Figure 19: CO2 emissions of Nissan’s major global production sites (1,000t-CO2); Figure 20: Major steps taken by Nissan to improve vehicle fuel economy; Figure 21: Nissan’s overview of recycling performance (Apr 2006 - Mar 2007); Figure 22: Nissan’s waste disposal (directly to landfill); Figure 23: Nissan’s in-house incineration volume; Figure 24: Nissan’s CO2 emissions from logistics (1,000t CO2); Figure 25: BMW’s CO2 emissions per unit produced; Figure 26: BMW’s European sales mix by segment, 2006; Figure 27: The BMW EfficientDynamics measures - an overview; Figure 28: Roadmap of the BMW Group for sustainable mobility; Figure 29: BMW’s waste per unit produced; Figure 30: GM’s Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy; Figure 31: GMNA Renewable Energy Portfolio; Figure 32: VW’s European sales mix by segment, 2006; Figure 33: Renault’s European sales mix by segment, 2006; Figure 34: Renault’s recycled plastics, by model; Figure 35: Changes in the weight of packaging per vehicle (1996 - 2006); Figure 36: Drive technologies from Daimler; Figure 37: The DaimlerChrysler fuel road map; Figure 38: Material composition of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class; Figure 39: Direct and indirect CO2 emissions from production; Figure 40: Hyundai’s environmental management strategy; Figure 41: Fiat’s European sales mix by segment, 2006
List of tables:: Table 1: Comparison of environmental/sustainability reports and responses to Carbon Disclosure Project; Table 2: Management structures: Board level representation?; Table 3: Vehicle manufacturer attitudes in a nutshell; Table 4: CSR/Sustainability Rankings; Table 5: Vehicle manufacturer greenhouse gas emissions (CO2eq) 2005 and 2006, actual and per vehicle; Table 6: Sales-weighted average CO2 emissions (g/km); Table 7: Western Europe: Top Ten Brands volume-weighted average CO2 emissions, g/km, 2007; Table 8: UK fleet average CO2 by brand, 2007 compared to 2006; Table 9: US: Fleet average CO2 emissions by vehicle manufacturer, MY 2005; Table 10: Vehicle manufacturers downsizing in Europe; Table 11: Percent range of MPG improvement estimates per improved automobile technology; Table 12: Comparison of vehicle manufacturers’ activities in the main technology areas; Table 13: Vehicle manufacturer life cycle analysis and notable achievements; Table 14: How the manufacturers compare on what they say about recycling; Table 15: Investing in renewables - who’s using what; Table 16: Which vehicle manufacturers report CO2 emissions from logistics operations?; Table 17: Vehicle manufacturers’ green supplier programmes; Table 18: Vehicle manufacturers’ green dealer programmes; Table 19: Vehicle manufacturers’ ‘green’ badges; Table 20: The Ranking: Vehicle manufacturers in the race for environmental success; Table 21: Detailed chart of vehicle manufacturers and their scores; Table 22: SWOT of Toyota in the race for environmental success; Table 23: 2010 CO2 reduction goals: Toyota Motor Company; Table 24: SWOT of Ford in the race for environmental success; Table 25: Life cycle CO2 impact for typical vehicles: Ford Motor Company; Table 26: PSA greenhouse gas emissions, 1995 and 2002 - 2006; Table 27: PSA CO2 emissions (per vehicle) 1995 - 2006; Table 28: Most fuel efficient diesel/gasoline vehicles on sale in France, 2006; Table 29: SWOT of Honda in the race for environmental success; Table 30: Honda’s environment statement; Table 31: SWOT of Nissan in the race for environmental success; Table 32: SWOT of BMW in the race for environmental success; Table 33: SWOT of GM in the race for environmental success; Table 34: GM’s Environmental Principles; Table 35: Greening of the Supply Chain Project in China; Table 36: SWOT of VW in the race for environmental success; Table 37: SWOT of Renault in the race for environmental success; Table 38: SWOT of Daimler in the race for environmental success; Table 39: The environmental protection guidelines of the DaimlerChrysler Group; Table 40: SWOT of Hyundai-Kia in the race for environmental success; Table 41: Hyundai’s global environmental policy; Table 42: SWOT of Fiat in the race for environmental success

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