Continuing to pursue its sustainability targets with the focus on becoming carbon neutral by 2050, the Volkswagen Group is extending cooperation with its independent Sustainability Council for a further two years.
The international Volkswagen Sustainability Council was set up in 2016 to support the Group with regard to strategic issues relating to sustainability and social responsibility.
The body, which now comprises nine members, acts independently and contributes to the decision-making process with extensive rights for the purposes of exchanging information, consultation and initiating actions.
One item on the agenda of the intensified dialog between Volkswagen and the Sustainability Council is the CEO Alliance for Reform, Resilience and Recovery (R3) jointly launched by CEO Herbert Diess and the Council.
R3 provides support for the EU Green Deal, aspects of corporate governance and integrity, employment in times of progressive digitalization and e-mobility, as well as sustainable actions in international markets.
In addition, the Volkswagen Sustainability Council initiated several projects in recent years also open to stakeholders and the public. These include a research project on climate-aware transport policy with partners such as the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and a long-term study with Fraunhofer IAO on the effects of digitalization and e-mobility on employment.
