Global production
The Volvo Group has production sites on all continents. The size and conditions of these sites vary from small-scale production in Asia to the most modern plants with high automation in Europe and in North America.
Minimum requirements
Regardless of size and location, all production units must comply with our minimum requirements of environmental performance and have an on-going improvement program.
The requirements include that energy consumption, waste amounts, emissions to air and water have to be monitored, as well as specifying maximum emission levels to air and water. Most plants are well above the minimum requirements and show a steady improvement.
Environmental management and audits
Environmental management systems are used for keeping track of our actual performance. Corporate environmental audits have been conducted since 1989 and secures that the different plants follow the group environmental policy.