OUR PROMISE TO THE WORLD
Responsibility at the heart of everything we do.
We started making cars in 1927 because we believed nobody else was making them strong enough or safe enough for Swedish roads. Along the way we’ve come up with dozens of innovations, some of which have changed the world. And it’s this commitment that drives us forward to the next great Volvo Cars idea.
Putting people in front
We will attract the people who will bring new thinking to solve the biggest challenges we face, and we pride ourselves on our passionate workforce.
Your safety and care for the world
An important element of our approach to Sustainability is protecting you and your world. We take our responsibility towards keeping you safe, and limiting our impact on the environment, very seriously. Sustainability is central to all our decisions and investments, and it is key to successful and ethical business.
Making a difference in the world
We have always been about safety, but we also understand the environmental impact that cars have – that’s why we developed our more efficient, less polluting Drive-E powertrains.
We care about your personal environment, too; the air inside a Volvo is cleaner than that outside thanks to our climate control system. And we realise that cars need to be better integrated into your life.
Contributing to society
- Be ethical and comply with regulations
- Follow policies of anti-corruption, anti-trust and fair competition
- Develop our safety vision
- Improve supply chain
- Engage in stakeholder dialogue
Creating economic value
- Create jobs
- Invest in infrastructure and future mobility
- Transfer technology and knowledge
- Contribute to the public sector
Responsible business
Our comprehensive Code of Conduct, which is based on existing policies, is our way of ensuring that we conduct business in an ethical and compliant way. The Code applies to everyone within Volvo Cars, as well as consultants and agency personnel working under the direction of Volvo Cars. We also expect that all of our business contacts and commercial partners should be governed by the same or similar principles stipulated in the Code of Conduct. It is also an important part of our commitment to Sustainability.
Latest sustainability report
We have been reporting on environmental, health and safety aspects of our products and production since 2000, before it became formalised.
In 2003, we published our first Sustainability Report in line with the international reporting guidelines from Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
End of Life Vehicle Reprocessing
Volvo Car UK complies with all its "producer responsibility" obligations in respect of End of Life Vehicle legislation, which was introduced in 2005. Working with Cartakeback.com Ltd, the UK's leading scrap car recycling service provider, Volvo ensures that owners of Volvo cars have access to a convenient national network of scrap car recycling centres (Authorised Treatment Facilities), when finally scrapping their cars. These scrap car recycling centres depollute and recycle cars to high environmental standards. The service is free of charge to the owner of the scrap car, who is issued with a statutory DVLA Certificate of Destruction, absolving them from any tax liability for the old car.
Go to www.cartakeback.com to find out how to take advantage
Contact sustainability
Volvo Car Group
Corporate Communications/Sustainability
50232, PVH 50
SE – 405 31
Gothenburg, Sweden