Volvo Sustainability Commitments
2019
Globally, all models available in an electrified version
2021
Our first electric only vehicle
C40 Recharge – the first Volvo designed as pure electric only
2025
50% sales to be pure electric models
Tailpipe emissions account for a significant part of our carbon footprint. That is why every new Volvo car launched from 2019 onwards has an electric motor. Our aim is that 50 per cent of our annual car sales should be all-electric by 2025, with the remainder consisting of hybrids.
2025
Reducing emissions
Reducing emissions in our supply chain is critical to reaching our climate target. We are encouraging our top suppliers to use 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025 and to develop a more circular approach to materials.
2025
Climate-neutral manufacturing
We aim to have climate-neutral manufacturing operations by 2025. Already today our global plants are powered by over 80 per cent climate-neutral electricity. Since 2008, all our European plants have been running on hydro-electric power.
2025
Recycled materials in all cars
One of our circular economy ambitions is to significantly increase the share of sustainable recycled and bio-based materials in our cars by 2025. Our ambitions for our materials in 2025 include 25% recycled or bio-based plastics, 40% recycled aluminium, and 25% recycled steel.
2025
Reduce the lifecycle carbon footprint per vehicle by 40 per cent between 2018 and 2025
As an interim step towards our climate neutral by 2040 target, we’re aiming to reduce the lifecycle carbon footprint per vehicle by 40 per cent between 2018 and 2025. This will include a 50% reduction in tailpipe emissions, a 25% reduction in supply chain emissions, and a 25% reduction in operational emissions (incl. logistics), for a 40% total reduction per vehicle.
2025
100% sustainability-linked financing
In recognition of the fact that finance plays a critical role in advancing sustainable development, we're aiming to achieve 100% green debt or sustainability-linked financing of assets by 2025.
2030
Fully electric by 2030
Plan: every new Volvo model to be pure electric by 2030
2040
Be a climate-neutral company by 2040
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)* has approved our ambitious plan to become a climate-neutral company by 2040. According to SBTi, our emissions reduction targets are in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. We’re committed to reducing our impact on the planet and we know it’ll take a global effort. So it’s important to collaborate with other like-minded companies, suppliers and organisations, to drive our own sustainability performance and change within our industry. *SBTi is a collaboration between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
2040
Net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
At Volvo, we now aim to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. This expands upon our previous ambitions of being climate-neutral by 2040 and clarifies the company’s intention to use carbon removals only to mitigate any unavoidable emissions.