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class="breadcrumbs--breadcrumb" href="/en/sustainability-strategy-18157">Sustainability Strategy</a></div></div> </div> <h1 class='hero--title'> Nature </h1> </div> <div class="content"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="page-item page-item--intro -root-level" id="item-1c12192a-fda2-4877-dbd9-dbe922ff002c"><div class='intro-text'> <div class='intro-text--text'> <p>It is at the heart of our sustainability strategy to go beyond the mere reduction of emissions. The vision is to foster a positive influence on both people and nature, aiming to make a regenerative contribution.</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2 -outer"><div class="container-fluid -limited"><div class="page-item page-item--image -root-level" id="item-b847191c-7ac2-4ee8-a730-c373b8bb799b"><figure class='image'> <div class='image--image'> <a up-layer="new" up-class="-with-head-image" up-target=".detail-page" href="/en/images/detail/sustainability-82536"><span id="element_uid_1_root" class="cropped-image"><span class="cropped-image--sizer" style="--image-aspect-ratio: 780/439"></span><img alt="A hand gently touches the leaves of a tree, symbolizing a connection to nature, with the word "nature" in the foreground." style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;" srcset="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_retina_2400.jpg?1724659267 2400w 1351h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_retina_2000.jpg?1724659267 2000w 1126h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_web_1600.jpg?1724659267 1600w 901h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_web_1160.jpg?1724659267 1160w 653h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_web_804.jpg?1724659267 804w 453h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_web_466.jpg?1724659267 466w 262h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_web_390.jpg?1724659267 390w 220h" src="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/082/536/images_file_en/75fc8ddc0b44261c0c38f69d46702c08d4ebe59b/B2024CW00312_web_1600.jpg?1724659267" sizes="min(100vw, 1440px)" class="" decoding="async" /></span></a> </div> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-3 -outer"><div class="container-fluid"><div class="page-item page-item--section -root-level" id="item-fea1a4f7-96e2-4cdd-af54-2a16a447be2b"><div class='tile-section -infobox'> <div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-45bfe073-10fd-4f47-b7f3-7da08e238e92"><h2 id="climate">Climate </h2></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-81fb6c4b-9625-4171-a8ca-1a8109181992"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">The Volkswagen Group wants to become a net-carbon-neutral </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">company</span></strong></p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">The Volkswagen Group stands </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">firmly committed</span> to the principles outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement</span> and aligns its own activities with the 1.5-degree target<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">. Our </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW104129477 BCX0">ultimate goal</span> is to achieve <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">net </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">carbon neutrality by 2050. As part of this commitment, we have set </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">an </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">interim target</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">:</span> a 30 percent reduction in the <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">carbon </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">footprint during the use phase of our passenger cars and light commercial vehicles by 2030, compared </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">2018, per </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">kilomet</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">er</span> driven. </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">The Volkswagen Group is accelerating its efforts to achieve net carbon neutrality at all production sites worldwide by 2040, 10 years earlier than originally planned. Among other things, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 90% by 2040 compared to 2018. The Volkswagen Group aims to achieve this, for </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW104129477 BCX0">example</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">, by converting its energy supply and increasing energy efficiency. By 2030, 100 percent of the external electricity </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">purchased</span> by all sites is to come from CO<sub>2</sub>-neutral sources. Currently, 100 percent of the external electricity supplied to the European plants already comes from renewable energies.</span> </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">Our goal is to achieve zero-impact status for </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW104129477 BCX0">all of</span> our manufacturing plants for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles by 2050. </span>Compared to 2010, we have reduced water consumption by 24 percent, waste by 75 percent and VOC emissions by 68 percent per vehicle by 2023. The goal<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">s are</span> to reduce total environmental impact of our production sites for <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">passenger</span> cars by 37.5 percent by 2030, 69 percent by 2040 and 100 pe<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">r</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104129477 BCX0">cent</span> by 2050 (compared to 2018).</p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-4 -outer"><div class="container-fluid"><div class="page-item page-item--section -root-level" id="item-2198dd5b-f1fe-47c6-ab58-d8b7545f0225"><div class='tile-section -infobox'> <div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-d0af9b5a-2c92-404a-dea0-b86cbcb42446"><h2 id="resources">Resources </h2></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-d35038c4-9c27-42d3-e5c8-5c79bb985c59"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">The Volkswagen Group is working to continuously reduce </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">its </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">demand of primary </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">resources</span></strong></p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">The finite nature of natural resources and the consequences of resource extraction make the development of a circular economy a key sustainability </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">topic</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">. The focus here lies primarily on conserving resources. For the first time, the Volkswagen Group has set itself Group-wide </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">ambition</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">. By 2040, we aim to use 40</span> percent</span> of materials from recycled products. </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW245600398 BCX0">First</span> steps are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">being taken </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW245600398 BCX0">into</span> this direction. <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">In the ID. family, headliners, fabrics, carpets, seats, door trim panels and decorative inlays, for example, are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">already </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">made from recycled materials</span> (<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">e.g.</span> seat covers with yarn made of ocean plastics and recycled PET bottles<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW245600398 BCX0">. Some of the seat textiles for all lines are made of up to 100</span> percent recycled PET.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-5 -outer"><div class="container-fluid"><div class="page-item page-item--section -root-level" id="item-6ba6a65c-cbc3-44e7-91d4-e3c99d12ff0c"><div class='tile-section -infobox'> <div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-97ff8990-88d0-4f58-83bb-042990dd1b87"><h2 id="ecosystem">Ecosystem </h2></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-c13d428f-df1e-4cd5-a9ed-767cf42944e0"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">The Volkswagen Group supports </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">biodiversity</span></strong></p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">The production and operation of our vehicles undoubtedly </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">impacts</span> biodiversity through emissions,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">land use and transportation. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">We want to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">minimize </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">this impact by working to reduce our land use and thus add value to nature and improve biodiversity. We have set ourselves the goal of increasing biodiversity at our production sites and within the supply chain.</span> </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">The </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">Volkswagen </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">Group </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">is aware of its responsibility and has been in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">volved in protecting and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">retaining</span> biological diversity through conservation projects since 2007. As a founding member of the Biodiversity in Good Company e. V. initiative, we acknowl</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">edge the goals of the international Convention on Bio</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">logical Diversity (CBD). Moreover, we have defined corresponding action areas to make our contribution to achieving these goals within the framework of our business activities. This is documented every two years in our progress report on the initiative.</span> </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">To further advance this mission, we are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">establishing</span> a Biodiversity Fund with an annual allocation of up to €25 million for external projects starting in 2025. These projects will be carefully selected by an independent decision-making body</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98124067 BCX0">.</span></p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-6 -outer"><div class="container-fluid"><div class="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-33 col-sm-4" id="item-6ba0fbf6-591c-4485-babe-d2998e688a69"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--image" id="item-e0618d1e-648c-496b-8726-d5054391df52"><figure class='image'> <div class='image--image'> <span id="element_uid_2_root" class="cropped-image"><span class="cropped-image--sizer" style="--image-aspect-ratio: 1163/776"></span><img alt="Expansive roof covered with solar panels, representing a sustainable energy source for an industrial facility." style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;" src="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_web_1600.png?1710313969" srcset="https://assets.vw-mms.de/assets/images/blank-77M5IJTZ.png" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_retina_2400.png?1710313969 1163w 776h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_retina_2000.png?1710313969 1163w 776h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_web_1600.png?1710313969 1163w 776h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_web_1160.png?1710313969 1160w 774h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_web_804.png?1710313969 804w 536h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_web_466.png?1710313969 466w 311h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/301/images/fbb891481aa31a1657c950c83315a6480af87e5a/B2024CW00115_web_390.png?1710313969 390w 260h" class="lazyload" decoding="async" /></span> </div> </figure> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-9682cdf7-7814-4c2a-e8fe-98b948da1741"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">The Volkswagen Group supports the construction of wind and solar </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">parks</span></strong></p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">The ramp-up of electromobility and the expansion of charging networks and renewable energies go hand in hand. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">The Volkswagen subsidiary Elli is one of the largest mobility service providers in Europe</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">. Elli already offers its customers access to more than 600,000 charging points.</span></span> </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">In addition to the Volkswagen Group's electric offensive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">we are increasingly focusing on integrating electricity generated from renewable sources into the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">utilization</span> phase and converting the entire power supply at our plants to renewable energies.</span> </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0">The following examples of wind and solar parks already exist or are supported by the Volkswagen Group:</span> </p><ul><li><span class="TextRun SCXW257824002 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW257824002 BCX0">wpd</span> wind </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW257824002 BCX0">farm</span> 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https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/300/images/a8699afe274aacefb987ba7340afae1e7f1eaca3/B2024CW00114_web_466.png?1710314208 466w 311h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/300/images/a8699afe274aacefb987ba7340afae1e7f1eaca3/B2024CW00114_web_390.png?1710314208 390w 260h" class="lazyload" decoding="async" /></span> </div> </figure> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-9db3c87a-6b36-444e-98b3-a5c6e2fc21ac"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><strong>Anchoring Environmental Protection in Manufacturing: "Zero Impact Factory"</strong></p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW66795639 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66795639 BCX0">The vision of the “Zero Impact Factory” describes a factory that produces in a climate-, resource- and environmentally friendly manner and thus avoids environmental impacts in vehicle and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66795639 BCX0">component</span> production. The “Zero Impact Factory” envisions an idealized ecological factory implemented through our strategic processes across brands and sites. A systematic and method-based approach is used </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW66795639 BCX0">in order to</span> measure and control <span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW66795639 BCX0">the ecological</span> transformation. </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW66795639 BCX0">More information about the project can be found <a href="/en/zero-impact-factory-17307" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--last-item-in-row column-width-33 col-sm-4" id="item-d436fbdb-62a2-40d5-cdd4-ea3679bb2695"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--image" id="item-89817568-0756-4db2-9860-fe123fdca1c4"><figure class='image'> <div class='image--image'> <span id="element_uid_4_root" class="cropped-image"><span class="cropped-image--sizer" style="--image-aspect-ratio: 1163/776"></span><img alt="Landscape view of a barren field with dried grass and a line of trees in the background under a cloudy sky." style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;" src="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_web_1600.png?1710314251" srcset="https://assets.vw-mms.de/assets/images/blank-77M5IJTZ.png" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_retina_2400.png?1710314251 1163w 776h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_retina_2000.png?1710314251 1163w 776h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_web_1600.png?1710314251 1163w 776h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_web_1160.png?1710314251 1160w 774h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_web_804.png?1710314251 804w 536h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_web_466.png?1710314251 466w 311h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/296/images/3cacda01766c3627bbbf0e3799b60700e8ed9326/B2024CW00110_web_390.png?1710314251 390w 260h" class="lazyload" decoding="async" /></span> </div> </figure> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-832c8342-6f19-4384-8aea-a4c8601b97de"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><strong>Promoting Local Biodiversity</strong></p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">In addition to supporting conservation projects around the world, we have set ourselves the target of increasing biodi</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">versity at and around our production sites as well. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">The</span> measures include</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">, for example,</span> creating wildflower meadows, planting trees and shrubs and installing nesting aids for bats, <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">birds</span> and insects. These are decided and implemented <span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW124312380 BCX0">on the basis of</span> the local conditions. </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Examples of the nature conservation projects </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">initiated</span> and supported by the Volkswagen Group worldwide are the following:</span> </p><ul><li><span class="TextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW124312380 BCX0">Krakonoš‘s</span> Gardens (</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Škoda</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">)</span> </li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Eco Park at Pune Plant</span> <span class="TextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW124312380 BCX0">(</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Škoda</span> Auto Volkswagen </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">India</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">)</span> </li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Oxygen Park at Aurangabad Plant</span> (</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Škoda</span> Auto Volkswagen <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">India</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">)</span> </li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Carbon forest</span> in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW124312380 BCX0">Poznań</span> (<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">V</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">olkswag</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">n</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124312380 BCX0">Commerical</span> Vehicles<span 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