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href="/en/stakeholder-relations-17319">Stakeholder Relations</a></div></div> </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-7d933913-8a66-4669-9346-40da49e3c60c"><div class='intro-text'> <div class='intro-text--text'> <p>Initiators, supporters, critical voices and challengers – the roles and tasks of the Group Sustainability Council are as diverse as its topics. The new name Sustainability Practice Groups reflects the new, practical format.</p> </div> <div class='intro-text--tags'> <div class='tag-list'> <a class="tag" href="/en/tags/esg-1057">#ESG</a> </div> </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-bfaa03f0-86d0-4dd2-a753-89b31ab73eda"><figure class='image'> <div class='image--image'> <a up-layer="new" up-class="-with-head-image" up-target=".detail-page" href="/en/images/detail/volkswagen-sustainability-practice-groups-83361"><span id="element_uid_1_root" class="cropped-image"><span class="cropped-image--sizer" style="--image-aspect-ratio: 7092/3989"></span><img alt="Volkswagen Sustainability Practice Groups" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;" src="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_web_1600.jpg?1729105902" 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/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_retina_2400.jpg?1729105902 2400w 1350h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_retina_2000.jpg?1729105902 2000w 1125h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_web_1600.jpg?1729105902 1600w 900h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_web_1160.jpg?1729105902 1160w 652h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_web_804.jpg?1729105902 804w 452h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_web_466.jpg?1729105902 466w 262h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/083/361/images/04a2c15e2ead7089928d3f5a67975b5d2edfbbb2/B2024CW00387_web_390.jpg?1729105902 390w 219h" class="lazyload" decoding="async" /></span></a> </div> <figcaption class="image--caption">Group picture with the new Volkswagen Group Sustainability Council: External Council Members, Dirk Voeste, Chief Sustainability Officer and Dirk Große-Loheide, Member of the Extended Committee responsible for "Group Procurement" - f.l.t.r. Marcin Piersiak, Hannah Zoller, Jean-Louis Warnholz, Rebecca Tauer, Dirk Voeste, Joel Hartter, Christina Schildmann, Dirk Große-Loheide, Rosaline May Lee, Frauke Fischer, William Todts</figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-3 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-100 col-sm-12" id="item-933ee90a-7b62-4fb5-a755-72f4f28b6a9d"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-64a88cd1-c9f3-4478-d6f4-6f1f911958f2"><h2 id="volkswagen-groups-sustainability-council">Volkswagen Group’s Sustainability Council </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-cdb513bb-0f0c-437e-86c3-52110e0b4b0d"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>The independent advisory body, which was established in 2016, supported the Volkswagen Group in important strategic sustainability issues. The committee was made up of experts from science, politics and civil society. In doing so, it acted as a source of inspiration, supporter, critical voice and "challenger" – always with the aim of bringing different stakeholder perspectives into the company.</p><p>The revised format is based on the holistic sustainability strategy regenerate+ in its realignment and will provide agile and practical impulses. The name Sustainability Practice Groups expresses this.</p><p>Twelve independent experts from science, industry and society contribute their impulses to four Sustainability Practice Groups, each of which focuses on one of the strategic sustainability dimensions: Nature, Our Workforce, Society and Business. In each of the Practice Groups, three external advisory boards work together with three experts from the Volkswagen Group on an equal footing.</p><p>As a mobility provider of the future, making a positive contribution to nature and society is the vision and driving force of the regenerate+ sustainability strategy. The new format of the Sustainability Practice Groups enables a practical and constructive-critical discourse with the aim of advancing the implementation and further development of regenerate+.</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="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-50 col-sm-6" id="item-7088d923-0ff5-4e8d-b11d-fa9af20f9a56"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--quotation" id="item-c158f735-4c41-43c9-e181-f2c7edc29195"><figure class='quote-container'> <div class='quote-container--quote'> <div class='quote -has-image'> <blockquote class='quote--text'> <div class='quote--image'> <span id="element_uid_2_root" class="cropped-image"><span class="cropped-image--sizer" style="--image-aspect-ratio: 1/1"></span><img alt="Portrait of Oliver Blume, CEO Volkswagen Group" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;" src="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_1600.jpg?1718862414" 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/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_retina_2400.jpg?1718862414 1801w 1049h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_retina_2000.jpg?1718862414 1801w 1049h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_1600.jpg?1718862414 1600w 932h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_1160.jpg?1718862414 1160w 676h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_804.jpg?1718862414 804w 468h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_466.jpg?1718862414 466w 271h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_390.jpg?1718862414 390w 227h" class="lazyload" decoding="async" /></span> </div> “Sustainability forms the foundation of our values guiding us in all our responsible actions at Volkswagen Group. It is firmly embedded as a strategic goal and supported by distinct milestones. The independent Sustainability Council brings a fresh perspective to our organization, providing valuable insights to drive our transformation and growth. I am therefore delighted to welcome the new panel of distinguished experts.” </blockquote> <div class='quote--caption'> <div class='quote--author'> <div class='quote--spacer'></div> <figcaption> <strong> Oliver Blume </strong> CEO Volkswagen Group </figcaption> </div> <div class='quote--actions'> <button class="share-button btn -icon quote--share-button" type="button"><span class="share-button--icon icon -share"></span></button><div class="share-button--popover-content"><div class="share-popover-content"><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -x" social-popup="true" track_event="["sharing","share-twitter","quote on regular_page#16017: \"Sustainability forms the foundation of our values guidin...",null]" href="https://twitter.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkswagen-group.com%2Fen%2Fsustainability-council-16017&text=%E2%80%9CSustainability+forms+the+foundation+of+our+values+guiding+us+in+all+our+responsible+actions+at+Volkswagen+Group.+It+is+firmly+embedded+as+a+strategic+goal+and+supported+by+distinct+milestones.+The+independent+Sustainability+Council+brings+a+fresh+perspective+to+our+organization%2C+providing+valuable+insights+to+drive+our+transformation+and+growth.+I+am+therefore+delighted+to+welcome+the+new+panel+of+distinguished+experts.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Oliver+Blume+%40volkswagen"><div class="icon -x"></div></a><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -facebook" social-popup="true" track_event="["sharing","share-facebook","quote on regular_page#16017: \"Sustainability forms the foundation of our values guidin...",null]" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkswagen-group.com%2Fen%2Fsustainability-council-16017"><div class="icon -facebook"></div></a><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -linkedin" social-popup="true" track_event="["sharing","share-linkedin","quote on regular_page#16017: \"Sustainability forms the foundation of our values guidin...",null]" href="https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkswagen-group.com%2Fen%2Fsustainability-council-16017"><div class="icon -linkedin"></div></a><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -native" native-share="" up-data="{"url":"https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/sustainability-council-16017","text":"“Sustainability forms the foundation of our values guiding us in all our responsible actions at Volkswagen Group. 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Blume, CEO Volkswagen Group" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;" src="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_1600.jpg?1718862414" 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/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_retina_2400.jpg?1718862414 1801w 1049h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_retina_2000.jpg?1718862414 1801w 1049h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_1600.jpg?1718862414 1600w 932h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/076/400/images/86292f519b767512fd493ee3a6bce65ac7413bd6/B2023CW00127_web_1160.jpg?1718862414 1160w 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-has-image'> <blockquote class='quote--text'> <div class='quote--image'> <span id="element_uid_4_root" class="cropped-image"><span class="cropped-image--sizer" style="--image-aspect-ratio: 1/1"></span><img alt="Portrait of Dirk Voeste in business attire against a grey background." style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;" src="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_web_1600.jpg?1710520321" 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/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_retina_2400.jpg?1710520321 1993w 992h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_retina_2000.jpg?1710520321 1993w 992h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_web_1600.jpg?1710520321 1600w 796h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_web_1160.jpg?1710520321 1160w 577h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_web_804.jpg?1710520321 804w 400h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_web_466.jpg?1710520321 466w 232h, https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/images/cws/081/432/images/c7356c71cc59fde7b79d7b4932cbb68cdd6cfc1d/B2023CW003645_web_390.jpg?1710520321 390w 194h" class="lazyload" decoding="async" /></span> </div> “By introducing the new Sustainability Practice Groups, we are fostering a constructive and critical dialogue beyond our corporate boundaries. Collaborating with leading experts from science, industry and civil society, we seek to continuously enhance our regenerate+ sustainability strategy. Thereby with strive towards our goal by enabling innovative solutions to create lasting positive impact for both the nature and society.” </blockquote> <div class='quote--caption'> <div class='quote--author'> <div class='quote--spacer'></div> <figcaption> <strong> Dirk Voeste </strong> Chief Sustainability Officer Volkswagen Group </figcaption> </div> <div class='quote--actions'> <button class="share-button btn -icon quote--share-button" type="button"><span class="share-button--icon icon -share"></span></button><div class="share-button--popover-content"><div class="share-popover-content"><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -x" social-popup="true" track_event="["sharing","share-twitter","quote on regular_page#16017: \"By introducing the new Sustainability Practice Groups, w...",null]" href="https://twitter.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkswagen-group.com%2Fen%2Fsustainability-council-16017&text=%E2%80%9CBy+introducing+the+new+Sustainability+Practice+Groups%2C+we+are+fostering+a+constructive+and+critical+dialogue+beyond+our+corporate+boundaries.+Collaborating+with+leading+experts+from+science%2C+industry+and+civil+society%2C+we+seek+to+continuously+enhance+our+regenerate%2B+sustainability+strategy.+Thereby+with+strive+towards+our+goal+by+enabling+innovative+solutions+to+create+lasting+positive+impact+for+both+the+nature+and+society.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Dirk+Voeste+%40volkswagen"><div class="icon -x"></div></a><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -facebook" social-popup="true" track_event="["sharing","share-facebook","quote on regular_page#16017: \"By introducing the new Sustainability Practice Groups, w...",null]" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkswagen-group.com%2Fen%2Fsustainability-council-16017"><div class="icon -facebook"></div></a><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -linkedin" social-popup="true" track_event="["sharing","share-linkedin","quote on regular_page#16017: \"By introducing the new Sustainability Practice Groups, w...",null]" href="https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkswagen-group.com%2Fen%2Fsustainability-council-16017"><div class="icon -linkedin"></div></a><a class="btn -white share-popover-content--button -native" native-share="" up-data="{"url":"https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/sustainability-council-16017","text":"“By introducing the new Sustainability Practice Groups, we are fostering a constructive and critical dialogue beyond our corporate boundaries. 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