Since 2011, we've been diligently tracking all emissions we produce in a carbon footprint report. As a result, we recognize that employee mobility consistently represents one of the most significant contributors to our carbon footprint. Hence, there's a critical imperative to take substantial action to further diminish emissions stemming from employee mobility.
Therefore, we've established a science-based climate target for emissions from our fleet.
Explanations and facts about the VAUDE carbon footprint here.
Electric cars don’t emit CO2, pollution or particulate matter while driving, unlike vehicles with combustion engines. Nevertheless, the sustainability of electric vehicles always depends on the source of the electricity that you use to charge them. They’re only more eco-friendly when you use electricity from renewable sources! Of course, this also applies to hybrid vehicles. Since these usually don’t offer much of a range while running on electricity and consume significantly more in combustion mode than pure combustion engines, they are not an option for VAUDE.
Even if there is still criticism of the electrification of the auto industry, it is definitely the lesser evil compared to mobility by burning fossil fuels. You can find more info on the environmental friendliness of e-cars (ADAC) here.
This is why we are converting our entire fleet to electric vehicles. Since 2021, no passenger cars with combustion engines have been purchased. Our electric vehicles are charged with 100% green electricity during working hours at our company headquarters. More about the power supply at VAUDE here.
VAUDE provides a wallbox charger to all employees authorized to use company cars for charging at home.
Our experience with e-mobility has been positive overall. Of course, as with all transformation processes, there are also some surprises and adventures - from not being able to find charging stations, to the suspense about which charging card or app is valid where, to nice conversations with complete strangers in the parking lot about the new technology.
VAUDE is fully behind e-mobility, and we are doing everything we can to support our company car drivers in quickly becoming friends with it and sharing their experiences with others.
More than half of our company fleet is already electrified:
We draw from the entire available range of models so we can enable our VAUDE employees to choose the right vehicle for their purposes, creating a high level of acceptance for the new type of mobility.
VAUDE has set just two "guard rails":
Half of VAUDE vehicles are now electric.
The consumption of all vehicles is presented below. Since 2023, we have been recording the consumption for electric vehicles (EVs) as well.
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Basis Year GRI 2013 |
Basis Year Mobility Goals 2015 |
Year 2019 |
Previous Year |
Current Year 2023 |
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absolut |
to |
to 2015 |
absolut |
to 2013 |
to 2015 |
to 2019 |
to 2021 |
absolut |
to 2013 |
to 2015 |
to 2019 |
to 2022 |
Number of company vehicles (yearly average) [pc] |
65 |
75 |
60 |
-8% |
-20% |
72 |
11% |
-4% |
20% |
-4%
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67 |
3 |
-11%
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12%
|
-7%
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Total kilometers driven by company vehicles (Combustion engine and hybrid) [km] |
2.368.262 |
2.330.397 |
1.880.887 |
-19% |
-17% |
1.568.720 |
-34% |
-33% |
-17% |
-8% |
935.660 |
-60%
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-60%
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-50%
|
-40%
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Total kilometers driven by company vehicles (EV) |
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696.162 |
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fuel consumption |
170.955 |
173.061 |
129.698 |
-24% |
-25% |
108.199 |
-37% |
-37% |
-17% |
8% |
77.037 |
-55%
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-55%
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-41%
|
-29%
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fuel consumption [kwh] |
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140.104 |
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Average consumption per vehicle per 100 km |
7.22 |
7.43 |
6.9 |
-7% |
-10% |
6.9 |
-4% |
-7% |
0% |
18% |
8.23 |
14%
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11%
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19%
|
19%
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Average consumption per vehicle per 100 km |
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20 |
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The preferential tax treatment of company cars using the company car allowance ("1% rule") and complicated regulations on the taxation of non-cash benefits make virtually all alternatives significantly less attractive financially. No wonder that a large proportion of new passenger car registrations each year are company cars.
You can find further details and statistics on mobility on the website of the Federal Ministry for the Environment.
Simultaneously, as we revamp our company fleet, we aim to achieve the following objectives:
All facts and figures given here refer to the VAUDE company headquarters at Tettnang-Obereisenbach. With no data, we are unable at present any concrete figures for fuel consumption for our upstream supply chain.
It is clear, however, that transport and the resulting strain it places on the health of people and the environment creates global problems. On this website, you can see real-time air pollution. We are all facing the same challenges in the transportation of goods and people. Read more about our merchandise logistics.
GRI: | 302-1 |
GRI: | 302-2 |
GRI: | 302-3 |
GRI: | 302-4 |