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70372 Stuttgart
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Represented by the Board of Management:
Ola Källenius (Chairman), Jörg Burzer, Renata Jungo Brüngger, Sabine Kohleisen, Markus Schäfer, Britta Seeger, Hubertus Troska, Harald Wilhelm

Chairman of the Supervisory Board:
Bernd Pischetsrieder

Court of Registry: Stuttgart; commercial register no. 762873
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Sustainability Report 2022

Intro Resource conservation (Photo)

Resource conservation

Materiality and goals

GRI 3-3

Target

Target horizon

Status as of 2022

Increase the share of secondary raw materials per vehicle1

  • Cars 40%

2030

According to plan

Reduce energy consumption per vehicle2

  • Cars –43%

  • Vans –25%

2030

According to plan

Reduce water consumption per vehicle2

  • Cars –33%

  • Vans –28%

2030

According to plan

Reduce the amount of disposal waste per vehicle3

  • Cars –82%

  • Vans –85%

2030

According to plan

Reduce the total amount of waste per vehicle3

  • Cars –35%

  • Vans –30%

2030

According to plan

1

On average for the Mercedes-Benz passenger car fleet excluding smart and Vans.

2

In production compared to average for 2013/2014 .

3

In production compared to 2018.

The increasing demand for mobility is also leading to an increase in the worldwide consumption of resources – with negative consequences for the environment and society. For example, in many cases the extraction and further processing of primary raw materials is energy-intensive and leads to the emission of pollutants into water, soil and air. Not least, the use of natural resources also entails social risks. That’s why the goal of the Mercedes-Benz Group is to increasingly decouple its consumption of resources from the growth of its production volume: it has set out to reduce the use of primary resources per vehicle. By 2030, the share of secondary raw materials for the passenger car fleet is to be increased to an average of 40%. This is how the Group wants to contribute to the promotion of both economic growth and sustainability. The Mercedes-Benz Group can only succeed in this by consistently conserving resources and further closing the recycling loops.

To reduce the consumption of energy, water and waste, the Group works continuously to make its production more efficient and environmentally friendly.