Sustainability is a high priority for the Mercedes-Benz Group. The interests of the most important stakeholders are taken into account: customers, investors and employees, business partners and society as a whole.
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Investing sustainably
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Ola Källenius, Chairman; Jörg Burzer, Renata Jungo Brüngger, Mathias Geisen, Sabine Kohleisen, Markus Schäfer, Britta Seeger, Oliver Thöne, Hubertus Troska, Harald Wilhelm
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Investing sustainably
Sustainability is a high priority for the Mercedes-Benz Group. The interests of the most important stakeholders are taken into account: customers, investors and employees, business partners and society as a whole.
The company acts on the basis of a sustainable business strategy; economic, ecological and social responsibility go hand in hand – along the entire value chain. We focus on six particularly relevant areas in which our company can have an impact.
One of the most important strategic goals of the Mercedes-Benz Group is “Ambition 2039”. By 2039, the entire Mercedes-Benz new vehicle fleet is to be net carbon-neutral1
The necessary transformation to a climate-neutral society requires the transformation of entire industries. We want to actively shape the transformation of the automotive industry and be part of the solution. The second Mercedes-Benz Climate Transition Action Plan outlines how we pursue this task – by setting ourselves ambitious targets and aligning our entire organization and value chain with this path. By 2039, we aim to have a net carbon-neutral
By issuing the Mercedes-Benz Group Climate Policy Report 2024 the Group wants to be transparent about its positions and activities demonstrating its commitment to the climate protection goals. The report begins with the foreword about Mercedes-Benz Group’s transition to the ramp-up of electric mobility. It describes the Group’s positions on climate-related policy items, followed by advocacy activities, which serve as proof points for the irrevocable commitment on climate protection.
In April 2015, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors asked the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to review how the financial sector can take account of climate-related issues. The FSB established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to develop voluntary, consistent climate-related financial disclosures that would be useful to investors, lenders, and insurance underwriters in understanding material risks.
The TCFD’s members were chosen by the FSB to include both users and preparers of disclosures from across the G20’s constituency covering a broad range of economic sectors and financial markets. As one of six industrial firms, Mercedes-Benz Group contributed to the development of the recommendations that were published in June 2017.
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards guide the disclosure of financially material sustainability information by companies to their investors. Available for 77 industries, the Standards identify the subset of environmental, social, and governance issues most relevant to financial performance in each industry.
The Mercedes-Benz Group achieved an A- rating in 2024 in the disclosure of its climate-related activities in the CDP climate questionnaire. In addition, the Group has reported on water-related activities in the separate CDP water questionnaire and subsequently achieved an A- rating.
CDP is a global non-profit that runs an environmental disclosure system. More than 24,800 companies and 1,100 cities, states and regions disclosed their environmental impacts in 2024.
For Mercedes-Benz, respecting human rights and environmental standards is non-negotiable. The Raw Material Report outlines our activities to respect human rights and to mitigate environmental risks in raw material supply chains.
We analyze 24 critical raw materials on human rights and environmental risks and take measures to reduce these risks. By 2025, we plan to assess 70 percent of the 24 raw materials identified by us. By 2028, appropriate measures for the prevention, reduction, or termination of violations of human rights and environmental standards should be defined for all critical raw materials.
In 2022 the first “Raw Material Report” published the assessments for the first six raw materials aluminum, cobalt, lithium, mica, tin and tungsten. Throughout the year 2023, the scope of the Raw Material Report has grown to over 15 raw materials, and in 2024, two new raw materials have been added. The latest Raw Material Report gives more insights on how we work with our direct business partners to drive effective due diligence management systems in the supply chain.
The document can be downloaded from our Supplier Portal.
The letters ESG stand for Environment, Social and Corporate Governance. These non-financial criteria are used when assessing investments or business practices. ESG information is used by players in the financial markets, such as pension funds or asset managers, as a complement to their fundamental economic analysis work.
More and more investors are making their investment decisions on the basis of criteria such as environmental protection, social conduct and fair corporate governance. They want to invest in companies with a sustainable business strategy. With our Green Finance Framework, we have created the conditions for sustainable finance instruments such as green bonds and green loans.
This article was last updated in April 2025.
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