Climate and environment at Mercedes-Benz.

Environment & Climate.

All-electric mobility and more sustainable production: With this vision we are committed to environmental and climate protection as well as air pollution control.

We take a holistic approach to environmental and climate protection and want to achieve improvements at all stages of the automotive value chain – from the extraction of raw materials, technical development and production to service life and recycling. We support the Paris Climate Agreement and are convinced of its goals. That’s why environmental and climate issues are one of our sustainability focus areas. Our ambition is that by 2039, our entire fleet of new vehicles will be net carbon-neutral[1]Net carbon-neutral means that carbon emissions that are not avoided or reduced at Mercedes-Benz are compensated for by certified offsetting projects.
over their entire life cycle.

Visual Decarbonisation.

Decarbonisation.

We are fully focused on reducing the carbon footprint of our activities and fleet – step by step, measure by measure.

Visual environmental management.

Environmental Management.

By establishing environmental management systems at our sites around the world, we aim to ensure efficient, high-quality, and more sustainable vehicle production.

Our ambition.

We are pursuing the goal of a fully networked and net carbon-neutral[1]Net carbon-neutral means that carbon emissions that are not avoided or reduced at Mercedes-Benz are compensated for by certified offsetting projects.
fleet of new vehicles in 2039 – eleven years earlier than EU legislation stipulates. We are looking at the entire life cycle: from development to the supplier network, our own production, the electrification of our products, renewable energy throughout the utilisation phase of electric vehicles, and finally, the recycling of vehicles. Stepping forward to the circular economy approach.

Ambition 2039.

With this core element of our sustainable business strategy, we have set the course for a holistic approach to climate protection.

More on Ambition 2039.
Ulf Zillig, Head of product development.

We are the inventor of the automobile and Mercedes-Benz is one of the world’s most valuable brands. It is our responsibility to carry this legacy into the future. Our most important task right now, during our company’s most far-reaching transformation phase, is to set the course for a successful and more sustainable future and make the right decisions to achieve this. With Ambition 2039, we are tackling one of our most important sustainability goals: decarbonization.

Ulf Zillig
Head of Group Research, Sustainability and RD Functions
Ulf Zillig, Head of product development.
Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class.

Concept CLA Class: Elevating sustainability.

First model range designed from scratch to put the company’s Ambition 2039 on the road.

Mercedes-Benz EQE.

Tomorrow drives Mercedes-Benz.

With pioneering spirit towards a more sustainable future.

Environmental Check at Mercedes-Benz.

360° environmental check on Mercedes-Benz models. .

Consumption, emissions, use of recyclates: In-depth information on our Mercedes-Benz vehicles’ environmental performance. .

Just Transition: Lighthouse project to create positive impacts for both people and nature throughout aluminium supply chain in Brazil.

Making a difference on site.

The Corridor Initiative: How we want to work together with our aluminum supplier Hydro along a bauxite pipeline in Brazil to promote human rights and biodiversity.

Mercedes-Benz Climate Transition Action Plan.

Climate Transition Action Plan.

We want to actively shape the transformation of the automotive industry and be part of the solution.

Environmental statements.

Environmental statements of our plants.

Beyond the certification of the environmental management systems to ISO 14001 standards, all German production sites of Mercedes-Benz take part in the European eco audit system (EMAS).

Mercedes-Benz EQE.

Member of Transform To Net Zero Initiative.

Mercedes-Benz is a founding member of this climate protection initiative of leading international companies.