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Brand Owner: BMW Group
Head Office: Munich, Germany
Sector: Automotive
Categories: Passenger Car
Free Tags: Luxury, L1, 3, 5, 6, 7, X, Z4, M Series, Hybrid

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Last Updated: 15 December 2011
Last Verified: 15 December 2011

BMW Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

8 out of 16


1. Has the brand formulated the objective to reduce its CO2 emissions from its own operations (including owned production facilities), by at least 30% in 2020 compared to 1990 CO2 emission levels?	BMW has the objective to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions per vehicle to 30% below 2006 levels by 2012. BMW states that "Follow-up targets for the years 2013 to 2020 are currently under development and will be approved in due course" (See page 36). Also, It is not clear how this objective relates to the period 1990 to 2020.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations', including owned production facilities?	BMW Group has disclosed its annual carbon footprint for the years 2004 to 2008 in its sustainable value report 2008, and its footprint fot the years 2008 to 2010 in the report for 2010 (See page 88).	SOURCE
3. Has the brand already reduced or compensated its CO2 emissions from its own operations (including owned production facilities), by at least 10% in the last 5 years?	BMW Groups' Scope 1&2 emissions have increased by 7,4% from 2008 (1,250,462) to 2010 (1,343,008) (see page 88). BMW Group does not mention numbers from earlier years.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand disclose a full carbon Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its main car models or series, so that the carbon emissions caused by the car production (from raw materials to final product) are also transparent?	BMW Group states that it uses a Life Cycle Assessment system (ISO 14040/14044). However BMW does not disclose the analysis (see page 22-23).	SOURCE
5. Does the brand plan to achieve an average CO2 emission of 130 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet prior to 2015?	BMW Group's target is: "Achieving CO2 fleet emissions of below 140 grams CO2/km for all new BMW Group vehicles in Europe by 2015" (see page 23).	SOURCE
6. Has the brand achieved an average CO2 emission of 160 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet?	Between 1995 and 2010 BMW brought the CO2 emissions down by 30% on new BMW Group vehicles sold in the EU-15. In 2010 the average CO2 emissions is 148 g/km (See page 23).	SOURCE
7. Has the brand achieved an average CO2 emission of 150 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet?	See remark for climate change policy question 6.	SOURCE
8. Has the brand achieved an average CO2 emission of 140 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet?	See remark for climate change policy question 6.	SOURCE
9. Has the brand achieved a 4% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last two years?	BMW Group has reduced the average car fleet CO2 emission from 156 g/km in 2008 to 148 g/km in 2010 which equals 7% (See page 81).	SOURCE
10. Has the brand achieved a 10% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last five years?	BMW Group has reduced the average car fleet CO2 emission by roughly 20% between 2005 and 2010 (See page 81 in 2010 report and page 25 in 2008 report).	SOURCE
11. Does the brand sell a car that has a CO2 emission of 100 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower?	BMW sells the 320d EfficientDynamics Edition that has a CO2 emission of 109 g/km, as presented on the Dutch website of BMW.	SOURCE
12. Does the brand sell a car that has a CO2 emission of 90 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower?	See remark for climate change policy question 11.	SOURCE
13. Has the brand developed a prototype car that has a CO2 emission of 70 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower?	BMW has not presented such a prototype.	SOURCE
14. Does the brand sell a hybrid, electric or fuel cell car on the European market?	BMW sells the ActiveHybrid X6 and ActiveHybrid 7, checked for most EU countries. In 2013 the BMW i3 will be added to the portfolio (See page 23).	SOURCE
15. Has the brand announced that a full electric or fuel cell car will be brought to the European market by 2012 at the latest?	BMW introduced the ActiveE in 2011.	SOURCE
16. Does the brand clearly give the carbon emission or fuel efficiency rates for all models on its website?	BMW clearly reports the CO2 emission and fuel efficiency of its cars in the prices and specification sections (checked for NL, DE and UK).	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

2 out of 5


1. Does the brand disclose the smog forming exhaust gas emissions rates per km for at least its main car series?	BMW does not communicate the smog forming exhaust gas emissions rates per km for any car series.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand report on the emission of air pollutants from its own operations, including owned facilities?	BMW Group reports on NOx, SOx, VOC and particulates emissions from its own operations (see p. 86).	SOURCE
3. Are the materials in each new car model of the brand at least 85% recyclable or reusable?	BMW Group states that 95% of a car can be recovered: 85 % of the materials can be reused; a further 10% can be used for energy generation (see p. 19).	SOURCE
4. Can at least 90% of all new and redesigned car models of the brand be reused or recycled, and does the brand have a plan to phase out PVC?	BMW announced that "the company ensures that 95% of vehicle components can be recycled later on" (see p. 26), but gives no timeline. PVC is not mentioned in the BMW documentation.	SOURCE
5. Does the brand have clear achievements and targets to increase the use of recycled and biodegradable materials in its car fleet?	15% of the thermoplastic materials in BMW’s automobiles are made from secondary (recycled) materials (see p. 30). Also, BMW uses renewable, bio-based materials for at least its 7 Series. However, BMW does not communicate any concrete targets to increase the use of recycled or biodegradable materials.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

0 out of 3


1. Does the brand (company) have a Code of Conduct (CoC) for own factories and suppliers, which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	BMW Group has enlisted the selected standards in its 'Joint Declaration on Human Rights and Working Conditions in the BMW Group' (Paragraph 1.1-1.3; 1.4; 1.5). Suppliers are 'encouraged' to follow similar standards, which does not seem to be an active policy.	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1) a formal employment relationship; 2) a maximum working week of 60 hours including paid overtime; 3) a living wage; and 4) to form and join labour unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, to develop parallel means?	See remark at previous question. BMW Group refers to national applicable laws with regards to working hours and remuneration. A formal employment relationship and for cases where collective bargaining and labour unions are restricted by law, parallel means to safeguard these rights are not mentioned.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	BMW does not report on its labour conditions policy implementation.	SOURCE