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Brand Owner: Fiat Group Automobiles
Head Office: Turin, Italy
Sector: Automotive
Categories: Passenger Car
Free Tags: Popular, Punto, 500

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Last Updated: 5 January 2012
Last Verified: 5 January 2012

Fiat Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

11 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?	Fiat has several commitments to reduce CO2, like a 40% reduction in energy consumption and related CO2 emissions (per vehicle) between 2012 and 2007 (click 'Co2 Emissions'). Fiat has also made a 17% absolute reduction in its CO2 emissions from 208 to 2010. However, though 1990 and 2020 are not mentioned.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations', including owned production facilities?	Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA) has disclosed its annual carbon footprint based on direct and indirect CO2 emissions over the years 2008 to 2010 (p.189) (FGA is the conglomerate of which Fiat is a part).	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?	FGA has reduced its energy consumption from its own operations by 17% between 2008 (1,222,102) and 2010 (1,013,705) (p.189).	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?	FGA states that it executes LCAs (see p. 86), but it does not disclose any of these life cycle assessment reports.	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?	Fiat reported an average CO2 emission of 123,1 g/km for 2009 (see p. 74 of the 2010 Sustainability Report of Fiat Group), so this goal has already been achieved.	SOURCE
6. Has the brand achieved an average CO2 emission of 160 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet?	See remark for climate change policy question 5.	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 5.	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 5.	SOURCE
9. Has the brand achieved a 4% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last two years?	FGA has achieved a 9% CO2 emission of its new registrations car fleet between 2008 (138,4) and 2010 (125,9) (see p. 73).	SOURCE
10. Has the brand achieved a 10% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last five years?	FGA first reported CO2 emission of its Fiat fleet in the sustainability report 2006: 139 g/km. In 2010, Fiat achieved an average CO2 emission value of 123.1 g/km. This represents an 11% reduction.	SOURCE
11. Does the brand sell a car that has a CO2 emission of 100 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower?	The Fiat 500 TwinAir is below this level with 92 g/km (click 'Co2 Emissions').	SOURCE
12. Does the brand sell a car that has a CO2 emission of 90 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower?	The Fiat 500 Diesel TwinAir is lowest with 92 g/km. No Fiat models found that are below the 90 g/km.	SOURCE
13. Has the brand developed a prototype car that has a CO2 emission of 70 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower?	Fiat has developed a prototype vehicle of the Panda Aria that has a CO2 emission of 69 g/km (Link is in Dutch).	SOURCE
14. Does the brand sell a hybrid, electric or fuel cell car on the European market?	See p. 45 for the hybrid and electric ambitions of Fiat. Fiat doesn't currently sell these vehicles types, but has announced plans to sell an electric vehicle in the US in 2012 (see also link below).	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?	See p. 45 (in the link above) for the hybrid and electric ambitions of Fiat. There is no plan to bring a hybrid or electric car to the European market prior to 2012. However, Fiat will offer an electric car to the US market in 2012. Fiat has also released hybrid buses and some trucks in Europe.	SOURCE
16. Does the brand clearly give the carbon emission or fuel efficiency rates for all models on its website?	For NL there is a nice overview of carbon emissions per car series. For UK, it is not easy to find the carbon emissions within 1 click (only when using the 'compare' functionality. For DE it takes at least 2 clicks to find the CO2 information.	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?	Fiat does not communicate the smog emissions per model on its website.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand report on the emission of air pollutants from its own operations, including owned facilities?	Fiat discloses the emission of Nox, SOx, VOC and dust of its plants worldwide (see pp. 110).	SOURCE
3. Are the materials in each new car model of the brand at least 85% recyclable or reusable?	Fiat claims to have a recoverability rate of 95% and a recyclability of 85% (see page 84).	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?	Though Fiat states that 95% of its cars can be recovered, phasing out PVC is not mentioned on Fiat website (see p. 84).	SOURCE
5. Does the brand have clear achievements and targets to increase the use of recycled and biodegradable materials in its car fleet?	Fiat is working on using recycled and biodegradable materials, but it seems that Fiat is still in the research phase. No clear time bound targets are mentioned (see p. 48).	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

2 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?	FGA has enlisted all of these standards in its Code of Conduct (see pp. 60 and 63) and also a Code of Conduct for suppliers (see source at next question). Fiat Group states that it "will not engage in or continue any relationship with third parties who refuse to abide by the principles of the Code" (see p. 56).	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?	The Code of Conduct adheres to the applicable labor laws of the countries in which it operates (see p. 61). It does not clearly meet the four labour condition standards, like a living wage, a clear cap on working hours, and the freedom for workers to freely associate.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	As best in class, Fiat gives a brief overview on the status of the labour conditions policy with suppliers. There have been a few audits held already and Fiat works on a risk map. Most of the implementation is still on the level of analyzing the questionnaires sent out to selected suppliers (see p.203).	SOURCE