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Brand Owner: Daimler AG
Head Office: Stuttgart, Germany
Sector: Automotive
Categories: Passenger Car
Free Tags: Smart, Fortwo, Brabus, Passion, Pulse, Pure

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

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Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

10 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?	Daimler AG (Smart's parent company) intends to reduce its average CO2 emissions by 20% by the year 2015 compared with 2007 CO2 levels. No objective for the year 2020 is mentioned.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations', including owned production facilities?	Daimler AG (Smart's parent company) reports on its carbon footprint (see page 61 of its Facts on Sustainability 360, 2011 report).	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?	Daimler AG's carbon footprint from own operations has decreased by 4,6% from 2008 (3,879 tonnes, highest number) to 2010 (3,699 tonnes) (click Greenhouse Gas emissions in graph).	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?	Smart does not provide any information on LCA for its models.	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?	Smart did already achieve an average lower than 130g/km, since all its models have an emission lower than 120 g/km (p.33).	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 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 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 question 5.	SOURCE
9. Has the brand achieved a 4% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last two years?	Smart only provides the current data and no historical data on its website (see page 33).	SOURCE
10. Has the brand achieved a 10% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last five years?	See remark for climate change question 9.	SOURCE
11. Does the brand sell a car that has a CO2 emission of 100 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower?	Smart sells the smart fortwo cdi. Which has a CO2 emission of 86 g/km.	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 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?	Smart does not provide a clear overview of its prototypes.	SOURCE
14. Does the brand sell a hybrid, electric or fuel cell car on the European market?	Smart sells the Smart fortwo electric car and the micro-hybrid car. However, the hybrid can not fully be considered as a hybrid since it only has a fuel engine.	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?	Since 2009 The Smart Fortwo Electric Drive is on the market in Europe, North-America and Asia and will be available in 30 countries in total from mid 2012.	SOURCE
16. Does the brand clearly give the carbon emission or fuel efficiency rates for all models on its website?	Smart shows the CO2 emission and fuel efficiency of its current cars in its catalogue (see pp 108-109) which is available on all country websites.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

1 out of 5


1. Does the brand disclose the smog forming exhaust gas emissions rates per km for at least its main car series?	Smart 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?	Daimler AG provides an overview of its direct and indirect emissions.	SOURCE
3. Are the materials in each new car model of the brand at least 85% recyclable or reusable?	Smart describes the process of recycling but does not show any facts and figures.	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?	See remark for environmental policy question 3.	SOURCE
5. Does the brand have clear achievements and targets to increase the use of recycled and biodegradable materials in its car fleet?	Smart strives to further optimise the environmental credentials of its vehicles, whereby they are guided by the Environmental Guidelines of Daimler AG. The guidelines, however, do not mention any specific targets.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

1 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?	In Daimler's Code of Integrity all standards are mentioned (see p.16-17)	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?	Daimler acknowledges the right to collective bargaining and trade unions, even in countries where law restricts these rights. They also state that compensation may not be lower than the legal local minimum wage. They do not specifically mention living wage. Also no statements are made regarding formal employment relationship or maximum work hours.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Daimler AG's supply chain working group brought together suppliers and others to discuss suitable measures for monitoring partners. There is however no indication as to whether this is a consistent effort in line with reporting of labour conditions policy. (see p. 39 of the 2011 Sustainability report)	SOURCE