Business engagement in the regional sustainability development through Triple Helix cooperation Union of the Baltic Cities Meeting of the Executive Board Växjö 2014-10-28 Niklas Nillroth

Volvo CE Braås – From Carl Lihnell’s invention to a leading global industry Niklas Nillroth

Volvo’s core values ENVIRONMENTAL CARE QUALITY SAFETY Våra kärnvärden är Kvalitet, Säkerhet och Miljöomsorg. Dessa värderingar har en lång tradition och genomsyrar vår organisation, våra produkter och vårt sätt att arbeta. I arbetet, liksom i livet i övrigt, är det ett samband mellan vad vi gör och det sätt på vilket vi gör det. Att ha goda produkter som fungerar bra är viktigt, men att vara en ansvarsfull samhällsmedborgare kräver att vi gör mer än så. Volvo Construction Equipments hela tillvägagångssätt, som omfattar våra produkter, fabriker, partners och tjänster, är att skapa ett symbiotiskt förhållande mellan kvalitet, säkerhet och omsorg om miljön. Detta tillvägagångssätt stannar inte vid fabriksgrindarna, naturligtvis, vilket vi kraftfullt framför till våra kunder, hela näringen och till samhället i allmänhet. Orden kvalitet, säkerhet och miljöhänsyn är centrala för Volvo Construction Equipment vilket visats i tusentals praktiska sätt av våra anställda och våra produkter varje dag Niklas Nillroth

“We are part of the problem – but we are also part of the solution” Pehr G Gyllenhammar, 1972 Strong engagement in the environment since more than 40 years Niklas Nillroth

From local to global environmental issues Niklas Nillroth

The Volvo Group’s vision is to become the world leader in sustainable transport solutions - Close collaboration with society is a prerequisite to reach the objectives and ultimately the vision Niklas Nillroth

Lorum ipsum est Demanding customers are the best customers... Another interesting fuel is gas. From a climate point-of-view, of course biogas produced from biomass is the most interesting. But the same kind of technology can also be applied to natural fossil gas. This can be one of the ways to ”smoothen” the transition from traditional fossil fuel technologies to future bio-based fuels! Since last year, Volvo Trucks produce the Methane-Diesel truck in serial production. The primary fuel for the truck is Biogas, where the biogas Methane is produced from waste! If the truck runs out of gas, it can without any problems be run on regular Diesel. This is a very good solution addressing both the climate and short-term practical considerations! Since a few years, the special snow sweeper application, based on an articulated hauler tractor unit, has been used for snow removal at some of the Swedish airports operated by Swedavia. Field test has been performed with the same kind of MethaneDiesel engines as for the trucks. The project is a cooperation between the customer Swedavia, operating Swedish airports, Volvo and the machine equipment supplier Schmidt. Looking forward, Volvo CE is of course open for new similar projects in cooperation with other partners. Niklas Nillroth

Volvo CE is one of WWF Climate Savers partners Products & Plants commitment: Reduce CO2 emissions from all plants and machines by more than 15M tons (2009 to 2014) WWF Earth Hour Actively participate in Earth Hour Collaboration with municipality of Växjö We are, as the first company within the construction equipment industry. We are fully committed to contribute to considerably reduced CO2 emissions through aggressive improvements of our industrial processes and products. For the time period of 2009 – 2014, the Volvo CE commitment is: - for our plants, to contribute to the Volvo Group reduction of CO2 emissions from production sites with 0,2 Mton - for our products, to reduce the total lifetime CO2 emissions from products sold between 2009 and 2014 by 15 Mton compared to 2008 models - for advanced drivetrain technologies, to investigate advanced drivetrain technologies and internally present a prototype with considerably improved fuel efficiency by 2014 Niklas Nillroth

Volvo CE Braås – the first production site within the industry powered with fossil-free energy only Close cooperation with external partners, e.g. Växjö Energi AB, key to success! Niklas Nillroth

Which installations made the site CO2-neutral? Green Electricity (wind, hydro & solar) Bio-based district heating (VEAB) Niklas Nillroth

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A Triple Helix regional sustainability development organization Creates added value for the members and the region by: Continuous strengthening of the joint sustainability competence Active member participation in innovative and challenging sustainability projects Members committed to sustainable development representing several different societal sectors and industries; Niklas Nillroth

Sustainable Energy certification Spin-off from Volvo Braås’ CO2- neutrality achievement Encourage transfer to renewables Step-by-step approach; Bronze – silver – gold Positive media around certification Stimulates regional benchmarking & exchange ”Field tests” on-going - Launch within short Niklas Nillroth

TOGETHER WE MOVE THE WORLD MM TOGETHER WE MOVE THE WORLD Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Niklas Nillroth