DETROIT – General Motors today reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile, detailing product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report.
The report covers energy, emissions, waste reduction and other areas that drive long-term sustainability.
Reducing energy used and emissions output in its plants, operations and products is important to customers and stakeholders, GM says in the report. The company’s overall sustainability strategy creates value for customers through new technologies and lower operating costs and improves the bottom line through revenue generation, cost savings and risk mitigation.