Driving sustainability

Way to Zero is our commitment to complying with the Paris Climate Agreement, with the goal of becoming a company with a net carbon-neutral² balance by 2050. It’s a journey we would like to share with everyone ­– our partners, suppliers, and of course, our customers. A large part of our mission is to give you options that will help you on your personal path to lower emissions. Only by doing this will we all reach our common goal.

The finite nature of natural resources and the social and environmental consequences of mining them means the creation of a circular economy is key to becoming sustainable. As part of our initiative, we’re stepping up efforts to use recyclable materials in our vehicle projects. Going forward, the use of raw materials retrieved from vehicles at the end of their life will be increasingly considered.

We’re on a mission to reduce the amount of carbon the world produces. But we can’t do it alone. We need you on board. One of the ways you can help is by carbon offsetting. The way it works is to balance your emissions by investing in environmental projects. Use our Carbon Offset Tool, in partnership with iOffset, to measure your emissions and calculate your offset cost.

The road to our ID. Range of next generation electric cars began in 1970. You could say that electricity is in our DNA. Meet Dr Adolf Kalberlah, the Volkswagen engineer whose pioneering research helped launch electric cars onto our roads 50 years ago.