Nissan sustainability plan includes electrics

The newly launched Nissan Sustainability 2022 plan aims to reduce the company’s environmental impact, strengthen diversity and inclusion, and enhance governance.

That’s in line with the company’s mid-term plan, Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022.

A key target is decreasing CO2 emissions from new vehicles by 40% from year 2000 levels, achieved partly by increasing vehicle electrification.

The market leader in battery electric vehicles aims for annual sales of one million vehicles that are all-electric or have electrified powertrains by the end of FY2022.

This is the first time Nissan has announced a comprehensive sustainability plan, which pulls together all aspects of its environmental, social and governance initiatives into a unified approach.

The plan is anchored by the company’s ongoing Nissan Green Program, launched in 2001 with a long-term vision towards 2050.

Nissan Sustainability 2022 will ensure the company is on track to deliver on these goals as it approaches the halfway point.

“We believe sustainable mobility will help achieve a world with zero emissions and zero fatalities,” Nissan senior vice-president and chief sustainability officer Hitoshi Kawaguchi says.

“Our plan, further enhanced by our efforts to be a truly diverse and inclusive company, will make an important contribution to that effort.”

Nissan will also foster deployment of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems globally for improved energy management.

It will reduce use of new materials to 70%, achieved partly by promoting reuse and recycling of lithium-ion batteries.

Another aim is to increase the proportion of female managers globally by April 2023, partly through remote working and flexitime policies.

More consistent compliance management and controls will be put in place. These include appointing independent, fully dedicated regional compliance officers.

The fourth generation of the Nissan Green Program will be a key element of the sustainability plan, focused on addressing climate change, resource dependency, air quality and water scarcity.