Jaguar Land Rover wants suppliers to align with sustainability targets

Jaguar Land Rover is inviting all its suppliers to align to its 2030 sustainability commitments.

Per the Gaydon-based brand, its sustainability targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reaching carbon net zero emissions across Jaguar Land Rover’s supply chain, products, and operations by 2039.

“Fulfilling our SBTi commitments and achieving carbon net zero emissions across our entire supply chain by 2039 are the driving forces in Jaguar Land Rover’s industrial strategy. We can only meet these ambitious targets together, which is why we’re inviting suppliers to join us on this challenging but exciting journey, strengthening existing relationships to enable all parties to achieve significant, quantifiable goals,” said Jaguar Land Rover Executive Director of Industrial Operations Barbara Bergmeier.

According to British automotive company, achieving net zero across the entire value chain will benefit the people, its clients, and the planet. These commitments, Jaguar Land Rover explains, can only be achieved by working closely with suppliers who share the same vision for change so the marque has therefore invited its global Tier 1 supplier network – products, services, and logistics – to align with its 2030 goals while maintaining the same quality.

Jaguar Land Rover will ask Tier 1 suppliers to set their decarbonization pathway, report transparently, and demonstrate progress towards their targets. This would involve disclosing their carbon reporting and collaborating with their own supply chain to deliver the same reductions. This requirement has been shared with Jaguar Land Rover’s supply network, totaling more than 5,000 companies around the globe.

Through its Reimagine strategy, Jaguar Land Rover is undergoing a deep transformation to deliver sustainability-rich modern luxury vehicles by decarbonizing its entire value chain, adopting circular economy principles, and transitioning to fully electric product ranges by the end of the decade.

Wilhelm Steger, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ZKW Group — a company that supplies Jaguar Land Rover with premium lighting systems — commented, “our vision is pioneering, premium lighting and electronic systems for all mobility concepts in the global automotive industry. Together with Jaguar Land Rover, ZKW is taking the journey towards a more sustainable future. We are committed to protecting the environment and reducing environmental impact. As a consequence, we are taking responsibility, we are developing toward the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) within our business and converting our production sites to CO2-neutral by the end of 2025.”

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