International. AkzoNobel has launched, in collaboration with strategic partners across the value chain, an innovative approach to the challenge of carbon reduction in the vehicle repair industry.
In an inspiring 24-hour event, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, several high-impact exploration teams were formed, focusing on three key themes: energy transition, process efficiency and circular solutions.
Attendees, including representatives from Allianz, Arval, Boekhorst Autoschade, Centro Zaragoza, Den Elzen Autoschade, Europcar Mobility Group, Grupo Velasco, Toyota and The Vella Group, agreed to join the next phase, which will take them further towards achieving their CO2 reduction targets.
AkzoNobel has set science-based sustainability targets to halve its carbon emissions across the value chain by 2030.
The extent of this will depend largely on collaborating with partners and challenging each other to find innovative ways to overcome the problems everyone faces. According to Ignacio Román Navarro, AkzoNobel's EMEA Vehicle Refinish Business Director, that's exactly what exploration teams will strive to achieve.
The next step is Discovery Day in April next year, where teams will showcase potential solutions and AkzoNobel partners will officially register to be part of the implementation phase.
"That's when the hard work starts, when we start doing what needs to be done to collectively reduce our carbon footprint, based on the exploration areas we've defined," said Román Navarro.
