Nissan releases sustainability plan with key EV targets

Nissan has launched its new sustainability plan with key environmental targets, as well as aims to strengthen diversity in the organisation and improve governance.

The fourth generation of the Nissan Green Program, which started in 2001, will be a key element of the sustainability plan, which is focused on addressing climate change, resources, air quality and water wastage.

Key targets include decreasing CO2 emissions from new vehicles by 40 per cent by FY2022, compared with FY2000 levels.

This will be achieved partly by increasing vehicle electrification. Nissan aims for annual sales of one million vehicles that are all-electric or have electrified powertrains by the end of FY2022. Nissan aims to deploy vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems globally for improved energy management.

Nissan aims to decrease CO2 emissions from production and corporate activities by 30% by FY2022, compared with FY2005 levels, achieved partly by NESCO (Nissan Energy Saving Collaboration) activities lead by global experts.

The automaker also plans to reduce the use of new materials to 70 per cent by FY2022, achieved partly by promoting circular economy of reused and recycled lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.

It also aims to reduce volatile organic compounds in vehicle production processes and reduce water intake per unit in global production by 21 per cent by FY2022, compared with FY2010.