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#Project1Hour

On the occasion of Earth Day 2021, Volkswagen, for the first time, gave its employees worldwide the opportunity to discuss their own contribution to CO2 reduction during working hours in a 1-hour workshop.

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“We approach sustainability holistically: economically, ecologically and socially. We ourselves are important accountable persons. That's why we at Volkswagen support the international Earth Day with the #Project1Hour by investing one hour of our working time in combating climate change. Leaving a better world to future generations is the greatest challenge of our time – in my opinion.”
Oliver Blume
Portrait of Oliver Blume, CEO Volkswagen Group

The aim of the "#Project1Hour” was to develop concrete ideas and steps. Whether in the use of energy in production, in the choice of means of transport on business trips or privately in the selection of the electricity tariff, whether in the personal diet or in dealing with consumption. Everyone can contribute to the fight against climate change with their professional and private decisions. 

#Project1Hour was a team workshop in April 2021 for all employees in all brands and all divisions of the Volkswagen Group and for all levels. #Project1Hour was conducted in over 30 languages at the workplace – on site or digitally. The main components were a climate quiz, a CO2 quick test and a group task on one's own climate protection contribution. The workshop resulted in many voluntary commitments to reduce one’s personal CO2 footprint. In addition, the participants developed many ideas for CO2 reduction for  the whole  team or for even the entire company. The ideas and commitments were shared on a digital platform to motivate others and to learn from each other. With particularly committed climate protectionists from the workforce, the campaign  was continued in the form of a community of "Climate Action Pioneers". Here, employees who want to deal in depth with their own contribution to climate protection find support.

 
After the successful premiere, #Project1Hour took place again in 2022: For the first time, employees had the opportunity to review their own voluntary commitments: What has been achieved? What not? What is possible on top? New materials for the workshops also offered the opportunity for a professional deepening and more variety.

This workshop was held again in 2023: From 10 April 2023, all employees were invited to attend. This time, it was less about general information and raising awareness about climate protection and more about concrete action. This time, the focus of the one-hour workshop was on measures that employees can plan bindingly - or at best implement immediately. At the end of the campaign period on 22 April 2023, the day of the worldwide "Earth Day", the Volkswagen Group's workforce once again made a tangible contribution to climate protection.

Further information

The specified fuel consumption and emission data are determined in accordance with the measurement procedures prescribed by law. 1 January 2022, the WLTP test cycle completely replaced the NEDC test cycle and therefore no NEDC values are available for new type approved vehicles after that date. This information does not refer to a single vehicle and is not part of the offer but is only intended for comparison between different types of vehicles. Additional equipment and accessories (additional components, tyre formats, etc.) can alter relevant vehicle parameters such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, affecting the vehicle's fuel consumption, power consumption, CO2 emissions and driving performance values in addition to weather and traffic conditions and individual driving behavior. Due to more realistic testing conditions, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured according to WLTP will in many cases be higher than the values measured according to NEDC. As a result, the taxation of vehicles may change accordingly as of 1 September 2018. For further information on the differences between WLTP and NEDC, please visit www.volkswagen.de/wltp. Further information on official fuel consumption data and official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger cars can be found in the "Guide to fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption for new passenger car models", which is available free of charge from all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de/co2.