+++ BMW Group Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC) set to become Competence Centre Circularity +++ Strengthening the circular economy, resource efficiency and technology development +++ Clear signal for the future of the Wackersdorf location +++
On World Cancer Day, BMW Group UK is proud to announce a new three-year charity partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust, the only UK charity dedicated to providing the unique care and support required by young people with cancer.
A year and a half in, BMW UK and UK National Parks are celebrating the progress their Recharge in Nature partnership is driving for people and planet.
+++Data from Zapmap and BMW UK shows hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging locations line popular routes for British staycations, making it easier than ever to travel by EV to favourite holiday hotspots+++
The installation of 16 new electric vehicle (EV) charge-points at Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, previously known as Brecon Beacons National Park, means visitors can confidently travel by EV
Yorkshire’s National Parks (Yorkshire Dales National Park and North York Moors National Park) have announced that 18 new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are now live, funded by BMW UK through its Recharge in Nature partnership with National Parks UK
BMW UK has funded the installation of new EV chargers in the National Park to support zero-emission journeys for tourists and the local community. Additionally, BMW UK is supporting the 'Peaks of Health' initiative in the Peak District National Park from Spring 2024, promoting community-based health and wellbeing activities to make the National Park a more accessible space for outdoor activities.
Located in three key sites across the Park, the new EV chargers will support zero emission journeys for tourists and local communities
Nature restoration, wellbeing and projects encouraging more sustainable tourism will be supported in all 15 of the UK’s National Parks, across the three-year partnership with BMW.
+++ Newly-developed BMW round cells optimised for NEUE KLASSE architecture +++ Costs for whole high-voltage battery up to 50% lower than for current generation +++ CO2-reduced production – through green power and secondary material +++ Development head Weber: “Huge leap in technology for energy density, charging speed and range” +++ Purchasing head Post: “We will be building battery cell factories with our partners, each with an annual capacity of up to 20 ...
MINI has planted a further 10 Tiny Forests across the UK as part of its MINI Electric partnership with Earthwatch Europe, boosting biodiversity in urban areas and creating accessible green space for communities to reconnect with nature.
+++ Emergency aid for people in affected regions +++ Support for rescue organisations on the ground +++
+++ 22-inch tyres using certified sustainable natural rubber and rayon, a wood-based material used to strengthen the tyres +++ Plantations certified to standards of independent Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC TM) organisation +++ Wendt: “We are helping preserve biodiversity and forests to counteract climate change” +++
The BMW Group will be accelerating its expansion of e-mobility in the coming years. This will also increase the need for lithium, an important raw material for production of battery cells. For this reason, the company will source lithium from a second leading supplier, US-based Livent. The value of the multi-year contract will total around 285 million euros. Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on.
Munich, 8 September 2016. The BMW Group has once again been named the world’s most sustainable automotive company in the rating published today by RobecoSAM AG for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). The BMW Group is also the only one of the three automobile manufacturers listed to feature in the renowned index every year since 1999.
New York/Munich, 30 March 2016 — Ten initiatives have been named finalists by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group for the Intercultural Innovation Award. The selection process was highly competitive, with close to 1000 applications received from 120 countries.
Munich 16 March 2016. The BMW Group has released its new Sustainable Value Report 2015 to coincide with its Annual Accounts Press Conference on 16 March 2016.
BMW Group UK has partnered with children’s charity Whizz-Kidz with the premium automotive brand committing to £200,000 in fundraising activities over the course of 2015/16.
The 11th edition of Frieze Art Fair, the leading international contemporary art fair, takes place in London’s Regent’s Park from 17 – 20 October 2013. At the same time the second edition of Frieze Masters showcases ancient and modern art side by side to contemporary art. 152 galleries from a total of 30 countries will be presenting their current art works at this year’s Frieze Art Fair, while additional 130 galleries will give a unique perspective on art ...
An initiative for more user-friendly electromobility services: leading companies to promote international cooperation and standardisation