Bentley enhances business approach to reducing carbon footprint with 'Go To Zero' vision

Bentley Motors is taking seriously its goal of becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030.
Bentley Motors is taking seriously its goal of becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030. | Courtesy of Bentley

Bentley is looking to change how it does business to meet its 2030 goal of being a carbon-neutral company.

It is gearing up for a holistic approach to achieve its goal by including strategies involving how employees commute to work.

"Go To Zero is our vision of a zero-impact factory and generates momentum for our efforts to decarbonize our business, reduce waste, recycle and improve resource efficiency," Peter Bosch, member of the board for manufacturing at Bentley, told CarBuzz.

The car manufacturer has started considering putting effort into raising its employees’ awareness of the effect of carbon and reducing the carbon footprint of its Crewe facility, which is located on the outskirts of Cheshire, England. The company has several activities in the pipeline to educate its 4,000 workforce members.

One focal point is potentially changing how Bentley employees commute. The company will be launching a bike repair station to encourage biking to and from work, along with 30 free charging ports in their parking garage. Bentley will also initiate talks from industry experts about means of reducing paper and power use, as well as decreasing the use of plastic packaging.

Bentley is on track to deliver its first electric vehicles in 2025, CarBuzz reported. It is hoping to follow with only electric vehicles and hybrids in 2026, and eventually EVs only by 2030.