Volvo is furthering efforts to become a business that is eco-friendly as it intends to remove leather from its vehicle designs by 2030.
Demonstrating its strong ethical stance against animal cruelty, Volvo is halting its use of leather in its fully electric cars starting with its new C40 Recharge.
"Being a progressive car maker means we need to address all areas of sustainability, not just CO2 emissions," Stuart Templar, director of global sustainability at Volvo Cars, said in a press release. "Responsible sourcing is an important part of that work, including respect for animal welfare. Going leather-free inside our pure electric cars is a good next step towards addressing this issue."
Volvo is planning to create an entire line of vehicles that are leather-free by 2030, according to MotorTrend.
The goal is to use only sustainable materials and protect animal rights by reducing the use of materials that contain animal products, such as leather, and switching them with options such as Nordico, an eco-friendly alternative made of PET bottles, bio-attributed material, and recycled corks.
The initiative to use more eco-friendly and sustainable materials comes alongside Volvo’s goal to use 25% recycled and bio-based materials by 2025, maintain a fully circular chain by 2040 and have all of its factory sites be carbon neutral, according to Autoweek.
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