American Alliance for Automotive Corporate Social Responsibility

12/31/2021

Here's to a , everyone!

12/30/2021

Cobalt is an essential ingredient in batteries. More than 70% of the world's cobalt is produced in the , with massive violations under conditions of and . Where will source its cobalt from for these new EVs?

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More than half the money Volkswagen Group spends in the next five years will go towards electric vehicles and other high-technology efforts, the German automaker announced Thursday.

12/29/2021

violations in for , a key component in producing batteries that power most .

Congolese workers describe a system of abuse, precarious employment and paltry wages – all to power the green vehicle revolution

12/28/2021

Last week we took a leap forward in holding companies like responsible for their compliance in violations.

The bipartisan measure bans imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless the importer can prove they were not made with forced labor.

11/17/2021

Supreme Court throws out Volkswagen's emissions tampering appeals https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/supreme-court-throws-out-volkswagens-emissions-tampering-appeals via Automotive News

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Volkswagen AG's bid to avoid lawsuits filed by officials in three states seeking damages stemming from the automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal.

11/12/2021

Volkswagen, Nissan, Toyota, and BMW refuse to pledge to selling only electric vehicles by 2040

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/10/business/carmakers-zero-emissions-pledge/index.html via CNN

The biggest players in the automotive industry are refusing to back a commitment to sell only zero-emissions cars and vans by 2040, dealing a blow to hopes for major progress on the climate crisis at COP26.

11/08/2021

Join us for a Day of Action supporting Uyghur in front of the tomorrow! Enough is enough!

11/03/2021

VDA founds the association Responsible Supply Chain Initiative RSCI e.V. together with manufacturers and suppliers https://automotiveworld.com/?p=350133

For more responsible supply chains – more sustainability, more environmental and occupational safety – 15 founding members

11/01/2021

Top Automotive Suppliers' ESG Reports Focus Mostly on Environment and Little on Governance, New Study Shows https://prn.to/3EvnvZo

/PRNewswire/ -- Most top auto suppliers' ESG reports focus mostly on the E (environmental) and neglect the G (governance), according to a recent study –...

10/22/2021

Toyota Pumping $3.4 Billion Into U.S. To Localize Battery, Electric Vehicle Production via Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2021/10/18/toyota-pouring-34-billion-into-us-battery-production-to-amp-up-electric-vehicle-push/

The auto giant has been drawing criticism from environmental groups for being slow to join the shift to battery-powered vehicles.

10/21/2021

Google Maps to show the lowest carbon route for car journeys https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/06/google-maps-to-show-the-lowest-carbon-route-for-car-journeys via The Guardian

Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said the initiative could save 1m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year

10/20/2021

Plug-in cars are the future. The grid isn't ready.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/13/electric-vehicles-grid-upgrade/ via Washington Post

COPENHAGEN, N.Y. — On a good day, a fair wind blows off Lake Ontario, the long-distance transmission lines of New York state are not clogged up and yet another heat wave hasn’t pushed the urban utilities to their limits. On such a day, power from the two big wind turbines in Vaughn Moser’s hay...