MEYLE announced its participation in the UN Climate Change Conference, currently underway in Egypt, where it will share new ideas and its own sustainability efforts. MEYLE announced it has achieved an important milestone – the company is conserving 15 tonnes of plastic a year by eliminating plastic caps from MEYLE axial rods, control arms, ball joints and tie rods.

Considering the impacts of climate change, the energy transition, the scarcity of resources, increased sustainability awareness and alternative drives, MEYLE feels the need to take action has never been as great as it is today.

For a while now, MEYLE says it has been doing without the protective caps it previously used in the packaging for its axial rods. Now, control arms, ball joints and tie rods will likewise be delivered in optimized packaging that makes the plastic caps superfluous. MEYLE is additionally saving four tonnes of plastic a year by reducing its use of stretch wrap. And, thanks to its 2018-2019 transition to paper-based adhesive tape and shipping envelopes, the company is also saving around 19 tonnes of plastic a year.

MEYLE says it is continuously working with its partners on increasing efficiency throughout the value chain and on doing business more sustainably. The Hamburg manufacturer has been working to improve its carbon footprint since 2018 and recently presented the first climate-neutral product line in the independent aftermarket – the carbon emissions of MEYLE HD steering and suspension parts are offset in cooperation with ClimatePartner.

“The impacts of climate change and the consequences of environmental destruction do not lie in the future. We must question our consumption and our conduct regarding resources today,” said Marc Siemssen, member of the MEYLE AG Executive Board. 

For more information, visit meyle.com and go to corporate responsibility.