Shanghai -- Zhejiang Geely Holding Group co. (Geely) aims to become carbon neutral across its value chain by 2045, according to its 2021 Sustainability report released on June 27.

Geely Holding said it had completed checks on greenhouse gas emissions and that 11 of its production bases had been rated as state-level green factories by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).The group has invested more than 140 billion yuan ($20.94 billion) in research and development over the past 10 years and has about 18,000 valid patents to date.

Geely Holding will sell more than 2.2 million vehicles in 2021.Notably, its 2021 new energy vehicle (NEV) sales grew 94% year on year.The group also unveiled carbon reduction targets set for each brand, with Geely Auto pledging to reduce the total carbon emissions over the life cycle of a single vehicle by 25% in 2025 (compared to 2020) and to become carbon neutral by 2045.

Volvo Cars expects battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to account for 100% of its annual sales by 2030.Youxing is ambitious to achieve operational carbon neutrality and net zero emissions for all mobility orders by 2023 and 2035, respectively. Polestar hopes to launch a climate-neutral car by 2030 and become a climate-neutral company by 2040.

Geely Holding said it has integrated sustainability throughout the value chain, from raw material selection and design to manufacturing, packaging, logistics and recycling. The chassis of the ZEEKR 001, for example, is made of 15% recycled steel and 25% recycled aluminium alloy. Starting with the new C40 Recharge, all new all-electric Volvo models will use no leather at all.

In terms of green manufacturing, Geely Holding aims to achieve three zeros in the production and manufacturing cycle: zero discharge of waste water, zero landfill of waste, and zero discharge of harmful substances.

In 2021, Geely Auto's photovoltaic installed capacity reached 110MW, and the recycling rate of industrial water resources reached 97.57%. At the same time, solid waste treatment and waste water, exhaust gas, noise and other pollutant emissions of Geely auto's production bases all meet the standards.

导读：上海--浙江吉利控股集团（以下简称吉利控股）6月27日发布的2021年可持续发展报告称，其目标是到2045年实现整个价值链的碳中和。

吉利控股表示，它已经完成了温室气体排放的检查，其11个生产基地已被中国工业和信息化部（工信部）评为国家级绿色工厂。

在过去10年中，该集团在研发方面的投资超过1400亿元（209.4亿美元），迄今已拥有约18,000项有效专利。

吉利控股 2021 年汽车总销量超过 220 万辆。值得注意的是，其 2021 年新能源汽车（NEV）销量同比增长 94%。该集团还公布了为每个品牌设定的碳减排目标，吉利汽车承诺在2025年将单辆汽车整个生命周期内的碳排放总量减少25%（与2020年相比），并在2045年实现碳中和。

沃尔沃汽车公司预计在2030年电池电动车（BEV）将占其年销量的100%。友兴科技雄心勃勃地要在2023年和2035年之前分别实现运营碳中性和所有移动性订单的净零排放。Polestar希望在2030年推出气候中立的汽车，并在2040年成为气候中立公司。

吉利控股表示，它已将可持续性纳入整个价值链，从原材料选择和设计到制造、包装、物流和回收。例如，ZEEKR 001的底盘由15%的再生钢和25%的再生铝合金制成。从新的C40 Recharge开始，所有新的全电动沃尔沃车型将完全不使用皮革。

在绿色制造方面，吉利控股的目标是在生产和制造周期中实现三个零：废水零排放、废物零填埋、有害物质零排放。

2021年，吉利汽车的光伏装机容量达到110MW，工业水资源的循环利用率达到97.57%。同时，吉利汽车各生产基地的固体废弃物处理和废水、废气、噪声等污染物排放均100%达标。