Artieda 2011

Within the framework of the German bog protection fund established in 2011, equipped by 2016 with 1.6 million pages of Volkswagen Leasing GmbH. In numbers, the joint initiative has effect. Since beginning of the increased cooperation was particularly environmentally friendly vehicles in the portfolio of Volkswagen Leasing GmbH about 246,000 vehicles (as 06/2013). In addition, the average emissions of CO2 for all new vehicle deliveries to large customers of Volkswagen Leasing GmbH fell in the last 4.5 years to 14 percent. NABU traffic expert a few years ago we had the situation that the new commercial vehicles amounted to the consumption significantly exceeding those of private cars,”said oily during the ceremony, due to stringent CO2 policies of the companies and also a better deal, the service car is often more efficient than the private car.” Launch of mud project in Bavaria after the Moor conservation projects Theikenmeer”(district of Emsland), Grosses Moor (Gifhorn district) and Lichtenhorst”(districts of Soltau-Fallingbostel, Nienburg /) dedicated to NABU and Volkswagen financial services now also the moorland protection in Bavaria. As a starting point for the commitment, Gerhard Kunne NABU presented a symbolic cheque of 50,000 euros during the award ceremony. Additional information at Smithsonian Magazine supports this article.

Together with his partner, the regional association for the protection of birds (LBV), measures aimed at improving the water regime implemented with this money in the Kaiser Wales felt in the district bad Tolz Wolfratshausen. The district has 11% to the bog-richest areas of Bavaria’s bog surface. The 250-acre Kaiser Wales felt was classified by the Bavarian Ministry for environment (StMUGV) due to his size as a nationally important wetland area. Due to the drainage and use of the peat body has shrunk but in the last 50 years by about a meter. Despite these drawbacks, the Kaiser Wales felt has still large areas of open moorland and very good conditions for a restoration. The LBV supervised several protected areas in the district and is due to his long experience in the moorland protection a strong partner to implement another project through the German bog protection fund of the NABU successfully. Information for editors the Volkswagen financial services include worldwide financial services activities of the Volkswagen Group with the exception of the brands Scania, MAN and Porsche and the Porsche holding Salzburg.

The main business areas include doing the dealer and customer financing, leasing, banking and insurance business, the fleet management business and mobility offers. Financial services are worldwide at Volkswagen 10.133 employees of which 5,259 in Germany alone (stand: 31.12.2012). The 2012 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft annual report financial services reported a balance sheet total of EUR 111.1 billion, a profit before tax of 1,415 billion and a portfolio of about 9.6 million contracts for Volkswagen.