The BMW Group released the "Little Green Book" in China
On June 6, the BMW Group released the "Little Green Book" in China. According to the "Little Green Book", the water consumption of a single production unit of BMW Brilliance's domestic model in 2022 will be 2022.1 cubic meters per unit, which is equivalent to the capacity of a standard London telephone booth and half of the average production water consumption of European car companies according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
According to the second water resources evaluation data of Liaoning Province, the per capita water resources in the province are only about 1/3 of the national average. As a state-level green demonstration plant rooted in the soil, BMW Brilliance takes the BMW iFACTORY production strategy as the core of sustainable practices in BMW's Shenyang production base.
At the same time, the product upgrade project of BMW Shenyang Shenyang Plant introduced an advanced water recycling system, with which the Shenyang production base can completely separate, decompose and remove various organic substances and pollutants from industrial wastewater, ensuring that wastewater can be reused in the production process after treatment, and realizing a closed cycle of water resource management.
"Water conservancy of all things", BMW's "waterway" does not stop at production. As a responsible automobile manufacturer, BMW has taken the lead in extending the green and sustainable ecological chain to the downstream of the industry, and has integrated the improvement of water efficiency into the dealership's "Leading Green Star" program. In the detailed evaluation criteria of "Leading Green Star", BMW has made clear guidance and requirements for daily water-saving measures such as rainwater recycling and green car washing for dealers. Taking the first Wuxi Xibaohang BMW 4S store certified as a "Leading Green Star" lighthouse store, as an example, it integrated the architectural concept of "Four Waters to the Church" at the beginning of its design, and the 200-ton rainwater recovery device and the landscaped pool with a water storage capacity of 160 tons can maximize the use of rainwater resources, and the purified rainwater can be directly used for green irrigation, road watering, landscape water replenishment and other needs.
BMW's protection of water in China extends beyond the plant. Considering the environment as an important stakeholder and based on forward-thinking and innovative actions, BMW is committed to protecting the natural water resources of Shenyang, Liaoning, and China. Starting from the three aspects of "supporting the improvement of protected area management", "raising public awareness of biodiversity conservation" and "supporting the popularization and education of protected areas", BMW Beautiful Homeland Initiative has implemented a series of conservation actions in Liaoning Liaohekou National Nature Reserve, including providing patrol vehicles and donating animal ambulances to the reserve, building ecological birdwatching houses in the reserve, developing nature education courses, and carrying out nature education and training.
