Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

DecomBlades consortium awarded funding for a large, cross-sector wind turbine blade recycling project

Published on 25th January 2021 by Lisa Ekstrand

Vestas is proud to announce that we have taken a step forward towards addressing one of the most pressing sustainability concerns within wind power by joining the DecomBlades consortium. While the energy generated by wind power technology contributes to the displacement of millions of tons of carbon emissions every year, wind turbines raise an important question around recyclability and waste management...

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Vestas’ blueprint for leading a responsible and inclusive energy transition

Published on 23rd of September 2020 by Kristian Heydenreich

Although progress remains steady, political commitment to low carbon energy systems is increasing across a growing number of nations. As a result, the renewables industry is poised to gain a larger foothold in the global energy system, and this impending growth signals an urgent need to ensure that the industry is operating sustainably. Leaders across the renewable energy value chain...

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Vestas' approach to diversity and inclusion

Published on 23rd of June 2020 by Lisa Ekstrand

We are committed to make sure that all current and future Vestas employees are guaranteed equal opportunities regardless of social identity. Everyone must feel safe, valued, and know that their voice will be heard...

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Vestas towards carbon neutrality

Published on 4th of June 2020 by Lisa Ekstrand

Throughout this January and February, Vestas announced its new sustainability strategy: “Sustainability in everything we do”. Underlining Vestas’ vision to improve its sustainability performance, the strategy established four ambitious goals to measure our progress - one of which is a pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2030 without using carbon offsets...

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Vestas launches electric service vehicle program in China

Published on 22nd of May 2020 by Lisa Ekstrand

In January 2020, Vestas launched its new sustainability strategy, entitled ‘Sustainability in everything we do’. The strategy encompasses four key objectives, each designed to enable the integration of sustainable practices across...

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Zero-waste wind turbines by 2040

Published on 11th of May 2020 by Lisa Ekstrand

Our “Sustainability in everything we do” strategy consists of four ambitious goals. One of which is a commitment to producing zero-waste wind turbines by 2040. As a first step, incremental targets will be to increase the recyclability rate of hubs and blades from 44% today, to 50% by 2025, and 55% by 2030....

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Sustainability to propel the energy transition: Vestas will be ramping up its contribution

Published on 4th February 2020 by Lisa Ekstrand

At Vestas, we are pushing the notion of sustainability in the industry to new heights. This work is important, not only because our stakeholders expect us to deliver on this, but because we believe this is the only way to build a better world for future generations.

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Reflecting on Vestas joining the Getting to Zero Coalition

Published on 9th October 2019 by Line Holst-Jensen

Vestas Group Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs - Morten Dyrholm, represented Vestas at this year’s New York Climate Week: His presence was both to push for greater ambitions in the green energy transition, and to provide more insight into Vestas joining the ‘Getting to Zero Coalition’ (GTZC).

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Vestas: A commitment to reduce carbon emissions

Published on 16th April 2019 by Elsa Jasmine Nightingale

It is with pleasure that we can announce Vestas’ formal signature to the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) led by the Carbon Disclosure Project, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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