Volkswagen’s efforts to save energy have paid off. The company launched an energy saving program back in 2005 and hooked itself up on reorganizing office equipment and infrastructure that was finally completed last year. Volkswagen proudly announced that these efforts have helped save up on 9.26 million kilowatt hours of energy per year. This is around 86% reduction in the company’s consumption as compared to the figures back in 2005. The total energy saved will be enough to power up 1,400 households annually.
It took the replacement of 52,000 fax machines, printers, photocopiers and scanners with 17,500 multifunction devices, the integration of the units into a centralized network and cutting the total number of devices by 66 percent i.e. disposing of 35,000 single machines. Devices used today are also standardized. The company sure deserves a pat on its back for these all its efforts.