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General Motors Donates Face Masks and Flu Vaccines to California Communities
General Motors today announced a donation of 1 million face masks and funding for 5,000 flu vaccines for California... → Read More
Enhancing Mobility in a Congested World
Last week, Maven Gig launched in Austin, a city ranked at the top of best cities lists with accolades such as “Greenest City in America,” and rated as one of the Best Cities for Recent College Grads. The Austin launch marked the first all-electric fleet for Gig, utilizing the Chevrolet Bolt EV as the sole vehicle offered. Through the platform, Austin residents now have access to vehicles… → Read More
Powering a Cleaner Grid Through Green Tariffs
This week, General Motors became one of the first companies in Michigan to participate in a new Consumers Energy program that will allow the company to match 100 percent of the electricity used at its Flint Metal Center and Engine Operations with wind energy generated from Cross Winds Energy Park II in Michigan. Through this electricity agreement – also known as a green tariff – General Motors… → Read More
GM Reaffirms Path to an All-Electric, Zero Emissions Future
Speaking at the annual CERAWeek energy conference in Houston on Wed., March 7, 2018, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra reaffirmed the company’s strategy for a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. She also announced an increase in production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV later this year at the Orion Assembly plant north of Detroit. Driven by the increasing global… → Read More
GM Expands Composting Program at Its Global Headquarters
General Motors is taking its composting program – one of its most successful examples of circular economy – to a whole new level at its global headquarters located in the Renaissance Center (GMRENCEN) in Detroit. What started as a compost collection program with select restaurants at the RENCEN has now expanded to include participation from all floors and occupants of the complex. Through this… → Read More
10 Sustainability Stories From GM in 2017
For General Motors, 2017 was a year of both long-term aspirations and short-term progress. The company declared its vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. Transformative mobility developments took place in areas such as connectivity, car- and ridesharing, and electric and autonomous vehicles – keys, it believes, to unlocking a more sustainable future. During this time, GM… → Read More
Girl Scouts Target GM’s Waste for Their Sustainability Project
GM is a believer in the circular economy where people design items so they stay in use. The company and its suppliers work often with the next generation of leaders to help them see items not as they are, but what they can become – key to ensuring sustainability remains top of mind long into the future. GDC, a supplier that turns GM manufacturing byproducts such as used test tires and plastic… → Read More
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: How to Accelerate and Scale Your Renewable Energy Plan
Are you interested in how companies are scaling their clean energy use? General Motors’ global manager of renewable energy, Rob Threlkeld, and Lily Donge, principal of the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewable Center, led a GreenBiz webinar on the economic opportunity in addressing climate change. Together they shared best practices to help organizations of all sizes achieve quick wins… → Read More
GM Employees Help Texas and Puerto Rico Recover
When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico a little over a month ago, GM engineers mobilized to help the U.S. island territory. Hundreds of GM employees donated more than 12 tons of goods including batteries, solar cellphone chargers and lights, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, bottled water, baby formula and canned foods. “There were so many people involved in this project,” said NASCAR Program… → Read More
GM Earns Perfect Score on Equality Index
GM scored a perfect 100 on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index conducted by the Human Rights Campaign, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. 2018 makes it six years in a row with a perfect score, and 10 out of the last 11 years with a perfect score. “The Corporate Equality Index has become a key benchmark for diversity… → Read More
WEBINAR: How to Accelerate and Scale Your Renewable Energy Plan
Are you interested in how companies are scaling their clean energy use? General Motors’ global manager of renewable energy, Rob Threlkeld, and Lily Donge, principal of the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewable Center, will lead a free GreenBiz webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. eastern. Together they will discuss the economic opportunity in addressing climate change and share best… → Read More
General Motors Sustainability Newsletter
Michael Vachiraadisorn, General Motors’ Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow, brought a unique perspective to the company as an MBA candidate at the University of Oregon. During his 10 weeks with GM, Michael used both his engineering background and new business acumen to bring fresh perspective on solving energy challenges. Charging Gets a Boost from Ridesharing EVs It’s a classic… → Read More
Inside Energy Efficiency With a GM EDF Climate Corps Fellow
Michael Vachiraadisorn, General Motors’ Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow, brought a unique perspective to the company as an MBA candidate at the University of Oregon. During his 10 weeks with GM, Michael used both his engineering background and new business acumen to bring fresh perspective on solving energy challenges. Michael developed the following solutions. 1. Monitor… → Read More
Organizations Work to Reuse 2,500 Pounds of Scrap From Ohio River
Materials lacking end-of-life solutions don’t just end up in the landfill - some find their way into rivers and waterways, too. A group of company leaders, representatives from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and materials technology innovators from the US Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Materials… → Read More
Chevrolet Proudly Partners With American Cancer Society for Seventh Year in the Battle Against Breast Cancer
DETROIT, October 12, 2017 /3BL Media/ - For the seventh consecutive year, Chevrolet and General Motors employees, dealers and customers are joining in the fight against breast cancer by proudly supporting the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® walks. Chevrolet and participating dealers across the United States also support the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer… → Read More
GM Zeros in on an All-Electric Future
GM summarizes its vision in six words: zero crashes, zero emissions, zero congestion. In a recent LinkedIn post, Mary Barra states, “our generation has the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want.” GM backed up its zero-emissions commitment by announcing it will introduce two electric vehicles in the next 18 months – the first of at… → Read More
GM Outlines All-Electric Path to Zero Emissions
DETROIT, October 3, 2017 /3BL Media/ - General Motors announced today how it is executing on a major element of its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion, recently announced by GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. “General Motors believes in an all-electric future,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors executive vice president of Product Development, Purchasing and Supply… → Read More
Decades of Clean Energy Use Fuels GM’s RE100 Commitment
All of GM’s Ohio and Indiana facilities – including the assembly plants that build the Chevrolet Cruze and Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickup trucks – will meet 100 percent of their electricity needs through wind power. Once the turbines come online by the end of 2018, renewable energy will power 20 percent of GM’s global electricity use. While these new deals make a good dent in the… → Read More
GM’s Ohio and Indiana Plants to Meet Electricity Needs With Wind
DETROIT, September 19, 2017 /3BL Media/ - All of GM’s Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities – including those that build the Chevrolet Cruze and Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickup trucks – will meet their electricity needs through 100 percent renewable energy. GM is buying a total of 200 megawatts of wind energy from Ohio and Illinois wind farms. Once the turbines come online by the… → Read More
Mary Barra Outlines GM’s Road Map for Safer, Better and More Sustainable Transportation Solutions
SHANGHAI, September 15, 2017 /3BL Media/ – General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra hosted a press conference today in Shanghai to discuss GM’s road map for the future of personal mobility. The company’s goal is to address the challenges such as crashes, pollution and congestion that have come with growing urbanization. According to Barra, “By working together, we can solve these challenges… → Read More