Europcar Australia & New Zealand Sustainability

Europcar Australia and New Zealand, a subsidiary of Europcar Mobility Group, acknowledges that there are a range of complex environmental issues including, climate change, water scarcity and biodiversity loss that may threaten the long term viability and sustainability of the business and the community in which our business exists. Europcar's purpose is to offer attractive alternatives to vehicle ownership, in a responsible and sustainable manner. We are committed to reducing the impact of our operations on the community and the surrounding environment.

Europcar's purpose is to offer attractive alternatives to vehicle ownership, in a more sustainable manner.

Europcar's purpose is to offer attractive alternatives to vehicle ownership, in a responsible and more sustainable manner. We aim to purchase vehicles with low carbon emissions and our young fleet ensures our vehicles have the latest safety features and technology - CO2 ratings for all of Europcar's passenger vehicles are displayed on our website. By comparing CO2 ratings across vehicle classes, customers are able to make an informed decision - Increased presence of electric and hybrid vehicles on our fleet and promote electric car rental to our customers.

Community Relations

Providing renters with the option to reduce their carbon emissions through our partnership with Greenfleet in both Australia and New Zealand. Keeping customers informed on how they can drive in a safe and efficient manner, reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Encouraging customers, suppliers and employees to participate in Greenfleet programs, such as tree planting days and other internal initiatives focusing on Sustainability. Europcar Australia and its customers have donated over $615,000 to off-setting carbon emissions from vehicle rental. These funds contribute to Geenfleet’s Forest restoration projects, including the Great Ocean Road Restoration Project, which involved the planting of native trees on 27 hectares around the Great Ocean Road region. The project will result in more than 20,350 tonnes of carbon being captured from the atmosphere as the forests grow. Our employees have personally planted over 2000 trees as part of our long term partnership with Greenfleet.

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Energy Efficiency

Working with employees to identify and implement energy saving practices - Lights/equipment turned off when not in use and ensuring air conditioning systems are set to optimal temperatures - Conducting yearly auditing on the number of IT servers required - Using the procurement process (where possible) to purchase more efficient supplies - Working towards more robust reporting of energy use across the business -Introduced Sign On Glass technology leafing to paperless rental agreements.

Europcar Australia & New Zealand Sustainability Profile

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