The corporate activities of German car manufacturer AUDI AG are influenced by the desire to preserve resources and take a responsible approach to the environment.

Sustainable development and manufacturing is based on having efficient vehicles—yet Audi’s strategy for environmental protection reaches far beyond this. When the company wanted to assess the impact of its development projects on the surrounding environment, especially with regard to local biodiversity, it turned to ARCADIS. We helped Audi with an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to discover the extent to which its Ingolstadt site has affected the biological diversity of the area. Covering 107 hectares, the site in Ingolstadt is home to AUDI’s largest production plant as well as the company’s headquarters. The EIA project was completed in November and has given AUDI a clear impression of the impact that the site has had on biodiversity and provided the company with essential information for shaping its future environmental policy.