The CVMA members, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, operate assembly and components plants across Ontario as well as a number of research facilities, offices and distribution centers across Canada. Each company has a strong and longstanding commitment to environmental protection supported by overarching principles and best practice guidelines on how they should operate their facilities.

All the Canadian facilities have robust Environmental Management Systems in place and are ISO 14001 certified. A holistic view is taken to environmental performance beginning with the materials entering the manufacturing operations, how they are used, applied and managed throughout the manufacturing process. CVMA members have sophisticated systems in place to track, monitor and continuously improve environmental performance using key performance indicators for energy and greenhouse gas emissions, water management, and material waste management.

Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CVMA member companies are leaders in reducing the carbon footprint in vehicle manufacturing and assembly operations by adopting goals to reduce facility greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy use.

Water Management

The companies have principles and strategies for sustainable management of the entire water use cycle in their operations and by optimizing wastewater treatment processes.

Material and Waste Management

The companies reduce the hazard characteristics of their manufacturing-related wastes where by-products are viewed as useful and marketable. All the companies have targets and plans in place to reduce waste sent to landfill. Materials that cannot be reused are recycled, when generated waste cannot be recycled, it is disposed of seeking the use of technologies with minimal environmental impact. The shipment of waste materials to landfills is a last resort. As a result, many facilities are tracking towards zero waste to landfill or have achieved this objective.