LISLE,
Ill., June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) today released its 2023
Sustainability Report. This year's report illustrates Navistar's
sustainability efforts as part of the company's vision to
accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility with its main area of
strategic focus on decarbonization. The report also shines a light
on how Navistar is solidifying its commitment to sustainability
through circular business practices, social impact and
environmental compliance initiatives, human rights due diligence,
and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
"Sustainability initiatives open new areas of growth and
opportunities in business developments, digitalization, and more
efficient design thinking," said Mathias Carlbaum, President
and CEO. "We are serious about helping our customers achieve their
business objectives, and we understand clearly that the time is now
to make bold moves on behalf of our planet and its people."
Sustainability at Navistar involves looking at the confluence of
planet, people, and responsibility. It is one of our strategic
pillars to accept our responsibility to contribute to improving the
impact of our business on the environment and society.
Highlights from the 2023 Sustainability Report
include:
- Navistar committed to developing science-based targets
consistent with the criteria of the Science Based Target
Initiative.
- Navistar joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact
initiative, solidifying the Company's commitment to sustainability.
The UN Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align
their operations and strategies with 10 universally accepted
principles in human rights, labor, environment, and
anti-corruption.
- Navistar conducted its first double materiality assessment in
2023 to evaluate and engage with stakeholders on various
sustainability topic areas to determine those that are most
relevant and important to the Company. Topics included climate
change adaptation and mitigation, equal treatment and opportunities
for all, working conditions, and management of supplier
relationships.
- In July, IC Bus launched its next generation CE Series in both
diesel and electric powertrain options. Since the initial launch of
the electric CE Series in 2020, IC Bus has worked to educate
dealers, technicians, and customers alike on the transition to
electric.
- To help support the charging infrastructure development for
zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs), Navistar worked on partnering with
industry stakeholders to launch Powering America's Commercial
Transportation (PACT), a coalition focused on education and
advocacy for accelerating the construction of nationwide
infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs.
- Navistar began production of the new International® S13
Integrated Powertrain at the Company's Huntsville, Alabama production facility.
The full 2023 Navistar Sustainability Report can be viewed and
downloaded here.
About Navistar
Navistar, Inc. ("Navistar") is a
commercial transportation solutions provider with a vision to
accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility. Based in Lisle,
Illinois, Navistar and its
subsidiaries and affiliates produce International® commercial
trucks and powertrains, IC Bus® school and commercial buses,
OnCommand® Connection advanced connectivity services, Fleetrite®
aftermarket parts, and captive financing through Navistar
Financial. With a history of innovation dating back to 1831,
Navistar has nearly 15,000 employees worldwide and is a subsidiary
of TRATON SE, the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP
and one of the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers.
Learn more at www.Navistar.com.
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