Land Rover works with government agencies, environmental groups and local planning authorities to help protect our planet.
We believe that future generations should be able to enjoy the world as we enjoy it today. Trusted to tread lightly in landscapes all over the globe, Land Rover is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring sound environmental practice in all Land Rover activities – from the design of the vehicles and the manufacturing processes, through to our commitment to providing instruction in responsible off-road driving.
Land Rover has a sustainable development policy, ensuring environmental care is incorporated at all stages of all our activities. And when you visit your nearest centre, you’ll be able to see our localised approach to the environment in action.
The Land Rover CO2 Offset Programme
As part of our ongoing commitment to address the challenges of climate change, we’ve launched the Land Rover CO2 Offset Programme. Not only are we offsetting our manufacturing emissions, but this unique initiative, managed by Climate Care, even includes a customer vehicle package to enable our customers to offset their CO2 emissions too.
Conservation
Land Rover works closely with five key conservation partners, actively supporting projects and fundraising activities around the world. We’re proud of our association with Biosphere Expeditions, Born Free Foundation, China Exploration; Research Society, Earthwatch Institute and the Royal Geographical Society, and what we’ve achieved together.
In addition, Land Rover’s association with the Red Cross also goes back a long way; Since November 2007 Land Rover has given over £2.5million worth of support to the Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement, including vehicle donations, funds raised and gifts in kind. The support is ongoing
Our Centre
When developing the Coniston Hall Estate we took a very responsible view to ensure that we would live alongside the wildlife, without disrupting the delicate balance of their surroundings.
Situated on a private estate on the edge of the national park, initial objective was to create a Land Rover Experience in area of natural outstanding beauty. Hence the implementation of the following:
- An eco-hospitality centre was built from renewable soft wood
- Waste water from the building is fed into a non chemical plant and runs into natural reed beds
- Vehicle washing is predominantly water only and is drawn from a bore hole situated on the estate, with mud deposits and dirty water returned to a natural soak area
- Tracks are constructed with natural materials whenever possible e.e. river bed rock removed from local rivers by the Council as part of flood alleviation programme
- We have enhanced natural ground features and protected these from erosion by hard constructions whenever necessary
- We re-cycle all Waster Paper Products/Cardboard etc
- All tyre changes are disposed of by the tyre company off site.
- Some of the former pastures we use are maintained to encourage wildlife and flora
- We have created wildlife and wet safe areas, where reed beds have been grown in order to assist the filter of sediment drop out from entering the water courses
- Stream areas have been refurbished and cleaned in order to allow fish to reach spawning areas, these are for contamination regularly.
- In April 2003 we planted over 1000 trees to encourage ground stability
- The feasibility of Bio Diesel usage is continually reviewed.
- We have maintained as small a footprint as possible, whilst at the same time continuing to train/demonstrate the full potential of all the vehicles throughout the range