Sustainability at Continental
Investing sustainably
Sustainability is a driver of innovation for Continental during the current transformation of mobility and industry. It is firmly anchored in the Corporate Strategy and forms a key component in the corporate vision 'CREATING VALUE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW'.
In its Group’s sustainability ambition, Continental describes how the company wants to shape the transformation in relevant topics areas with respect to sustainability in order to reduce negative impacts, strengthen positive effects, seize transformation opportunities, and mitigate transformation risks.
Along with the relevant guidelines, this ambition constitutes the framework for existing management approaches, strategies, programs, processes and targets, as well as their further development.
Sustainability Report
Since 2011, Continental has been publishing an annual Sustainability Report
Since 2024, the Sustainability Report has been an integrated part of the Annual Report of Continental. The Sustainability Report contains the information to be disclosed for fiscal 2024 in accordance with Art. 8 of EU Taxonomy Regulation (EU) 2020/852 in conjunction with Art. 10(2) of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 of the Commission. It was voluntarily prepared to meet the requirements of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, (CSRD), and in full application of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Based on the double materiality assessment, the subsequent ESRS topic-specific chapters describe the material impact, risks and opportunities, management approaches, public sustainability targets, key measures, and metrices. The forward-looking statements made in the Sustainability Report are based on the management’s assessments and intentions regarding the company’s future development as of the publication date in March 2025.
