Resources Case Study 2 - Jaguar Landrover 🏎️

Question 1

Background info?

Answer 1

• UK’s leading car manufacturer
• all designs are suitable

Question 2

What have they done?

Answer 2

• reducing vehicle waste by using aluminium (improves fuel efficiency)
• since 2009, JLO owners have been given the option to offset their vehicles’ carbon emissions through investment in green technologies and tree planting
• 44% of parts made in UK (reduce transportation and CO2 by 28.2% in 10 yrs)
• vehicles have longer average life (14 yrs) and only 1% of production waste goes to landfill

Question 3

What have the Wolverhampton Engine manufacturing plant done?

Answer 3

• focused on recruiting local people and therefore pollution
• rooftop is covered by 21,000 solar panels, meeting 30% of the plants’ needs
• water is harvested from rooftop and used for flushing toilet - reduces runoff and flood risk
• all paving is permeable to prevent floods
• bike racks and cycle lanes are provided to encourage workers not to drive
• all lighting done by LEDs
• site uses recyclable materials