Lamborghini achieves '10th anniversary of carbon neutrality' at Italian headquarters plant
Jun 16, 2025
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Lamborghini became the first in the automotive industry to obtain on-balance carbon neutral certification from international certification authority Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in 2015, making sustainability the core of its brand strategy. On-balance carbon neutrality is a way to reduce carbon emissions first, and then realize practical net-zero emissions through internationally certified carbon offset projects.
Lamborghini has set carbon reduction as its top priority strategy, focusing on energy efficiency and technological innovation. As a result, carbon emissions from headquarters production facilities as of 2024 decreased by 49% compared to 2014. This is a more meaningful achievement considering that production has more than doubled during the same period.
A representative example of this reduction strategy is the phased expansion of solar facilities. First introduced in 2010, the solar system has now expanded to a total of 15,000 square meters, producing more than 2 million kWh per year and reducing carbon dioxide by about 800 tons per year. It also plans to install additional solar panels on the roof of the distribution center by the end of 2025, aiming to generate about 2.89 million kWh of electricity per year and reduce it further by more than 1,200 tons.
In the field of energy infrastructure, triple power generation facilities play a key role. The facility, which was installed in 2015 and 2017, simultaneously produces electricity, heat, and cooling energy with one energy source (natural gas) and reduces about 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. In addition, the biogas-based district heating system, introduced for the first time in the Italian automobile industry, supplies 3,000 MWh of heat energy per year and creates an additional reduction effect of about 500 tons.
Lamborghini's sustainability practice was also reflected in architectural design. Torre 1963, the headquarters building completed in 2017, scored 92 points, the highest in Italy, and obtained LEED platinum certification, which has become a representative space that symbolically shows the brand's eco-friendly management philosophy.
Energy efficiency improvement is also one of Lamborghini's company-wide strategies. The Energy Efficiency Task Force, which has been in operation since 2022, intensively inspects and improves energy-guzzling processes and facilities, and continues to increase energy performance across production facilities.
The environmental management system has also been advanced according to global standards. Lamborghini has secured major international certifications such as ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System), ISO 50001 (Energy Management System), and EMAS (Environmental Management and Audit System), and regularly measures carbon emissions in accordance with ISO 14064-1 standards and discloses them transparently.
Based on these efforts, Lamborghini has expanded the scope of its carbon reduction activities across the company's value chain. Currently, the brand's electrification roadmap "Direzione Cor Tauri" is at the center, continuing to strengthen a sustainable industrial model that harmonizes technological innovation and environmental responsibility.
As of 2024, annual carbon dioxide emissions from Santa Gata Bologna production facilities totaled 29,849 tons, which Lamborghini is offsetting with carbon credits that meet international certification standards. It is also noteworthy that projects that can add real value to the community and the environment are prioritized, not just balanced numerically.
Representative examples include Bologna's plan to create a bicycle-friendly city and the creation of a salt plant-based carbon capture ecosystem in the Venetian Lagoon region. In particular, since 2022, carbon credits are used only for projects with the highest level of international certification, such as Gold Standard and Vera, and are focusing on realizing practical and transparent sustainability.
Meanwhile, 2025 is expected to be a turning point for Lamborghini's ESG strategy to take a leap forward. The Sustainability Report, which will be published for the first time in the brand's history, will function as a key governance tool to systematically manage internal performance and strengthen communication with external stakeholders beyond simple disclosures. The report will systematically and transparently include the overall sustainable management of Lamborghini, including environmental performance, talent welfare, resource efficiency, and community contribution.
Lamborghini chose a courageous journey 10 years ago and made sustainability a key driver of the company's future strategy, said Stephan Winkelmann, chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. "Today is a place to commemorate important milestones as we look back on that journey and reaffirm our commitment to continuing practical innovation reflecting the value of the brand."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
