Energy Efficiency

• Bosch clean diesel helps vehicles achieve 30% better fuel economy and up to 25% lower carbon dioxide emissions
• Bosch gasoline direct injection helps vehicles achieve 15% better fuel economy; a gasoline hybrid reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 25%
• Bosch is the only US manufacturer with the ENERGY STAR qualification on all of its models in the refrigeration, washer and dishwasher categories
• Bosch dishwashers use 50% less water and 20% less electricity, without compromising on performance.

Renewable Energy

• By 2015, Bosch Rexroth will invest $450 million in wind power, expanding production capabilities
• Bosch Rexroth technology is developing wave energy capabilities, and operates the first prototypes for winning current and wave energy.
• Bosch residential heat pump systems provide heating and cooling from geothermal sources.  Ground source heat pumps use 75% renewable energy and save up to 50% running costs compared to oil boiler
• Bosch develops components for CNG-driven vehicles and our FlexFuel engine management system, allowing vehicles to run on ethanol

Environmental Practices

• Bosch has 145 ISO14001 sites
• Since 2001, Bosch associates have planted more than 46,000 trees across nearly 100 acres of land in Toluca, Mexico.
• By 2020, Bosch plans to cut worldwide emissions at manufacturing sites by 20%
• Bosch Appliances manufacturing facilities have reduced water usage by 51%, energy consumption by 19% and waste by 10% since 2001.
• Bosch's program for remanufacturing vehicle parts is cutting CO2 emissions worldwide by 23,000 tons.
• Bosch's Ontario, CA distribution site has eliminated 761,000 pounds of waste and has saved more than a million pounds of greenhouse gases through their green program

Vision and Values

• Bosch's values are based on corporate social responsibiity and cultural diversity
• Robert Bosch North America contributes more than $2 million annually to US education and charitable causes
• Thermador won the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Innovations Design and Engineering award.
• The first Bosch guideline on environmental protection was adopted as early as 1973.
• Bosch Appliances was awarded the 2011 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award
• The 2010 Consumer Digest Best Buy is awarded to Bosch Cooktops and Gas Ranges