Editorial: Designing for Sustainability
Design defines our path toward sustainability. Each choice about materials, structure and production shapes the environmental footprint of what we develop at FORVIA.
Our ambition to reduce scope 3 CO₂ emissions by 90% by 2045 relies on embedding sustainability into design from the very beginning. Reducing weight remains one of our most powerful levers. Lighter vehicles consume less energy, and lightweight components require fewer resources to manufacture. They also improve logistics efficiency by reducing transportation loads.
The FORVIA Excellence System, introduced 20 years ago, established a standard for performance, quality and continuous improvement across our operations. Today, this framework extends into engineering, embedding eco-design and sustainability principles from the very start of product development.
Eco-design has become a true differentiator—an innovative approach that delivers value to customers while ensuring sustainability which remains practical and achievable. Our solutions must balance performance, cost efficiency and competitiveness with a clear goal: reducing our environmental footprint in the most competitive way. When these dimensions align, the impact lasts and should be recognized by our customers.
Collaboration is at the heart of this journey. Designing for sustainability is not the work of a single team—it’s a shared responsibility across engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and logistics. Every decision, from sourcing raw materials to defining assembly methods, contributes to reducing our environmental impact. This collective approach ensures that sustainability is embedded not only in our products but throughout the value chain, creating impact at scale.
This transformation is built on deliberate choices made by teams everywhere. Each idea and improvement contributes to the Blue Effect—a steady movement powered by FORVIANs who design with intention, care and effectiveness, shaping a sustainable future together.
