Chery unveils the “Collaborative ESG Innovation Initiative” to advance sustainable development commitments
On April 27th, the grand opening of 2025 Chery International Business Summit, themed “New Technology, New Integration, New Mission” took place in Wuhu.
During this annual conference, Chery launched an ESG cooperation initiative, aiming to fully embrace global electrification transition and actively fulfill the concept of green development, while continuously paying attention to environmental management and social responsibility across the value chain. Chery’s landmark ESG initiative not only received enthusiastic responses from participating dealers but also exemplifies Chery’s global vision and commitment to human welfare. Built on mutual respect, trust, and stable collaboration, it marks a renewed “two-way partnership” between Chery and its worldwide dealer network, creating a distinctive “Chery Model” for sustainable development. Furthermore, building upon this initiative, Chery also announced sustainable development goals for the industry: by 2026, Chery aims to achieve a 5% reduction in average vehicle lifecycle emissions, a 5% decrease in electricity and water consumption per vehicle, and a 2% reduction in hazardous waste intensity. These targets not only signify Chery’s ongoing commitment to ESG principles and its role as a responsible global corporate citizen but also represent a new mission for Chinese automobiles in their globalization efforts.
- Harmonious coexistence with the nature: developing low-carbon innovations through green technology
For decades, Chery has championed the dual transformation of commercial success and societal impact. As a China’s pioneering global automaker, Chery adheres to the vision of “Crafting exceptional brands with masterful ingenuity”, while embracing the “In somewhere, for somewhere” philosophy. Chery is building an open, collaborative industrial ecosystem with innovative green intelligent technology to deliver transcendent experiences for customers worldwide. To date, Chery has successfully entered 120 markets and serves over 16 million users worldwide. Now ranked among the Fortune Global 500, Chery has achieved truly globalized production and sales—not only earning worldwide consumer trust but also significantly strengthening its international brand competitiveness.
As climate change and carbon emissions emerge as defining global challenges with profound impacts across industries, Chery Group is committed to becoming a world-leading green intelligent mobility technology company and has gained international recognition for its low-carbon initiatives.
As a key enabler of the energy transition, Chery is accelerating sustainable development worldwide through technological innovation and global layout. Currently, Chery has achieved breakthroughs across powertrain technologies including ICE, BEV, PHEV, and HEV—especially with the advent of the electrification era. Furthermore, Chery will strengthen its green momentum by launching additional PHEV and BEV models in key markets like the EU, injecting robust impetus into the global economy’s low-carbon transformation.
II. Committed to society: co-creating an inclusive and mutually beneficialsustainable ecosystem
With an unwavering dedication to low-carbon solutions, Chery continuously pioneers intelligent green mobility experiences while fostering collaborative innovation. At the same time, it has relentlessly carried out exploration and innovation, actively collaborating with users to co-create and expand an innovative ecological matrix, fully embracing automotive life. Chery has always adhered to the concepts of “sustainability, innovation, family, and companionship”, as well as the strategic cornerstone of “green and low-carbon development”, focusing on and continuously reducing the carbon footprint across the entire vehicle lifecycle while supporting every phase of the industrial chain. Through continuous innovation, Chery brings users new experiences, values, and choices, redefining the entire vehicle ownership journey. This transforms automotive ecosystems to cultivate premium user experiences where customer and corporate values converge in perfect synergy.
At the industrial chain level, Chery formulates corresponding localization strategies tailored to regional cultures and consumption habits, forging deep-rooted partnerships across the value chain. Guided by the philosophy of “collaborative success and capability building”, Chery actively promotes localization procurement strategies in overseas markets, effectively driving the technological upgrading of local supporting industries and facilitating deeper integration into global value chains. It establishes close cooperative relationships with upstream and downstream entities in the industrial chain. For Chery, establishing overseas plants isn’t the end goal—it’s about building an open, synergistic, and win-win supply chain ecosystem. Currently, Chery has established strategic partnerships with 55 core suppliers to reduce carbon emissions in production and develop a sustainable green ecosystem.
III. Small acts, big impact: people-oriented innovation for a joyful Chery life
Mother Teresa, the renowned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, once proclaimed, “Everyone deserves to love and be loved—regardless of skin color, faith, or any label.” Chery embodies this vision by elevating individual compassion into global solidarity. In the loving big family of Chery, employees are given the utmost respect, regardless of their religious beliefs, cultural backgrounds, or personal identities. At the same time, Chery is always committed to fostering growth opportunities and welfare initiatives, exemplified by its joint venture with Spain’s EV MOTORS, where more than 300 former Nissan employees regained livelihoods, revitalizing local economies through Chery’s “warmth of love”. Globally, Chery operates 10 manufacturing bases and hosts cross-cultural workshops to promote mutual learning under its “co-creation, integration, and sharing” principle. This “Chery solution” embraces diversity with open arms, making the world a more loving place through tangible actions.
In terms of social responsibility, Chery actively engages in philanthropic initiatives, with sustained investments in disaster relief and children’s rights protection. In October 2023, Chery forged a two-year USD 6 million global partnership with UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) to support education programmes across the world. Since 2023, Chery has supported UNICEF in reaching nearly 40 million children and adolescents worldwide, including 17 million in emergencies, to access quality education. In 2024, Chery invested another USD 3.5 million to launch the “Cherish the Nature” global cooperation project with IUCN, highlighting key issues such as water resources, marine conservation, and biodiversity to carry out in-depth international cooperation. In the next two years, it is expected that more than 12,000 mangroves will be restored in Selangor, Malaysia, contributing to biodiversity, coastal resilience, and climate change mitigation. In Spain, research is being conducted on ecological mooring systems for Posidonia oceanica conservation in Andalusia, which will make significant contributions to marine and biodiversity conservation.
In pursuing the harmony of economic growth with environmental and social responsibility, Chery embeds ESG principles throughout its corporate DNA. Through technological innovation, collaborative carbon reduction across the entire industry chain, long-term investment in social welfare, and optimization of corporate governance systems, Chery integrates low-carbon emission reduction, environmental protection, and governance optimization into its entire business chain, driving high-quality development and achieving global sustainability goals. With dual focus on present impact and future transformation, Chery is emerging as the frontrunner in sustainable mobility—methodically advancing toward its vision of becoming “a world-leading green intelligent mobility technology company”.
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