"Anthony Miller" (ahmille4)
11/20/2015 at 14:01 • Filed to: None
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the company is now halfway towards its goal of obtaining wildlife certifications at all of its manufacturing plants around the world by 2020. With increasing scrutiny by governments and international organizations on pollution and environmental impacts, auto companies have sought to mitigate these impacts with efforts like GM’s cooperation with Wildlife Habitat Council’s Wildlife at Work and Corporate Lands for Learning program.
Wild turkeys and deer roam the nature trail at Spring Hill Manufacturing’s 800-acre wildlife habitat. Source: GM
Margaret O’Gorman, president of the Wildlife Habitat Council commented released a statement praising GM’s work saying, “General Motors’ continued conservation leadership and commitment to habitat enhancement sets an example for other companies to follow,” “The global aspect of GM’s participation in conservation programs raises awareness of corporate conservation’s impact in enhancing ecosystems of value around the world.”
China, in particular, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and projects like these are a step in the right direction for large corporations, especially those which are sources of much of the problem. While the impact of GMs first-ever-for-the-country, sponsored wildlife habitat in China is important, it does bring into question just how much responsibility auto manufacturers have towards the environment.
While automakers try and clean up their tailpipe emissions along with a headlong rush into electric automobiles like the Volt, efforts like wildlife preservation on corporate property may become more commonplace as GM attempts to present a “greener” image to the environmentally conscious consumer.