MANN+HUMMEL Wins CLEPA Innovation Award for Sustainable Automotive Solutions
Key Highlights
- MANN+HUMMEL received the CLEPA Innovation Award for Sustainability, a top accolade in the European automotive industry.
- Their new filters incorporate lignin, a renewable, plant-based material, to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions and crude oil usage.
- The sustainable filters maintain existing performance and price, offering a climate-friendly solution for customers.
MANN+HUMMEL has been recognized by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, CLEPA as a top innovator. The CLEPA Innovation Award for Sustainability is one of the most prestigious accolades in the European automotive supplier industry, recognizing companies that set new standards for the mobility of tomorrow.
The award-winning technology by MANN+HUMMEL - MANN-FILTER - features new CO₂-reduced filters that partially replace crude oil through the targeted use of renewable raw materials. Additional sutatiability initiatives are in the pipline.
“Receiving the CLEPA Innovation Award for Sustainability makes us very proud and confirms that our commitment to climate-friendlier innovation is making an impact,” says Kaur. “By using lignin, a renewable, plant-based material, into our cellulose filter media, we’ve achieved a game-changing breakthrough that allows us to reduce CO₂ emissions and crude oil usage significantly, without compromising performance. We’ve seamlessly integrated this sustainable improvement into our existing product lines, offering our customers a climate-friendlier solution with no change in price or functionality. With verified environmental savings and the potential to benefit millions of vehicles, this is a major milestone on our journey toward decarbonizing mobility.”
The CLEPA award has motivated MANN+HUMMEL to continue to develop sustainable solutions for the mobility of the future.
To learn more about the MANN-FILTER visit: https://www.mann-filter.com/en/news-stories/sustainability.html.