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BBT Awarded 7 stars and Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability for EFQM Global Award 2021

(Shenyang) On March 4th, the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Forum revealed the winners of its EFQM Global Award 2021. BMW Brilliance Technology and Manufacturing (BBT) was again awarded 7 stars, the second time that BBT receives this highest recognition for its outstanding organization. It was also awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability. This is a renewed testament to BMW Brilliance’s (BBA) leadership position in high-quality management expertise and sustainability in China’s automotive manufacturing.

Started since 1992, the EFQM Global Award is Europe’s most respected recognition of outstanding organizations and one of the three global recognition of outstanding management expertise worldwide. It was initiated to recognize exemplary organizations around the world that successfully turn their strategy into action and continuous improvement of performance. This recognition further consolidates BBA’s international leadership in manufacturing and total quality management. Moreover, it is a statement that the company continues to set the benchmark in quality management in China’s automotive industry and leads the industry’s high-quality development in all respects. Present at the online forum, Dr. Franz Decker, Senior Vice President of Technology & Manufacturing of BMW Brilliance, says, “We are proud to receive the highest recognition a second time from EFQM as a whole outstanding organization. The EFQM model takes stakeholder perceptions into their decision-making process. It guides companies to continuously focus on their product ecosystem, optimize production and operation process, and enhance their global competitiveness. No future and no premium without sustainability, and the journey to excellence never stops. BBA will, as always, continue to create shared values for stakeholders and remain dedicated to sustainability in its production and environmental management system in all aspects. Meanwhile, we will continuously pursue excellence, improve corporate performance, and promote the coordinated development between people, plant and environment.”

In contrast to the previous method of EFQM model and the assessment process of the Excellence Awards have gone through many changes. In addition, with the global outbreak of Covid-19, the evaluation and audit of the awards could only be conducted online. Despite all these challenges, BMW Brilliance’s Technology and Manufacturing division passed the rigorous seven assessment criteria and evaluation with excellent results, and was awarded the 7stars recognition, as one of the first batch of organizations to receive this highest distinction with the new criteria. In addition, in the evaluation feedback, the EFQM particularly mentioned BBA’s sound and mature strategic process, value-added production system including “zero waste”, digital plant, and “blended culture”, which successfully combines the advantages of Chinese and German business philosophy, which was indisputable track record of success in turning strategy into action and the continuous improvement of performance.

With its extraordinary practice in sustainability, BBT also received the Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability award. In the past year, BBA ranked #1 in 2020 Automotive Enterprise Green Development Index; achieved 100% renewable electricity in Shenyang production base since 2019 and reduced the CO2 emission/vehicle in our outbound logistics by more than 45% in the last 5 years; and has retained the National Green Plant status in China for the fourth consecutive time. BBA Supply Chain Sustainability Management Project was also awarded the “Sustainability Development Goals 2020 Corporate Best Practice” by UNGC China Network, as the only car OEM among the 20 award-winning enterprises.

As the industry leader and driver of green development throughout the entire value chain, BMW Brilliance practices sustainability in its products, manufacturing, infrastructure construction and supply chain, among others. BBA is, according to the EFQM assessment, on a clear pathway to “People, Planet and Prosperity” throughout the value chain, which is in line with the BMW Group’s ambition and BBA’s sustainability strategy. To BMW Brilliance, sustainability is an investment into the future and a contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It also continues to extend the scope of sustainability by collaborating with stakeholders to create a more outstanding future together.

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