Case Study: Clean European Battery Company achieves sustainable battery industry leadership with Northvolt

An open letter on the European Battery Regulation

The clean European battery company faced the challenge of ensuring its emerging industry could compete globally while adhering to the highest standards of sustainability, requiring urgent and ambitious EU legislation to regulate carbon footprints and ethical raw material sourcing. Northvolt, as a key vendor and proponent, advocated for this legislative framework to help the industry differentiate itself.

The solution, which Northvolt championed, was the speedy adoption of the EU Battery Regulation, which included mandatory carbon footprint declarations, performance labels, and supply chain due diligence. By pushing for ambitious timelines and robust rules, Northvolt helped establish a path for the industry to reduce its manufacturing emissions by up to 90%, potentially avoiding 90 million tons of CO2 annually by 2030 and boosting the competitiveness of the sustainable European battery market.