Sustainability
Empowering a sustainable future
At Navico Group, we're committed to protecting the natural environment in which we work and play. Around the world, our people are acting to use natural resources responsibly, reduce our carbon footprint and innovate for a sustainable future.
Dear Friends of Navico Group,
Our oceans, waterways, and nature are under threat, with scientific indicators such as ocean warming, acidity, pollution, and species decline all on the rise. There is a narrow window of opportunity to turn things around, and we all need to do our part.
At Navico Group, we seek to drive change wherever possible, through our daily decisions and processes, and we know that our success depends on collaboration - both internally and beyond. So we thank you for your interest and support as we continue our journey of integrating sustainability into everything we do.
There are four areas of action that form the foundation of our sustainability strategy: Energy transition, product impact, conservation, and community. We are addressing these areas throughout our business in different ways. Navico Group has more than 20 sustainability champions spread throughout our global team, with representatives from each department, region, and brand. Our company-wide Sustainability Roadmap keeps us on track, with more than 50 projects this year alone, all of which relate to our four key areas of action.
As part of Brunswick, we have a set of corporate policies that ensure we are meeting global sustainability requirements, and we are responsible for measuring and reporting ESG data that is included in the annual Brunswick Sustainability Report.
This website offers stories of how we are implementing sustainability. We highlight a few numbers, but the complete set of numerical goals and targets are integrated into Brunswick's sustainability report.
We are on a journey, and we welcome ideas, input, and feedback – contact us at [email protected].
Here’s to a successful and sustainable future!
The Navico Group Sustainability Team
Key focus areas
We have four key areas that form the foundation of our sustainability strategy. Click below to learn how we are working on these areas.
Energy Transition
Electrification and our operations
Product Impact
Materials and circular economy
Conservation
Enabling conservation efforts
Community
Engagement and volunteering
Energy Transition
Electrification and our operations
Navico Group is working to reduce the carbon footprint in our own operations, and to support customers who are driving the transition to renewable energy. We have a goal of 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by year-end 2025 (2022 baseline, Brunswick wide).
Electrification and our operations
Our goal is to reduce the carbon emissions of our global operations by 30% in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by year-end 2025 (2022 baseline, Brunswick wide) and transition to renewable power where possible.
We are implementing a number of projects around the world: Installing solar panels at 3 of our facilities, conducting energy efficiency projects, and improving lighting and HVAC systems.
In addition, we aim to be the partner of choice to support boat builders and customers looking to support electric and alternative propulsion, and generally reduce their energy consumption.
“The path towards electrification and the need for us all to reduce our carbon emissions is clear. We are working to reduce emissions in our own operations, and also offer solutions that enhance our customers’ experience while positively impacting the environment. We are committed to a sustainable future.”
Eric Lindquist
Vice President & General Manager, Power Systems
Energy Transition
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Energy Transition
Simrad Yachting and Cantieri Nautici Vizianello Collaborate on sustainable Water Taxi Transport
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Product Impact
Materials and circular economy
Navico Group is actively working to make the design, manufacture, supply chain, use and end-of-life more sustainable across our entire product range. For example, Simrad S3100 is made with 50% recycled plastic, which is an industry first! We are also committed to engage 100% of our suppliers in our sustainable procurement program by 2025.
Sustainable materials and circular economy
With more than 20 brands, we have a varied product portfolio that includes radar, sonar, chartplotters, pumps, and more.
Product sustainability is a journey, and we are focusing on decreasing the environmental footprint of our products in the following ways:
- Rolling out design for sustainability principles and life cycle assessments across all product families.
- Increasing % of product range made with recycled and recyclable materials, specifically plastic, metals and paper; and advancing towards our goal of 100% sustainable packaging across all Navico Group products by 2030.
- Management of end of life of our products, in line with regulation.
In addition, our sustainable procurement program follows a systematic risk management approach using the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) tools and programs which are aligned with best practices and leading international standards such as the International Labor Standards, the OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
“I consider sustainability to be essential to new product development (NPD), similar to quality and customer-led design. Rather than treating sustainability as a separate activity, it is built into our NPD processes such that we can realize long-term objectives across the whole portfolio. 80% of the ecological impacts of a product are in the design stage, so we have a lot to play for.”
Dan Balogh
Vice President, Navico Group Innovation and Product Delivery
Product Impact
A sneak peak into our sustainable product roadmap
The formation of Navico Group provided us with an opportunity to apply sustainability principles across a diverse product portfolio.
Product Impact
Award-winning sustainable packaging
Since 2019, brands within Navico Group have been focused on sustainable packaging, with a goal to have 100% sustainable packaging across all of our products by 2030.
Conservation
Enabling conservation efforts
Conservation is the act of protecting Earth’s natural resources for current and future generations. Through our products and partnerships, we are looking to support more and more projects focused on habitat protection and safeguarding our ecosystems. Our aim is to support at least 10,000 square miles of land or waterway conservation efforts by 2030.
Conservation
Simrad partners with Scientific Angler Tagging Tour
A lot of our knowledge about marine life comes from tagging programs and experience has shown that one of the best ways to catch fish...
Community
Engagement and volunteering
Employees around the world volunteer in their local communities, and Navico Group encourages and supports this effort. 2,140 volunteering hours were logged by Navico Group staff in 2022. In September 2023 we will celebrate our first Navico Group Sustainability Week with local clean up activities around the world.
Community engagement and volunteering
All Navico Group staff are encouraged to volunteer to support environmental and/or social initiatives in their local communities. All employees, including salaried, salaried non-exempt and hourly employees are offered the equivalent of one day off with pay per calendar year for volunteering purposes. This time can be used to support a charity, environmental or social cause of their choice.
We track our volunteering hours globally and our goal for 2023 is to reach at least 2,000 hours of volunteering throughout the company.
Volunteering activities have included clean-up activities in local beaches and parks, item donations for vulnerable families and support to homeless shelters, among others.
“Navico Group has sites all around the world. Our people like to give back in their own communities, and we support our teams to do so. This is incredibly important to us in Ensenada. Recent activities have included volunteering to clean up local beaches, supporting a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities, and we have delivered food and clothes to unsheltered people.”
Araceli Reyes
Human Resources Manager
Community
Supporting our local communities in 2022
At Navico Group, we encourage our employees around the world to take some time to support local communities and personal causes, whether in the community in which we live and work or elsewhere in the world.
Community
Protecting Local Dolphins with Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network
Each summer, over 91 million Americans swim in oceans, lakes, or rivers. With summer upon us, Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network (LMMN) is...
Sustainability Organizations
Participating in the global sustainability movement is important to Navico Group. Our parent company Brunswick, is a participant of the UN Global Compact and we are members of these global organizations, all of whom provide guidance and tools to support our sustainability journey:
BSR member
Responsible Business Alliance supporter member
Policies and Reporting
Good governance and solid policies underpin our approach to sustainability.
As part of Brunswick Corporation, we provide sustainability metrics that are included in the Brunswick sustainability report.
Contact Us
We are on a journey, and we welcome ideas, input, and feedback. Or if you want to know more or work with us on a sustainability project please get in touch.
About Navico Group
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