Design for Environment Certificate
Year & Month:
April 2008
Presenting Organisation:
TUV NORD
Country:
Germany
Category:
N/A
Type:
Corporate
Model:
Zilina
Description:
The globally recognized, German-based, TÜV NORD presented Kia with a DFE (Design for Environment) environment certificate after rigorous inspection of the company’s design and manufacturing operations at Zilina in Slovakia. The Kia cee’d, which was designed for and made in Europe at Zilina, is the first Korean brand car to receive such recognition. DFE (ISO 14062) evaluates a car’s environmental friendliness during its design and development, plus the ease with which the car can be disassembled and its level of recyclability. DFE also requires that the assembly plant for the car reaches ISO 14001.