The UK automotive engineering consultancy has earned recognition for its pioneering work in the development of net zero mobility.
Earlier this year, HORIBA MIRA has received the King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. The award, which recognises outstanding UK businesses, has been made to acknowledge HORIBA MIRA’s achievements as an enabler and catalyser of the automotive industry’s path toward net zero vehicles.
With its engineers designing systems and services for future mobility including electrified propulsion systems and connected & autonomous systems, the company’s skills are enabling decarbonisation across the automotive industry – supported by a track record of capital investment in new technologies to accelerate the transition.
And although unseen by many drivers, HORIBA MIRA is also helping the industry to remove up to 40 tonnes of carbon generated in the typical design and development process of a vehicle before it reaches the showroom through virtualisation of engineering disciplines.
Alongside its commitment to invest in and develop new clean engineering technologies and processes, the company has dedicated itself to a 20-point plan for its 850-acre technology campus to reach net zero for scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030 and scope 3 by 2040. These initiatives range from on-site energy production using solar arrays and hydrogen electrolysers, to zero waste to landfill, and developing 28 acres of wild meadows on site.
Situated in the centre of the UK’s car industry, MIRA Technology Park is home to more than 40 new and established car companies and automotive engineering firms. With HORIBA MIRA at its heart, the company is helping to drive a cluster of organisations committed to reducing the carbon emissions arising from road transport across the world.
On receipt of the Grant of Appointment, Declan Allen, Managing Director at HORIBA MIRA said, “I am really pleased that our collective efforts have received the highest accolade from His Majesty King Charles III and I am sure that this will add even more momentum to our work and the growing number of inspiring companies that we support with our solutions and services.”
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