Renault Wins Eco Design Award for the Modus Dashboard

Renault Wins Eco Design Award for the Modus Dashboard
The ecological design of the Modus dashboard has earned Renault second prize in the "Eco-products for Sustainable Development" category in the 2005 Entreprises & Environnement Award.

The award recognizes Renault's success in meeting the challenge of recycling in vehicle design.

The Modus dashboard illustrates Renault's systematic approach, which focuses on using recycled materials, controlling the composition of those materials, and improving recyclability.

Nelly Olin, France's Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Development, presented the award on November 29, 2005 at the Pollutec trade show.

In this year's Prix Entreprises & Environnement Award, Renault won second prize in the "Eco-products for Sustainable Development" category for the Modus dashboard.

The prize is awarded for a product or service whose design provides economic, social and environmental benefits.

In line with its strategy of sustainable development, Renault designed the dashboard for the Modus with three environmental objectives in mind: use recycled materials, control the substances present in those materials, and improve recyclability at the end of its service life.

The dashboard contains 4kg of recycled material, or one-half its total weight, which is more than is found in any other plastic component in the automotive industry.