Groupe Renault - 2019 Universal Registration Document
RENAULT: A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 24, 2020
GROUPE RENAULT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
APPENDICES
Extra-financial ratings and indexes 2.6.4 The development of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) give rise to the need for an extra-financial rating. This rates the Company not only on its financial performance but also on its attitude toward the environment, respect for social values, societal commitment and corporate governance.
Sustainalytics is one of the global leaders in environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis related to
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Socially Responsible Investment (SRI). This independent agency offers extra-financial rating services and advice to institutional investors and asset managers. Latest results – December 2019: Groupe Renault ranks twelfth (out of 72) of companies in the automotive sector and second (out of 61) of companies of the same size in the automotive sector. For more information see: www.sustainalytics.com.
Each area analyzed produces a rating based on different criteria (transparency, innovation, communication, etc. ) and is weighted to obtain a final rating. This serves as a reference for fund managers and investors who wish to invest in companies which are successful in terms of social responsibility. Some of these rating agencies have developed, most of the time in partnership with providers of equity indexes, some specific indexes composed of the top-rated companies for environmental, social or governance (ESG) aspects. Groupe Renault is evaluated each year by the main international extra-financial rating agencies on the basis of its public and declarative information. of the impacts of climate change on the value of the assets managed by its signatories. It is an independent not-for-profit organization which collates and maintains a large database relating to greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2002, the CDP has sent companies annual requests for information in a standard format about their greenhouse gas emissions and policies on climate change. The CDP includes, in particular, members of the FT500 (the 500 largest companies in the world by market capitalization). 2019 results: having submitted its responses to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire, which can be seen at www.cdp.net, Groupe Renault obtained an A-rating, which keeps it in the “Leadership” category. in the world. It has 2,000 employees, a presence on 35 sites in the United States and internationally and analyzes over 20,000 companies worldwide. Latest results – December 2019: Groupe Renault ESG performances received a Prime rating. The Group received a score of 1/10 for environment, 2/10 for social and 3/10 for governance (on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the highest score). For more information see: www.issgovernance.com/esg/. Extra-financial performance The CDP (formerly the carbon disclosure project), founded in 2000, is tasked by a group of institutional investors to enhance understanding ISS-Corporate Solutions is one of the largest sustainability ratings agencies
MSCI is a leading supplier of investment decision-support tools worldwide. Companies are rated on a scale from AAA to CCC according
to the standards and performance of their segment peers. MSCI also manages the MSCI Global Sustainability index series, which includes companies whose MSCI ESG rating is high compare to segment peers in a given region. Latest results – October 2019: Groupe Renault was once again awarded an overall A ESG performance, and ranks third out of the major automotive industry players. Groupe Renault is a component of the MSCI Global Sustainability index series, which includes the MSCI ACWI ESG index, the MSCI World ESG index, the MSCI EM ESG index and the MSCI USA IMI ESG index. For more information: www.msci.com.
Vigeo Eiris is an American financial rating agency specializing in ESG challenges which rates, analyzes, audits and advises targeted
organizations according to their results, initiatives and practices in these key areas. Vigeo proposes the issue of “ethics” indices which include Euronext-Vigeo and the CAC governance index. Vigeo was taken over by American financial rating agency Moody’s in 2019. Latest results – October 2019: For more information: www.vigeo-eiris.com
EcoVadis is a French agency established in France in 2008. It established the first rating
platform to assess the social and environmental performance of suppliers worldwide. It covers 55,000 suppliers, 198 business sectors and 155 countries. Latest results – March 2019: Groupe Renault obtained an overall score of 70/100. For more information see: www.ecovadis.com
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