Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 23, 2021

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GROUPE RENAULT

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

The Sales & Marketing department assists the network by providing a selected panel of national service providers for waste collection and treatment. Renault also finances its sales network’s access to Autoeco.com, allowing sites to track the amount of waste they produce. Renault is also a partner of the CNPA (National Council of Motor Industry Professionals), which, as part of the “Environment Challenge,” provides the sales network with technical support in the implementation of environmental protection measures and the search for financial assistance. Given the small size of sales outlets (when compared to the size of the Group’s industrial sites), their involvement in the ISO 14001 certification process is voluntary, except in South Korea where the distribution network is integrated into the overall ISO 14001 certification of the Renault Samsung Motors subsidiary. The composition of products used in the Group’s distribution network, and the parts and accessories sold under the various Group brands around the world are subject to the same rigorous control process as the products and parts used in manufacturing vehicles. This process seeks to protect the health of both the consumers and the workers involved in vehicle maintenance and repair, protect the environment, and ensure compliance with regulations in force in countries where the vehicles are distributed, such as the REACH regulation in Europe (see section 2.2.3.C.b). Renault also offers owners of its vehicles a large range of renovated (“Renault standard exchange”) powertrains and mechanical parts, sold at a lower cost than that of a new part, but still meeting the same quality standards. In addition, used body parts (including hoods, wings, headlamp units, etc. ) collected in Indra’s network of dismantlers and selected by the Gaïa subsidiary, are available as an after-sales service to customers whose cars cannot be repaired economically using new parts only. These offers are part of the circular economy approach implemented by Groupe Renault to reduce the consumption of raw materials and environmental footprint associated with its products in their life-cycle (see section 2.2.3.B). Vehicle use

Research and Advanced Engineering expenses to this field, which places it among the leaders in the automotive industry in these two domains. Moreover, the behavior of motorists, and how they use their vehicles, may be another avenue in which considerable progress can be achieved. Renault therefore endeavors to promote eco-driving, which can lead to significant reductions in energy spent and in greenhouse gas emissions during vehicle use. The actions and results of the Company in terms of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and atmospheric pollutants of ICE vehicles and the promotion of eco-driving are detailed in 2.2.3.A “Energy and climate change” and 2.2.3.C.a “Air quality.” Vehicle end-of-life responsible for helping to organize and finance this process. Outside Europe, other countries already have such regulations (South Korea, Turkey, Russia, China) or are preparing to do introduce similar ones. Renault is helping to organize the collection and recycling of end-of-life vehicles everywhere it is required. This initiative takes various forms, such as establishing its own network of authorized collection and recycling centers for end-of-life vehicles, which Renault has done, notably in France, or participation in a joint program (carmakers, dismantlers, public authorities) to set up such recycling networks. In all cases, the vehicle is picked up at no cost to the last owner. Information concerning the methods for pollution removal, dismantling and recycling is supplied to the recycling operators and energy recovery networks using the web-site of the International Dismantling Information System (www.idis2.com). Altogether, the markets in which Renault helped to collect and process end-of-life vehicles represented approximately 59% of the Group’s global sales in 2020. Renault has also established partnerships and commercial agreements for the collection, repair, second life and recycling of electric vehicle batteries in accordance with the regulatory requirements arising from manufacturers’ increased responsibilities. More information on these activities is provided in the section “Collect, Sort, Dismantle, Direct” in section 2.2.3.B“ Resources and the circular economy.” EMS Since Union regulations require that 95% of the mass of end-of-life vehicles be recovered, of which 85% must be recycled. In accordance with the principle of extended producer responsibility, automakers are 2015, European

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Life-Cycle Assessments show that more than 80% of the greenhouse gases and the majority of atmospheric pollutants emitted over the life cycle of an ICE vehicle concern the vehicle usage phase (see section 2.2.2.A). The first solution for reducing these emissions is technological and involves the reduction of emissions from internal combustion vehicles, as

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well as the development and marketing of a range of electric vehicles that do not emit any pollutants or greenhouse gases during use. Groupe Renault therefore devotes a significant portion of its

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