Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY

RE-ENERGY: the purpose of this division is to scale up the potential of applications arising from the electric vehicle battery and new energies (optimization of the first life of batteries, development of second-life applications such as the stationary storage of energy, battery end-of-life management, and the development of technical and supply solutions for new energies such as hydrogen). RE-CYCLE: this division, integrating the Choisy-le-Roi activities, will combine all of the Group’s activities contributing to the efficient management of resources and their flows to promote the supply of parts and materials in short loops and integrate a growing share of recycled or re-used materials (installation of a dismantling line for end-of-life vehicles, extension of remanufacturing, material reuse and recycling activities). RE-START: to promote and develop industrial know-how, but also to accelerate research and innovation in the circular economy, this division is intended to house an incubator and a university and training center.

processes with high use of chemicals, etc. ) and regulations put in place by local authorities (ICPE, SEVESO, etc. ). Manufacturing With regard to manufacturing activities, which potentially generate the greatest environmental risks, analyses are carried out through the “Écorisques” computerized expert system, whose approach is both qualitative (sensitivity, organization, training and chemical, toxicological and ecological approach) and quantitative (noise, natural resources, waste, emissions, wastewater, chemicals). The Écorisques system makes it possible to evaluate and prioritize risks and potential impacts generated by the site’s activities in the context of a life-cycle and the implementation of corrective measures to minimize those risks. The risk mapping carried out through Écorisques is an integral part of the ISO 14001-certified Environmental Management System (EMS) implemented at each industrial site. Other activities For engineering and testing, logistics, and spare parts storage activities, the largest centers managing these activities perform risk mappings similar to the one described above through the Environmental Management System. As regards the sales and after-sales activities controlled by the Group, risk analyses are performed in the major countries under the Site Management System, some of which are ISO 14001-certified. Climate change Climate change linked to greenhouse gas emissions is understood both locally (exposure of sites to extreme climate phenomena) and globally. The Group has analyzed its challenges, particularly the implications of the COP 21 Paris agreement for the automotive sector, and translated the risks and opportunities so they can be taken into account in the Company’s strategy and product and services offering.

Vigilance plan (Group activities) E. Groupe Renault, together with the stakeholders, has defined reasonable due diligence measures for the environment in the framework agreement (see section 2.4.1.4). This is why Groupe Renault’s environmental policy aims to reconcile product and service offerings with environmental protection, to deploy environmental management throughout the Group, eliminate or reduce environmental impacts and organize environmental communication. All of these provisions are subject to annual monitoring, carried out jointly by the signatories of the framework agreement, based on indicators (see section 2.4.1.4). The Vigilance plan linked to supplier and subcontractor activities is covered in section 2.5.2 “Strengthening the responsible purchasing approach in the supply chain.” Risk mapping DV1a DV2a As regards to obligations under the Duty of Vigilance, Groupe Renault has identified the main environmental risk factors that may impact the ecosystems or exposed persons that are a potential result of the Group’s activities or the activities of its suppliers and subcontractors. Among these macro risk factors, particular attention is paid to: the use of water resources (see section 2.2.3 D); P pollutant discharges into water and the natural environment (see P section 2.23.D); the generation of waste and its management in ad hoc P infrastructures, in particular hazardous waste (see section 2.2.3.B); the pollution of soil and groundwater (see section 2.2.3.E); P air pollution linked to the use of chemicals or processes that P generate atmospheric pollutants (see section 2.2.3.C.a); climate change (see 2.2.3.A). P The Group decided to include climate change in its Vigilance plan although the topic differs from those listed in the law. Where appropriate, risks are prioritized according to local characteristics (groundwater sensitivity, water stress zones,

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