Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY

Among the materials used in the plants in the Europe and North Africa Regions (approximately two-thirds of the quantities above), it is estimated that the portion of recycled steel materials ranges from 15% for flat steel to up to 100% for steel bars and cast iron. The recycled materials rate for aluminum varies considerably according to the processes used to manufacture the parts: it is close to 100% for aluminum foundries and has been increased to nearly 40% for pressed aluminum parts manufactured internally. The mass of recycled plastic averaged 16kg per vehicle in 2020.

ANNUAL IMPACT OF FLUCTUATIONS ON THE GROUP’S OPERATING PROFIT € million

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331

148

134

86

61

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-55

-131

-148

-324

-356

-359

-394

-509

2019 2020

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Renault is a partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works with businesses, universities and decision-makers to promote circular economic models and develop the scientific and managerial knowledge required for their adoption and to advise on the potential for economic and environmental benefits. A founding partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Renault helps to fund it, contributes to the Foundation’s work and events

(annual reports, case studies, Circular Economy 100 business network) and undertakes to develop activities based on the principles of the circular economy. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation supports Renault in raising the awareness of its employees and takes part in in-house studies at both managerial and operational levels, with a view to implementing circular economy in the Group’s business.

For more information about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.

The circular economy activities of Groupe Renault and its subsidiary Renault Environnement made it possible to create or preserve €193.5 million in technical and economic value during 2020, a sharp decline compared to 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic weighed heavily on the result: the consequent drop in production volumes at the Group’s plants resulted in a fall in the volumes of recoverable metallic waste, as well as lower demand from consuming industries. This in turn led to lower prices of materials from production (scrap metal, PGM, copper, plastic) and therefore a decline in performance on this indicator. However, in 2020 there was an increase of €19.4 million in the technical and economic value preserved or created by the circular economy activities of Groupe Renault and its subsidiary Renault Environnement compared to 2016. €19.5 million in electric vehicle batteries repaired and reused in P vehicles or refurbished and resold for second-life applications, or +€13.7 million vs. 2016; €54.6 million in closed-loop recycled materials reused for the P production of new vehicles: metallic waste from automotive plants and materials extracted from end-of-life vehicles, such as precious metals (platinum, rhodium, palladium) contained in catalytic converters, polypropylene bumpers and copper from

TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF PARTS AND MATERIALS PRESERVED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR THROUGH CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTIVITIES (1)

250

15.6

9.0

200

19.6

+ 19.4 M€

43.1 5.8

70.4

78.4

150

54.7

100

133.8

125.9

119.2

125.2

50

0

2020

2016

2018

2019

Repair, refurbishment and second-life use of electric vehicle batteries Materials closed loop recycling within the automotive sector Automotive parts from the circular economy (remanufacturing, refurbished parts, etc)

The method of calculation of the indicator is presented in Annex 2.6.1.1.C. (1)

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