Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY

recover energy: P by using waste as an alternative fuel: as an example, the site at P Flins, since 2017, has been sending part of its hazardous waste (approximately 275 metric tons in 2020) to a facility for the preparation of Substitute Solid Fuel supplied to cement works as an alternative to fuel oil for the combustion units, or by recovering the energy produced through incineration (in P waste incineration plants) to produce electricity or steam; this in turn can be used to replace natural gas for heating paint drying ovens, as is the case at the Sandouville plant in France and the Busan plant in South Korea; disposal consists of burning the waste (without energy recovery) P or burying it in landfill. Renault is seeking to minimize the use of this waste management method. Based on a like-for-like scope of operations, Renault has reduced the quantities of manufacturing

waste sent to landfill (except demolition waste and foundries) by 47% since 2013. In 2019, Palencia eliminated its last use of landfill channels to reach “zero landfill”. To ensure consistency at a Group-wide level, Renault has drafted a waste table (a codified list of waste produced by sites). This makes it possible to standardize the approach to hazardous and non-hazardous waste internationally. The non-achievement of the objective of reducing the quantities of hazardous waste in 2020 is mainly explained by the events linked to the implementation of projects (vehicles or capacities) and maintenance operations. As an example, one can cite the actions to improve water treatment in Bursa, which led to an overproduction of sludge, or the switch to nickel-free phosphate coating baths in Douai, which required the treatment of the old baths as waste.

WASTE PER CATEGORY AND PROCESSING MODE (METRIC TONS/YEAR) (1)

Incinerated without energy recovery

Other elimination channels

Total

Recycled Energy recovery

Hazardous waste

2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018

48,235 (√)

18,177 22,768 22,569 108,955 146,290 151,513 497,420 678,475 717,759

14,790 18,794 24,047 14,525 18,752 13,372

6,854 8,513 7,174

8,413

61,558 67,265

11,483 13,474

132,192 (√)

525 625 452

8,186

Non-hazardous industrial waste (2)

182,364 192,720

16,697 22,383

- - -

2 3

821

Metallic waste

498,243 (√)

679,814 720,465

1,336 2,706

1

624,552 (√)

29,315 37,546 42,420

7,382 9,141 7,626

17,420 29,515

Total

678,669 (√)

923,735 980,449

847,533 891,841

38,562 Scope: all manufacturing sites and the main tertiary, logistics and engineering sites of Groupe Renault, excluding AVTOVAZ and excluding establishments in the RRG (1) Commercial Network (scope of reporting described in section 2.6.1.2). Quantities of construction waste, which are unrelated to the activity, are not included. Excluding metallic waste. (2) Indicators audited by the independent third party at a reasonable level of assurance for financial year 2020. (√)

WASTE PER VEHICLE PRODUCED (KG/VEHICLE) (1)

400

358

350

350

335

328

302

298

296

300

281

277

276

250

200

150

100

50

23

21

21

20

21

0

2020

2010

2013

2018

2019

…

…

Total waste (kg/vehicle produced)

Non-hazardous waste (kg/vehicle produced)

Hazardous waste (kg/vehicle produced)

Scope: all manufacturing sites and main Groupe Renault tertiary, logistics and engineering sites, excluding AVTOVAZ and excluding RRG (1) Commercial Network , (reporting scope described in section 2.6.1.2), Quantities of construction waste, which are unrelated to the activity, are not included in the chart.

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