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

III – TCT (Thermoformed Composite Textile) Project

durability and weight reduction. This project, based locally for the most part in the Occitania region of Southern France, also contributes to the revival of the French industrial sector, where it puts an age-old know-how in the service of innovation within the Groupe Renault is also continuing the collaboration with higher education establishments that started for the ICARRE 95 project, with the aim of integrating the subject of recycling into their educational courses and preparing for the future of these industrial sectors. For further information, see www.icarre95-programmelife.eu. field of circular economy.

The TCT project includes the deliverables from the “à filer” project, which has enabled the production of 100% recycled seat textiles. This project enables new materials combining technical performance, cost savings and ease of production, in close cooperation with ADIENT SA (subsidiary of Johnson Controls), automotive textile producer and Filatures du Parc. It combines two recycled materials from end-of-life vehicles, automotive manufacturing scraps and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, to develop a textile that can be used in the manufacture of thermoformed automotive parts. Apart from its obvious environmental interest, this solution also has the potential for significant gains in terms of simplification of industrial processes, New ZOE, presented in 2019, shows how the research projects lead to applications in mass production. Renault and its partners have succeeded in applying the historical carding process to an innovative fabric made from recycled materials from the automotive industry . Designed according to circular economy principles, it

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60% compared to the fabric of the previous ZOE from a standard manufacturing process. While recycled synthetic materials are generally reserved for casings and other protection components in cars, New ZOE uses them for the first time in the composition of

cabin components: fabric for the ZEN finish and also exposed comprises on average 50% textile and seat belt scraps, and 50% injection molded plastic trim parts. New ZOE now includes 22.5kg in recycled fibers from plastic bottles. The short loop organization recycled synthetic materials, an increase over the previous (manufacturing + procurement) reduces CO 2 emissions by more than generation.

Environment and health EFPD8a EFPD8b EFPD16a C.

Objective

Status as of year-end 2020 New environmental objectives

Environmental objectives

set Deadline

Product (EV)

Products: launch eight fully-electric vehicles covering all segments, including five new models and three renewals between 2017 and 2022 Markets: retain position as leader in Europe and penetrate the market in China

2017

2022

Products: launches of the TWINGO Z.E., New ZOE, MASTER Z.E., Dacia SPRING, Renault K-Z.E. Europe: Renault leader, ZOE best-selling electric vehicle in 2020 China: Renault K-Z.E. launched in 2019

Launch of at least 10 electric vehicles between 2020 and 2025 Reduce by 32% between 2013 and 2023 the average VOC (1) emissions per m 2 of painted body

2016

2020

-24% (compared to 2013)

Manufacturing Reduce by 25% between 2013 and 2020 the average VOC (1) emissions per m 2 of painted body

Manufacturing and product 2022 Reduction of 19% between 2016 and 2020 (-67% between 2010 and 2020) VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions from vehicle body paint workshops (excluding paint for parts such as bumpers made of plastic materials and accessories), for (1) all manufacturing sites excluding AVTOVAZ, which is currently being integrated into the environmental reporting scope. Chemical products classified as “Priority 1” (PR1) by Renault for replacement. This category includes products containing category 1a/1b CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic and (2) reprotoxic) substances, or substances listed in Appendix XIV and XVII of the European REACH regulations, in concentrations higher than the thresholds defined by Renault standard 00-10-050 on prohibited or restricted substances (see “Substance risk management” below). Reduce the number of hazardous chemicals (2) used on Group sites by 20% between 2016 and 2022 (-68% between 2010 and 2022) 2016

Groupe Renault actively and continuously monitors scientific and technical developments relating to health issues in order to identify as early as possible the solutions available to reduce the potential impacts of the Group’s activities on health. This monitoring is based in particular on the analysis of environmental and health publications from the scientific community, official national or international bodies and non-governmental organizations. It also uses collaboration with technology and engineering suppliers to identify and evaluate the technological building blocks that may be integrated into future Group products (see also “Products and services that fulfill market expectations” under 2.2.2.D “Environment and competitiveness”).

Air quality a) Manufacturing VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC)

Emissions organic compounds are monitored, and an action plan to reduce them is in place. This plan involves: from volatile

AIR

disseminating the Group’s best P practices on the reduction in the consumption of solvent paint products and the associated emissions, led by the Group’s Paint Engineering department; implementing or replacing VOC-processing incineration facilities P where necessary.

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