Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

164 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 Find out more at group.renault.com 02 OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY Logistics The Logistics ECO2 plan, which runs until 2022, is based on commitments by the logistics departments and regions regarding concrete measures rolled out in the following focus areas: the implementation of innovations P in transport systems, based on co-engineering between Renault teams and service providers, with a gradual deployment strategy. The use of alternative fuels was thus tested (natural gas for vehicles, replacing diesel), as well as the use of versatile trucks that can transport vehicles and parts; the reduction in the number of kilometers traveled (location of P suppliers in the country of production, optimization of logistics flows), based on a monitoring indicator for each new vehicle project, which measures compliance with recommendations concerning the location of the 130 most bulky parts; optimizing container load rates and packaging based on P eco-design; developing rail and sea transport as an alternative to road P transport. Progress on these measures is monitored by dedicated environmental performance committees which are co-chaired by the Director of the Alliance Supply Chain and the Vice President Strategic Environmental Planning. The following examples illustrate this: optimization of the filling of packaging and trucks within the P central Europe scope was extended to Romania, Turkey and Morocco, which has avoided placing 41,400 trucks on the roads, representing 1.4% of upstream transport units; the mode change towards trains and ferries for flows between P France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Romania, Turkey, Morocco and Russia (Moscow factory), which has avoided using about 87,200 trucks, representing 3% of all upstream transport units; lastly, for the transport and distribution of new vehicles, a P multi-modal transfer towards the train between France, Spain, Romania and Morocco, which has avoided the use of more than 23,000 trucks, representing 1.7% of all downstream transport units. All of these actions have avoided emitting nearly 168,600 metric tons of CO 2 (cumulative over the period 2017-2020). commitments – transport and logistics) for most progress in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation of goods for its business. Renault is one of the members of the Environment and Transport Commission within the AUTF (Association of Freight Transportation Users). As such, the Group has organized multi-company workshops to identify environmental best practices and joint actions to be taken. Renault was one of the first signatories of ADEME’s FRET21 Charter in 2015, the purpose of which was to ensure that shippers reduce the CO 2 emissions of their transport methods. By end-2017, Renault had met its three-year FRET21 commitment, and was the leading contributor in terms of emissions savings. In 2019 ADEME awarded the Group its EVE trophy (voluntary environmental The Group has renewed this external commitment with ADEME FRET21: for the 2019-2021 period, the Group’s aim is to reduce supply chain CO 2 emissions by 50,000 tonnes. In the context of its environmental strategy aiming to reduce its carbon footprint and that of its supply chain, in 2018 Groupe Renault announced the signature of a partnership with the start-up NEOLINE, a designer and operator of cargo ships using sails. This project plans the construction of two wind-powered cargo ships by 2021, with the aim of commissioning in 2021-2022 on a pilot route which will connect St-Nazaire, the East Coast of the United States and Saint-Pierre & Miquelon. This shipowner project has culminated in the design of a commercial demonstrator capable of reducing CO 2 emissions by up to 90% compared to a traditional cargo ship on an equivalent voyage, mainly using wind propulsion associated with a cost-cutting speed and optimization of the energy mix. In 2020 a cross-functional “responsible logistics” project was launched. It ran for 10 months and involved more than 40 employees from around ten departments within Renault. A broad scope was covered, ranging from the decarbonization of transport to the circular economy of packaging, sustainable procurement, dialogue with stakeholders, the “state of mind” of employees, not to mention CO 2 measurements. This project will support the Group’s rapid decarbonation trajectory and make it more reliable via: a CO 2 emissions simulation tool to ensure that targets are met; P a clear roadmap for the availability of alternative energies and P associated engines for heavy goods vehicles; procurement decisions that factor in the CO 2 criterion; P identification of the skills and training required for sustainable P logistics; new recycling networks for packaging; P dedicated internal communication and a unifying indicator called P Care. Manufacturing The greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy is largely based on a reduction in energy consumption and the development of renewable forms of energy, since over 90% of the sites’ emissions are the result of energy consumption. This strategy, seen in both continuous improvements and in breakthrough actions, is based on five components: the control and reduction of energy consumption thanks to the P contribution of Industry 4.0 tools (see 2.3.3 The Plant in Motion). A special management system has been set up to manage periods with no energy production, with enhanced monitoring through the use of an Energy Management System deployed on industrial sites. The use of artificial intelligence for the energy optimization of processes is also one of the avenues under study;