Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

178 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 In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed on the VOC indicator, with a negative effect due to two main causes: the non-proportionality between the drop in production volumes and solvent consumption, and the successive shutdowns/restarts that require the use of solvents for cleaning and purging installations. This deterioration in production conditions leads to a 2020 result above the target, at a level similar to 2019. The actions to reduce VOC emissions in the Group’s plants during 2020 included: the continued installation of new VOC incineration equipment on P the Pitesti, Valladolid, Palencia and Douai sites, in accordance with the roadmap laid out to anticipate changes in regulatory thresholds; installation of robotic equipment for certain bodywork paint and P coating tasks, which enables much finer optimization of the quantities of products used; the continuation of the deployment of a sealant with very low P solvent content for applications within the vehicle passenger compartment and of the deployment of a new “Alliance” sealant with less solvent for exteriors; perpetuation of actions undertaken to improve the recovery rate P of used solvents at all sites (cleaning and purging solvents). At end-2020, more than 80% of vehicles produced were painted using paint with a water-soluble base (i.e., the solvent in the paint is comprised mainly of water). VOC EMISSIONS 2010 VOC g/m 2 2013 2020 ... 2018 2019 ... 41.0 43.7 33.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 34.0 33.5 Scope: all body assembly and mixed Groupe Renault manufacturing sites (reporting scope described in section 2.6.1.2). The emissions counted are those of the vehicle body paint workshops (excluding paint for parts such as bumpers made of plastic materials and accessories). COMBUSTION-RELATED EMISSIONS OF SO 2 AND NO X Over the past few years Renault has been conducting a large-scale program to replace fuel oil by natural gas at its production plants. The aim is to cut emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Since fuel oil is now almost no longer used at the Group’s facilities, the main focus is now on the modernization of gas boilers and the installation of low NO x emissions burners. SO 2 EMISSIONS (√) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 36 16 6 6 5 9 2010 2013 2020 ... 2018 2019 ... 13.9 6.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 g SO 2 / vehicle produced SO 2 in metric tons Scope: all manufacturing plants and the main Groupe Renault tertiary, logistics and engineering sites, excluding the RRG Commercial Network (reporting scope described in section 2.6.1.2). Indicator audited by the independent third party at a reasonable level (√) of assurance: total SO 2 emissions for financial year 2020. NO X EMISSIONS (√) 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 2010 2013 2020 2018 2019 ... ... Kg NOx / vehicle produced NOx in metric tons 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.23 0.21 0.16 534 597 534 518 494 402 0.16 0.18 Scope: all manufacturing plants and the main Groupe Renault tertiary, logistics and engineering sites, excluding the RRG Commercial Network (reporting scope described in appendix 2.6.1.2). Indicator audited by the independent third party at a reasonable level (√) of assurance: total NO x emissions for financial year 2020.