Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

238 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 Find out more at group.renault.com 02 APPENDICES GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY Technical and economic value of parts and C. materials preserved in the automotive sector through the circular economy activities of the Group and its Renault Environnement subsidiary The “Technical and economic value of parts and materials preserved in the automotive sector through circular economy activities” indicator is designed to measure the outcomes achieved by the Group and its subsidiary Renault Environnement in terms of the take-up of circular economy principles at the various stages of the product life cycle. sector so as to preserve their technical properties and economic value. For example, the recycling of scrap metal from the Group’s production sites is only recognized when it is possible to ensure traceability within the automotive sector. In keeping with the waste hierarchy, emphasis is placed on the reuse and extension of the product life span (including repair activities) and the closed-loop recycling of materials within the automotive This indicator only takes into account the added value generated by initiatives taken as a result of intervention by Renault or its subsidiary Renault Environnement, consistent with its purpose of measuring the Group’s performance. This means that metals recycled by the Group’s suppliers of sheet metal or metal parts are not counted (even if they would contribute significantly to the result) insofar as it is on the own initiative of those suppliers. The indicator is calculated on a like-for-like basis: when new activities are included, the baseline value (2016) is recalculated. The contributions taken into account are summarized in the table below. CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE GROUP AND ITS SUBSIDIARY RENAULT ENVIRONNEMENT Method for counting recovery MATERIALS Closed-loop recycling of metals and plastics, excluding metal production waste (steel and aluminum) Platinum metals (platinum, rhodium, palladium from catalytic converters) and copper from end-of-life vehicles or Group plants recycled by GAIA (1) Resale revenue of these materials by GAIA Recycled polypropylene sold by GAIA to Groupe Renault or its suppliers in the automotive sector Metal production waste (steel and aluminum) generated by the Group’s plants, reused in the automotive sector Metallic waste from Renault plants reused in the automotive sector (between Group plants or between the Group and its suppliers) Market resale value Closed-loop recycling of textile fibers from seat belts and fabric offcuts Production offcuts from seat belts and fabric from the automotive industry, collected by GAIA and combined with polyester fibers from recycled plastic bottles to produce interior vehicle trims Purchase value of trim fabric CAR PARTS Repair of electric vehicle batteries Repairs carried out in the Group’s workshops: Flins Expert Battery Repair Center (CERBF) and Battery Repair Workshops (BRW) outside France Net accounting value of repaired batteries (after depreciation) Second life of batteries or modules Resale or lease for second-life uses of batteries or modules Revenues from the resale or lease of second-life batteries and modules Reused parts and components Reused parts sold to the Renault after-sales network by the GAIA and INDRA subsidiaries Revenues Reused parts sold by INDRA via the PRECIS system (3) , excluding the Renault after-sales network Revenues (4) New parts from end-of-life or second-choice stocks reused by GAIA, excluding the PRECIS system Revenues Remanufacturing – exchange standard Mechanical parts and components remanufactured (5) by Renault or its subcontractors Revenues See “Recycling: develop new recycling routes, use recycled materials” in section 2.3.3.B Resources and the circular economy. (1) See “New business areas” in section 2.3.2.D Environment and competitiveness. (2) See “Reuse” in section 2.3.3.B Resources and the circular economy. (3) In proportion to the amount of Renault Environnement’s stake in Indra, which developed and now operates the PRECIS software, i.e., 50%. See also “Collect, sort, dismantle, (4) direct” in section 2.3.3.B Resources and the circular economy. See “Reuse” in section 2.3.3.B Resources and the circular economy. (5)