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GROUPE RENAULT BECOMES 11TH PARTNER OF DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY

Drive Sustainability is pleased to welcome GROUPE RENAULT as a new lead partner. GROUPE RENAULT is joining the partnership of so far 10 automotive manufacturers, working together to improve social and environmental performance across the automotive value chain.

Drive Sustainability’s long-term objective is to lead the transformation towards a circular and sustainable automotive value chain in accordance with the Automotive Industry Guiding Principles. To do so, the partnership leverages a common voice and engages with suppliers, stakeholders and related sectors on standard setting, compliance and capacity building.

GROUPE RENAULT will be engaged in a variety of activities including supplier assessments and trainings, projects on responsible sourcing of raw materials and the design of Drive Sustainability’s upcoming 2030 strategy.

“By joining Drive Sustainability today as lead partner, GROUPE RENAULT strives to continuously and further improve the social and environmental impacts of its activities and of its suppliers. This partnership will add value to the efforts we have undertaken for many years to contribute to a more sustainable automotive supply chain,” says Bruno Moustacchi, GROUPE RENAULT’s Sustainable Purchasing Divisional General Manager.

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GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY 2030 STRATEGY!

Drive Sustainability is currently working to build a 2030 Strategy and Roadmap that will define its long-term direction and ambition. The partnership invites all stakeholders to review the 2030 Strategy and Roadmap draft and to submit any comments or suggestions by 1st August 2019.

Two elements are essential in our strategy development: alignment with the internal ambitions of the partners and integration of stakeholder feedback. Therefore, the 2030 Strategy is being developed in a four-phase process.

1. During 2018, consultations with selected stakeholders and automotive companies took place. As a result, it became evident that ambitions and the working scope of Drive Sustainability needed to be increased to meet stakeholders’ expectations.

2. Subsequently, in February 2019, purchasing and sustainability leaders of the automotive companies convened to discuss stakeholder feedback and agree on common objectives. The partners decided to extend the working scope of the partnership to a value chain approach, while also addressing sustainability challenges related to climate and circular use of resources.

3. The 2030 Strategy and its roadmap were submitted to the feedback of 75 stakeholder representatives from industry, civil society and authorities during Drive Sustainability’s second stakeholder event in May 2019.

4. On-line consultation May-August 2019
The outcomes of the stakeholder event, together with the input received during the online consultation, will be analysed in summer 2019. Drive Sustainability invites all stakeholders to review the 2030 Strategy and Roadmap Draft by August 01.

Join the consultation here.

The 2030 Strategy and roadmap will be published in 2020.