Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

236 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 Find out more at group.renault.com 02 APPENDICES GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY APPENDICES 2.6 Environmental appendices 2.6.1 Methodological comments on a selection of environmental indicators 2.6.1.1 Life-Cycle Assessment A. Life-cycle analyses are carried out by Groupe Renault in accordance with the ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards. Renault uses the GaBi LCA (PE International) software and databases. The life-cycle inventory describes all the elements that are taken into account in the life-cycle assessment of a vehicle. These data are related to life-cycle stages, from the vehicle’s manufacturing to its recycling, and including its usage phase: raw materials and manufacturing: thanks to Renault’s internal P databases, each vehicle is described in terms of the raw materials it contains. These data, coupled with those in the GaBi database, allow all phases of the extraction and processing of raw materials to be incorporated in the inventory. The data on the manufacturing of vehicles integrated in the life-cycle inventory comes from the annual environmental reporting for the industrial sites, which is subjected to verification by an Independent Third Party; usage and maintenance phase: the usage phase is calculated over P 10 years and 150,000km. The certified emissions for the regulatory cycle are taken into consideration. Moreover, the impacts associated with the vehicles’ energy consumption (diesel, gasoline or electricity) are calculated from “well to wheel”, i.e. , the emissions associated with the production and transport of the energy used are taken into account. In the usage phase, the maintenance activities performed throughout the life of the vehicle (tire changes, oil changes, brake fluid, etc. ) are taken into account; end-of-life: emissions related to recycling processes are accounted P for. The recycling of materials from vehicles enables the use of virgin material and associated emissions to be avoided. The emissions avoided in this way are deducted from the carbon footprint. All potential impacts are calculated using the GaBi software. Carbon footprint B. The purpose of determining Renault’s carbon footprint is to measure and propel the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Groupe Renault. The following methodologies have accordingly been chosen: the carbon footprint is compared to the number of vehicles sold; P in the event of sales or acquisitions, the reference value (2010) is P corrected to take into account or subtract the site’s emissions at that date in order to measure changes in the Group’s carbon footprint in relation to 2010 on a comparable scope of activity; if there is an update to the model in the GaBi tool used to P calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the materials and parts purchased (see above), the 2010 reference value is recalculated with the new database in order to measure the changes to the indicator on a comparable basis. This happened in 2015 and 2018. In addition, to factor in the environmental performance of suppliers between model updates in the GaBi tool, a carbon performance factor of -2% per year is applied; the carbon footprint is calculated for a constant scope of P emissions. When the scope is amended, the 2010 benchmark value is recalculated. In 2017, the calculation scope was extended to include: RRG, vehicles bought from and sold to partners, filling of air conditioning systems (for premises and vehicles), vehicle and engine testing and indirect emissions linked to purchased thermal energy. In 2018 two foundries were integrated into the scope without recalculating the 2010 benchmark value, this being a capacity extension rather than an integration of a pre-existing entity. In 2020, vehicle air conditioning maintenance was taken into account, with a recalculation of the 2010 reference value. The conversion factors between certification cycles were also updated. The carbon footprint for Renault does not include a prospective dimension. The value retained for the carbon intensity of fuel and industrial processes is that of the vehicle release year and does not vary during the life-cycle of the vehicle (10 years, 150,000km).