Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

MESSAGE FROM JEAN-DOMINIQUE SENARD 2
MESSAGE FROM LUCA DE MEO 4
GOVERNANCE AND BOARD OF MANAGEMENT 6
BUSINESS MODEL 8
STRATEGIC PLAN 10
FOUR BRANDS, 4 PROPOSITIONS 12
KEY FIGURES 14
1. GROUPE RENAULT 17
1.1 OVERVIEW OF RENAULT AND THE GROUP 18
1.1.1 Management bodies as at March 1, 2021 18
1.1.2 Key figures 19
1.1.3 The Group’s main activities and strategy 21
1.1.4 Sales financing 53
1.1.5 Mobility services 57
1.1.6 Main Group subsidiaries and detailed organization chart 58
1.1.7 History of the Group 62
1.2 THE ALLIANCE 64
1.2.1 Overview 64
1.2.2 History 64
1.2.3 Functioning of the Alliance in 2020 65
1.2.4 Strategic cooperations 68
1.2.5 Nissan 2020 results 70
1.3 EARNINGS REPORT – 2020 71
In brief 71
1.3.1 Sales performance 73
1.3.2 Financial results 78
1.4 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 83
1.4.1 The car of the future 83
1.4.2 New products in 2020 and 2021 and their innovations 89
1.4.3 Performance levers 92
1.4.4 R&D: a unified international organization 94
1.5 INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT 95
1.5.1 Group internal control and risk management system 95
1.5.2 Groupe Renault risk factors 101
1.6 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 115
1.6.1 Vehicle manufacturing regulations 115
1.6.2 Environmental regulations 118
1.6.3 European regulations applicable to the distribution of new vehicles and spare parts 121
1.6.4 Community design regulations 121
1.6.5 Banking regulations 122
1.7 POST-BALANCE SHEET EVENTS 123
2. GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY 125
2.1 CREATING SHARED VALUES THAT RESPECT SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 126
2.1.1 A strong CSR commitment 126
2.1.2 CSR governance 128
2.1.3 Guidelines and standards 128
2.1.4 Permanent dialog with our stakeholders (EFPD14c) 134
2.1.5 Vigilance plan 138
2.1.6 Extra-Financial Performance Declaration 139
2.1.7 Our action in response to the COVID-19 crisis 146
2.2 OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT 149
2.2.1 The ecological challenges 149
2.2.2 Company-wide environmental management (EFPD7a) 150
2.2.3 Environmental impacts: actions and indicators 160
2.3 OUR SOCIETAL COMMITMENT 186
2.3.1 Imagining and designing tomorrow's sustainable mobility 186
2.3.2 Commitment to road safety 191
2.3.3 Plants that are transforming 195
2.3.4 A global network of CSR correspondents 196
2.4 OUR SOCIAL COMMITMENT 198
2.4.1 Promoting diversity, development and employee commitment 198
2.4.2 Health, safety, ergonomy and the environment (HSEE) (EFPD3) 214
2.4.3 Handing on knowledge for the future 221
2.4.4 Contributing to the development and vitality of the regions (EFPD14c) 223
2.4.5 Making mobility as widely accessible as possible 225
2.4.6 Renault Corporate Foundation 228
2.5 ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE 229
2.5.1 Business ethics: ethics and compliance policy 229
2.5.2 Strengthening the responsible purchasing approach in the supply chain (EFPD15a - EFPD15b) 231
2.5.3 Tax policy (EFPD15c) 234
2.5.4 Cybersecurity and data protection 234
2.5.5 Lobbying activities 235
2.6 APPENDICES 236
2.6.1 Environmental appendices 236
2.6.2 Appendices concerning social commitment 245
2.6.3 Appendices concerning societal commitments 248
2.6.4 Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index 249
2.6.5 Extra-financial ratings and indexes 250
2.6.6 Report by one of the statutory auditors, appointed as independent third party, on the consolidated non-financial statement 252
3. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 257
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 258
3.1 COMPOSITION, PREPARATION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 258
3.1.1 Governance structure 258
3.1.2 Composition of the Board of Directors 262
3.1.3 List of offices and functions exercised by the directors 268
3.1.4 Additional information about the directors 284
3.1.5 Board organization, operation and missions 285
3.1.6 Activity of the specialized committees of the Board of Directors in 2020 292
3.1.7 Evaluation of the Board of Directors 300
3.1.8 Implementation of the “comply or explain” rule 301
3.1.9 Assessment procedure for current agreements concluded under arm’s length terms 302
3.1.10 Procedures for shareholders’ participation in the Annual General Meeting 302
3.1.11 Factors likely to have an effect in the event of a public offer 302
3.1.12 Summary table of ongoing delegations in respect of capital increases 302
3.2 COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE OFFICERS 303
3.2.1 General principles relating to the compensation of the corporate officers 303
3.2.2 Compensation of the directors and corporate officers in 2020 305
3.2.3 Comparison of compensation levels between corporate officers and employees 320
3.2.4 Compensation policies for the directors and corporate officers for the 2021 financial year 322
3.2.5 Compensation of senior executives: performance shares 328
3.3 INFORMATION CONCERNING SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS 331
4. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 333
4.1 STATUTORY AUDITORS’ REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 334
4.2 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 338
4.2.1 Consolidated income statement 338
4.2.2 Consolidated comprehensive income 339
4.2.3 Consolidated financial position 340
4.2.4 Changes in consolidated shareholders’ equity 342
4.2.5 Consolidated cash flows 343
4.2.6 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 344
4.3 STATUTORY AUDITORS’ REPORTS 416
4.3.1 Statutory auditors’ report on the annual financial statements 416
4.3.2 Statutory auditors’ special report on related-party agreements 420
4.4 RENAULT SA ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 423
4.4.1 Summary financial statements 423
4.4.2 Notes to the annual financial statements 425
5. RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS 441
5.1 GENERAL INFORMATION 442
5.1.1 Overview 442
5.1.2 Special provisions of the articles of association 442
5.2 GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO RENAULT’S SHARE CAPITAL 444
5.2.1 Share capital 444
5.2.2 Change in the share capital 444
5.2.3 Changes in capital ownership during the past five years 444
5.2.4 Unissued authorized share capital 444
5.2.5 Potential share capital 445
5.2.6 Renault share ownership 447
5.3 MARKET FOR RENAULT SHARES 450
5.3.1 Renault shares 450
5.3.2 Renault and Diac participating shares (titres participatifs) 451
5.3.3 Dividends 452
5.4 INVESTOR RELATIONS POLICY 452
5.4.1 Individual shareholders 452
5.4.2 Institutional investors/socially responsible investors 452
5.4.3 2021 financial calendar 453
5.4.4 Contacts 453
5.4.5 Public documents 453
6. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 23, 2021 455
DRAFT RESOLUTIONS 456
1 - Ordinary General Meeting 456
2 - Extraordinary General Meeting 460
3 - Ordinary General Meeting 461
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 463
7.1 CERTIFICATION BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOCUMENT 464
7.2 HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL YEARS 2018 AND 2019 465
7.2.1 For financial year 2018 465
7.2.2 For financial year 2019 465
7.3 STATUTORY AUDITORS 466
7.3.1 Statutory auditors’ fees 467
7.4 CROSS-REFERENCE TABLES 468
7.4.1 Headings required by Annex 1 of regulation (EU) no. 2019/980 468
7.4.2 Cross-reference table for the management report and the report on corporate governance 471
7.4.3 Cross-reference table of the annual financial report 474
GLOSSARY 475
INITIALS AND ACRONYMS 478
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