2007 Interactive Registration Document - Renault

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE VEHICLE
USE PHASE ✦
Numerous life-cycle analysis studies show that greenhouse gases account for
around 80% of environmental impact during the vehicle use phase. Renault can
take action in a number of areas to reduce this fi gure: eco-design, driver
behavior and sound ecological practices implemented by the sales network
for sales and services activities.
Educating consumers in eco-driving ✦
Renault is studying two possible lines of progress to promote eco-driving.
The fi rst is to design vehicles that help drivers cut fuel consumption, through
onboard computers that provide real-time information on average consumption.
Renault vehicles also feature a stress-free environment (comfort, acoustics, etc.)
and safety equipment such as the tire pressure monitoring system, which detects
low tire pressure. The second is to provide access to training in eco-driving.
In 2007, New Laguna brought customers a new way to boost fuel economy:
two arrows, pointing up or down, show the right time to change gears in order
to consume less fuel. Savings can total up to 8% depending on the driver’s style
and the type of journey, and avoid between two and three tons of CO during the
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vehicle’s lifetime. Tips on eco-driving and vehicle maintenance can be found
in all users’ manuals. At the 2006 Paris Motor Show, 500,000 “question-andanswer”
brochures on the car’s role in global warming were passed out by
Renault and the ADEME.
A greater role for environmental management in the sales
and marketing function
The Renault eco2 label is the commercial facet of Renault’s commitment to
environmental protection. All the company’s business lines are concerned by
this approach.
The sales network provides the fi rst contact between the manufacturer and
customers in terms of products, values and brand identity.
The primary sales network (746 French sites) has made a strong commitment
to environmental management. Through its active efforts to maintain the value
of its assets and protect Renault’s brand image, it illustrates the commitments
made in terms of sustainable development.
To meet the environmental management targets set for 2007, Renault supported
the efforts of its sales network, by:
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encouraging each dealership in the network to appoint an environmental
contact who would follow a special two-day training course in the management
of environmental risks;
putting in place an environmental network of 60 “site environmental
managers” appointed and trained to pilot the deployment of actions and good
environmental practices at Renault Retail Group, Renault’s sales subsidiary
with 160 sites in France;
developing a range of environmental management tools to deploy and
build on good environmental practices, to be used by the sales network
(in progress).
Reflecting the involvement of Renault Retail Group in the environmental
approach, the Renault Retail Group Pessac site received a prize in 2007 as
part of the “environmental challenge” awards organized by the CNPA (N ational
C ouncil of Automotive P rofessionals).
✦ Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Directives
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 03
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE VEHICLE
END-OF-LIFE PHASE
In line with its long-standing commitment to recycling, Renault is setting up a
new industrial system involving a wide range of European players who are able
to meet the objectives set by regulations.
Renault has developed technical specifi cations and economic instruments to
boost the recyclability of the parts and materials used in its new vehicles.
The Group’s suppliers are also committed to this continuous process. Their role
is to develop reliable fl uid extraction methods, enable fast and simple parts
removal, and promote the use of recyclable materials. Renault sets targets for
each new project. At the same time, it has developed quantifi cation instruments
such as the Index of Recyclability by Function (IRF), which is currently being
rolled out with key suppliers.
Renault is pursuing a proactive policy aimed at using recycled polymers in
new vehicles and thus contributing to the emergence and development of
new operators and new treatment capacities in Europe. Renault’s objective is
to integrate 20% of recycled polymers in the plastics used for its new vehicles
by 2015.
In application of European directives on banned substances, Renault has
introduced systematic reporting concerning the components, materials and
substances present in the parts and products of its vehicles.
Recycling operators and energy recovery fi rms can obtain information on methods
of decontamination, disassembly and recycling on the www.idis2.com site.
A network of approved collection and treatment centers has been set up for
Renault vehicles wherever necessary across Europe. Information on this network
will be sent to the last owners of end-of-life vehicles. Vehicles are taken back
from the last owner free of charge.
Renault is taking part in a Europe-wide research and development project
concerning the sorting and recycling of ground waste, and technologies for
recovering energy from waste. Renault’s partners in this project are the École
Nationale des Arts et Métiers in Chambéry, the RECORD association, CREER and
a small number of suppliers including Galloo Plastics and Rieter Automotive.
At the same time, Renault is actively contributing to the economic and regulatory
performance of dismantling processes, through its leadership in the market of
renewed and reconditioned parts. In February 2008, Renault and SITA (Suez
group) announced plans for a joint-venture to speed up the development of
end-of-life vehicle treatment in France. This joint-venture would be developed
through Indra Investissement s.a.s., a company that has been active in vehicle
dismantling for more than 20 years and that has introduced a number of
innovative solutions. The initiative was welcomed by the minister of ecology,
development and sustainable planning. Renault is seeking to put in place
a genuine industrial partnership with SITA. This initiative will not only bring
environmental benefi ts. It will also enable Renault to take advantage of the
secondary raw materials produced by the dismantling process, particularly in
its supplier chain.
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