2007 Interactive Registration Document - Renault

MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
Between 1990 and 2000 the Group endeavored to reduce the risks of fi re,
explosion and machine breakdown. Priority in this effort was given to powertrain
and body assembly plants. By 2000 most of the existing plants had obtained the
Highly Protected Risk rating, an international standard for risk prevention.
Since 2000, risks related to natural disasters such as storms, fl ooding, typhoons
and earthquakes have been incorporated into the prevention policy.
The prevention policy is supported by a small team of experts at headquarters
who set the standards for worldwide application and take part in all projects
to modernize or extend existing plants or to open new ones. The experts at
headquarters are supported at each plant by local teams organized in a network.
Every year, four insurance companies chosen for their expertise in specifi c areas
verify the application of prevention and protection rules at each site.
ACTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
At end-2005, the Manufacturing Committee was tasked with examining specifi c
risks of all kinds twice a year.
The Group has a high level of industrial risk prevention, and is pursuing
continuous improvement in a number of ways. These include upgrading the
risk prevention management system and holding network meetings on the
subject of prevention.
2.3.1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
RISK FACTORS
Alongside the systems and policies to reduce the environmental impact of
Renault vehicles in the design, manufacture, operation and recycling phases
(see c hapter 3.2 Environmental Performance), environmental risk at Renault
comprises three aspects:
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impacts on the external environment owing to malfunctions in its plants;
harm to individuals (personnel and people living near the plants);
pollution of soil and groundwater caused by past activities.
MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
Environmental risks
Renault has no high-risk facilities. Nevertheless, it has put in place a dedicated
management system for preventing environmental risks.
A central team of experts coordinates the tasks performed under the system.
Techniques and structures for identifying risks, quantifying their impact,
organizing prevention and protection and defi ning control and management
methods are implemented at all sites.
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RISK MANAGEMENT
Methods and tools have been defi ned for every stage of environmental risk
management: risk identifi cation, choice of prevention and/or protection solutions,
management and training procedures, and control and verifi cation audit grid.
Remediation of soil pollution due to past activity
Since France adopted a nation-wide policy on industrial soil and site pollution
in 1994, Renault has participated actively in efforts coordinated by the Ministry
of the Environment. The methodology applied in France, which was reviewed in
2007, uses a case-by-case approach to decide whether to remediate the risk
areas concerned or to place them under surveillance. This method has been
applied to all Renault’s industrial sites worldwide.
Through this proactive approach, Renault is aware of the exposure of all
its sites, has identifi ed pollution sources by type of pollutant and by type of
activity, and has the associated risks under control. Based on this in-depth
analysis, appropriate clean-up techniques and technical solutions are optimized,
depending on the type of impacts to be controlled or the uses envisaged for
the sites concerned. The knowledge acquired during this analysis phase has
enabled Renault to identify the facilities exposed to risk and to draw up a
specifi c risk prevention plan.
Environmental audits of purchase and sale agreements
An environmental assessment is carried out before industrial and commercial
businesses or property are acquired or sold. These audits are performed in
accordance with an international procedure comprising:
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a pre-audit;
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a phase 1 audit on the legal conformity of present and former activities given
the hydro-geological conditions and the potential environmental impact of
those activities;
a phase 2 audit involving analysis of soils and groundwater.
ACTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
Renault is stepping up measures to prevent environmental risk. At the start of
2005 the issue of environmental risk was integrated in the Renault Production
Way through the management of chemical products and wastes at workstations
and more generally in each site’s environment and risk management plan.
To meet performance and regulatory-compliance objectives, a self-assessment
tool has been developed and introduced at all powertrain and body assembly
plants since 2005.
At December 31, 2007 the Group had €50 million in provisions for the
enforcement of environmental regulations. The main aim of these provisions
is to pay for the rehabilitation of land at Boulogne and to meet the cost of
processing end-of-life vehicles.
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