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The environment<br />
Environmental management in manufacturing<br />
<strong>Renault</strong>'s rapid<br />
international expansion<br />
since 1996, involving<br />
the construction of new<br />
plants and modernization<br />
of acquisitions, has been<br />
consistently backed<br />
by commitment<br />
to environmental standards<br />
in both manufacturing<br />
projects and day-to-day<br />
management.<br />
More than 90% of the <strong>Renault</strong> group's manufacturing<br />
sites already have ISO 14001 environmental certification<br />
and recently acquired businesses are moving<br />
in the same direction, as the example of Dacia shows.<br />
The main Logan site in Pitesti, Romania thus earned ISO<br />
14001 certification – awarded by an independent<br />
organization – in <strong>2005</strong>, confirming effective commitment<br />
to a strategy for international expansion consistent with<br />
high standards of environmental protection.<br />
Action taken in Romania has been exemplary in this<br />
regard. Following its acquisition of Dacia, <strong>Renault</strong><br />
launched a five-year plan to bring the plant up<br />
to standard in partnership with local authorities. Soil<br />
decontamination was a main focus, involving in particular<br />
the installation of an on-site unit for bioremediation<br />
of hydrocarbon pollutants. Modernization of stamping<br />
presses and engine machining equipment, together<br />
with the replacement of compressors and cooling<br />
circuits and other enhancements to production processes,<br />
were associated with the introduction of a system to sort<br />
and treat waste, ensuring progress in both manufacturing<br />
efficiency and environmental standards.<br />
All employees have received training in the chemical<br />
hazards of products used at the plant and suppliers<br />
have backed up the program with efforts to improve<br />
their own environmental performances.<br />
Ongoing commitment to preservation<br />
of the environment<br />
• Preserve the natural heritage of local environments;<br />
70 <strong>2005</strong> <strong>Renault</strong> Annual Report<br />
<strong>Renault</strong> has defined five environmental priorities for all<br />
its businesses, in all parts of the world:<br />
• Eliminate or reduce the impact of products and plants<br />
on the environment;<br />
• Develop product and service offerings that are<br />
compatible with environmental protection throughout<br />
their lifecycle;<br />
• Implement environmental management throughout<br />
the company and open this to external monitoring over<br />
the entire lifecycle;<br />
• Ensure the transparency of communications on<br />
environmental issues.<br />
ISO 14001 certification of the Pitesti site in Romania rewards<br />
the efforts that began with the acquisition of Dacia.
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