Climate Change Data

Auria Solutions

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:49,797 (North America) + 32,059 (Europe) + 1,161 (South Africa) metric tons CO2e/year (2021)
Total Energy Consumption:133,478,764 (North America) + 134,258,436 (Europe) + 1,249,513 (South Africa) kWh/year (2021)
Water Consumption:178,745 (North America) + 59,446 (Europe) + 797 (South Africa) cubic meters/year (2021)
Waste Generated:21,846 (North America) + 16,500 (Europe) metric tons/year (2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Health and Safety
  • Social Responsibility
  • Ethical Compliance
  • Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased recycle content in flooring systems (54.3% in North America and 24.5% in Europe in 2021)
  • Reduced disposal cost/sales volume (59 in North America and 53 in Europe in 2021)
  • ISO 14001 certification at multiple locations
  • ISO 45001 certification at multiple locations
  • ISO 50001 certification at German locations since 2014

Social Achievements

  • Implemented employee programs and benefits fostering physical, emotional, and financial well-being
  • Prioritized educational and training opportunities for all employees
  • Fostered an atmosphere of gender equality
  • Provided fair and competitive compensation
  • Increased employee communications regarding health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Global Sustainability Department and Chief Sustainability Officer role
  • Implemented a global Risk and Control Matrix (RCM) in accordance with CSOX requirements
  • Achieved internal control objectives with no material deficiencies in 2021

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reduce the DART rate by 10% each year for the next five years
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 20% improvement in internal promotions within each region by 2025
  • Increase the percentage of CO2 reduced travel by 2025 (targets vary by region)
  • Implement working standards according to ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 in all Auria locations by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Maintain an average of less than 10% voluntary salaried turnover by 2025
  • Achieve 95% completion of one-on-one meetings each quarter or a 10% improvement from the previous year by 2025
  • Ensure 100% of all received Code of Conduct cases are investigated and resolved timely by 2025
  • Ensure 100% of salaried workforce is trained annually on the Code of Conduct by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions (implied)
  • Meeting rapidly changing consumer demands for technological innovation and transparent cost of ownership
  • Maintaining a leadership position in the automotive market
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in updated, high-efficiency manufacturing equipment and low-energy lighting
  • Improving the recyclability of product and material waste streams
  • Developing new and valuable solutions to help OEMs meet changing consumer demands (e.g., Armorlite, EV encapsulations, EcoBlend)
  • Implementing Industry 4.0 aspects at plants
  • Partnering with a 3rd-party energy consultant to improve CDP score

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) team conducts supplier audits

Responsible Procurement
  • Compliance with Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL), REACH, and Full Material Disclosure (FMD)
  • Collection of certifications under Responsible Mineral guidelines

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and processes; lightweight solutions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI 2016 Sustainability Reporting Standards

Certifications: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Armorlite
  • EV encapsulations
  • EcoBlend
  • Refined Resilience
  • Alour
  • TPO/felt solutions

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:49,083 (North America) + 27,686 (Europe) + 2,856 (South Africa) metric tons CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:Not specified, but increasing usage of renewable energy is a goal
Total Energy Consumption:149,638,378 (North America) + 112,198,826 (Europe) + 3,170,744 (South Africa) kWh
Water Consumption:124,014 (North America) + 53,784 (Europe) + 1,568 (South Africa) cubic meters
Waste Generated:26,127 (North America) + 16,024 (Europe) + 1,318 (South Africa) metric tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Good Corporate Citizenship
  • Sustainable Processes and Products
  • Responsible Supply Chain
  • Human Rights
  • Environment

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved CDP Climate Change rating to B from D in 2022
  • Extended Sustainability KPI Set with three additional indicators integrated into operations management system (AMOS)

Social Achievements

  • Created a Global Sustainability Department and appointed a Chief Sustainability Officer and a global sustainability director
  • Appointed a dedicated Human Rights Officer
  • Implemented DEI roadmap

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a global Risk and Control Matrix (RCM) in accordance with CSOX requirements
  • Internal control system achieved company objectives with no material deficiencies in 2022

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2045
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2e emissions by 65% by 2030
  • Implement ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 in all locations by 2025
  • Increase internal promotions by 20% from 2020 levels by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Maintain an average of less than 10% voluntary turnover by 2025
  • Achieve 95% completion of one-on-one meetings each quarter by 2025
  • Minimally once a year the Individual Development Plans (IDP) Participant will meet with HR to review the established IDP by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing Scope I, II & III emissions to 65% by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2045
  • Managing ESG risks and non-compliance across the supply chain
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented global roadmaps for waste, energy, water, and emissions reduction
  • Established a global energy team focused on improving internal monitoring and control of energy and increasing renewable energy share
  • Launched ESG supplier survey to identify ESG-related risks and non-compliance
  • Engaging with suppliers on reported non-conformance issues

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Supplier audits conducted by Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) team

Responsible Procurement
  • Compliance with GADSL, REACH, and FMD standards
  • Collection of Responsible Mineral certifications
  • ESG supplier survey

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • EV encapsulations
  • Intercept™ integrated EMI shield
  • Duralite™ nonwoven floor carpet
  • ECO HiLoft™ recyclable insulator
  • Mono-material solutions
  • Alour™ mono-material trunk systems
  • EcoBlend® products with recycled fiber

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:50,486 (North America) + 27,152 (Europe) + 3,956 (South Africa) metric tons CO2e in 2023
Renewable Energy Share:14% in Europe in 2023
Total Energy Consumption:154,302,241 (North America) + 100,126,099 (Europe) + 3,731,690 (South Africa) kWh in 2023
Water Consumption:142,502 (North America) + 35,562 (Europe) + 1,925 (South Africa) cubic meters in 2023
Waste Generated:10,247 (North America) + 5,230 (Europe) + 1,024 (South Africa) metric tons to landfill in 2023

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved renewable energy share by 14% in Europe.
  • Developed a new environmental policy well-received by customers and suppliers, leading to improved SAQ scores.
  • Added key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production waste to landfill.

Social Achievements

  • Created a new governance model to drive sustainability projects more efficiently.
  • Updated the Auria Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, adding anonymous reporting options.
  • Increased focus on employee well-being programs.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a new three-tier sustainability governance model (Steering Committee, Review Body, Working Groups).
  • Achieved a B rating from CDP.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 100% carbon neutrality by 2040.
Medium-term Goals:
  • 50% CO2e reduction for Scopes 1 & 2 by 2030 (against a 2020 baseline).
Short-term Goals:
  • Establish a sustainability framework aligned with SBTi by 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • Data quality improvements needed for accurate carbon footprint calculation.
  • Addressing disparities in waste data across regions (e.g., lack of metrics for waste-to-energy and hazardous waste in North America).
  • Managing ESG risks and non-compliance in the supply chain.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Refining methodology for calculating emissions and integrating enhancements into the 2024 CSR report.
  • Conducting a review of waste data from prior years to ensure alignment with corporate targets.
  • Implementing a global supply chain compliance program using Assent platform to monitor and address ESG risks.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Supplier audits conducted by SQA team; Assent platform used for data management.

Responsible Procurement
  • Compliance with GADSL, REACH, IMDS, and Responsible Mineral guidelines.
  • Auria Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 (select locations)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • EcoBlend Dual Density Insulator