Bentley Motors Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:9829 tCO2e (location based) / 2274 tCO2e (market based)
Scope 1 Emissions:2215 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:7614 tCO2e/year (location based) / 59 tCO2e/year (market based)
Scope 3 Emissions:2032 tCO2e/year (business travel)
Renewable Energy Share:40% (electricity at peak times)
Total Energy Consumption:136,965.37 MWh/year
Water Consumption:7.421 ML/year
Waste Generated:7,552.17 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.600 (location based) / 0.139 (market based) tCO2e/vehicle
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate change
- Future skills and colleague development
- Transparent and responsible supply chains
Environmental Achievements
- Crewe manufacturing site and Orion Park warehouse have been certified carbon neutral to PAS 2060 by the Carbon Trust since 2018
- UK dealer network achieved carbon neutral certified status at the end of 2021
- Middle East, Africa and India (MEAI) region also being certified as Carbon Neutral at the end of 2022
- 65.5% Reduction in energy consumption per car since 2010
- 99% Reduction in factory waste that goes to landfill since 2010
- 55.9% reduction in water use per car manufactured since 2010
Social Achievements
- Recognised for the eleventh consecutive year as a UK Top Employer
- Achieved a Stimmungsbarometer index score of 81.5 in 2022
- Launched a BeConnected driver day for over 400 colleagues
- Pyms Lane Festival for colleagues and their families
- Launched our first Bentley Advancing Life Chances Fund for Crewe
Governance Achievements
- Launched a Sustainability Council
- Achieved a ‘Good’ result in the Integrity Index® in April 2021
- Implemented a comprehensive Risk Management System (RMS) and Internal Control System (ICS)
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- End-to-end carbon neutral by the end of 2030
- Produce only BEVs by the end of 2030
Short-term Goals:
- Each member of the global retailer network to be carbon neutral by the end of 2025
- 30% diversity in management by the end of 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Supply chain disruptions
- Major technological shifts
- Knock-on effects of the Ukraine crisis
Mitigation Strategies
- Optimised cost base
- Developed new, innovative and effective processes to enhance operations and improve performance
- Secured £2.5 billion of sustainable investment
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: S-Rating process for all production suppliers
Responsible Procurement
- S-Rating, Code of Conduct for Business Partners, Supplier Environmental Manifesto (pilot in 2023), LWG membership
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI
Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, PAS 2060 (carbon neutral)
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Coffee-based coated textile, recycled gold in Additive Manufacturing, lightweight titanium, natural fibre composites, British-sourced wool tweed
Awards & Recognition
- Top Employer (11 years running), Sustainable Retailer of the Year (Bentley Cambridge)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainability
- Community Engagement
- Supply Chain Responsibility
- Customer Centricity
- Environmental Innovation
Environmental Achievements
- First luxury automotive plant to run all in-house and local logistics operations using renewable fuels or green electricity.
- Reduced greenhouse gas emissions through the use of HVO Green D+ fuel in logistics.
- Transported materials from seven European suppliers by rail, avoiding 925,000 miles of road use and saving 600t of CO2.
- Reduced plastic protection by 473kg in parts logistics.
- On track to certify 63% of retailers as carbon neutral under PAS2060 by April 2024.
Social Achievements
- Launched the Bentley Environmental Foundation with an initial £3 million donation.
- Supported over 320 charitable donations, a 150% increase from 2022.
- Implemented the Advancing Life Chances (ALC) Strategy, focusing on Access, Empowerment, Quality of Life, and a Better Future.
- Launched the Bentley Advancing Life Chances Small Grants Programme, awarding grants to 200 charities.
- Established the Bentley Advancing Life Chances Fund in partnership with CCF.
Governance Achievements
- Implemented a Supplier Environmental Manifesto (SEM) with stretch targets for suppliers.
- Adopted the Group’s S-Rating for supplier sustainability performance, with 79% of direct suppliers having a positive rating.
- Refreshed community investment policies, application forms, and processes.
- Introduced a UK Sustainable Retailer of the Year award.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Become leaders in sustainable luxury mobility.
Medium-term Goals:
- All plants processing, manufacturing, assembling or storing Bentley Motors parts will operate on 100% Green Energy by 2030.
- Implement circular economy principles, based on the “re-USE” waste hierarchy principle, and achieve zero waste to landfill by 2030.
- 100% re-use/reduction of water by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
- Achieve 10% green energy for plants processing, manufacturing, assembling or storing Bentley Motors parts by 2025.
- Implement water recycling processes and a 50% absolute water usage reduction by 2025.
- Ensure 100% of packaging is supplied with recyclable and/or recycled materials by 2030.
Environmental Challenges
- Reducing Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from a complex, globally distributed supply chain.
- Balancing the use of recycled materials with maintaining product quality.
- Addressing the environmental impact of logistics.
Mitigation Strategies
- Implementing new policies to mitigate emissions when sourcing materials.
- Using a hotspotting approach to conduct due diligence in raw materials supply chain.
- Implementing the S-Rating system for supplier assessment.
- Using HVO Green D+ fuel and expanding multi-modal transport (rail and sea).
- Reducing excess packaging in parts logistics.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 79% of total procurement volume from suppliers with a positive S-rating (A or B).
Responsible Procurement
- S-Rating system
- Supplier Environmental Manifesto (SEM)
- Sustainability Plausibility Assessment (pilot scheme)
- Code of Conduct for Business Partners (based on OECD Guidelines, UN Guiding Principles, ILO conventions)
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products and BEVs
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Bentayga Hybrid
- Future BEV models
- Bentley Home furniture collection using sustainable materials
Awards & Recognition
- UK Sustainable Retailer of the Year (Bentley Tunbridge Wells)