Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Responsibility
• Safety
• Wellness
• Community Involvement
• Economic Success
• Supply Chain Sustainability
• Carbon Footprint Reduction
• Sustainable Supply Chain
• Business Ethics
• Compliance
• Diversity and Inclusion

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced energy consumption by 41 million kWh through LED lighting retrofits and solar installations
• Recycled nearly 6,000 tons of waste
• Reduced U.S. fleet fuel usage by nearly 400,000 gallons and lowered carbon emissions by 7.4 million pounds (3.7%)
• Reduced overall fuel consumption, carbon emissions, and GHG emissions across the U.S. fleet by approximately 8% since 2015
• Lowered carbon emissions in Canada by 15% and fuel consumption/GHG emissions by over 4% each
• Reduced Asia Pacific fleet fuel consumption by nearly 150,000 liters (3.1%) and lowered carbon emissions by approximately 25,000 kilograms (0.2%) since 2016
• Saved 15.6 million kWh and offset 25.7 million pounds of CO2 emissions through LED lighting initiatives
• Deployed technologies to save millions of kWh and offset over 1.7 million pounds of CO2 emissions
• Solar arrays generated nearly 1.5 million kWh annually
• Reduced water consumption by more than 27 million gallons (21.2%) compared to 2015 baseline

Social Achievements

• Developed employee programs for sustainability awareness and engagement (GROW and LEEP)
• Donated significant time and resources to philanthropic and community efforts
• Provided health and wellness benefits to employees (biometric screenings, fitness challenges, eLearning modules, counseling/recovery assistance)
• Rolled out diversity and sensitivity training
• Implemented LiveSafe program to enhance workplace safety
• Launched Strength in Numbers program to promote physical and mental health and financial well-being
• GPC employees gave $1.3 million to United Way
• Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund contributions totaled $2.3 million

Governance Achievements

• Maintained business ethics and compliance programs, including ongoing enforcement and employee training
• Implemented an ethics hotline for anonymous reporting
• Formalized sustainability governance with periodic updates to the Board of Directors
• Sustainability ambassadors identified to serve on a corporate sustainability committee
• Corporate Safety Council serves as an internal sustainability advisory group

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increasing operational footprint requiring new ways to increase supply-chain sustainability and reduce carbon footprint
• Managing energy consumption across facilities
• Water conservation
• Waste management

Mitigation Strategies

• Investments in existing and new businesses
• Implementation of route optimization, anti-idling policies, and electronic monitoring for fleet management
• LED lighting retrofits and solar installations
• Waste recycling program
• Low-flow devices and motion-sensing fixtures in facilities
• Regular inspections of water lines to detect and repair leaks
• Limiting irrigation sprinkler use

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Hundreds using SA8000 standard

Responsible Procurement

• Code of Conduct
• Social Responsibility Standards and Policy
• Selection of partners with similar values
• Purchase and use of reusable or recycled products
• Distribution of environmentally friendly products

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
• Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Remanufactured automotive parts

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Energy & Emissions
• Fleet Management
• Effluents & Waste
• Products & Services
• Sustainable Supply Chain
• Health & Well-being
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Social Responsibility
• Business Ethics

Environmental Achievements

• Calculated global scope 1 & 2 footprint
• Developed plans for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs across the globe
• Launched additional energy efficiency and electric vehicle (EV) pilot programs
• Improved renewable energy procurement for business operations
• Reduced energy usage by 125.8 million kWh, saved $4.9 million in annual energy costs, realized $10.5 million in total savings, reduced CO2 by more than 126.8 million lbs or 57,523.98 MTCO2e at customer locations through energy audits.
• Benelux site powered by wind turbines saved 1.4 million kWh of energy consumption and reduced carbon footprint by 769 kg CO2e; received “Excellent” certification from BREEAM.

Social Achievements

• Created Business Resource Groups (BRGs) to support teammates from diverse backgrounds
• Completed 2022 employee engagement survey
• Provided financial support through giving programs to nonprofits in the U.S. and around the globe
• Supported education with several scholarship funds and community partnerships
• Completed a thorough pay equity review of all salaried positions in the U.S. and made appropriate adjustments where variations were identified.
• Launched four BRGs for corporate teammates in the U.S.

Governance Achievements

• Formalized three-level leadership structure to ESG governance
• Developed a plan for incorporating environmental and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) metrics into governance systems
• Continued to build out internal systems for climate risk assessment
• Updated Code of Conduct to better align with sustainability strategy and goals.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing carbon emissions across global footprint
• Managing the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters
• Meeting the requirements of the SEC's proposal on ESG reporting
• Expanding the depth and breadth of sustainability reporting to drive transparency and accountability globally.

Mitigation Strategies

• Engaged a leading sustainability partner to assist with calculating global GHG footprint and developing a comprehensive global carbon abatement strategy.
• Launched initiatives to reduce waste and water use, improve energy efficiency, and reduce GHG emissions.
• Expanded reporting to include global impact.
• Developed emissions goals for business units, starting measurement in 2023.
• Implementing various initiatives such as harnessing solar and wind energy, converting lighting to LEDs, setting controls on motors and HVAC systems, investing in electric vehicles, insulating facilities, and replacing oil heaters with hybrid heat pumps.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: More than 600 offshore suppliers audited; social audits conducted for high-risk countries based on SA8000 standards.

Responsible Procurement

• Human Rights Policy
• Supplier Code of Conduct
• Social Responsibility Standards and Policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather
• Natural disasters

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes
• Market shifts

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products
• Renewable energy procurement

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, TCFD, GRI

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Recycled/remanufactured parts

Awards & Recognition

• Smartway certification from the EPA for RMDS

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Caring for Our Planet
• Investing in Social Good
• Ensuring Good Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced 2022 combined total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 10.46% from 2021.
• Expanded NexDrive to provide electric vehicle owners with aftermarket parts and service.

Social Achievements

• Expanded GPC Wellbeing Live 365 program to include more activities and incentives.
• Launched three new BRGs in the U.S. and started expanding BRGs internationally.

Governance Achievements

• Completed a board assessment and expanded to three board committees to better support our business goals.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Refining data capture to provide a more comprehensive, precise and accurate assessment of emissions.

Mitigation Strategies

• Working with a leading sustainability partner to conduct and verify the first global GHG footprint for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
• Establishing global governance and data collection methods for all facilities and operations.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: More than 600 offshore suppliers audited in partnership with independent agencies.

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct
• Social audits based on SA8000 standards for high-risk countries.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities

• Becoming the #1 aftermarket EV supplier.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, TCFD, GRI

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Remanufactured parts from recycled vehicle parts.

Awards & Recognition

• Green Innovation of the Year award (Back2Car program)