Climate Change Data

BorgWarner Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Exceeded 2020 operational environmental goals
  • All manufacturing facilities ISO 14001 certified for environmental management systems
  • Established waste recycling programs, some achieving zero waste to landfill
  • Six locations LEED certified with efficiency measures including solar panels, solar water heaters, rainwater collection, and solar tube lighting
  • >80% of 2019 revenue from electric, hybrid, and emissions-reducing combustion parts

Social Achievements

  • 75% improvement in global workforce accident total recordable incident rate (TRIR) over the last decade
  • Eight locations earned CEO Safety Excellence Award for 1 million consecutive hours without a recordable incident
  • First global annual Safety Day in 2019
  • $2.8 million donated in 2019, supporting over 580 charitable activities and nearly 63,000 volunteer hours
  • Received numerous awards for diversity, employee health, and workplace endeavors, including Forbes’ America’s Best Employers 2019, 2020 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2020

Governance Achievements

  • Ultimate sustainability oversight by the Board of Directors
  • Strategy Board approves strategy, goals, and resources
  • Commitment to continuous reporting against SASB and GRI standards
  • Goal to assess at least 80% of high-impact and high-risk suppliers
  • Launched Quality Award program in 2020

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce carbon emissions intensity by 50% (from 2015 baseline) by 2030

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Plans to update supplier agreements to include minimum sustainability performance standards

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Electric, hybrid, and emissions-reducing combustion parts

Awards & Recognition

  • Forbes’ America’s Best Employers 2019
  • 2020 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
  • Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America
  • Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2020
  • Detroit Free Press’s Top Workplaces

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental stewardship
  • Social responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 17% reduction of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity from a 2015 baseline (28% for the company’s operations prior to the Delphi Technologies acquisition)
  • 85% of company revenue in 2020 came from electric and emissions-reducing hybrid and combustion products

Social Achievements

  • Expanded unconscious bias awareness training across leadership teams
  • Global gender pay equity study showed that, on average, women received 98.7% of the compensation compared to men. In the U.S., minorities on average received 99.8%+ of compensation as compared to non-minorities.
  • 56% improvement in total recordable incident rate since 2015
  • Nine sites received the 2020 CEO Safety Excellence Award
  • $2.8 million and 18,793 hours donated to charitable activities

Governance Achievements

  • Launched the BorgWarner Quality Award

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutral operations (scope 1 and 2 emissions) by 2035
Medium-term Goals:
  • Receive 45% of revenue from electric vehicle products by 2030
  • Reduce carbon emissions relative to sales from 2015 to 2030 by 50%
  • Reduce energy use relative to sales by 37% by 2030
  • eProducts to approach 50% of R&D spend before acquisitions by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Annual salary review process to address pay equity discrepancies

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impact
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented numerous protocols and safety measures
  • Temporary pay reductions for executives
  • Global policy enabling flexible hours and remote working
  • Safe Restart Task Force
  • Supply Chain Risk Council
  • $100,000 donation to Project Hope Campaign

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Aiming for at least 80% of high-risk and high-impact suppliers to complete a self-assessment questionnaire

Responsible Procurement
  • Holistic strategy surrounding supplier sustainability, including communicating expectations, identifying and developing sustainability-related metrics, and updating supplier manual and terms and conditions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced overall energy consumption by 13% versus 2021
  • 88% of 2022 sales from clean and emissions reducing products
  • Kicking off workstreams dedicated to reducing Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2031 versus a 2021 baseline

Social Achievements

  • Promoting an inclusive workforce through numerous initiatives, including campus partnerships, scholar programs, second chance hiring programs
  • Upskilling our workforce through specialized programs such as “Power to Evolve”

Governance Achievements

  • Formally submitting targets to reduce Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions to the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2035
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2031
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenges we will face as we seek to achieve our environmental, social, and governance targets, including carbon neutrality and Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions goals
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Electrification products

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Supply Chain Sustainability
  • Workforce Development
  • Renewable Energy
  • Waste Reduction

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 32% from a 2021 baseline
  • 48% increase in renewable energy usage since 2022
  • Achieved a 92.8% waste diversion rate at tracked sites

Social Achievements

  • Filled 64% of leadership positions through internal placements
  • Invested more than $3.6 million in employee training and development
  • Performed above all benchmarks on employees’ sense of inclusion and belonging

Governance Achievements

  • Achieved an 81.6% completion rate with relevant suppliers for its sustainability assessment questionnaire

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutral operations in 2035
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 85% by 2030
  • Reduce Scope 3 emissions 25% by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenges in achieving environmental, social, and governance targets, including carbon neutrality and Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions goals
  • Difficulty in forecasting demand for electric vehicles
  • Challenges associated with rapidly changing technologies
  • Supply disruptions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Engaging supply chain management and engineering teams to advance the company’s goal of reducing Scope 3 emissions 25% by 2030
  • Installing or expanding solar power installations at nine facilities
  • Investing in employee training and development

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 81.6% of suppliers responding

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • product portfolio enabling efficient powertrain electrification for hybrids and battery electric vehicles