Climate Change Data

Sono Motors GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019, 2020, 2021)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:112 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:80% of total energy use
Total Energy Consumption:186,539 kWh/year
Water Consumption:410 m3/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Protection
  • Resource Conservation
  • Fairness

Environmental Achievements

  • Converted entire office building to green electricity and biogas (80% of energy consumption)
  • Offset unavoidable CO2-eq emissions by supporting a climate protection project in Madagascar

Social Achievements

  • Team growth of 22%, employee turnover of 9% (below automotive industry average)
  • Developed a tool to guarantee fair compensation considering individual life circumstances
  • Increased employee vacation allowance to 30 days

Governance Achievements

  • Reorganized the company to better embed values and purpose
  • Implemented OKR (objectives and key results) method for goal setting

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Produce Sion with electricity from 100% renewable sources
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve energy self-sufficient office (PV system installation)
  • Develop a decision matrix to prioritize fairness, environmental, and climate protection in decision-making processes
Short-term Goals:
  • Conduct supplier survey on fairness, resource conservation, and climate protection
  • Ascertain the environmental footprint of Sion prototypes

Environmental Challenges

  • Securing funding for Sion production
  • Conducting a supplier survey on fairness, resource conservation, and climate protection
  • Precise recording of the Sion's carbon footprint due to interruptions in vehicle development
  • Illness-related absenteeism of 12%
Mitigation Strategies
  • Successful community funding campaign
  • Secured funding to resume supplier partnerships and conduct the survey
  • Resumed vehicle development to ascertain the Sion’s environmental footprint
  • Goal for 2020 to better understand reasons for illness-related absenteeism and implement targeted measures

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Tracing raw materials back to their origins
  • Collaboration with partners to improve mining conditions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sion electric vehicle

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:60 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:49 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:11 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:22 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:777200 kWh/year
Water Consumption:0.336 ML/year
Waste Generated:3.4 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Protection
  • Resource Conservation
  • Fairness

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced water consumption by approximately 500 bathtubs (150 liters each) compared to 2019.
  • Offset 60 tons of CO2-eq emissions through a Gold Standard certified carbon offset project in Bolivia.

Social Achievements

  • 18% team growth with no redundancies due to the pandemic.
  • Reduced gender pay gap from 5% in 2019 to 3.76% in 2020.
  • Low absence rate of 1.75% due to illness.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Strategy Circle and a Normative Circle to improve decision-making and transparency.
  • Joined the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) to improve cobalt mining conditions.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting work from home and travel.
  • Challenges related to cobalt mining and human rights violations in the supply chain.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented digital team events to maintain team spirit during remote work.
  • Joined the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) to promote fair mining practices.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Joined the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sion solar electric vehicle

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:132 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:50.86 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:3.83 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:76.52 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:100% electricity from renewable sources
Total Energy Consumption:1,947,015.26 MJ/year
Water Consumption:0.4 ML/year
Waste Generated:33.83 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:323 kg CO2-eq per employee

ESG Focus Areas

  • Resource Conservation
  • Climate Protection
  • Equity

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2-eq footprint to ~132 metric tons (Scope 1: 50.86, Scope 2: 3.83, Scope 3: 76.52 metric tons)
  • Offset all emissions with myclimate
  • Used 100% renewable electricity at headquarters
  • Heated office using biogas

Social Achievements

  • 120% team growth
  • Established three new circles (Conflict Resolution, Diversity, Compensation)
  • Low absence rate (1.9% due to illness, 10.75% total)
  • Implemented employee satisfaction surveys (ENPS 8.21/10, Onboarding NPS 8.85/10)
  • Diversity policy implemented

Governance Achievements

  • Went public on Nasdaq Global Market
  • Established a Supervisory Board
  • Established an anti-corruption policy
  • Initiated a whistleblower hotline

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Exponential team growth presented challenges for waste and emissions reduction
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacted work patterns and energy/water consumption
  • Balancing legal obligations of a public company with existing organizational structure
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strict waste separation and measures to reduce water and electricity consumption at headquarters
  • Offsetting emissions through myclimate
  • Regular employee satisfaction surveys to address concerns
  • Establishment of new circles to address workplace issues
  • Formal management board responsibility delegation and separation between disciplinary and functional lead

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct addressing child & forced labor, human rights, conflict materials, compliance, and data security
  • Membership in the Fair Cobalt Alliance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sion (solar-integrated electric vehicle)

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed