Drive Sustainability

⚖ How is Drive Sustainability ramping up its efforts to ensure compliance across the industry’s supply chains as the European Union tightens regulations on sustainability? 🔋 🌳 In light of the 𝐄𝐔'𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬' entries into force, Drive Sustainability has integrated the due diligence requirements of both regulations into its Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)*, its key tool in evaluating supplier sustainability. ▫ Read our recently published article in the CSR Europe Newsbundle! *Based on the Global Automotive Sustainability Guiding Principles, the SAQ – created in 2014 and revised bi-yearly – evaluates #suppliers on a wide range of topics, including social and environmental sustainability, business ethics, responsible supply chain management, and responsible sourcing of raw materials. ▫ Read more on our compliance process 👉 tinyurl.com/2yu8ehw6 #suppliersustainability #EUBR #EUDR #europeanregulations #compliance #deforestationnews #drivingsustainability #automotivesustainability #sustainabilityassessmentquestionnaire #duediligence #guidingprinciples

[📢 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏!] Join us at The EGG Brussels on October 8-10 to engage with industry leaders and contribute to the ongoing development of the #lithium-ion battery sector. 🤝 Drive Sustainability (DS) – along with facilitator CSR Europe (CSRE) – is proud to be an associated partner of the 2nd Li-ion Battery Europe 2024 (LiBE 2024), a premier global platform dedicated to uniting the Li-ion battery and #EV value chain in the pan-EU region. This marks the beginning of our collaboration with the Shanghai Metals Market to promote responsible sourcing of #RawMaterials. 🗣 Stefan Crets Executive Director at CSRE and DS, will join the EV Battery Session on 9th October at 2PM with a keynote speech on how to advance responsible sourcing of #rawmaterials by leveraging EU legislation. ◽ There is still time to register and for our #stakeholders to benefit from a 10% discount using the promo code: CSR24LiBE! 👉 tinyurl.com/3r3n4xea #DriveSustainability #drivingsustainability

📢 𝐓𝐡𝐞 Li-ION BATTERY EUROPE 2024 (𝐋𝐢𝐁𝐄) 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫!   Join us at The EGG Brussels from 8-10 October 2024!   ◽ LiBE 2024 is a premier global platform dedicated to uniting the Li-ion battery and EV value chain in the #EU region. The event will gather in Brussels over 800 leading government officials, battery enthusiasts, investors, project developers, financiers, technology suppliers, and other stakeholders in the field of #lithium-ion batteries. 🤝 CSR Europe and Drive Sustainability will be joining as associated partners marking the beginning of their collaboration with the Shanghai Metals Market to promote responsible sourcing of #RawMaterials. 🎙️ On 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟒:𝟐𝟎, our Executive Director, Stefan Crets, will take the stage during the #EV Battery Session to deliver a keynote speech on leveraging EU legislation to advance responsible sourcing of raw materials.   👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 (CSR24LiBE) to get a 10% discount: tinyurl.com/3r3n4xea   #drivingsustainability #Engaged4Change #responsiblesourcing #rawmaterials #supplychainsustainability #LIBE2024

[🗣 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐖 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓!] Seize the chance to share your input before 𝟏𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 and help finalise the new 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 (SAQ)! ▪ The new Battery SAQ reflects the risk categories outlined in Annex X of the regulation, making it a first-step screening mechanism and the first layer of a risk assessment in the complex battery supply chain. ▪ The assessment lays the groundwork for further engagement, giving #OEMs the possibility to develop specific measures, such as audits, training sessions, and on-the-ground projects. ▪ We are convinced that by participating in this consultation, you will 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐀𝐐. 👉 For any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to our Senior Project Manager Luciana Rendace! ▪ 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 👉 lnkd.in/g6gNsGbY ▪ Discover more about the SAQ and our Compliance approach: lnkd.in/gU4RY7i3 #EUBR #StakeholderConsultation #StakeholderDialogue #BatteriesRegulation #DriveSustainability #Stakeholders #policymakers #civilsocietyorganizations #regulation #compliance #sustainabilityassessmentquestionnaire CSR Europe

📰 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬? 🖱 Then our newsletter is for you! Subscribe to Drive Sustainability's Newsletter just in time for our upcoming edition! 👉 tinyurl.com/nh9k4pvs In this issue, you'll discover our latest updates including: ▫ Our work on raw materials such as the development of our Battery SAQ and our project in Indonesia #IndustriALL; ▫ Our work on the #EUDR with our soon to be released dedicated SAQ in collaboration with Suppliers Partnership for the Environment; ▫ Our upcoming events; ▫ Updates on our sister initiative #DrivePlus! Drive Sustainability is the leading partnership* composed of 16 automotive companies leading the transformation towards a circular and sustainable #automotivevaluechain by leveraging a common voice in its engagement with suppliers, stakeholders and related sectors. #drivesustainability #drivingsustainability #automotivenews #sustainablemobility #environmentalduediligence #rawmaterials *𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 CSR Europe

📢 Mark your calendars for 8-10 October 2024 and join us at The EGG Brussels! ⚖ As a first activity of their collaboration with the Shanghai Metals Market to promote the responsible sourcing of raw materials, CSR Europe and Drive Sustainability will join the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 Li-ION BATTERY EUROPE 2024 (𝗟𝗶𝗕𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰) as an associated partner. ◽ LiBE 2024 is a premier global platform dedicated to uniting the Li-ion battery and EV value chain in the #EU region. The event will gather in Brussels over 800 leading government officials, battery enthusiasts, investors, project developers, financiers, technology suppliers, and other stakeholders in the field of #lithium-ion batteries. 🎙️ Stefan Crets, Executive Director at CSR Europe and Drive Sustainability, will join the #EV Battery Session, on the second day, with a keynote speech on 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘜 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: tinyurl.com/3r3n4xea #drivingsustainability #Engaged4Change #responsiblesourcing #rawmaterials #supplychainsustainability #LIBE2024

🔋 [𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍] Don't miss the opportunity to make your voice heard to finalize the new release of the Battery Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)! 💬 You have until 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 to bring your valuable insights to the table to help shape the Battery SAQ in light of the EU Batteries Regulation. Read more below! 👉 For any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to our Senior Project Manager Luciana Rendace! ▪ 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 👉 lnkd.in/g6gNsGbY ▪ Discover more about the SAQ and our Compliance approach: lnkd.in/gU4RY7i3 #EUBR #StakeholderConsultation #StakeholderDialogue #BatteriesRegulation #DriveSustainability #Stakeholders #policymakers #civilsocietyorganizations #regulation #compliance CSR Europe

📣 Keen to join a dynamic team to shape the future of the #automotiveindustry by assisting companies in meeting new #EU sustainability regulations such as #EUBR, #EUDR and #CS3D? 🗓️ Hop on board! 👉 Make sure to #apply before August 30th! Read more details below. #internshipinbrussels #brusselsjobs #drivesustainability

[🗣 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗗!] In light of the European Union’s Batteries Regulation (EU-Batt-R), Drive Sustainability initiated the development of a Battery Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) in February 2024 to reflect and to integrate the the risk categories outlined in Annex X and the #duediligence requirements of the legislation. ▫ On 23 July, stakeholders – policymakers, civil society organizations, companies, and associations – participated to a Stakeholder Dialogue event to bring their insights and 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.   🔔 The offline consultation is now open until 𝟏𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫. We are convinced that by participating in this consultation, you will 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐀𝐐. 🔺 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👉 lnkd.in/g6gNsGbY ▪ Read more about the SAQ and our Compliance approach: lnkd.in/gU4RY7i3 #EUBR #StakeholderConsultation #StakeholderDialogue #BatteriesRegulation #DriveSustainability #Stakeholders #policymakers #civilsocietyorganizations #regulation #compliance

🎇 We are thrilled to have partnered up with the Shanghai Metals Market to promote the #responsiblesourcing of #rawmaterials! ▫ As official associated partners, CSR Europe and Drive Sustainability will join the Li-ION BATTERY EUROPE 2024 (𝗟𝗶𝗕𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰) between October 8 and 10. ▫ Moreover, we are delighted to announce that on October 9, Stefan Crets, Executive Director at CSR Europe, will join the #EV Battery Session, on the second day, with a keynote speech on how to advance responsible sourcing of raw materials by leveraging #EUlegislation. 👉 To our early birds: register now with our exclusive promo code [𝗖𝗦𝗥𝟮𝟰𝗟𝗶𝗕𝗘] to obtain a 10% discount! lnkd.in/gzi98T3F #DriveSustainability #SupplyChainSustainability #LIBE2024