Plastic Omnium - 2018 Registration Document

3 STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CSR at the heart of our strategy PLASTIC OMNIUM 2018 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 93 The creation of the New Energies subsidiary and planned investments of €200 million in new energies between 2018 and 2022, demonstrate that this worldwide environmental challenge is being addressed at the Company’s highest strategic level. MEASURES TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT 3.1.2.4 OF VEHICLES A RobecoSAM study has suggested that the proportion of light materials will more than double between 2010 and 2030 and reach 67% of the vehicle’s weight. This trend is in part related to the need to reach the increasingly lower CO 2 /km emissions targets required by the regulations and standards governing the automotive sector. In order to be able to support its customers in this constant quest for weight reduction, Plastic Omnium must offer innovations, principally in terms of materials and design, while integrating an increasing number of detection and connectivity systems and giving manufacturers great design freedom. Plastic Omnium expects market share growth for bumpers and tailgates to increase, respectively, from 13% to 19% and from 40% to 45% between 2017 and 2021. The policy of developing high value-added multi-material solutions has been extremely successful with more than 2,200 patents filed. The different technologies developed have been brought together in Plastic Omnium’s “Living Body” concept car which is its vision of the vehicle of the future. The “Smart Bumper” is an active aerodynamic system optimizing the drag coefficient and engine or battery cooling with a gain of 2 gCO 2 /km. It also incorporates intelligent systems that contribute to vehicle connectivity and its communication with its surroundings, a shock-absorbing system for safer and cleaner autonomous driving. The “Smart Tailgate” uses active technologies such as an active spoiler, lateral deflectors and a movable deflector beneath the floor which improves the aerodynamics and enables an emissions reduction of 2 gCO 2 /km. This new generation tailgate incorporates an LED screen able to transmit messages and allows drivers to communicate with their surroundings. Lastly, the tailgate interacts in three ways: opening via facial recognition, contact opening thanks to conductive paint, and, the detection of obstacles to prevent damage when the trunk is opened. Innovation is an integral part of Plastic Omnium’s business model and major worldwide trends are fully taken into account to focus the Company’s strategic approach and guide Research and Development. The environmental (energy transition) and societal (digitization, car-sharing) challenges are some of the key influences that determine tomorrow’s products. In 2018, Plastic Omnium formally stipulated that the way these issues are addressed in product development must be supported by integrating them in all of the Company’s business lines. To achieve this, three areas of work have been defined: being a responsible entrepreneur, caring for people and sustainable production. RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENTS 3.1.3 FORMALIZING THE CSR STRATEGY 3.1.3.1 Following the materiality and risk analysis carried out in 2017, the Group has identified its strategic issues in relation to governance, employment, the environment and innovation that have an impact on the Company’s performance or on its external stakeholders. in the Company. For each issue, these stakeholders noted the risks for the Company in terms of financial, business continuity, reputation and image and regulatory issues. These issues were also submitted to 18 key external stakeholders who were selected after mapping the links between them and the Company. These stakeholders were interviewed about the impact that these issues could have on their organizations. This work was based on a previous analysis of potential issues by internal managers from operating and support functions, which were then submitted to internal stakeholders representing the various departments This internal and external rating work led to the preparation of the materiality and risk matrix and to the identification of challenges that are particularly strategic for Plastic Omnium.