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Summary
GAC continues to be one of the industry leaders on the EV transition, with its EVs representing over 60% of its total vehicle sales in 2024. However, lack of disclosure, commitments and actions on clean and equitable supply chains leaves GAC near the bottom of the Leaderboard rankings.
However, GAC did make some improvements on fossil-free and sustainable supply chains, causing the company to improve its ranking by a few places in this section, overtaking Toyota and Honda.
On responsible sourcing, GAC minimally improved its performance against several indicators related to supply chain due diligence and transition minerals, achieving an overall score improvement of 1 percentage point for this section. Moving ahead, GAC could look to some of its national peers for inspiration: BYD’s total score is three times higher, whilst Geely’s is eight times higher than GAC’s.
Key Findings
- Has a 2050 net zero target, but with no interim target for its supply chain or related requirements for suppliers to set their own targets.
- Has made initial commitments to prioritize the selection of low-carbon materials in its procurement process, but provides no detail of specific requirements or actions taken to decarbonize its steel, aluminum or battery supply chains.
- Despite having invested in in-house battery R&D and production, does not disclose any actions taken to improve the recyclability of its batteries. However, has signed an agreement with battery recycling and reuse company GEM for the lifecycle management of EV batteries and waste materials.
- Has marginally improved the level of information it provides regarding monitoring of suppliers for ESG impacts, but continues to be one of the worst performing automakers when it comes to transparency and disclosure of its responsible sourcing practices, failing to disclose commitments, requirements or processes for identifying and addressing human rights risks in its supply chain.
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Fossil-Free & Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains
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Our Vision
01 — Equitably
Respecting and advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples, workers, and local communities throughout the supply chain.
02 — Sustainably
Preserving and restoring environmental health and biodiversity across supply chains, while reducing primary resource demand through efficient resource use and increased recycled content.
03 — Fossil-free
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