General Motors
Although GM has made significant progress in electric vehicle production, it performs dismally on measures to reduce the climate and environmental impacts of its supply chain – scoring only 5% in this category. GM has made more progress on human rights, particularly in the area of human rights due diligence and responsible sourcing, but still performs poorly overall in this category due to its lack of measures to prevent, account for, and remedy human rights abuses in its supply chains, its lack of a policy on Indigenous rights, and (notwithstanding its public expressions of support for unionization at its Ultium battery factories) its substandard workers’ rights policies.
Ranking
8 of 18
EV sales 2022
556,337
Source: EV-VolumesKey Takeaways
Marginal progress on disclosure and target setting for fossil-free and environmentally sustainable supply chain, but minimal details on steel, aluminum, and batteries specifically
However, has taken some positive steps more recently on its supply chains: for example, by making a purchase commitment for “low-carbon” steel with Nucor
Decent progress made on human rights due diligence and responsible sourcing, but needs to strengthen these policies with concrete measures to prevent, account for and remedy human rights abuses in its supply chain
Commitments to Indigenous Peoples’ rights, but a lack of processes to realize these commitments, and scored only 18% for its efforts to ensure respect for workers’ rights in its supply chain
Score Breakdown
Fossil-free & Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains
Disclosure
13%
Target-setting and progress
33%
Use of supply chain levers
0%
Disclosure
0%
Target-setting and progress
0%
Use of supply chain levers
0%
Disclosure
0%
Target-setting and progress
0%
Use of supply chain levers
0%
Disclosure
0%
Target-setting and progress
0%
Use of supply chain levers
14%
* InfluenceMap scores were applied as a multiplier to the total Fossil-free & Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains score. See methodology for further details.
Human Rights & Responsible Sourcing
commit
83%
identify
25%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
23%
remedy
41%
commit
92%
identify
25%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
38%
remedy
0%
commit
60%
identify
0%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
8%
remedy
0%
commit
67%
identify
0%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
27%
remedy
0%
Latest Supply Chain News On General Motors
ArcelorMittal to supply recycled and renewably produced steel to General Motors
Recycling and unionization in GM’s battery supply chain
Allegations of forced labour, workers’ rights violations and environmental degradation
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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
100% electric and made with a fossil fuel-free supply chain.