Total Score

37%

Fossil-free & Environment

27%

Human Rights & Responsible Sourcing

46%

Fossil-free & Environment

27%

general

42%

steel

23%

Aluminum

10%

batteries

24%

Human Rights & Responsible Sourcing

46%

general

70%

workers Rights

48%

Indigenous Rights

17%

minerals Rights

52%

Mercedes

As the strongest performer in the scorecard, Mercedes is taking positive steps across the board on climate and environment, and human rights. However, it is only marginally better than its competitors on these issues. Mercedes must double down on these efforts if it wants to remain an industry leader.

Ranking

1 of 18

EV sales 2022

143,128

Source: EV-Volumes

Key Takeaways

  • Decent climate and environment scores due to efforts to reduce overall Scope 3 emissions and use supply chain levers to incentivize fossil-free and environmentally responsible steel and aluminum production

  • Commendable efforts to increase recycling and reduce the mineral content of its batteries

  • Industry-leading policies and measures for conducting effective human rights due diligence across its supply chains

  • Decent policy for responsible sourcing of transition minerals and above-average workers’ rights policies, although Mercedes should also commit to recognize unions in its U.S. plants through a fair “majority sign up” process.

  • One of the few automakers with an explicit commitment to Indigenous Peoples’ rights and a requirement to ensure their Free, Prior and Informed Consent in its Supplier Code of Conduct. But scores poorly on Indigenous rights overall due a lack of measures to identify, prevent, mitigate, account or remedy violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights in its supply chain.

Score Breakdown

Fossil-free & Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains

Disclosure

50%

Target-setting and progress

42%

Use of supply chain levers

38%

Disclosure

0%

Target-setting and progress

8%

Use of supply chain levers

45%

Disclosure

0%

Target-setting and progress

0%

Use of supply chain levers

22%

Disclosure

0%

Target-setting and progress

8%

Use of supply chain levers

48%

* 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

100%

identify

100%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

62%

remedy

40%

commit

100%

identify

100%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

43%

remedy

0%

commit

20%

identify

25%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

25%

remedy

0%

commit

50%

identify

100%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

55%

remedy

0%

Latest Supply Chain News On Mercedes

07.06.2023

Mercedes and H2 Green Steel announce agreements in both Europe and North America

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30.03.2023

Mercedes announces new supply chain goals, including steel, aluminum, battery recycling, and human rights risk assessment

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07.03.2023

Mercedes establishes multiple partnerships on steel, aluminum, and lithium with IRMA certification requirement

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07.03.2023

Allegations of forced labor and human rights violations in rare earth supply chains

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Our Vision

The future is an automotive industry where all vehicles are made:

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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.

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Fossil-free

100% electric and made with a fossil fuel-free supply chain.

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