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Summary
Despite continuing to make strong progress on the transition to electric vehicles, with BEVs making up approximately 18% of SAIC’s total vehicle sales in 2024, SAIC remains the lowest-scoring automaker in the Leaderboard due to its lack of disclosure and public commitments towards building a clean and equitable supply chain
This is in contrast to SAIC’s national peers, with GAC and BYD each improving their overall scores by 2 percentage points and Geely improving its overall score by 8 percentage points. The company is now 5 percentage points behind BYD and 17 percentage points behind Geely.
Score differences in the General supply chain due diligence subsection are especially pronounced, with SAIC scoring 17 percentage points less than BYD and 40 percentage points less than Geely. SAIC should work to significantly improve its performance in this area, in order to comply with incoming EU due diligence regulations.
Key Findings
- One of the few remaining automakers that does not disclose any of its Scope 3 emissions.
- Has set carbon emission reduction targets in response to the “carbon peaking” target of the Chinese government, but does specify if these are science-based and does not take upstream/purchased goods into consideration in its targets.
- Has established basic supplier evaluation and management systems, with regular performance evaluations that include considerations around environmental impacts. The company can improve its performance through more transparent disclosure on the specific environmental requirements for its steel, aluminium and battery suppliers.
- Has made minor progress on its battery supply chain, scoring some points for investing in the development of new battery technologies, enhanced battery recycling and collaborations for battery repurposing in China.
- Has not disclosed any public commitment on human rights or responsible sourcing, or information regarding its efforts in these areas, resulting in the lowest score for this section.
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