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Summary
Stellantis had a very bad year in the 2026 edition of the Leaderboard, regressing in five of the eight Leaderboard subsections, and experiencing a 2 percentage points drop in its overall score. This has caused the company to move back from 9th to 12th place in the overall ranking. Jointly with Toyota, the company is actually this year’s worst performer in terms of year-on-year progress. Following a poor performance last year, the company continues in a downward spiral: it has now become the worst performing company among European and US automakers, and has also been overtaken by Hyundai, Kia and Geely.
Stellantis’ regressions are disappointing, particularly because they include areas where Stellantis had previously set industry-leading best practices, such as the quantitative data the company was previously disclosing on end-of-life EV battery treatment, identified supplier non-conformances, and the issuance of corrective action plans.
In the Climate and Environment section, other than a marginal improvement of scores in the General subsection by 1 percentage point, Stellantis has regressed across steel, aluminium and battery subsections, largely due to reduced transparency. Stellantis’ scores in the steel and aluminum subsections are particularly abysmal, reaching just 1% in both subsections, 25 percentage points lower than the average score of its European counterparts.
On Human Rights, Stellantis regressed in the General Human Rights Due Diligence and Responsible Sourcing subsections (the latter by 8 percentage points), stagnated on Workers’ Rights, and moderately improved by 3 percentage points on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. This poor performance has caused the company to drop 2 percentage points on human rights overall, and to fall from 7th to 8th position in the human rights ranking. Unless the company significantly increases its efforts, it will soon find itself in the bottom half of the ranking.
Key Findings
- Maintains strong performance on emissions reduction targets by suppliers, aiming for 95% of key suppliers to adopt Paris-aligned carbon-reduction targets by 2030, with over 84% already compliant.
- Regressed on recycled steel disclosure, with its latest sustainability report report omitting previously disclosed data on scrap usage, instead providing only aggregated secondary-material data.
- Operates robust 4R (remanufacturing, repair, reuse, recycle) processes for batteries, especially through its subsidiary SUSTAINera Valorauto, but no longer discloses granular end-of-life battery treatment data on collection volumes, repair/remanufacture/ recycling outcomes, or recycling rates by battery type.
- Remains one of the top five scoring companies in General Human Rights Due Diligence, with strong human rights commitments, supplier requirements, and due diligence processes that go beyond Tier 1 and includes mine sites.
- One of only four companies to not have a standalone responsible minerals policy or articulate clear commitments regarding mineral sourcing. Has also regressed on the level of disclosure regarding supply chain mapping, and does not publish an up-to-date list of smelters/refiners in the supply chain.
- Has published a new standalone Free Prior and Informed Consent Policy - the only automaker with such a policy - and is one of only three companies to actively engage with extractive companies regarding FPIC. However, disappointingly, the company’s FPIC policy does not appear to apply to suppliers.
- One of only two companies to commit to a living wage and to explain how it calculates the living wage, though has yet to translate this commitment into express requirements on suppliers to pay a living wage.
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Stellantis becomes first automaker to approve a standalone FPIC policy
On August 01 2024, Stellantis approved a standalone company policy on Free, Prior and Informed Consent, becoming the first automaker to approve a standalone policy on this issue. The policy states that “The protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights aligns with our core values of ethics and integrity, and our fundamental commitment to social responsibility. We believe, however, that the implementation of our FPIC policy also serves to reduce the potential for conflicts and legal disputes, fostering trust, positive relationships, and long-term operational stability in the communities where we are present.”
Progress on battery chemistries holds potential to reduce demand for high-intensity minerals
During the first few months of 2023, several automakers have made announcements of investments and / or progress made on new battery chemistries that promise to reduce their demand of high-intensity minerals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium. In March, the JAC Group’s joint venture with Volkswagen in China made history by introducing the world’s first electric vehicle (EV) powered by a sodium-ion battery – a battery technology that, according to the IEA, “has the potential to completely avoid the use of critical metals.” BYD has also said that it plans to use sodium-ion batteries in its vehicles later in the year. In May, Stellantis announced an investment in lithium-sulphur battery developer Lyten, working on a novel three-dimensional graphene material platform that is free from nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
Stellantis invests in “low” and “zero” emissions lithium operations with offtake agreement and equity stake
Stellantis has taken an equity stake in Vulcan Energy Resources that plans to mine lithium with zero greenhouse gas emissions, using a direct lithium extraction (DLE) method that uses less land and groundwater. Stellantis has also signed an offtake agreement for “low-carbon lithium” with Controlled Thermal Resources Ltd in the Salton Sea area of Southern California. (Note that there have also been local community concerns raised about this project.)
Allegations of workers’ rights and human rights violations in Stellantis parts plants and supply chains
Allegation have been raised against Stellantis over workers’ rights violations in their auto parts plants, human rights violations in their rare earth supply chains, and forced labor.
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
100% electric and made with a fossil fuel-free supply chain.
