Total Score

14%

Fossil-free & Environment

7%

Human Rights & Responsible Sourcing

21%

Fossil-free & Environment

7%

general

6%

steel

0%

Aluminum

0%

batteries

18%

Human Rights & Responsible Sourcing

21%

general

33%

workers Rights

13%

Indigenous Rights

5%

minerals Rights

33%

Tesla

Disappointingly, the world’s leading EV manufacturer is also one of the worst performing automakers for eliminating fossil fuels and environmental harms from its supply chains. It has made more progress on human rights, but still lags behind many of its industry peers in this category as well. Tesla has already led the EV transition, now it needs to focus on becoming an industry leader in equitable, sustainable, and fossil-free supply chains.

Ranking

9 of 18

EV sales 2022

1,248,234

Source: EV-Volumes

Key Takeaways

  • Among the industry’s worst performers on Scope 3 emissions disclosure

  • No science-based target for its supply chain and has disclosed no measures to reduce the climate and environmental impacts of its steel and aluminum, though a supplier sustainability program has been progressing

  • Performs marginally better on batteries due to investment in recycling and mineral mining projects that aim to reduce emissions and environmental impacts

  • Excellent record on pro-climate lobbying from InfluenceMap

  • Has concrete commitments to human rights and developed some initial processes for human rights due diligence and responsible sourcing, but these lack adequate implementation and accountability mechanisms

  • Recently approved a narrow policy on Free, Prior and Informed Consent of Indigenous Peoples (FPIC), but it needs further improvement

  • Inadequate workers’ rights policies, exemplified by multiple breaches and allegations of workplace safety issues, and racial and sexual harassment in the U.S.

Score Breakdown

Fossil-free & Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains

Disclosure

0%

Target-setting and progress

17%

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

41%

* 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

0%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

54%

remedy

12%

commit

100%

identify

19%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

43%

remedy

0%

commit

10%

identify

0%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

13%

remedy

0%

commit

50%

identify

0%

Prevent, Mitigate & Account

18%

remedy

0%

Latest Supply Chain News On Tesla

07.03.2023

Tesla’s gigafactory to use recycled materials in battery cell production

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07.03.2023

Allegations of pollution, workers’ rights violations, forced labor and due diligence failings

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Our Vision

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

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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.

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