CONSISTENCY ALONG THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN
• Supply chain
Transparency throughout the supply chain is important in order to maintain control over the effects of measures over the life cycle of the product. This is because the majority of the environmental impact occurs along the supply chain: during raw material extraction, processing, packaging and transport, down to disposal.
• Aluminum
As a manufacturer of light alloy wheels, aluminum is one of our most important resources. The production of primary aluminum is an energy-intensive process that has an impact on the environment: aluminum accounts for over 70% of our CO2 footprint.
To make an environmentally friendly contribution, we already source almost 100% of our aluminum from members of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). In addition, more than half of the aluminum we purchase is verifiably produced using renewable energy.
The RONAL GROUP has been a member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative since 2018 as a Downstream Supporter and since September 2020 as an Industrial User. As a global non-profit organization, ASI defines and certifies ethical, environmental, and social aspects along the entire value chain based on its own standards.
• Energy
Other significant sources of emissions, accounting for around 20% of the total balance, are electricity consumption and gas consumption for process heat. For this reason, we focus on purchasing renewable electricity with a certificate of origin or, where possible, producing electricity in-house with photovoltaic systems or combined heat and power plants.
The share of electricity from renewable sources is currently around 30%. We already rely 100% on green electricity in four countries, some of which is produced by our own photovoltaic systems.
