04 Sustainability Statement Pollution (E2) The Group is actively curtailing the use of pesticides in its natural rubber farming operations, with the goal of reducing pesticide use per hectare on plantations operated by the Michelin Group and its joint ventures by a milestone of 50% in 2025 and a target of 70% in 2030 (both versus 2019). The voluntary target has been set as part of the Group’s commitments to Act4Nature International (see section 4.5 Biodiversity and ecosystems (E4)). 4.3.7 AIR AND WATER POLLUTION METRICS 4.3.7.1 Air pollution E2-4 Air pollution (E2-4-28a1) (1) Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) emitted 3,825t (2) Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) emitted 693t (3) Sulfur oxides (SOx/SO2) emitted 610t The above tonnages correspond to the total plant emissions that exceed the applicable threshold values specified in Annex II of Regulation (EC) 166/2006. (1) VOC data are compiled on the basis of calculated emissions for the synthetic elastomer production plants and actual solvent use for the tire production plants. They exclude R&D activities and the remilling operations that process raw latex or cup lumps into bales of natural rubber for the manufacturing industry. The compilation of tire production plant data is based on the assumption that VOC emissions are equal to solvent use, which is a generally unfavorable method for reporting VOC data. Data are not validated by a third party, but by a simple data verification process involving consistency testing at the local and corporate levels using the internal application. (2) (3) SOx and NOx emissions data all relate to the Group’s boiler plants, as defined by local regulations. The quantification method: data are taken from actual measurements, or based on emission factors recognized by local authorities, or derived from a mass balance calculation based on laboratory measurements or supplier data (SOx from burning coal). To facilitate data reporting, plants that are not legally required to calculate or measure emissions use the emission factors in the Group’s internal standards manual. Plants that do not have any measured or calculated data reported to local authorities used the following emission factors to calculate their emissions based on energy use: Fuel Emission factor – NOx Emission factor – SOx Natural gas 60g/GJ (45g/GJ if the burner is low-NOx) 1g/GJ Coal (grate firing) 160g/GJ 1,000g/GJ Heavy fuel oil 170g/GJ 1,000g/GJ Heating oil 100g/GJ 50g/GJ In accordance with French regulations, including circulars of December 24, 1990 and circular 95-83; Organisation et Méthodes des Inventaires Nationaux des Emissions Atmosphériques en France (Ominea), 11th edition, 2014. Performance assessment The 46% year-on-year increase in NOx emissions in 2024, at constant scope of reporting, was primarily due to a measurement error at the plant in Louisville, Kentucky in 2023, which caused emissions to be underestimated that year. This was not the case in 2024, when measurements were properly performed, resulting in the apparent increase. However, the increase also reflected the higher coal consumption at the plant in Olsztyn, Poland during the year. The 9% year-on-year decline in SOx emissions in 2024, at constant scope of reporting, was due to a significant reduction in the use of coal and heavy fuel oil at the plant in Pirot, Serbia, which offset the increase in coal consumption at the Olsztyn plant. The 13% decrease in VOC emissions in 2024 was attributable to the reduction in VOC use over the year at four plants, an improvement in the VOC use ratio at the plants in the 2024 CSRD scope of reporting, and a decline in finished product output. 4.3.7.2 Water pollution In 2024, a materiality assessment was undertaken to determine which substances listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) no. 166/ 2006 are likely to generate emissions in excess of the indicated thresholds from the facilities in the tire production scope of operations. The assessment process comprised three steps: n verification of the absence or presence of the substance in the raw materials used to manufacture a tire; n if the substance is present, estimation of the quantity emitted annually by the production sites; n determination of the substance’s materiality, based on the results of steps 1 and 2, the Annex II thresholds and Michelin’s expertise. 229 2024 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT_MICHELIN
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