Engineering transformation for a sustainable world
Sustainability is at the heart of Dowlais. We are driven to advance world’s transition to sustainable vehicles whilst making a positive impact on our world.
We take our responsibilities for our
people, planet and society seriously.
Our sustainability principles build on the foundations already established in our businesses and support the behaviour needed to drive change. We believe in providing a safe and inclusive place to work. We are focused on ensuring the integrity of our supply chain and protecting human rights across our business activities. We are committed to protecting and respecting our environment.
Latest
Sustainability Report
We recognise the importance of transparent reporting. This year we drafted our inaugural sustainability report, by leveraging strong sustainability credentials of the businesses through our materiality lens. We put structures in place for robust sustainability governance and ownership, and solidified our decarbonisation plans.
Our Sustainability Commitments
and Governance
Health and safety
We are committed to protecting our employees and contractors from injury and harm, focusing on continuous improvement to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all and maintain a market leading accident frequency rate (AFR).
AFR of <0.1%
Product safety and quality
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards in product safety and quality to ensure the safety of end users and maintain the trust of our customers.
100% of manufacturing sitescertified to ISO9001 or IATF 16949
Climate change
We are committed to avoiding dangerous climate change by cutting our emissions in line with the best science, to achieve Net Zero 2050, with ambitious absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 2030 reduction targets.
Net Zero by 2050 backed by Science Based Targets
Diversity, equity & inclusion
We are committed to being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation and are setting our tone from the top with clear business unit goals.
40% of the Board are women
At least one of the senior Board positions (Chair, CEO, CFO or SID) is a woman
At least one member of the Board is from an ethnic minority background
Ethics and integrity
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of business ethics, meeting our legal obligations and conducting ourselves with integrity.
Comprehensive, clear, and well communicated policies, targeted at the compliance and ethical risks we face.
Zero-tolerance of any material deviations to ethical or compliance policies
Responsible sourcing
We are committed to high standards of sourcing in a complex, global supply chain, meeting the expectations of customers and employees.
In 2024, we will conduct an operational and supply chain risk assessment for both human rights and resource sustainability.
Maintain zero substances classified as “conflict minerals” knowingly sourced
We have established a Group Sustainability Committee, chaired by our Chief Executive, to oversee all our activity. Membership of this Committee includes the Chief Executives of all our Business Units, as well as various specialists, making it an ideal forum to monitor both business performance and share best practice and ideas. To ensure consistency across our operations, we developed a comprehensive set of policies and processes for all our ESG issues. The Board is updated quarterly on our sustainability progress.