1、1THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERSAUTOMOTIVE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT2024 DATAEnvironmental performance Social performance Economical performance2THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERSCONTENTS3 FOREWORD4 2024 SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY6 INTRODUCTION16 CHAPTER 01:ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMAN
2、CE24 CHAPTER 02:SOCIAL PERFORMANCE30 CHAPTER 03:ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE35 SIGNATORIESBy working together,the automotive industry will deliver for the economy,producing cutting-edge technologies,driving exports and growth.Government and industry have a shared ambition for a UK automotive ecosystem fit f
3、or a zero emission future.3THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERSFOREWORDThis years SMMT Sustainability Report comes in the wake of two hugely significant government initiatives the Industrial Strategy and the Trade Strategy which,together,set out a policy framework for the UK that is intend
4、ed to be long-term,cross-government and growth-focussed.With automotive at their hearts,they provide a platform on which the sector can rebuild its global competitiveness.As we work with government to implement these strategies and deliver that growth,we do so in the context of an even greater,globa
5、l challenge climate change.The UK automotive industry,like that of the global industry,fully recognises the climate emergency,and the significant contribution of road transport to national and international carbon emissions.As such,our industry understands the important role we must play in the UKs
6、achieving net zero by 2050;put simply,if we do not decarbonise,that target will be missed.This is why our industry continues to invest and innovate in plants and facilities,products and processes.The automotive sector holds the key to net zero-but we need the right competitive conditions to fulfil o