Planet
Sustaining Our World
Empowering Sustainable Innovation
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET
"Realizing meaningful sustainability goals requires empowering our entire organization to identify opportunities where Aptiv can make a positive impact at every level.
Building sustainable innovation into our culture enables us to work together as one team to accomplish our shared mission, and a systematic approach ensures that our targets align with evidence-backed standards across every stage of the production process, from sourcing to disposal.
Above all, we recognize that protecting the environment is not merely the right thing to do; it is essential for ensuring our continued success and the future resilience of our industry."
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
Building a More Sustainable Culture
20TH SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
2023 marked the 20th year of Aptiv’s annual internal Sustainability Awards, and it was the largest one yet. More than 1,000 projects were submitted from around the globe, highlighting a wide variety of initiatives reflecting Aptiv’s values, from process improvement projects to sustainable material sourcing initiatives to STEM events for children.
The Sustainability Awards were launched in 2003 to harness our team’s passion and innovation to meet our sustainability targets in four key areas: reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reducing waste, ensuring responsible water consumption and creating a positive community impact. In the awards’ first year, we received about 100 submissions, but the number has expanded rapidly as we have built a culture driven by sustainability and employees across the globe have sought out new, innovative ways to contribute to Aptiv’s sustainability goals.
Winners in 2023 included a wide range of process improvements and community engagement activities, including a rainwater collection system in our Cochin, India, facility that will save approximately 10,000 liters of water per year; a process improvement project in Nuremberg, Germany, that significantly reduced the amount of gold used in various terminal components; and a donation by Aptiv’s Juarez, Mexico, technical center to provide unique STEM-focused educational opportunities to 65,000 students in Juarez public schools.
to 33 percent.
Our Commitment To Science-Based Targets
The United Nations Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) sets targets for businesses, nonprofits and government agencies to align their sustainability goals with the standards outlined by the Paris Agreement and limit rising global temperatures to an increase of no more than 1.5° C. In 2023, SBTi approved Aptiv’s near-term science-based emissions reduction target. We have made a commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 100 percent by 2030 and to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions 47.4 percent within the same time frame, from a 2021 base year.
Climate Change
We are on target to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions 25 percent by 2025, from a 2021 baseline, thanks to efforts to improve energy efficiency and increase sustainable energy sourcing at multiple facilities across the globe. We currently have solar panel projects at 14 sites worldwide, generating more than 17 million kWh of electricity and eliminating nearly 9,800 tons of CO2e emissions. Globally, Aptiv is powered by over 30 percent renewable energy sources. We completed ISO 50001 energy efficiency certification at four of our most energy-intensive sites in 2023 and have completed certifications at a total of eight sites to date — in line with our goal of certifying our 10 most energy-intensive sites by 2025.
Water
At Aptiv, we know the impact fresh water has on the health of the communities in which we operate. Although our operations are not water-intensive, we work hard to reduce water consumption at sites located in regions with water scarcity, through process improvements and water-capture initiatives. In total, our efforts saved over 83 million liters in 2023 — in line with our target of reducing water consumption in high-risk areas by 2 percent per year by 2025.
Water & Packaging
In addition to reducing costs and complexity, eliminating waste and packaging can have a positive impact on the environment. For example, the team at Aptiv’s manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, standardized the design of the trays used in our radar production line to allow the same trays to be utilized from raw material to packaging — eliminating 15 tons of plastic waste and 49 tons of CO2e emissions and saving $95,000 annually.
