Sustainability
Low-carbon route to market
Although mobility remains a key driver of economic development and social inclusion, we recognise that the automotive industry contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. That’s why our Planet pillar focuses on reducing our environmental footprint and driving forward the mobility transition – market by market.
Our ambition is clear:
to provide a low-carbon route to market for our OEM partners, while enabling sustainable growth and mobility for communities across the markets we work in.
Every year, we take deliberate, data-driven steps to reduce emissions, increase efficiency and invest in low-carbon solutions.
In 2025, we reduced our overall direct emissions by 43% from our 2019 baseline, with a 9.9% year-over-year reduction in emissions.
“As the leading independent automotive Distributor, we play a pivotal role in supporting a low-carbon route to market. We have clear commitments to reduce our operational emissions, improve energy performance and enhance our business resilience, in line with our Accelerate+ strategy.”
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer
Our 2025 highlights
9.9 %
Year-on-year reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions
43 %
Reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2019 baseline
60 %
Increase in renewable energy generation capacity
4
Globally rolled out key programmes
Our pathway to 2030
Target: Reducing absolute emissions by 46% by 2030
Progress: 43% reduction in 2025 from our 2019 baseline
Building on the 37.5% reduction in 2024, we achieved a 43% reduction in Scope 1 and emissions (against our 2019 baseline) in 2025 – a year-on-year reduction of 9.9% – through ongoing energy efficiency programmes and optimising our operations. We have made steady progress on our carbon reduction commitments and advanced decarbonisation across all our markets.
Value chain emissions
Scope 3 emissions continue to represent the vast majority of our footprint (around 99%), primarily from the production and use of the vehicles we distribute. These emissions remain largely outside our direct control and are influenced by OEM decarbonisation pathways, energy grid transitions and the pace of new energy vehicle (NEV) adoption across markets, making them complex to address and limiting the feasibility of SBTi-aligned Scope 3 targets at this stage.
During 2025, we strengthened our approach by improving data, methodologies and governance to better understand and manage our value chain footprint and began developing a Scope 3 roadmap to guide future action. We expanded supplier engagement to improve visibility of upstream emissions, worked closely with OEM partners to support transition strategies, and advanced electrification with BEV sales reaching 3% and broader availability across our markets, supported by consumer insights from our Drivers of Change research.
Supply chain efficiency
In 2025, our global supply chain initiatives delivered measurable improvements in efficiency, environmental performance and service quality, driven by consolidation, digital transformation and regional optimisation.
We continued optimising our footprint, consolidating operations in the Americas and integrating multiple brands into our Poland site to reduce space, energy use and complexity. We advanced digitisation through a global planning platform, improving visibility, forecasting and inventory management, supporting 9% growth in vehicle sales with only a 6% increase in stock. We also progressed lower-carbon distribution through our hub-and-spoke model, reducing stock volumes and logistics emissions, with rollout beginning in the Americas from 2026.
LOOKING AHEAD
As we grow, we’re scaling what works – combining local insight with global standards to make meaningful progress in every market we operate in. The road through the mobility transition is complex and the pace of change varies across our markets, but our direction is clear.
Our SBTI-readiness assessment previously determined that we could not set credible and achievable targets to meet SBTi requirements. We are assessing how we can reduce our emissions across our value chain in a meaningful and credible manner, whilst balancing our commercial imperatives. We will review our decarbonisation levers, continuing to improve our data and understanding of automotive emissions, and examining where we can influence and engage to improve outcomes.
Additionally, we will review other Planet areas to ensure that we are using resources effectively. We plan to review our minimum requirements, including how to continue delivering impactful emissions reductions over the short, medium and long-term, while also reducing costs and improving our operational efficiency. We will update stakeholders on how we are evolving our priorities as part of our decarbonisation journey in 2026.
Learn more about our Planet pillar progress in our most recent Sustainability Report.