Overview of our ESG performance
Climate change CDP1
Assesses climate change disclosure
Latest rating date: October 2021
D
(our first submission)Average performance
Trading, wholesale, distribution, rental and leasing
C
Africa
B
Global
B-
FTSE4Good Index Series
A global sustainable investment index series
Latest rating date: June 2022
3,3 out of 5
(2021: 3,8)
2021 IRAS2 Report
IRAS provides a comprehensive review of ESG reporting in South Africa, using its research and sustainability data transparency index.
Latest rating date: published 2022
64,65%
The sixth highest ranking in the retail sector (2021: 64,71) Within the retail sector, the highest score was 77,27% and the average score was 50,37%.Broad-based black economic empowerment
B-BBEE measures a South African company’s transformation towards the inclusion of black people. It covers a number of elements relating to ownership, employment equity, skills development, preferential procurement and socio-economic empowerment.
Latest rating date: September 2021
Level 4 B-BBEE rating
at corporate level valid to 28 September 2022 Target: we expect to maintain our Level 4 rating for the 2022 B-BBEE scorecardMSCI ESG ratings
MSCI aims to measure a company’s management of financially relevant ESG risks and opportunities using a rules-based methodology. The MSCI rates companies according to their exposure to ESG risks and how well they manage those risks relative to their peers.
Leader: AA and AAA
Average: A, BBB and BB
Laggard: B and CCC
Ranking at 13 July 2022
A
We score well on the governance metric with strong business ethics highlighted. Our environmental score is somewhat depressed given the automotive sector’s exposure to carbon emissions and the lack of EV traction in South AfricaSatrix Inclusion and Diversity Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
Developed with Refinitiv3, the Satrix Inclusion and Diversity EFT, the first of its kind in South Africa, offers investors exposure to the 30 JSE-listed companies that best demonstrate the values of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, measured on key metrics including gender, disability, transformation metrics unique to South Africa, HIV/Aids policy, day care and working hours, among others.
Ranking at 23 August 2022
Ranked in 20th place
in the Satrix Inclusion and Diversity ETF| 1 | The CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. |
| 2 | Integrated Reporting and Assurance Services. |
| 3 | A global index provider and the world’s largest provider of financial markets data. |
2022 performance overview
ENVIRONMENT
FTSE4Good Index Series (Group)
Environment themes
Environmental compliance (Group)
There were no environmental-related fines or penalties incurred
(2021: none)
Sustainability-linked facility
Secured a sustainability-linked facility worth R6 billion and a working capital facility of R800 million. Targets achieved result in a favourable interest rate or a penalty if not achieved.
Water purchased from municipalities (Group)
(linked to remuneration)
609 191
kilolitres
(2021: 570 089 kilolitres)
2022 target: 554 999 kilolitres
Electricity purchased (Group)
(linked to remuneration)
70 108
megawatt hours
(2021: 73 317 megawatt hours)
2022 target: 69 713 megawatt hours
Road fuel consumption (Group)
(linked to remuneration)
16 637 246
litres
(2021: 16 114 297 litres)
2022 target: 18 531 442 litres
Carbon footprint¹ (Group)
111 841
tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
(2021: 117 982 tCO2e1)
499
tCO2 for Scope 3 emissions
(2021: 105 tCO2e)
| 1 | Restated due to a change in carbon emission factors applied to better reflect the South African environment. |
SOCIAL
FTSE4Good Index Series (Group)
Social themes
Black representation (South Africa)
(*linked to remuneration)
75%
of overall workforce
(2021: 73%)
50%*
at top management level
(2021: 36%)
2022 target: 45%
53%*
at senior management level
(2021: 53%)
2022 target: 55%
50%*
at middle management level
(2021: 47%)
2022 target: 51%
71%*
at junior management level
(2021: 68%)
2022 target: 68%
46%
of Dealer Principals
(2021: 42%)
Employment (Group)
17 283
people employed with 76% employed in South Africa
(2021: 16 708)
Tax contribution (Group)
R1,2 billion
paid to governments
(2021: R694 million)
R1,07 billion
paid on behalf of employees in South Africa (PAYE1)
(2021: R932 million)
| 1 | Pay-as-you-earn tax. |
CSI spend (Group)
R30,0 million
invested in community upliftment initiatives, including R6 million donated to support communities impacted by the July 2021 riots and the floods in KwaZulu-Natal
(2021: R18,6 million)
Qualifying socio-economic development spend (South Africa)
93% (R28 million)
of our CSI spend is estimated to qualify for the 2022 B-BBEE scorecard’s socio-economic development pillar, equating to 1,1% of NPAT1,
(2021: R18 million; 1% of NPAT)
Target: 1% of NPAT
| 1 | Net profit after tax (NPAT) for the South African operation. |
Training spend (Group)
R166,3 million
training spend in South Africa, equating to 3,4% of payroll costs – above the 1% required by the Skills Development Act
(2021: R143,9 million; 3,2% of payroll costs)
108
hours of training per employee in South Africa
(2021: 99 hours)
R122,3 million
training spend in the UK
(2021: R123,0 million)
R1,4 million
training spend in the Australia
(2021: R4,0 million)
OHS audits (Group)
92%
audit coverage
(2021: 97%)
93%
average score
(2021: 92%)
Road accidents (Group)1
0,236
road accidents per million kilometres
(2021: 0,263)
On-site accidents (Group)1
274
injuries
(2021: 199)
Fatalities (Group)1
Seven
fatalities
(2021: five)
| 1 | OHS metrics include employees and third parties. |
Preferential procurement spend (South Africa)
R2,9 billion
spent with >51% black-owned businesses
(2021: R2,3 billion)
Internal target: R2,5 billion
R1,8 billion
spent with 30% black women-owned businesses
(2021: R1,0 billion)
Internal target: R1,5 billion
R2,1 billion
spent with exempt micro enterprises and qualifying small enterprises
(2021: R2,0 billion)
Internal target: R2,1 billion
Enterprise and supplier development spend (South Africa)
R121 million
(2021: R76 million)
68% (R82 million)
of our enterprise and supplier development spend is estimated to qualify for the 2022 B-BBEE scorecard, equating to 3% of NPAT1
(2021: R54 million; 3,1% of NPAT)
Target: 3% of NPAT
GOVERNANCE
FTSE4Good Index Series (Group)
Governance themes
Compliance (Group)
The Financial Intelligence Centre in South Africa made a finding against one of the Group’s dealerships for failure to report certain transactions timeously. Following our remedial plan and controls the FIC confirmed that all issues had been resolved. A penalty amounting to R88 000 was paid.
(2021: none)
Whistle-blowing hotline (Group)
69
tip-offs registered, with all investigations closed at the time of publication
(2021: 75)
Case study
In partnership with Standard Bank, Motus recently hosted a Think Wrong Blitz to explore new ideas and flesh out solution-seeking concepts in the areas of education and road safety.
Building on World Creativity and Innovation Week, an important week for Motus given our focus on innovation, together with Think Wrong and Standard Bank, we hosted the Motus Xponential Blitz. The event brought together our employees, clients, partners and stakeholders to workshop sustainability-related ideas. The workshop was attended by 65 participants from Motus, Standard Bank, the education and technology sector, finance, innovation and telecoms and various NGOs, leveraging a diverse range of expertise.
Blitz participants collaborated on formulating solutions for real world South African challenges, that in turn, address some of the United Nation’s 17 SDGs – specifically education and road safety. Blitz participants also explored new concepts, ideas, partnerships and products to drive impact.
Five concepts from the Blitz are now being tested in terms of their value proposition design. They include:
- A CSI platform to deliver renewable energy solutions for South African schools.
- A grassroots entrepreneurship empowerment programme that supports and rewards participants for making money by solving for micro jobs within their community.
- A digital education platform that provides unique education paths for students via corporates, mentors and classes.
- Uber for kids – a platform-enabled kids-fleet, with digital safety features, recognition and tracking to ensure children arrive safely at school.
- A collaborative partnership where role players in road infrastructure identify projects to make roads safer.
