The main objective of the “Approval of auxiliary and direct materials, storage management” procedure is to define how materials, such as auxiliary and direct chemicals (articles, substances and preparation/mixtures), are acquired and used by employees. This ensures that all health and safety and environmental risks associated with these materials are evaluated and prevented before their entrance within the perimeter of our production sites. The procedure applies to our production sites and to all employees and non-employees. This procedure aims at preventing impacts and risks, as well as managing opportunities, such as our potential contribution to pollution due to substances of concern and substances of very high concern. Moreover, the procedure aims to avoid incidents and emergency situations, and, if they do occur, to control and limit their impact on people and the environment.

The SoC and SVHC used in our production process are mainly calculated considering the observed amounts used during the production process. Since primary data is not currently available for the categories excluded from the obligation to report to the competent authority pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 102 of 30 July 2020, we estimate the amounts of SoC leaving our facilities as products, or as part of products, and the 78 percent of SoC included in the category “Other hazard classes” of the SoC used during production or that are procured. We estimated these data based on the total amount purchased during the year, using a proxy sample amounting to 10 percent of total products containing those substances. Regarding the candidate list substances present in our cars, we calculate the amount taking into consideration the car configuration of the European and UK market and the number of shipments in 2024. This methodology is not validated by an external body.