Governance
Sustainability
Governance is the foundation of all our sustainable efforts.
Reporting frameworks and assessment tools Motherson is engaged with
Driving sustainable success
Governance is the cornerstone of our sustainability efforts, guiding everything we do. We continually refine our governance structure and practices to stay ahead of the evolving demands of our industries and society, ensuring responsible and forward-thinking leadership. We are dedicated to full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, maintaining the highest standards of integrity in every aspect of our operations.
Creating Value Beyond Financial Performance
We believe true value goes beyond financial metrics. By integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities into our decision-making, we create shared value for all stakeholders. Our progress in these areas helps us build trust, reduce risk, and contribute positively to the communities and environments in which we operate.
Ratings
Materiality priorities
Our material topics
Planet
Climate and Environmental Action
- Reduce emissions, manage waste, and protect air and water quality.
Environmental Innovation and Technology
- Focuses on developing solutions like green tech and renewable energy to drive long-term impact.
Product Sustainability and Stewardship
- Incorporates circular economy principles, eco-friendly design, and lifecycle assessments to minimise environmental footprints across our product lifecycle.
People
Occupational Health and Safety
- Ensuring our employees work in a safe, secure, and supportive environment.
Inclusion and Diversity
- Driving equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fair representation.
Employee Engagement
- Foster a culture of open communication, ownership, and connection.
Employee Well-being
- Building a resilient, motivated workforce through wellness programmes, autonomy, and work-life balance.
Human Rights in Operations and Value Chain
- Reflects our zero-tolerance stance on forced labour while ensuring compliance with international labour rights and ethical sourcing practices.
Governance
Corporate Governance and Strategy
- Defines our leadership principles, strategic direction, and sustainability integration.
Data Privacy and Information Security
- Safeguards stakeholder trust and ensures regulatory compliance in a digital world.
Management Systems
- Guide continuous improvement through audits, assessments, and standardised frameworks such as ISO.
Risk Management and Compliance
- Ensures proactive identification, monitoring, and mitigation of PPG risks.
Supply Chain Sustainability and Responsibility
- Reinforces ethical sourcing, traceability, and supplier accountability.
Our Governance Ambitions
Enabling Progress Through Strategic Governance and Transparency
- Maximise the enterprise value from risk and opportunity management.
- Rigorous internal audits and integration systems for all ESG reporting metrics
- ESG digitalisation, transparency, accountability, data analytics and insights
- Leadership in safeguarding data privacy and Information security
- Transitioning from compliance to transformational governance
Actions deliverables
Safeguarding Data Privacy and Security
We Prioritise data privacy and security with robust systems aligned to ISO 27001 and TISAX. Leveraging advanced technologies, we work to prevent cyber threats and protect data integrity. Strict privacy controls and continuous awareness programmes keep our teams informed and prepared.
Moving Towards Double Materiality
Stakeholder engagement and Materiality is central to our sustainability strategy. By adopting double materiality, we gain deeper insight into both business risks and societal impact, strengthening decision-making, enhancing transparency, and ensuring long-term value for all stakeholders.
ESG Assurance
Implementing internal and external assurance for ESG material topics and key parameters is an essential element of ESG governance. Internal auditing processes are being deployed for environmental and social parameters hand in had with the financial governance. External assurance from independent auditors has been established underpinning our commitment to transparency and accountability.
Implementations of Annual Sustainability Summits
As part of our commitment to the governance of sustainability and the supporting management processes we hold annual summits which provide invaluable platforms for fostering dialogue, raising awareness and following up on agreed actions and objectives.
ESG Transparency and Accountability
Understanding the importance of data accuracy and collection across ESG principles, we apply a rigorous process to ensure environmental accountability. This structure enables us to analyse, forecast, and track our environmental and social ambitions, driving informed decision-making and long-term sustainability.
Human Rights Officers
We have increased the number of human rights officers; our ambition is now to have a dedicated officer in every division. These officers play a critical role in assessing and supporting human rights standards across our value chain.