Impact on the environment
Motus’ values explicitly hold us to ensuring that our businesses run in an environmentally conscious and responsible manner. We strive to continuously improve the accuracy of our information to support better decision-making, both for our stakeholders and the Group.
As an Importer, Retailer and Distributor, Motus has no manufacturing footprint to minimise, however we collect data for all material emissions, set environmental targets and look to seek ways in which to minimise our environmental impact. The Motus sustainability management system collates and tracks environmental data from all business sites, covering owned, partially owned and leased sites. The system allows for effective reporting and assists with the sharing of climate change issues and initiatives between divisions. Data is collected monthly and validated by financial managers or executives.
Governance processes are in place that ensure oversight of environmental aspects and related impacts at a Board level. On a quarterly basis, the Group Social and Ethics Committee, a sub-committee of the Board of Directors reviews a Health and Safety Report, statistics, trends and targets on fuel, water and electricity.
Areas of focus
waste
- Set an annual target for water purchased from municipalities, based on prior year data and applicable to all Motus businesses, including Australia and the United Kingdom (UK).
- Initiatives such as rainwater harvesting systems, wastewater recycling plants and waterless car washing. In certain dealerships, the outside of cars are no longer washed.
- Environmental training and awareness campaigns to influence employee behaviour and support employee acceptance of environmental key performance indicators.
- Set annual targets for fuel and electricity consumption, based on prior year data and applicable to all Motus businesses, including Australia and the UK.
- Initiatives such as energy-saving lighting systems and solar power and light sensor installations.
- Electricity meters at certain sites monitor usage and identify spikes. This supports our ability to identify energy-saving initiatives and compare usage to municipal charges and move to cheaper tariff levels, where feasible.
waste
- Effective measures to prevent oil spills, including oil spill kits in workshops to ensure responsible clean-up and accurate reporting when spills occur.
- Dispose of waste in accordance with the National Environmental Management: Waste Act and disposal certificates issued.
- Use registered waste disposal companies to recycle oil, antifreeze, paper, plastic and steel waste generated in dealerships.
- Automate processes to reduce paper usage
- Contribute to policy development on climate change through memberships in industry associations. This helps us to anticipate and assess the potential impact of upcoming changes to environmental legislation and allows for seamless workflow once the requirements take effect.
- Board member of the Southern African Vehicle Renting and Leasing Association, which works with public and private entities on road transportation issues such as taxation, finance-related concerns and climate change-related risks and opportunities for Performance measures the vehicle rental, leasing and fleet management sector