215 BMW Group Report 2024 To Our Stakeholders Combined Management Report Group Financial Statements Responsibility Statement and Auditor’s Report Remuneration Report Other Information Sustainability Statement T Total volume of recycled and reused water This metric includes water and wastewater (treated or untreated) that has been reused more than once to reduce the water de- mand before it is discharged beyond the boundaries of the Com- pany sites or shared plants. This may be within the same process (recycled) or another pro- cess within the same plant (owned or shared with other compa- nies) or another plant within the organisation (reused). Cooling and hot water circuits are not included. This metric relates to wa- ter (recycled and reused) from the BMW Group’s automobile pro- duction, the BMW Group’s motorcycle production and the BMW Group’s non-production sites. The volume of water is rec- orded using meters or extrapolated from the data sheets of the respective plants. The unit of the metric is cubic metres [m3]. Total water stored and changes in storage The metric comprises the total volume of water stored as well as the changes in the storage volume at all production sites (includ- ing automobile and motorcycle production) and non-production sites. The metric relates both to the size of the storage volume and to any changes in it. All storage tanks with a minimum volume of 100 m³ and a storage time of > 1 day are taken into account. The storage capacities are derived from data sheets and meas- urements and then totalled across all storage systems. Changes in volume are obtained by totalling all water inflows and con- sumption throughout the reporting year. These are either meas- ured or otherwise extrapolated based on the measurements car- ried out in the plants or technologies. The unit of the metric is cubic metres [m3]. U Unbundled instruments For the BMW Group, unbundling means the separate and inde- pendent purchase of Energy Attributes Certificates and actual physical quantities of electricity. The Energy Attributes Certifi- cates may originate from generation plants and suppliers differ- ent from the physical electricity quantities. W Waste (total quantity, breakdown and shares) This metric includes the total quantity of waste generated by pro- duction, along with a breakdown of the types and percentages. It includes waste from the production of automobiles, motorcycles and components at BMW Group plants, excluding partner plants and contract manufacturing. Waste resulting from structural changes is not taken into account. The metric includes the following information: (1) total waste, (2) waste for recovery (including both material and thermal recy- cling), (3) share of material recovery in the total quantity, (4) share of thermal recovery in the total quantity, (5) waste for disposal, (6) share of disposed waste in the total quantity. The data shown in the metric is derived from production sites that are certified according to the Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), ISO 14001 and partly ISO 50001. The waste quantities are determined from weighed and systematically rec- orded data for waste documentation. Quantities from the new plant in Debrecen (Hungary) are currently not included due to the fact that production has not yet started. The unit of the metrics are tonnes [t] (for quantities) and percent [%] (for shares). The metrics are additional disclosures based on SASB, TR-AU-440b.1 (1, 3, 4) and calculated based on SASB, TR-AU-440b.1 (2, 5, 6). Waste for disposal per vehicle produced (automotive) The metric is calculated from the waste for disposal generated by automobile production (BMW Group plants, excluding partner plants, contract manufacturing and Spotlight Automotive Ltd.) di- vided by the number of vehicles produced (BMW Group plants and partner plants, excluding contract manufacturing and Spot- light Automotive Ltd.). The data shown in the metric is derived from production sites that are certified according to the Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), ISO 14001 and partly ISO 50001. The waste quantities are determined from weighed and systematically rec- orded data for waste documentation. The unit of the metric is kilograms [kg] per vehicle produced. The metric is an additional disclosure calculated based on SASB, TR- AU-440b.1 and the number of vehicles produced. Water consumption (total) The metric includes water consumption at all production plants (automobiles and motorcycles) and non-manufacturing sites, in- cluding test tracks, office buildings and branches of the BMW Group. The metric measures the amount of water that enters the Com- pany's (or plant's) sites during the reporting period and is not dis- charged into bodies of water or transferred to third parties. Total consumption includes the consumption of potable water, groundwater, surface water and rainwater. This does not include water released back into the environment or returned to third parties during the reporting period. In general, the water in question is freshwater. This corresponds to groundwater and surface water with an average annual salin- ity of < 0.5% (limit mentioned in Annex II of the Water Frame- work Directive). All water that is below the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil is referred to as groundwater. By con- trast, surface water refers to inland waters, except groundwater, as well as transitional and coastal waters. With regard to the