131 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 REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Material impacts, risks and opportunities Type Stage of the value chain Policies Targets Specific actions Contamination with microplastics due to tyre wear particles. Negative Impact − None yet − None yet − Collaboration in the development of measurement methods for tyre abrasion Local pollution of water through unplanned discharges of polluting substances (e. g. leaks) at suppliers' pro- duction sites. Negative Impact − Multistage due diligence process to uphold environmental and social standards in the supply chain (in- cluding the BMW Group Supplier Code of Conduct) ↗ Social and Environmental Re- sponsibility in the Supplier Network ↗ Due Diligence in the supplier net- work − Process for responsible raw mate- rial management ↗ Responsible raw material man- agement − No targets that focus exclusively and thematically on material im- pacts, risks, and opportunities − Overarching targets for the proce- dures used to perform due diligence in the supplier network ↗ Social and Environmental Re- sponsibility in the Supplier Network ↗ Preventive and remedial measures ↗ Complaints procedure − Analysis of the effectiveness of the processes and measures imple- mented ↗ Due Diligence in the supplier net- work − Objectives for local projects ↗ Responsible raw material man- agement − Commitment to initiatives − Risk analysis − Sustainability questionnaire (online assessment) − On-site assessments of supplier lo- cations (on-site assessment) − Complaints procedure − Certification and traceability of raw materials supply chains − Implementation of local projects ↗ Social and Environmental Re- sponsibility in the Supplier Network ↗ Due Diligence in the supplier network ↗ Risk analysis and control mechanisms ↗ Preventive and remedial measures ↗ Complaints procedure ↗ Responsible raw material man- agement Local pollution of soil through unplanned discharges of polluting substances (e. g. leaks) at suppliers' produc- tion sites. Negative Impact Risk and financial effect due to reputational damage to BMW Group's brand value with respect to controver- sies in connection with pollution of water. Risk Risk of supply chain shortages and delays in the BMW Group's supply chain in connection with pollution of water. Risk Risk and financial effect due to reputational damage to BMW Group's brand value with respect to controver- sies in connection with pollution of soil. Risk Risk of supply chain shortages and delays in the BMW Group's supply chain in connection with pollution of soil. Risk Upstream material Own Operations material Downstream material