223 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 Number of supplier assessments This metric includes the total number of on-site assessments carried out at BMW Group supplier sites with a start date within the reporting year. This includes on-site assessments of direct suppliers and their surrounding facilities such as dormitories, canteens and warehouses. Remote assessments and certifica- tion audits such as ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 and sim- ilar, which have been paid for by the supplier, are not included in this metric. The number of assessments refers to initial assess- ments (first assessments) and follow-up assessments (assess- ments shortly before the certification expires). Closure assess- ments (second assessments after initial auditing for successful completion of certification), which are directly linked to an initial assessment to provide evidence of corrective action for possible deviations, are not included in the metric. The on-site assess- ments are largely carried out in accordance with the standards of RBA-VAP (Validated Assessment Program of the Responsible Business Alliance) and VDA-RSCI (Responsible Supply Chain In- itiative of the German Association of the Automotive Industry). These assessments are carried out on behalf of the BMW Group by external audit companies approved by the standard setter, such as TÜV Rheinland, Intertek, SGS, Elevate, DNV, etc., in ac- cordance with the requirements of the standards mentioned and, in addition, by BMW Group sustainability experts for quality as- surance purposes. The number and results of the assessments are documented in a database of the standard-setting organisa- tions and transmitted to the IT systems of the BMW Group via an interface. The metric is based on GRI 308-1, 308-2, 414-1 and 414-2. The metric includes no information on the supply chain of the Chinese joint operation Spotlight Automotive Ltd., as the BMW Group does not have this information for the reporting year. The BMW Group supports Spotlight Automotive Ltd. with the implementation and further development of management approaches and reporting structures on due diligence obligations in the supply chain. Number of supplier locations assessed with self- assessment questionnaire The metric includes all sustainability questionnaires completed by supplier locations (also referred to below as the online assess- ment) that the BMW Group obtained and evaluated during the reporting year. Both active and potential (new) supplier locations from all purchasing areas of the BMW Group are taken into ac- count. The online assessments, which are based on the Drive Sustain- ability initiative's industry-wide sustainability questionnaire, are used as part of the awarding process. This is required for the pur- chase of production-related material with a contract value of more than €2 million. A risk-based analysis is carried out for non- production-related purchasing processes, which currently in- cludes all orders that are potentially exposed to a risk based on the abstract risk analysis, and which have a master agreement volume of over €2 million or an individual agreement volume of over €10 million. This metric only includes online assessments that were fully completed by the supplier location, validated by an external ser- vice provider and sent to the BMW Group for assessment via an interface. Each supplier location is counted based on its site-spe- cific online assessment, regardless of the number of times its as- sessment was revised during the reporting year. This metric pri- marily refers to all new questionnaires requested by the BMW Group within the reporting year. Since the right to view a questionnaire on the external service provider’s platform can only be purchased for a period of twelve months, any question- naires that are still required during the reporting year are also added to the newly requested questionnaires. The basis for the calculation of the total number of online assess- ments in the reporting year are the monthly overviews of the ex- ternal service provider’s invoices, which are provided on its plat- form. The metric is based on GRI 308-1, 308-2, 414-1 and 414-2. The indicator includes no information on the supply chain of the Chinese joint operation Spotlight Automotive Ltd., as the BMW Group does not have this information for the reporting year. The BMW Group supports Spotlight Automotive Ltd. with the implementation and further development of management approaches and reporting structures on due diligence obligations in the supply chain. Number of supplier relationships terminated due to severe sustainability violations This metric refers to all supplier relationships that were termi- nated in the reporting year due to severe sustainability violations. Only supplier locations with a clearly defined supplier ID that were escalated due to severe sustainability violations and that resulted in a suspension or temporary suspension of the respec- tive supplier relationship are counted. This includes cases in which the sustainability violations were identified and escalated prior to the reporting year, but in which termination of the supplier relationship was only initiated during the reporting year. Escala- tion can, for example, be initiated on an event-driven basis in the case of incidents with legitimate criticality (predefined "escalation criteria" based, among other things, on the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, LkSG), which are handled as part of the sup- plier escalation process (ESPRO). This process is standardised across the entire BMW Group and includes sustainability-related criteria. The metric is based on GRI 308-2 and 414-2. The metric includes no information on the supply chain of the Chinese joint operation Spotlight Automotive Ltd., as the BMW Group does not have this information for the reporting year. The BMW Group supports Spotlight Automotive Ltd. with the implementation and further development of management approaches and reporting structures on due diligence obligations in the supply chain. Number of vehicles recalled This metric is an additional disclosure based on SASB, TR-AU- 250a.3. The metric represents the total number of vehicles re- called due to safety- and compliance-related technical measures.