The automotive industry is not typically known as the most sustainable industry. However, companies have been changing their core businesses, investing in innovations, and are moving to more ecologically sustainable solutions for sustainability. But what about the social impact of automotive companies? How do they build social business engagement? And what does social engagement mean in the automotive context? Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons and her co-host Michael Alberg-Seberich, managing director at Wider Sense, discussed these questions with Francois Rouvier, CSR director of the social business MOBILIZE Programat Renault Group. Francois shares insights on how Renault’s CSR strategy is based on the three pillars environment, security, and inclusion and how automotive companies can have environmental and social impacts. He explains how sustainable mobility is about inclusion, accessibility, and how mobility and employment are interconnected. Finally, Laura, Michael, and Francois talk about stakeholder engagement, the need for including sustainability in the corporate DNA, and how to live up to a company’s purpose.
