Environmental Statement 2020 EvoBus GmbH Neu- Location 2 Environmental Statement 2020

Inhalt

3 Preface 4 The Neu-Ulm Location 10 Our Environmental Policy 12 Environmental Management System 16 Environmental Aspects 18 Our Environmental Program 22 Figures, Data, Facts 36 Validity Declaration

Legal Information:

Responsible Chief Environmental Officer: Dr. Oytun Hanhan, /OPP

Responsible Editor: Dr. Oytun Hanhan Department BUS/OPP Telephone: +49 731 181 2150 Fax: +49 711 1779091110 E-mail: [email protected]

Head of Production and Chief Environmental Officer of Daimler : Dr. Marcus Nicolai

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Preface

In the spirit of “Arriving today – thinking about tomorrow”, we aim for sustainability along the entire bus line. Our objective is to integrate this as a fixed integral part of our actions in all business processes.

With our consistent sustainability strategy and the objective of producing environmentally acceptable and safe buses in an environmentally friendly manner, we are setting benchmarks in terms of safety, quality, design, environmental protection and energy management. The new energy and environmental objective system for the sustainable further development of the product and the entire product creation process adopted by the Daimler Board of Management in April 2018 was revised in April 2019. The objective system will continue to be implemented worldwide within Daimler Buses at all relevant production locations together with the tracking of the achievement of objectives.

For the continuous improvement of our environmental management system, we have the effective- ness checked externally according to EMAS, the regulation issued by the European Union for a voluntary environmental management system. We are also certified according to the globally valid ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems.

The location was first validated according to MAE S in 2002 and entered in the EMAS register with the register number DE-104-11101. The current registration certificate is valid until August 16, 2020.

The operational environmental protection data for 2019 will be updated in this Environmental Statement.

Neu-Um, April 2020

Dr. Marcus Nicolai Dr. Oytun Hanhan Head of Production and Chief Environmental Management Environmental Officer of Daimler Buses Representative 4 Environmental Statement 2020

The Neu-Ulm Location Environmental Statement 2020 5

With 3,788 employees (incl. apprentices, interns, and diploma The location can be divided into the following main activities: students), the Neu-Ulm location is the largest manufacturing plant » All BIWs and detachable parts are painted in the Paint Shop; even for of EvoBus GmbH. (Source: commercial register (HRB)) all assembly locations that are part of the coordinated production system. These are the locations Neu-Ulm, , and Ligny in On a total area of approx. 64 hectares, buses of the brands Lorraine. -Benz and are produced at the location in a coordinated production system with other European EvoBus » The assembly of touring coaches and intercity buses of the brands locations. The site is located in an industrial area. In the region SETRA and Mercedes-Benz. around the location, the Neu-Ulm administrative district has seven designated landscape conservation areas; one of these – » The Development department at the location also includes an the Pfuhler Ried – is located nearby. experimental workshop and a workshop for sample and prototype construction in addition to design engineering. As a leading full-range supplier in the European bus market, there are also additional service areas situated on-site for bus customers. » Parts production in which a wide variety of parts from the entire bus model range of both brands is produced.

» Seat production

» Global spare part sales are processed in the Spare Parts Logistics Center.

» In the Pre-Owned Bus Center, pre-owned buses are repaired and sold on under the brand name BUSSTORE.

» In addition, there are activities such as the trainee workshop, a vintage vehicle work shop, and facilities for training bus drivers.

In 2019, the number of painted complete vehicles was 7,612 units (an articulated bus is counted as two units here). In the same period, 2,094 buses were assembled at the Neu-Ulm location. 6 Environmental Statement 2020

Ulm location - EvoBus GmbH Neu of all plants Location layout

Paint shop

Assembly

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General Information and Activities at the Location

EvoBus GmbH is Daimler AG’s largest European subsidiary and respon- In the Neu-Ulm plant, the focus is on painting BIWs and detachable sible for the European bus activities of the Daimler Group. With the parts and the assembly of touring coaches. At the EvoBus Mannheim merger of the brands Mercedes-Benz and SETRA in 1995 under the location, city buses are assembled in addition to BIW production. umbrella of EvoBus GmbH, it is today the leading full-line supplier in The Holyšov plant (Czech Republic) produces both BIW segments the European bus market. and complete BIWs. The BIWs are mainly transported to and from the painting facility at the Neu-Ulm location by train. The Neu-Ulm EvoBus location is the largest module in the coordinated production system of EvoBus GmbH. With the specialization of the Another important module in the European coordinated production individual locations (e.g. on BIW production or painting), high quality system is Mercedes-Benz Turk A.S. with its plant in Hosdere, Istanbul. requirements as well as economic efficiency are taken into account. Mercedes-Benz vehicles (from the city bus to the touring coach) and SETRA inter-city buses are produced there.

Schematic diagram of the EvoBus GmbH coordinated production system

Mannheim Shops: Bodyshop & CDP Assembly

Holýšov Shops: BIW segments Bodyshop & CDP Ligny Shops: Assembly

Neu-Ulm Shops: Assembly Paint Shop 8 Environmental Statement 2020

Location Activities

Paint Shop Services at the Location EvoBus operates one of the most modern painting facilities in Europe at the location. The Paint Shop acts as a supplier for the respective Spare Parts Logistics Center (ELC) Assembly areas of the Neu-Ulm, Mannheim, and Ligny locations. At the Neu-Ulm location, the Logistics Center is spread over a plot area of more than 9 ha and has over 30,000 m² of buildings where it ensures The BIWs and the detachable parts receive their top coat there. This the global spare parts supply of the EvoBus brands SETRA and Mercedes. consists of functional layers and top coats as well as lettering. The lettering and motif design using wraps is particularly important for bus Service Center customers in the touring coach sector. The possibilities for individual The largest of ten Bus Service Centers (Bus-world Home) in design are almost limitless here thanks to user-defined design options can be found at the Neu-Ulm location. The required facilities are (e. g. with photographs). This is also less expensive than motif painting. available there for all possible repairs. These chiefly involve chassis and engine transmission unit repairs or bodywork as well as electrical The most important environmentally relevant installations are the spray and painting work. The entire organization of the service workshops booths with wet scrubbing systems and/or dry scrubbers and paint in Europe has in the meantime been consolidated in one certificate driers with emissions control systems. The wet scrubbing systems work according to ISO 14001. in a closed loop and are thus to the extent possible free from wastewater. Four of the ten spray booths in the standard process are automated. Pre-Owned Bus Center Here, 8,000 bodies can be painted per year at full capacity utilization. The German location of BusStore, the pre-owned bus brand of Mer- cedes-Benz and SETRA in Europe, can be found in Neu-Ulm. Around Off-line painting was introduced in mid-2019 as an innovation in the 650 pre-owned buses change hands there every year. There is space coordinated production system. This involves separate painting of for up to 200 pre-owned buses on-site, from which bus operators can detachable parts (only in the city bus segment). Additional BIW trans- find the right solution to meet their requirements. portation to our painting location arises due to the fact that BIW and city bus assembly are not carried out at the location. Furthermore, The BusStore Neu-Ulm location has its own highly qualified workshop not installing painted parts until relatively at the end of the assembly especially for pre-owned buses. The service portfolio ranges from the process has the advantage of better accessibility during the previous neutralization of buses to cosmetic improvements and technical repair assembly steps and less damage to already painted parts. to the elimination of accident damage. All BusStore services can also be processed via the location. Assembly Another main activity at the location is the assembly of touring coaches Training Center and intercity buses of the brands SETRA and Mercedes-Benz. In addition There were 186 trainees and 27 dual students working at the Neu-Ulm to high-quality production, our expertise lies in the implementation of location in 2019. The training portfolio includes technical and commercial the most differing customer special requests, which are of particular occupations that require formal training. importance especially in touring coaches. The following Bachelor courses are offered in cooperation with the Heidenheim and Ravensburg campuses of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW):

Business studies/digital business, business studies/transportation and logistics, industrial engineering, computer science and electrical engineering/on-board electronics. Environmental Statement 2020 9 10 Environmental Statement 2020

Our Environmental Policy Environmental Statement 2020 11

The Daimler Group has defined and adopted the “Environmental and Environmental and energy guidelines: Energy Guidelines” for implementing its corporate goals in environmental protection. These can be found on the Internet (at www.daimler.com, 1. We address the challenges of the future referring to Environmental and Energy Guidelines) and are binding for all locations. environmental and energy aspects. 2. We strive to develop products, which are highly responsible For the implementation of this specification, EvoBus GmbH has to the environment and are energy efficient in their respective adopted the Daimler AG environmental and energy guidelines as its market segments. environmental policy. 3. We plan all stages of manufacturing to provide optimal environmental protection and efficient energy utilization. The environmental and energy management at Daimler – and thus also 4. We offer our customers ecologically and energy efficient for the EvoBus Neu-Ulm location – stands for compliance with all valid oriented service and information. environmental protection and energy law regulations. 5. We endeavor to achieve exemplary environmental and energy performance worldwide. 6. We provide our employees and the public with comprehensive information on environmental protection and energy utilization. 12 Environmental Statement 2020

Environmental Management System Environmental Statement 2020 13

The organization of the EvoBus GmbH environmental management Documentation of Integrated Management System system is based on the Daimler AG environmental and energy guide- lines. The structure of the EvoBus GmbH environmental management Our management manual describes the procedures in the company organization is basically set up in a location-related manner, as the according to the process model. It is available to employees together environmental protection officers, who represent an important element with all documents in electronic form. Process descriptions as well of the environmental management organization, are appointed in each as operating and work instructions that stipulate the daily, environ- case for one location. mentally responsible behavior in addition to other binding specifica- tions are also available to the employees in electronic form. The environmental protection officers report directly to the chief environ- mental officer of EvoBus GmbH. In centers and departments, coordi- nators for hazardous substances and environmental protection are designated in writing by the responsible area/workshop managers to support their operator duties.

The environmental management system according to DIN EN ISO 14001 and EMAS also fulfills applicable legal requirements in addition to the obligations contained in the environmental policy.

Environmental/energy/officers EvoBus EMR for Daimler Trucks & Buses

Overall EMRs Daimler Buses

UMB Customer EMR Mannheim EMR Neu-Ulm EMR Holýšov Services & Parts

Environmental coordinators Environmental coordinators UMB Samano Chief environmental officer of subsidiaries and sales organization Germany

UK Own Retail UMB Ligny locations

EMRs Foreign companies 14 Environmental Statement 2020

Responsibilities Internal and External Audits

All areas and all management levels from the location management Internal system audits: to the departments are responsible for the implementation of the The internal management system audit serves for a comprehensive environmental management systems according to DIN EN ISO 14001 evaluation of the overall integrated management system (IMS). In addi- and EMAS (EcoManagement and Audit Scheme (only Mannheim and tion to internal corporate system audits performed by the CQM area, Neu-Ulm)). local environmental system audits are carried out by local auditors. It is thus ensured that the environmental management system is regularly The main responsibility lies here with the chief environmental manager, evaluated and continuously improved. who can delegate environmental protection duties. Internal process audits: The obligations associated with implementation include supporting In order to make use of synergies, we carry out joint audits with the environmental protection and preventing environmental pollution in areas Occupational Health and Safety, Energy Management, and accordance with socio-economic requirements. Environmental Protection. During shopfloor visits, documents, organi- zational structures, and system-relevant processes are inspected by All operators of environmentally relevant installations and all persons means of checklists. who influence environmental protection aspects in their field of work have been assigned operator duties for environmental protection. External audits: Managers on all levels are thus involved in the organization and work Aside from the internal audits, regular monitoring audits as well as together for the fulfillment of our environmental objectives. the revalidation or recertification by external certification institutes are also carried out. Additional external audits include: Raising the Awareness of Our Employees » Monitoring of specialist company authorization according to the The constant qualification and awareness raising of employees on all Water Management Act (WHG) every two years. levels is an important aspect for successful operational environmental protection. We start with trainees, who receive a detailed overview of » Environmental location evaluation by the Due Diligence team of the relevant topics in the second year of their training. Regular refresh- Daimler AG every five years. er courses as an integral part of instructions as well as topic-specific training in the group talks of the production areas contribute to further Individual reports of internal environmental audits result in an annual improving the awareness of our employees. Everyone can get involved review report that is presented to the location manager or his/her and thus contribute to the continuous improvement of environmental representative. This includes, among other things, recommended actions protection via employee suggestion schemes. that are approved by the location manager.

Environmental Protection Team

The Environmental Protection team is responsible for the introduction and maintenance of the environmental management system. The team head is also the environmental management representative at the location. The legally stipulated function of the waste management officer is assigned to an external service provider. This ensures the independence of the representative function. Environmental Statement 2020 15 16 Environmental Statement 2020

Environmental Aspects Environmental Statement 2020 17

With our production location, we influence our environment via Environmental influences are, for example, emissions that can influence different activities. Activities due to our production, transportation our climate such as dust, noise, or air pollution. The response of the processes, or the consumption of resources (e. g. water, gas, power environment to this influence is referred to as environmental impacts. consumption) are meant here. These are shown in the following diagram on the vertical axis with the designation “Environmental impact.”

Environmental Aspects in dependence of the relevance

very high 13 14 1 Spec. Material consumption 2 Smell emissions 3 Noise emission 4 Suppliers 5 Groundwater contamination high 6 Fire hazard 12 7 Noise emission in company 8 Contaminated site 18 9 Traffic 17 16 10 Waste average 15 1 7 11 Water consumption 12 Emissions

Environmental Aspects 13 Exhaust gas-air emissions in company

10 14 Energy consumption and CO₂ emissiom in company low 5 6 15 Weight of veh. 16 Biodiversity 8 17 Electricity supply 18 Natural gas 19 19 Remaining energy and refigerant 2 9 3 4 11 very low low average high very high qualitativ Potential for action quantitativ Produktziel Energieziel 18 Environmental Statement 2020

Our Environmental Program Environmental Statement 2020 19

Implementation of our Environmental Program from 2019 In the first part of this chapter, the implementation status of our envi- ronmental program from last year will be shown.

2019 Environmental/Energy Objectives

Goals for 2019 Implementation measures Evaluation criteria Deadline Responsibility Completion status Energy Adjustment of air Installation of convertors Potential: Booth 77: December 31, 2019 BUS/ONP Implemented volume to actual and new distribution Further optimization requirement boards/adjustment of existing electrics Reduction of air Preliminary inspection: Reduction of gas and December 31, 2019 BUS/ONP Postponed to 2020 volume in driers Reduction of air volume power 21,000 kW/a in driers, possible pilot gas drier 61,000 kW/a in a line electrically-powered drier Expansion of LED lighting installation Reduction of power to December 31, 2019 BUS/ONP Postponed to 2020 LED lighting plant approx. 80,000 kWh/a 4 shop 93 Waste/material consumption Adhesive reduction Fewer adhesive bonding 1 % per year December 31, 2019 BUS/ONA In the first year, of hazardous stations, thus less waste 2017 to 2018, substances via when systems are started up 1.2% achieved; work-station-related in the second year, tools 2018 to 2019, 13 % 20 Environmental Statement 2020

Our 2020 Environmental Program – New Objectives The specified environmental objectives will be realized via the assigned measures. The updated environmental program is based on the environmental and energy policy of EvoBus GmbH and on the results of the evaluation All objectives have been strategically aligned with the green of the environmental impacts of the Neu-Ulm location. production objectives!

Environmental/Energy Objectives 2020 – 2022

Objective Implementation measures Evaluation criteria Deadline Responsibility Energy Reduction of air volume in Preliminary inspection: Reduction of gas and power December 31, 2020 BUS/ONP driers Reduction of air volume in 21,000 kW/a gas drier driers, possible pilot in a line 61,000 kW/a electrically- powered drier Expansion of LED lighting LED lighting installation Reduction of power to approx. December 31, 2020 BUS/ONP plant 4 shop 93 80,000 kWh/a Emissions (CO₂ and VOC) CO₂ neutrality in production Purchase of green power and Ensure purchase of green January 1, 2022 IPS & TG/MA obtainment of CO₂ certificates power beginning in 2022 BUS/OPS Ensure CER* certificates for Daimler Buses via Daimler Truck AG quota Reduction of CO₂ and VOC Introduction of off-line painting; Half number of painting and September 1, 2020 BUS/OPN emissions painting or drying of articulated drying cycles for articulated bus bus in each case in one cycle Water Implementation of “Daimler Specify, implement TASK FORCE Implementation of the December 31, 2020 BUS/OPS Surface Water Protection “Daimler Surface Water Protection BUS/OPP Standard” guideline (qualita- Standard” guideline tive objective)

*CER – Certified Emission Reduction Environmental Statement 2020 21 22 Environmental Statement 2020

Figures, Data, Facts Environmental Statement 2020 23

Production The production volume, shown in the key performance indicator “equi- Our buses are produced as part of a coordinated production system valent production figures”, decreased in 2019 by 5.72 % from 2,501 with the Neu-Ulm, Mannheim, Ligny (,) and Holyšov (Czech to 2,358 in comparison to the previous year. The main reason for this Republic) locations. was the relocation of the production scopes to Ligny and Holyšov, the higher production figures for city buses in Mannheim as well as the Definition: Equivalent production figures introduction of off-line painting.

The reference value “equivalent production figures” (Pequi) was speci- fied for the description of the relative key performance indicators. These figures also take into account the actual labor time of all the plants involved in the coordinated production system in addition to the weighted production stages during bus production. Due to the inclu- sion of the actual labor time, a better comparability of the production volume between the individual locations is possible.

Production figures: Equvalent production figures for the Neu-Ulm location

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0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Equivalent production figures 24 Environmental Statement 2020

Energy Requirements

The power requirement at the location is covered on the one hand by The indicated power consumption also does not include the amount of the purchase of electricity (utilities), on the other hand by own genera- electricity from the CHPPs, i.e. own generation. In the energy balance tion in combined heat and power plants (CHPPs). of the location, CHPP gas consumption is attributed to the heating energy consumption. The overall power consumption of the location is slightly higher than that shown in the following diagram, as a small proportion is con- sumed by “third parties” (i.e. by service providers at the location).

Electricity consumption Heating energy

25 50

49 20

48

15 47

46 10

45

5 44

0 43 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Electricity consumption (GWh) Heating energy (GWh) Environmental Statement 2020 25

The absolute power consumption increased by 2.46 % from 20.69 GWh The absolute heating energy consumption increased from 45.1 GWh to to 21.20 GWh, see power consumption diagram. approx. 46.8 GWh. In the case of the heating energy used, over 99 % was natural gas. Based on the key performance indicator “Equivalent production figures”, there was an increase in consumption from 8.30 MWh to 8.99 MWh, see diagram “Consumptions per equivalent production figures”. This can first and foremost be attributed to the increased number of paint- ing processes that are significantly more energy intensive than bus assembly.

Electrical and heating energy based on the production figures (Pequi)

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0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Power consumption based on Pequi (mWh) Heating energy based on Pequi (mWh) 26 Environmental Statement 2020

Water Consumption

The total water consumption consists of the municipal water consump- In 2019, the total water consumption increased by approx. 23 % from tion (from the public drinking water network) and own consumption 36,250 m³ to 44,604 m³ in comparison to 2018. The reasons for the (water use from own wells). increase are listed in detail on the next page for municipal and well water. In the case of municipal water (drinking water from regional water suppliers), the majority of the water is used as service water (in wash- In the case of the larger production-side installations with water use rooms, toilets, and showers, in the cafeteria area, for water replenish- (bus washing facilities for pre-owned buses or wet scrubbing of the ment for the wet scrubbing of spray booths). painting facility), a closed loop has been realized. The water consump- tion in these installations is mainly caused by evaporation. Well water is mainly used for the bus washing facility (building 1571) with leak test.

Total water consumption based on the production figures (Pequi)

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0 2016 2017 2018 2019 Absolut water consumption (1000 m3) Water consumption based on (m3) Environmental Statement 2020 27

The consumption of municipal water increased by approx. 20 % from The consumption of well water increased by approx. 27 % from 3,573 m³ 33,482 m³ to 40,057 m³ in comparison to 2018 (note: The invoice for to 4,547 m³ in comparison to 2018. Due to the higher utilization of the 2018 was not issued until after the creation of last year’s Environmen- washer facility (among other things due to a fire event) and the associ- tal Statement. For this reason, the consumption value for 2018 has ated increase in the freshwater supply as well as the reduced efficiency been corrected in this Environmental Statement). of the reverse osmosis system (higher number of regeneration cycles), more well water was required in 2019. The reasons for the increase were the required check of the fire-extin- guishing water retention reservoirs, a fire event in the assembly shop, and an increased need to flush the drinking water lines.

Municipal water consumption based on the production figures Well water consumtion based on the production figures (Pequi) (Pequi) 6 45

40 5

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0 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 Absolut municipal water consumption (1000 m3) Well water (1000 m3) Well water consumption based on Pequi (m3) Municipal water consumption based on Pequi (m3) 28 Environmental Statement 2020

Emissionen

Carbon dioxide emissions This value is broken down as follows: Derived from the consumption of natural gas and heating oil for heat » Location Mannheim with 16.20 g/m² (BIW with electrodeposition) generation and in some cases power generation in the combined heat » Location Neu-Ulm with 64.31 g/m² (top coating) and power plants, the CO₂ emissions in 2019 were 8,517 tons. Due to the high natural gas rate (over 99 % of the heating energy), the CO₂ In 2018, the VOC value calculation was revised based on testing of emissions are mainly due to natural gas combustion. The increase old paints, the efficiency measurement, and vehicle surface areas. (3.7 % in comparison to 2018) is thus largely due to increased natural The increase is primarily due to the new surface area calculation. The gas consumption. Because the emissions depend directly on the con- significantly smaller emission volume for 2017 at the Neu-Ulm location sumption volumes (natural gas, heating oil, etc.), this quantity is also can be traced back to the disposal of VOC-relevant waste, mainly due highly dependent on the weather. to the sorting out of the paint warehouse. The most recent emission volumes showed that the dust limit values in the overall painting pro- Emissions from the painting process (organic solvents and dust) cess with painting facilities and polishing booths are reliably complied The legally stipulated area-related limit value for VOC emissions with. (organic solvents) is 150 g/m² for buses. This limit value applies for the overall painting process and is divided among the Mannheim and Noise Neu-Ulm locations due to the coordinated production system. The In 2019, there were no noise-related complaints from the neighbor- total value for the emissions (per m² of painted surface) was 80.51 g/m² hood. in 2019.

VOC emissions (bus paintigs per surface)

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0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VOC emissions Neu-Ulm (g/m2) VOC emissions Mannheim (g/m2) Environmental Statement 2020 29

Waste

The internal specifications for waste disposal are regulated in our internal On the other hand, the higher waste volume was due to an increase in operational waste concept; this contains, among other things, the hazardous waste. This resulted from one-off effects (five-year general specifications on waste separation, the interfaces for internal collection, inspection of oil separators and a fire event) as well as increased waste and handling specifications in the case of hazardous waste. Our waste from the paint shop due to the increased number of painted units (see is thus collected, transported, and stored so that it is segregated for here also part 2, chapter “Core Indicators”). recycling. By means of a waste management program, all processes during waste disposal are documented in a complete and legally com- The majority of the waste (hazardous and non-hazardous waste) could pliant manner. be introduced into a recycling process. In this connection, we have – as per the requirements from the Life-Cycle Resources Management The total waste volume (including metals) increased in 2019 by 427.3 Act – primarily used material recycling options. If this was not possible tons (approx. 6.9%) from 6,195 t to 6,622 t. Approx. 750 t of construc- due to environmental or economical reasons, thermal recycling op- tion site waste that arose once-off as part of the off-line project and tions were used. Both options contribute to conserving our resources. not in a production-related manner are not taken into account here. The higher waste volume resulted on the one hand from a higher oc- The relationship between production and waste volumes is also shown currence of non-hazardous waste. The reason is the increased amount in a diagram. In the case of the key performance indicator “Equivalent of purchased parts in non-returnable packages from . production figures” that is used, a calculated value from several production-relevant parameters as already described in the chapter “Production Figures” is involved.

Waste volumes Waste volumes based on production figures (Pequi)

8,000 3,000

7,000 2,500

6,000

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0 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 disposed (t) recycled(t) total (t) of which scrap (t) Waste disposal (kg) Waste recycling (kg) 30 Environmental Statement 2020

Resources (Metals)

More-sensitive handing of the various resources is becoming increas- Metals that are processed in parts production have, as standard, a ingly important due to the shortage of such resources and increased recycling rate of almost 100%. Efficiency increases can be achieved environmental awareness. For this reason, we are developing strategies here in particular via the reduction of stamping and cutting waste. in order to produce our buses with as few resources as possible. Improved resource efficiency will lead to a reduction in environmental The data from 2019 show a decrease in the consumption of sheet metal pollution. (-186 t) due to slightly higher outsourcing. Semi-finished long goods and casting blanks amount to a comparably low share of semi-finished The quantities shown are solely the consumptions from our parts pro- product procurement; the changes in comparison to 2018 come from duction and only represent a fraction of the overall input (incl. without the period when semi-finished products were procured and the filling metal parts from the semi-finished products bodies or engines that are of the warehouse with semi-finished products. produced at different locations).

Metal semi-finished products

2.500

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Core Indicators

The EU Regulation EMAS III specifies the formulation and publication In the current reporting, emission factors for determining heat supply of standardized key performance indicators in the form core indicators. emissions were updated. The factors for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, They form the six key areas of the direct environmental aspects: energy and dust have been adapted to the GEMIS 4.7 standard (Global Emission and material efficiency, water consumption, waste, biodiversity, and Model for Integrated Systems of the independent International Institute emissions. for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy, for short IINAS).

Using the core indicators, comparability of the environmental perfor- The indicator for renewable energies is not listed, as only self-generated mance of the companies certified according to EMAS is to be facilitated. renewable energy is relevant according to EMAS III. Not, for example, However, this is proving to be difficult, as the variety of products, pro- the renewable electrical energy content that is delivered. The electricity duction methods, and location activities make it practically impossible generated by the photovoltaic installation (size: 2 MW) installed on to create a benchmark between the companies and sectors. one of our shop roofs is also not taken into account. The installation is operated by an external company; we have solely rented out the roof The regulation also stipulates that the KPIs should be shown in relation area for this purpose. to a reference value. The indication on biodiversity (land consumption) includes the devel- In addition, changes at the location can have different effects (e.g. due oped and paved/sealed surfaces (parking areas and roads). to changes in the production scope, outsourcing, or the commissioning of internal service providers) in the case of only one reference value The core indicators since 2017 are shown on the following pages. for all the above key areas. Comparability with previous years is thus possible only with limitations. 32 Environmental Statement 2020

Core Indicators According to EMAS III Part 1

Reference value Year 2017 2018 2019 Equivalent production figures Quantity [Pequi] 2,306 2,501 2,358

Core indicator Total direct energy consumption Absolute amount [MWh] 68,136 65,740 68,000 EfficiencyM [ Wh/Pequi] 29.547 26.285 28.838 Share of renewable energy* Absolute amount [MWh] 0 0 0 Mass flow input** Absolute amount [MWh] 36,557 39,291 36,102 EfficiencyM [ Wh/Pequi] 15.853 15.710 15.311 Water consumption Absolute amount [MWh] 38,525 36,253 44,604 EfficiencyM [ Wh/Pequi] 16.706 14.494 18.916 Biodiversity [land consumption]*** Total area [m²] 635,439 635,439 635,439 In proportion to equiv. prod. 275.559 254.074 269.482 [m²/Pequi] Sealed (paved and/or 487,573 487,573 487,573 developed) areas [m²] In proportion to equiv. prod. 211.437 194.951 206.774 [m²/Pequi] Near-natural areas (green 147,866 147,866 147,866 spaces etc.) [m²] In proportion to equiv. prod. 66.507 61.322 62.708 [m²/Pequi]

* Note: The renewable energy generated from the photovoltaic installation at the location is not included in the energy balance, as the roof areas are rented out; the installation operator is external. ** Total from: Annual output + total for all waste + solvent and dust emissions ***No near-natural areas are managed outside the location by EvoBus Environmental Statement 2020 33

Core Indicators According to EMAS III Part 2

Reference value Year 2017 2018 2019 Equivalent production figures Quantity [Pequi] 2,306 2,501 2,358

Core indicator Metals Absolute amount [t] 2060 2098 2179 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.893 0.893 0.924 Mix of recyclable materials Absolute amount [t] 1219 1276 1288 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.528 0.510 0.546 Wood Absolute amount [t] 1061 1082 1220 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.460 0.433 0.517 Paper, cardboard, cardboard boxes Absolute amount [t] 666 623 677 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.289 0.249 0.287 Misc. paint waste Absolute amount [t] 504 573 631 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.219 0.229 0.268 Other waste fractions <200 t Absolute amount [t] 569 542 627 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.247 0.217 0.268 total amount of waste Absolute amount [t] 6079 6095 6622 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 2.636 2.477 2.808 Total amount of hazardous waste Absolute amount [t] 727 721 807 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.315 0.288 0.342 Greenhouse-gas emissions*** (CO₂) Absolute amount [t] 8765 8211 8517 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 3.801 3.286 3.629 SO₂ emissions Absolute amount [t] 0.710 0.570 0.630 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.000308 0.000230 0.000266 NOx emissions Absolute amount [t] 8.55 7.96 8.31 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.003709 0.003183 0.003538 PM emissions Absolute amount [t] 2.09 2.39 2.23 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.000908 0.001065 0.001081 VOC emissions Absolute amount [t] 134.11 175.04 191.71 Efficiency [t/Pequi] 0.058 0.07 0.081

***CO₂-equivalent from gas and heating oil as well as refrigerant refilling 34 Environmental Statement 2020

Legal Conformity

Installations approved according to the German Federal Pollution Act During the verification test for a newly approved spray booth, all speci- are operated in the plant. These are two combined heat and power fied limit values were complied with. During the periodically required plants and the painting facility. These include auxiliary installations emission measurements, identified isolated limit value exceedances were such as the disposal center, the storage area for dangerous materials, immediately eliminated by implemented measures and documented via and the energy supply for the painting facility. remeasurements. It was thus ensured that all installations are operated within the specified limit values. The plant operators are responsible for the compliance with the require- ments from the permits and the adaptation of the approvals in the As per our environmental and energy guidelines, we are rising to meet case of changes. They are supported here by the waste management the future challenges of the environmental and energy area. Compliance officer and the Environmental Protection team employees, who are with legal provisions, official requirements, and other mandatory require- already involved in the planning of the installations. The installations are ments is a matter of course for our company. For this purpose, the monitored in a periodic manner by the permit authority. An inspection required information and resources for reviewing and achieving the by the authorities last took place on October 16, 2017. No defects were requirements are ensured. identified. The next inspection is planned for fall 2020. The monitoring is carried out internally via shopfloor visits by the plant operator and In the 2019 reporting year, there were no events from the perspective internal management audits. of the chief environmental officers that endangered compliance with legal or regulatory requirements or would have resulted in an adminis- An advice of amendment according to Section 15, para. 1 of the German trative offense. Federal Pollution Act for the off-line painting project was most recently submitted in September 2018. The construction of equipping areas, the installation of a small portal crane, and the installation of high-speed doors were requested therein. The amendment decision was issued on November 14, 2018, by the Neu-Ulm District Office. Environmental Statement 2020 35 36 Environmental Statement 2020

Validity declaration Environmental Statement 2020 37

The undersigned, Dipl.-Geol. Bernhard Schön, EMAS environmental assessor of TÜV SÜD Umwelt- gutachter GmbH with registration number DE-V-0321, accredited or approved for section 29 (NACE code) confirms to have examined that the location – as indicated in the updated 2020 Environmental Statement of the EvoBus GmbH organization, Neu-Ulm location, with registration number DE-104-100101 – fulfills all requirements of the Regulation (EC) no. 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of November 25, 2009, as well as Regulation (EU) 2017/1505 of August 28, 2017, on the voluntary participation of organizations in an Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).

By signing this declaration, I confirm that

» The appraisal and validation were conducted in full conformity with the requirements of Regulation (EC) no. 1221/2009 as well as Regulation (EU) 2017/1505 » The result of the appraisal and validation confirms that no evidence of non-compliance with the applicable environmental regulations exists » The data and content of the updated Environmental Statement of the location provides a reliable, credible, and truthful picture of all the activities of the organization/location within the area specified in the Environmental Statement.

This declaration cannot be equated with an EMAS registration. The EMAS registration can be completed only by a competent authority as per Regulation (EC) no. 1221/2009, as well as Regulation (EU) 2017/1505. This declaration must not be used as an independent basis for in- forming the general public. This Environmental Statement has been audited and declared valid.

Neu-Ulm, May 25, 2020

Bernhard Schön Environmental assessor DE-V-0321eu-Ulm, den Daimler AG Mercedesstraße 137 70327 Germany www.daimler.com