The Challenge

An average vehicle contains around 30,000 individual components, sourced from thousands of suppliers worldwide. This makes the automotive supply chain one of the most complex in the world, and one of the most important to get right.

For automotive manufacturers, that complexity creates a clear responsibility: ensuring supply chain workers are treated fairly, that business ethics are upheld across tiers, and that environmental impact is minimised at every stage. Meeting that responsibility requires more than individual effort. It requires a common voice.

About Drive Sustainability

Drive Sustainability is an automotive partnership of 20 leading manufacturers, facilitated by CSR Europe, working together to raise sustainability standards across the global automotive supply chain. By leveraging a shared approach to supplier engagement, stakeholder dialogue, and shared tools, the platform accelerates progress that would be significantly harder and slower for any company to achieve independently.

Drive SUSTAINABILITY in Numbers

Drive Sustainability's reach across the global automotive supply chain, by the numbers.

Drive Sustainability Suppliers Assessed — Suppliers assessed based on materials’ importance for industry and associated ESG risks

Drive Sustainability Sustainability Assessment Questionnaires — Sustainability Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs), completed in more than 126 countries

Drive Sustainability Engaged Suppliers — Tier 1 suppliers using SAQ

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How Drive Sustainability Works

Drive Sustainability structures its work around three levels of engagement, ensuring companies have the guidance and tools to deliver on sustainability commitments across their supply chains.

Providing clear standards and expectations on sustainability performance for the automotive sector, through common guiding principles and shared frameworks.
Assessing adherence to sustainability standards across the supply chain through the Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ). Used by over 93 Tier 1 suppliers, with 94,116 suppliers assessed and 158,770 completed SAQs across more than 126 countries.
A platform helping automotive companies map raw material value chains, identify ESG risks, and advance responsible sourcing. Developed by Drive Sustainability, the RMO covers 20+ materials, including cobalt, lithium, and natural rubber.
Explore the Raw Material Outlook
An initiative aiming to collectively resolve systemic human rights issues in the automotive supply chain.

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Drive Sustainability brings together leading automotive manufacturers committed to a more sustainable global supply chain.

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Related Platforms

Drive Sustainability works alongside two complementary platforms extending its reach across the automotive ecosystem.

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