general motors - energy efficiency along with renewable energy

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Energy Efficiency along with Renewable Energy

(how GM is combining forces to support Energy

Manufacturing Efficiency)

San Antonio, 2013


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GM Global Environmental Compliance & Sustainability

Rob Threlkeld, Manager, Renewable Energy

11/20/2013

San Antonio, 2013


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Industry-Leading PositionGlobally recognized for renewable energy commitment

No. 1 automotive solar user in U.S. /No. 13 of top 20

solar-powered companies in U.S.

62MW: solar, landfill gas and biomass used today

30MW: current solar use with public

commitment to double by 2015

125MW: renewable energy

commitment by 2020

High exposure; efforts heavily reported

by media and trade organizations

GM has set an example inrenewable energy within its

industry and beyond.

Rhone Resch, Solar Energy

Industries Association

Three of our plants in the

U.S. produce anywhere

from 17 to 25 percent of

their total energy needs

from landfill methane gas

[] And two out of the five

largest solar arrays in the

world are General Motors.

Dan Akerson, Fortune

We understand the

environmental and business

benefits of using renewable

energy and we look forward

to building on it with our

new commitments. Mike

Robinson


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RECOGNITION


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Data Management

PurposeProvide verified energy, water, andGreenhouse Gas (GHG) data from either utility

invoices or meter data for plant and regional inter-

company reporting and public reporting for GM LLC.

MethodGM-2100 Global utility database

Meter data (either hourly or monthly)

Invoice data overwrites meter data

EnTech provides data service with resources

DATA


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GM-2100 Data Inputs

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Site data

Weather Floor space Sector Location

InvoicesMeter readings

Productiondata

DATA


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GM-2100 System Operations

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Calculations& data analysis GHG Forecasts Scorecard

Site & UtilityLiaison

DATA


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GM-2100 Output

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Information

on screen

or printed charts images

for usethroughout thebusiness,

wherever utilitydata is needed

Internal or

External

reporting

DATA


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Major Users of Services

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Bill Pay advantage is savings in late fees.

Regions on SAP usually do not have late fee issues.

Invoice method for data

is viewed as optimumfor verification by a third

party.

GM has 3rdparty

verification for public data

in 2012 & 2013

DATA


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GM2100 Features

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Online Scorecard Charts

Suggested forecast updated monthly using multiple variable regressionanalysis

Export to Finance (GMNA) eliminates sending spreadsheet to plants

Allows Energy per unit as Actual + Forecast (similar to Opel Vauxhall

method)

Tracking of opportunities to fund future energy projects to reduce

consumption and intensity

Tracking Renewable Energy Consumption and % vs. fossil fuel consumption

GM Public Reporting (including non-manufacturing)

DATA


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GM Public reporting (includes non-manf.)

Energy

Greenhouse

Gas - GHGWater

2012 Unofficial2.23

GM Sustainability report

GOALS


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Why GM reports to

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

Consistent with GM

Environmental Principles

CDP selected by GM Public

Policy as one stop

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) &

Water reportingInvestors,

Customers, NGOs, other

stakeholders

25% of GMs top 140

institutional shareholders are

CDP members

PROGRESS


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GM Public Information reported to CDP

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The CDP Questionnaire inquires about:

Management:

Strategies, Targets, Emissions reduction activities

Risks & Opportunities: Regulatory, Physical, Other

Emissions & Energy reporting:

Energy use, Greenhouse gas emissions

Supplier module: Allocation of emissions to requesting customers, collaborative emissions reductions, Tier 2 and beyond

engagement, lifecycle emissions

GM reported emissions to 3 requesting customers in 2012

260 Million

tons CO2e

Qualitative

PROGRESS


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Reputational Benefits

Renewable energy fits under a corporate

environmental pillar of energy efficiency

Sustainability report highlights solar as

one of five ways were leading

NGOs like WWF and Union of Concerned

Scientists support our efforts Continued engagement and forward

movement builds corporate reputation,

leading to topline growth

Seeing strengthened reputation scores

from communicating efforts, from GRIand CDP to media-based green rankings

A lot of people I know are surprised

that I work for a car company but I

dont work on cars. When I tell them

about all of the environmentally

responsible things were doing at GM, I

know Im changing peoples opinions

about our company.Anthony Davis


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Customer Marketing Appeal Renewable energy included in Chevrolet Ecologic label

63% of Malibu customers site environmental friendliness as very

important reason for purchase

Solar canopies used as billboards by Chevy and Cadillac dealerships

Renewable energy and carbon footprint data included in fleet RFPs


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Community and Employee Engagement Renewable projects deliver trust, credibility

and license to operate in our communities

Unlike other behind-the-scenes

environmental efforts, solar power provides

tangible, visible proof of GMs commitment

HR: Sustainability increasingly important toemployees and new recruits

91% of 3,300 grad students reported social and

environmental issues are very important or essential to

a business long-term success.

83% said theyd take a 15% pay cut to work for anorganization whose values match their own (Source:

Net Impact)

8 in 10 people consider CSR when deciding where to

work and what products to buy (Source: Cone

Communications)


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Alignment with National Policy & Trends

Clean energy 1 of 3 steps in

Obamas Secure Americas

Energy Future plan

U.S. doubled renewable energy

sources since 2008

U.S. national policy consistent

with other countries

Called on Obama

administration for nationalenergy policy

First automaker to sign Ceres

BICEP Climate Declaration

United States

General Motors

The carmaker joins companies suchas Adidas Group and Intel that have

signed the declaration; the companies

want policymakers to address climate

change through ideas such as

encouraging use of clean energy and

limiting carbon emissions.Melissa

Burden, The Detroit News


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