Environmental sustainability

Major US automotive parts supplier

We identified the objectives of the company's environmental function, reviewed the function's governance structure and design, and tested the effectiveness of the infrastructure and control systems for meeting management objectives. We identified many opportunities to strengthen environmental policies and procedures, including waste-disposal auditing, documentation and reporting practices, emergency-response procedures and community-stewardship efforts.


Major US automotive parts supplier

We reviewed the company's processes for managing potential environmental exposures and liabilities, from a financial accounting perspective, at its operating, idle, and former facilities. We also looked at third-party (off-site) liabilities, and reviewed the cost estimates on which site-specific accounting reserves were based. Through this review, we identified discrepancies in the methodologies and practices of the company's various businesses, and recommended steps for harmonisation.


Global automotive company

We identified opportunities to reduce internal emissions within the company's value chain and made a feasibility assessment of the legal and technical barriers to generating and using carbon credits.


Tier 1 automotive parts manufacturer

We assessed the company's practices with regard to importing and exporting from China, and helped it develop a programme that complies with the rules laid down by China Customs. Our multi-disciplinary team of international customs specialists and former China Customs officials identified areas of current non-compliance and suggested better practices. It also highlighted the existing risks, recommended strategies for mitigating those risks and created a Customs-compliance manual for use in all of the company's operations in China.


Contacts
Global
Stephen D'Arcy
Global automotive sector & advisory leader
Tel: +1 (313) 394 6755
Rick Hanna
Global and USA automotive assurance leader
Tel: +1(313) 394 3069
Horst Rättig
Global and German automotive tax leader
Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 (30) 2636 5301
 

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