Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Auto Trader Group PLC operates as a digital automotive marketplace, facilitating vehicle advertising and transactions. Its core business does not involve offering lending, deposit, or insurance services directly to consumers. Consequently, all KPIs related to financial products and services are not applicable. The company does not offer consumer credit products, nor does it have APR or fee structures to evaluate. It does not generate revenue from high-cost financial products or penalty fees. While Auto Trader partners with Experian to help dealerships with credit-risk decisioning, it does not have a loan or insurance book itself.

The company does not manage customer financial data for portability, nor is it regulated as a lender. Its operations do not directly impact customer credit or savings outcomes. Community donations are not classified as reinvestment in community finance. Educational programs focus on electric vehicles and carbon literacy, not financial literacy. As a marketplace, it does not provide debt products or operate financial service access points, and therefore has no financial products requiring disclosure or explanation.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Auto Trader is an accredited Real Living Wage employer, ensuring all employees and contractors on its premises are paid above the Real Living Wage.

All employees also receive an additional 10% of their salary in shares annually. The CEO to median all-employee pay ratio was 40.7:1 in FY25. For FY25, the company reported no fatalities, serious injuries, or accidents reportable to RIDDOR. The median ethnicity pay gap was 16.9%, the median gender pay gap was 13.2%, and the median disability pay gap was 3.7%. In March 2025, 91% of employees reported being proud to work for Auto Trader. The attrition rate for FY25 was 10%. For the financial years ending March 2023, 2024, and 2025, Auto Trader has not identified any instances or suspected instances of modern slavery within its business operations or supply chain, and received no reports via its independent whistleblowing service in FY25.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Auto Trader Group PLC operates as a digital automotive marketplace and explicitly states it does not directly procure physical materials. Consequently, KPIs related to fair trade certification, materials risk index, and traceability coverage are not applicable to its business model. No specific data on supplier diversity spend or remediation speed for ethical violations is available. While the company conducts a rolling internal audit program, this specifically includes annual reviews of cyber security.

, and no frequency for ethical sourcing or welfare audits is provided. In 2023, no incidents of modern slavery or human rights abuses were identified in Auto Trader's business or supply chain. The company has a Supplier Code of Conduct, which outlines ethical expectations for suppliers. This Code has been shared with suppliers accounting for the top 50% of Auto Trader’s spend and with all new suppliers since mid-2021.

Honest & Fair Business

Auto Trader operates an anonymous and confidential whistleblowing helpline through an independent organization.

Reports are directed to the Audit Committee Chair, Company Secretary, or People Director, and the Audit Committee receives regular reports on investigations and actions. All employees, board members, and contractors complete mandatory annual online training on whistleblowing. As of March 31, 2025, 55.55% (5 out of 9) of the Board members are explicitly considered independent and free of material conflicts of interest, with a formal system for declaring conflicts. The company maintains a zero-tolerance policy for bribery, corruption, and financial crime, applied to all dealings. An Anti-bribery, Gifts and Hospitality Policy is in place, with mandatory annual training for all employees and directors. The Audit Committee reviews these policies, and management reported no known instances of fraud or bribery during 2025.

Kind to Animals

Auto Trader Group PLC operates as a digital automotive marketplace. Its core business model does not involve animal-derived products, animal testing, animal husbandry, animal agriculture, or the sourcing of animal products. Consequently, KPIs related to cruelty-free certification, alternative testing, humane operations, ethical input substitution, cage-free sourcing, animal testing policy and volume, innovation in animal-free alternatives, animal agriculture ethics, and animal-free R&D collaboration are not applicable. While the company engages in environmental initiatives like carbon removal

and supporting green spaces, the provided evidence does not offer measurable biodiversity impact, species recovery, or habitat restoration metrics required for the 'wildlife_conservation_impact' KPI. Similarly, although the company has supplier and ethical procurement policies, there is no specific evidence of animal welfare audits for the 'supplier_audit_pct' KPI. Public policy engagement is noted for the climate crisis, but not specifically for animal welfare, leading to the omission of 'public_policy_engagement'.

No War, No Weapons

Auto Trader Group plc operates as a digital automotive marketplace and explicitly states it has no involvement in military contracts, arms manufacturing, or defense sectors.

This means it derives 0% revenue from arms contracts , has no defense assets to divest , and has zero exposure to controversial weapons . Its business model inherently means no defense procurement, no need for weapons-related ethical red lines, and no applicable peace technology development ratio. The company also does not engage in specific peace-promoting initiatives, resulting in 0% revenue allocated to peacebuilding. Its supplier locations are primarily in the UK (75%) , USA (19%) , and Europe (6%) , indicating no procurement from conflict zones and no operations in conflict-affected areas requiring human rights due diligence. While the company states adherence to UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and its Supplier Code of Conduct aligns with these principles , there is no evidence of comprehensive implementation or external verification.

Planet-Friendly Business

Auto Trader Group PLC's near and long-term net-zero targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and are aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, including a 90% reduction in Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 2040 from a 2020 base year, and interim targets for 2030.

The company reports comprehensively in line with TCFD recommendations, with disclosures prepared based on 2021 guidance, and includes climate scenario analysis. Climate scenario analysis has been undertaken, examining three scenarios including 1.5°C and >2°C pathways. For supply chain climate transparency, 20% of Auto Trader suppliers by spend have CDP responses.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Auto Trader Group has 11 formal partnerships with local community groups and environmental funds, including Planit, Forever Manchester, the Manchester Green Spaces Fund, and the Greater Manchester Environment Fund.

The company's operations, as a digital marketplace primarily in the UK and Ireland, do not typically involve direct impacts on cultural contexts, indigenous populations, or cultural sites, making several related KPIs not applicable. While the company has a "Respect at Work" policy for employees and provides general diversity and sexual harassment training, there is no specific framework for responding to external cultural incidents or dedicated cultural sensitivity training completion data. Past events were noted as "alienating, unappealing and lacking in engagement," but no specific cultural appropriation incidents were reported.

Safe & Smart Tech

The company holds GDPR Steering meetings to ensure data protection compliance.

The Board acknowledges risks associated with Large Language Models (LLMs) and implements mitigations including extensive testing, quality controls, and continual learning. Employee privacy training is provided, and multi-factor authentication is used.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Auto Trader Group has implemented several waste reduction initiatives, including donating unwanted devices and refurbished laptops to Community Computers for repurposing

, implementing and automating data retention policies to minimize digital storage capacity , and raising employee awareness of digital waste . The company also reuses, recycles, or donates office furniture during relocations and donated older solar panels for recycling and reinstallation . For hazardous waste management, Auto Trader partners with Community Computers for the secure collection, data-wiping, and refurbishment of used IT equipment , ensuring technical waste is diverted from landfills .