Bridgestone EMEA Awarded Platinum EcoVadis Rating for Fourth Consecutive Year
Bridgestone EMEA has achieved the top ‘Platinum’ rating from leading global sustainability business ratings provider, EcoVadis, in 2024. It is the fourth consecutive year Bridgestone EMEA has earned Platinum status, which places it in the top one percent of approximately 130,000 companies assessed globally by EcoVadis.
EcoVadis scores organisations within four core areas: Environment, Labour and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. Scores are based on the quality of a company’s sustainability management systems and its commitment to promoting transparency throughout the value chain. In 2024, Bridgestone EMEA received a 100 percent score in the Environment area.
“This year’s scorecard recognises great work being done across Bridgestone, particularly the efforts of our Environment team with a remarkable perfect score. This Platinum rating is a great achievement, but it doesn’t signify that our work is complete. The EcoVadis assessment is an opportunity to highlight Bridgestone’s sustainability progress and achievements, but it is also a guide that continues to illuminate the areas we still need to improve,” said Laurent Dartoux, Bridgestone EMEA Management Board Chair and Group President.
Sustainability highlights for 2024
Bridgestone EMEA’s Platinum EcoVadis rating is the result of the company’s commitment to evolving its sustainability approach. These efforts are embedded in the company’s Sustainability Business Model and guided by its corporate Bridgestone E8 Commitment.
The Platinum achievement in 2024 coincides with several recent sustainability highlights for the company. Of note, based on the independently verified 2023 Bridgestone EMEA Report on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, the Bridgestone EMEA Manufacturing plants have reduced their Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2E) emissions by 66% compared to their 2011 level.1
Additional recent Bridgestone sustainability highlights include:
- An agreement with Grupo BB&G and Versalis to establish a closed-loop recycling ecosystem in Europe to transform end-of-life tyres into new tyres.
- The unveiling of the Potenza Sport ᴀ for the Audi eTron, the first mass-produced Bridgestone tyre to source 55 percent ISCC PLUS certified recycled and renewable materials in its production.
- Company-wide social sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives focused on road safety and volunteering in local communities across the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas regions.
Bridgestone EMEA first attained Platinum EcoVadis status in 2021. The company was first assessed by EcoVadis in 2015, receiving an initial Silver rating for placement within the top 12 percent of businesses globally. The company climbed to the top seven percent a year later and the top four percent in 2018 before receiving Gold status in 2019.
1 LRQA was commissioned by Bridgestone EMEA Manufacturing to assure its GHG Report for the calendar year 2023. The GHG Report related to direct GHG emissions and energy indirect GHG at the company’s tyre manufacturing and retread plants in EMEA. LRQA’s verification was conducted in accordance with ISO 14064–3:2019, ‘Specification with guidance for verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements’ to provide limited assurance that GHG data as presented in the Report have been prepared considering ISO 14064–1:2018, ‘Specification with guidance at the organizational level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals’. More information on LRQA’s verification process can be found here: https://www.lrqa.com/en-us/iso-14064/.
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About Bridgestone in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Bridgestone in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Bridgestone EMEA) is the regional Strategic Business Unit of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tyres and sustainable mobility solutions. Headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), Bridgestone EMEA employs more than 14,000 people and conducts business in 35 countries across the region.
Bridgestone offers a diverse portfolio of premium tyres, tyre technologies and advanced mobility solutions. The company’s vision is to provide social and customer value as a sustainable solutions company. The Bridgestone E8 Commitment is a broad, global corporate commitment that clearly defines the value the company is promising to deliver to society, our customers and future generations in eight focus areas; Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease and Empowerment. These provide a compass to guide strategic priorities, decision making and actions throughout every area of the business.
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