LONDON — Six globally active tire makers — Bridgestone Corp., Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Continental A.G., Michelin Group, Nokian Tyres P.L.C. and Pirelli & C. S.p.A. — have earned top marks for a sustainable supply chain from the international non-profit CDP.
The companies were some of the 207 companies named to the CDP's annual Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) leaderboard. The SER evaluates corporate supply chain engagement on climate issues.
Companies are rated in the areas of governance, targets, emissions accounting and supplier engagement, according to London-based CDP.
Those on the leaderboard " are trailblazing a path to truly meaningful reductions in harm to the environment," according to CDP's 2021 Global Supply Chain report.
"We look at the entire value chain of our products, from material sourcing to recycling. This is the only way we can achieve truly sustainable supply chains that conserve resources and support important climate protection goals at the same time," Claus Petschick, head of sustainability, tires, at Continental A.G., said
"Continental's goal is to achieve fully sustainable supply chains by 2050 at the latest. Innovative technologies and digitalization are the primary tools we use to make environmental risks transparent and to reduce these risks within our complex supply chain."
According to CDP, a company's supply chain is responsible for substantial environmental impacts — greenhouse gas emissions in a company's supply chain are, on average, 11.4 times higher than its operational emissions.
"This chain of environmental risk is not just an opportunity to look beyond companies' own emissions and cascade their ambition; it is now the only way to leverage change at the scale required," CDP said.
