Hankook & Co. has been recognized as a best-in-class sustainability leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World for the sixth consecutive year.
American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) has released its first Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report. ATD officials say the company is committed to identifying opportunities and investing "in solutions that are designed to improve its holistic community impact."
Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) planted 450 rubber trees in Sri Lanka as part of its “Greening Our Planet” project which is part of a larger Green X Circle initiative.
Nokian Tyres' production facility in Dayton, Tenn., has earned the Tennessee governor's Environment Stewardship Award for Excellence in Sustainable Performance award.
Hankook & Co. has earned EcoVadis' platinum rating for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. The medal is only awarded to companies whose CSR initiatives are "within the top 1% of their industry sector," say Hankook officials.
Giti Tire Group
has joined the GPSNR (Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber), an international group created in 2019 focused on the ethical and sustainable use of the world's natural rubber.
Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. has made a number of enhancements at its plants in Sri Lanka to optimize its "green manufacturing" processes, a major priority for the company, which sells specialty tires in the United States.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has named Ellis Jones its vice president and chief sustainability officer. He will report to Chris Helsel, Goodyear's senior vice president, global operations, and chief technology officer.
Hankook & Co. has created an environmental, social and governance (ESG) committee that will help "strengthen" the tire manufacturer's "ESG management policies, strategies and activities."
