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Bridgestone volunteers assist Welsh river tyre clear-up following donation

A team of volunteers from Bridgestone have participated in a community clean-up of a picturesque Welsh river after the company made a “substantial donation” to the project. The team from the company’s Warwick office made the trip to South Wales to support the week-long Ogmore River Clean Project, headed by environmental charity A Peace for Nature. Using six excavators, the project has removed thousands of tyres from the beauty spot, which are thought to have been dumped up to 40 years ago. These will now be recycled responsibly with some rubber crumb being used in local parks and playgrounds.

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Continental supporting Ogmore River ELT recovery programme

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Sharp eyed readers will spot many familiar brand names on these recovered tyres (Photo: Continental)

Starting Monday 5 May, environmental charity A Peace for Nature is heading the Ogmore River Clean Project, a large-scale community led initiative to remove thousands of end-of-life tyres from Ogmore River and Estuary in South Wales. The five-day clean up aims to protect aquatic habitats and wildlife and preserve the natural landscape for future generations. Continental Tyres has pledged its support for the project.

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Enso commits to fully decarbonized tyres by 2030, challenges tyre industry to phase-out fossil fuels

In the midst of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, UAE, Enso called on COP28 leaders to phase out fossil fuels, and for a complete decarbonization of the global tyre industry. During Transport Day at COP28, Enso said it will phase out fossil fuels in the industry by decarbonizing its entire supply chain by 2030 – a figure the company claims is “two decades ahead of mainstream tyre manufacturers”. Enso also suggested the tyre industry is not addressing…problems [such as particulate emissions and microplastics] quickly enough.

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Repairify gains 14001 Environmental Certification

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Repairify

Repairify has been awarded ISO 14001 for its Luton and Peterlee offices. It is the first company within the Repairify Inc group to achieve the accreditation for its environmental management system. Repairify met the required certification by ensuring its UK sites are compliant with specific environmental criteria and demonstrated strict monitoring processes and awareness of environmental policies. These include effective waste management, battery containment, spillage kits, energy usage, and fire regulations.

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Environmental permit granted for Keliber’s Lithium chemical plant

On 28 June, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland (AVI) granted the environmental permit for Keliber’s lithium chemical plant. The plant will be built in Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP).

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Pirelli and Hankook rated on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

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Hankook

Tyremakers Pirelli and Hankook are amongst those rated in the latest Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). Full results will be published on 20 November, but some details have been previewed already namely that Hankook has been recognized as the best-in-class sustainability leader in the (DJSI) World for the sixth consecutive year. Similarly, Pirelli scored maximum points in the social context for social reporting category.

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BTMA: UN red alert on climate change is a call to action

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Recent years have seen tyre industry interest and investment in sustainability sharply increase. In August the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published an uncompromising report warning that “Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system” and adding that “some…are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years.” Here, British Tyre Manufacturers Association chief executive, Graham Willson explains why the UN red alert on climate change is a call to action and what it means for the UK tyre industry:

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First within, now beyond the tyre: Michelin extends ResiCare remit

Michelin has expressed a wish to branch out “beyond the tyre” for a number of years. To this end, the company reports that after four years of technical and industrial development, its ResiCare subsidiary has found an initial commercial outlet for its high-performance responsible adhesive.

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GRI continues Green X Circle with tree planting project

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Last Friday was an important day for GRI in regards to its environmental engagements – the Sri Lankan tyre maker launched its ‘Greening Our Planet’ project by planting 450 rubber trees at smallholder rubber farms in Moneragala District.

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GRI introduces “most environmentally-friendly” tyre

Green has long been a byword for environmental awareness, and to ensure nobody doubts the credentials of its latest product, GRI Tires is offering the new Ultimate Green XT in this particular colour. The company says the tyre is its “most environmentally-friendly” product so far.

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Audi Environmental Foundation partnering to remove tyre wear particles from runoff

The Audi Environmental Foundation is working with the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) and others to develop filters for urban runoff. The goal of these filters is to prevent tyre wear particles and other environmentally harmful substances from being washed into sewers and then flowing into creeks and rivers.

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Giti Tire expands green focus with P4G

Giti Tire Group is expanding its commitment to sustained and environmental-friendly growth a new partnership with P4G (Partnering For Green Growth and Global Goals). Giti Group’s Cherie Nursalim has also been selected to serve as a member of P4G’s Board of Directors.

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Bridgestone honoured in STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index again

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Bridgestone Corporation has been included in the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index, a stock investment index focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. The news, announced on 24 September, marks the second consecutive year that Bridgestone has been listed in the index.

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10 Chinese rubber firms receive national green factory status

On 12 September 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published its fourth batch of green manufacturing lists. The list includes 602 green factories, 371 green design products, 39 green parks and 50 green supply chain management demonstration enterprises.

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Linglong’s Serbia factory faces local environmental opposition

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Environmental campaigners have been protesting against Linglong’s  Zrenjanin, Serbia tyre factory. At the same time the construction work, which has been variously described as either an 800 million euro or US$994 million project by different sources, has also been involved in certification disputes.

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