Sustainable

Development Goals

Bridgestone Colombia aligns its business strategy with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This helps identify specific goals it can attain by promoting solutions based on its skillset.

During 2016, a number of programs and activities were organized, involving support from the company to promote a range of different sustainable development goals:

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2016 Programs

  • Donations:
  • Ecuadorean Embassy in Costa Rica.
  • 55 of provisions.

Priority Area / Management Fundamental:
People Health and Safety
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2016 Programs

  • Training
  • 100% of employees received training.
  • 730 total training hours (25 hours per employee).
  • Investment in training: US $3,950.

Priority Area / Management Fundamental:
People
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2016 Programs

  • 40% of employees are women.
  • 22% of new hires were women.
  • 19 training hours for women.
  • Harassment, Discrimination and Retribution Prevention Policy

Priority Area / Management Fundamental:
Human Rights and Labor Practices
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2016 Programs

  • Job Creation
  • 9 new hires.

Priority Area / Management Fundamental:
Human Rights and Labor Practices
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2016 Programs

  • Think Before You Drive:
  • 8 Think Before You Drive campaigns.
  • 350 tire checks.
  • 1,200 people benefitted.

Priority Area / Management Fundamental:
People
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2016 Programs

  • LEED-certified Building.
  • Rueda Verde program for proper disposal of waste tires.
  • Carbon Neutral certification.

Priority Area / Management Fundamental:
Environment
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2016 Programs

  • Ethics Committee.
  • The company is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bridgestone Americas Compliance Center (BACC).
  • A range of complaints procedures to drive transparency within the company.
  • 00% of employees received training in ethics.

Priority Area / Management Fundamental:
Compliance and Fair Competition