The evaluation processes carried out by Bridgestone Colombia aim to provide a diagnosis of its suppliers’ knowledge and practice of the sustainability principles, in an effort to align the practices of both parties to ensure a fair and transparent trade relationship.

The company utilizes forms and an established internal procedure by which each person responsible for the service or product to be acquired must evaluate their supplier with help from the Purchasing Department. Once the evaluation is completed, a meeting is held to report the results and answer questions. The suppliers have a period of 30 days to send Bridgestone their action plan to correct the nonconformities detected, which is then verified in an audit conducted by the company.

Some of the criteria considered in the evaluation include: