In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, schools around the world moved to remote learning. Many families
lacked the basic technology needed for children to keep pace with their studies, so the Bridgestone Group
stepped in to help.
- In Mexico, BSAM donated tablets and school supplies to children at Mexico City’s
Amelia B de Casas
Kindergarten to help them continue their studies. BSAM also donated laptops to the Bandera Blanca Foundation
in Costa Rica for children in vulnerable situations. Digital workshops also were offered to parents and
grandparents of these children to help them learn to use the technology.
- In partnership with the CompSharing charity project, BSEMIA donated computers to
the Russian Red Cross for
families in need of computer access during the pandemic.
In countries all across Europe, Asia, and North and South America, the Bridgestone Group provided personal
protective equipment (PPE) to people and organizations. In Latin America, the U.S. and Japan, the Group also
manufactured face shields and donated them to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. In May 2021, the Group
committed to send 56 ventilators, 120 oxygen concentrators and 10,000 N-95 masks to India through its global
network in Japan, United States and Europe.
The Group and its employees helped in numerous other ways as well:
- Offering free, 24-hour emergency tire repair for healthcare workers in Spain
and France, crucial services for delivery vehicles in South Africa, and sanitization of front line
workers’ vehicles in Ireland and all customers’ vehicles in Thailand.
- Providing NGO and fleet partners in India with food and other essentials for
truck drivers stranded on
highways.
- Donating two cars, 100 blankets and bags for patients’ belongings to a field
hospital in Spain.
- Supplying tires for emergency vehicles in Hungary, Mexico, Costa Rica,
Colombia, Dominican Republic and
Guatemala.
- Collecting necessities for families in need in Costa Rica, France, Germany,
Italy and Mexico.
- Partnering with Food Bank Singapore to host a food donation campaign for those
in need and providing new
tires for the organization’s fleet of vehicles.
- Sponsoring “Be Heroes Together” blood drives in Thailand and Taiwan to boost
supplies to fight COVID-19.
More than 490 employees donated over 200,000 cc of blood.
- Supporting seven hospitals, one school and Faculty of Medicine COVID-19
vaccination research efforts at
Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University.
