Environment | Reduce CO₂ emissions
Our solutions for CO₂ reduction

The Bridgestone Group set the focused target towards 2030: contributing to global CO₂ emissions reduction across the lifecycle and value chain (Scope 3^*1) of its products and services exceeding five times its operation’s (Scope 1 and 2^*1) CO₂ emissions^*2. The Group seeks to differentiate itself and strengthen its competitiveness by providing solutions based on Dan-Totsu (the clear and absolute leader) products and services, helping its customers reduce their CO₂ emissions and become carbon neutral.

1. The target covers emissions from production sites excluding discontinued operations. Scope 1 covers all direct CO₂ emissions by a company (from boilers of manufacturing facilities, etc.). Scope 2 covers indirect energy-related CO₂ emissions (from consumption of purchased electricity, etc.). Scope 3 covers CO₂ emissions from raw material procurement, distribution, customers’ use, disposal, and recycling lifecycle stages.
2. Base year: 2020

Looking at the entire lifecycle of a tire, CO₂ emissions during product use account for the largest proportion, approximately 90% of the total^*1. As a provider of products and services that contribute to the reduction of CO₂ emissions from customer use, the Group is developing and expanding fuel-efficient tires equipped with ENLITEN, an innovative tire technology that combines environmental and driving performance, and mobility solutions that provide fleet management services.

In 2022, the Group continued to reduce the tire rolling resistance, and the contribution to CO₂ reduction combined with the activities of the entire value chain is equivalent to approximately 2.9 million tons^*2. This is 0.95 times the amount of CO₂ emissions from its operations. The Group will continue to improve its monitoring of the amount of CO₂ reduction contribution of each SBU and expand its contribution to CO₂ reduction.

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1. Source: “Tyre LCCO₂ Calculation Guidelines Ver. 3.0.1” (The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc., December 2021)
2. Calculated using Bridgestone’s proprietary calculation method based on the “Tyre LCCO₂ Calculation Guidelines Ver. 3.0.1” (The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc)

The Group develops and sells various environmental products that meet the diverse needs in its core business. The Group promotes lightweight, fuel-efficient tires with low rolling resistance and high wet grip performance led by the ECOPIA brand to mitigate climate change through greater vehicle fuel economy.

The Group's improved fuel economy tire technology “ologic” realizes superior performance through the following two features:

(1) The tire’s large diameter and high internal pressure (high inflated air pressure) significantly reduces tire deformation from contact with the road surface and lowers rolling resistance.

(2) The tire’s narrow tread design lowers air resistance, an important factor linked to improved vehicle fuel efficiency.

Further, by optimizing the material, structure and pattern of the rubber and reinforcement layers, the Group was able to reduce the rolling resistance coefficients by approximately 30% compared to conventional standard tires. At the same time, safety is enhanced by improving vehicle handling on wet road surfaces by approximately 10%^*1.

ECOPIA with ologic tires, which employ ologic technology, are standard equipment on the BMW i3 revolutionary electric vehicle. They are also used on solar cars participating in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world’s top solar-powered car race.

While reducing CO₂ emissions during the production process, the Group also aims to reduce CO₂ emissions during tire use, through technological development and global sales of more fuel-efficient tires to improve vehicle fuel economy.

1. Comparison of tires employing “ologic” technology (Size: 155/70R19; Inflated air pressure: 320 kPa) and conventional tires (Size: 175/65R15; Inflated air pressure: 210 kPa) having the same load capabilities.

The BWSC is the world's foremost solar car event, which travels 3,000 km (1,860 miles) from Darwin to Adelaide in Australia. It started in 1987 with the purpose of contributing to the development of solar cars, supporting young engineers, and contributing to the environment through the use of solar power. Participants are challenged to design, build and develop the world's most efficient vehicles. In addition to supporting the competition as a title sponsor, Bridgestone supplies tires to participating teams, contributing to the mobility of society and reducing environmental impact while supporting young engineers.

ENLITEN, positioned as a “new premium”, is a base technology for product design that can improve the basic performance of tires and elevate all conventional performance indicators. In addition, it significantly enhances environmental performance leading to sustainability, as well as performance that not only meets the apparent needs and potential wants of specific markets and customers, but also further inspires and delivers new value that the market and customers may not even have imagined.

ENLITEN is positioned as the “new premium in the EV era” for passenger car tires and the “new premium in the circular business era” for truck and bus tires. This value will be expanded from technology to products and the business model. ENLITEN will not only significantly improve EV driving range and electricity consumption and extend vehicle battery life through reduced tire rolling resistance, but also contribute to ensuring space for batteries, lighter batteries, and reduced cost for vehicles. The Group will continue expansion of ENLITEN-equipped products to solve issues related to electrification from the ground up. The percentage of ENLITEN technology equipment for replacement tires is planned to be expanded from 5% in 2023 to 20% in 2024, and 70% in 2026 with the launch of 50 products equipped with ENLITEN.

The Group’s mobility solutions business which provides fleet management leveraging mobility data amplifies the value of tire data and mobility data by connecting with approximately one million contracted vehicles mainly through Webfleet Solutions in Europe and Azuga in North America. In 2022, Webfleet Solutions entered into a partnership with the German startup Chargylize to support fleets in their transition to EVs. Through its use of vehicle data analysis for proposals of the best-suited EV models for customers, and support for optimal operations in areas such as electric fleet management and EV charging solutions, the Group will strive to support a carbon neutral mobility society from the ground up.

In its tire-centric solutions business for trucks and buses, the Group is taking on the challenge of establishing a circular business model that maximizes tire value by fully using each tire until the end of its life through the integrated approach combining Dan-Totsu products and retreads. The first element is to expand the Group’s lineup of products equipped with ENLITEN the “new premium in the circular business era”. Based on these competitive new tires with enhanced durability and wear resistance, the Group will increase the number of retreads for each tire, thus contributing to improved resource productivity and reduced CO₂ emissions.

In addition, Tirematics is a digital tool for monitoring tire pressure and temperature. Rollout of this service started in Europe in 2012 and it is now offered globally with enhanced service content. Tirematics contributes to safe driving and stable vehicle operation as well as to reduction of environmental impact, including reducing CO₂ emissions during vehicle operations by preventing deterioration in fuel efficiency due to low tire air pressure.

Vortech® rubber tracks are a new generation of low fuel consumption rubber tracks that help reduce the carbon emissions of Vortech®-equipped construction machinery.

Developed by Bridgestone, Vortech® rubber tracks have been designed to provide the same or higher levels of durability and other standard performance as similar products in its class using an optimized internal structure and tread pattern. This dramatically lowers the bending resistance that occurs when rubber tracks rotate, leading to less drive loss and contributing to improved fuel consumption, more fluid vehicle movement and better work efficiency^*1.

1. Efficiency varies depending on track specifications, operating conditions, among others.