Bridgestone Costa Rica presents the 12th edition of its annual Sustainability Report on the most important issues related to the company’s sustainability while providing information to stakeholders on its main activities and commitments to sustainability.
The material covered in this report is the same as presented in the last report, with the exception of changes in indicators due to the adoption of the new version of the GRI Standards. The organization believes that the material is valid for this report because it was conducted in the first half of 2017 and the organization has not changed its business model.
| Material Issues | GRI indicator | Coverage | Stakeholders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | Product quality (CVC) | 416-1 y 416-2 | Internal | Colaboradores
Employees Dealers Suppliers Others 1 |
| Road Safety and Mobility | ||||
| People | Dengue, zika, and chikungunya prevention activities | |||
| Dialogue with stakeholders (CVC) |
102-40, 102-42, 102-43 y 102-44, 102-21 |
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| Corporate Volunteers | 413-1 | |||
| Sustainable Consumption | ||||
| Environment | Preserving our ecosystems and protecting the environment | 304-3 | ||
| Recycling post-consumer products | ||||
| Efficient use of resources | 303-1, 303-3, 306-2 | |||
| Use of clean energies | 302-1 | |||
| Emission reductions | 305-1, 305-2, 305-7 | |||
| Regulatory Compliance and Fair Trade and Competition |
Transparency | 415-1, 206-1 y 419-1 | ||
| Anti-corruption | 205-2 y 205-3 | |||
| Human Rights | 412-2 | |||
| Human Rights and Labor Practices |
Discrimination Prevention | 405-1 y 406-1 | ||
| Labor Relations | 401-1, 401-2, 404-1, 404-2, 404-3 |
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| Human Rights | 412-2 | |||
| Occupational health and safety |
Occupational health and safety | 403-1, 403-2 y 403-4 | ||
| Procurement | Strengthening corporate social responsibility in the value chain |
414-1 y 414-2 |
(1) Other Stakeholders: Media, consumers, community, authorities, and associations. The company did not conduct an exclusive perception identification strategy; however, it did consider a representative sample for the Materiality Study.
The scope of this report includes Bridgestone de Costa Rica, S.A., considering the Belén plant in Heredia.
This document was prepared by complying with the essential compliance option of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for the preparation of sustainability reports in its Standards version, covering the period from January 1 through December 31, 2017. The 2016 report was published in September 2017. The company prepares and publishes this report once a year. For the third consecutive year, an external assurance consultant verified the report and the company plans to maintain this assurance methodology in the years to come.
In contrast to the information published in previous years, no reformulation of data was presented that would change the information published in the past. In addition, although the company publishes a Regional Report that consolidates the most relevant figures of the Bridgestone Latin America North operation, this report focused exclusively on Costa Rica, so there are no significant changes in the scope and coverage compared to previous years.
Please send your requests for information or your comments about the content of this Sustainability Report to the Bridgestone Latin America North (BS-LAN) Corporate Communications and Social Responsibility Department via email addressed to BS_LAN_Prensa@la-bridgestone.com.