Bridgestone Corporation

1. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber policy that aligns with the GPSNR Policy Components.

2. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company reports it has a Global Sustainability Committee (GSC) chaired by senior officer Yoshikazu SHIDA.

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

Mr. Shuichi ISHIBASHI and Mr. Masahiro HIGASHI are members of the Global Executive Committee (Global EXCO).

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

12% - The company reports the total percentage of female employees in top management positions as 12% in 2022.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

2 (25%) - The company reports three out of its total 12 directors are women. Data as of 2023.

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

[Externally verified] WBCSD and WBCSD Tire Industry Project.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

The company reports collaborates with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to strengthen sustainable natural rubber production and help build the capacity of smallholder farmers. Multiple other initiatives and collaborations are also reported by the company on its website and its latest integrated report.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company's latest sustainability report was published in 2023, covering the year 2022.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company has submitted its Forest, Water, and Climate 2023 CDP Questionnaires.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

The company's CDP Climate Change questionnaire is publicly available. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

12. Lists countries and operations?

Plantations (Libera, Indonesia), processing (Libera, Indonesia, Thailand), and manufacturing (Europe, Middle East Africa, Russia, China, Asia Pacific, and Japan).

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company only provides broad information for the sourcing of natural rubber which includes Indonesia, Thailand, West Africa, Latin America, and 'other Asia'. Also, the information reported is from 2021.

14. Total land area managed/controlled for natural rubber (ha)?

The company reports it has three natural rubber plantations in Liberia and Indonesia. However, the total land area managed under these plantations is not reported by the company.

15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

23900 - The company reports information on its natural rubber plantations in Indonesia (Sumatra- 17,900ha, Kalimantan- 6,000ha). However, approximate figures are reported and this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

16. Scheme smallholders/outgrowers planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from smallholders.

17. Unplanted area (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

18. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

19. Maps of estates/management units?

20. Management plans for natural rubber production are available for all estates/management units?

21. Monitoring of management plan implementation available for all estates/management units?

22. Maps of all scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from smallholders.

23. Maps of all third-party supplying industrial estates/management units?

24. List of jurisdictions where sourcing from smallholders?

25. Number of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

4 - Data as of 2023.

26. Maps of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company provides a map but it is not at local scale and therefore the true location of facilities cannot be found.

27. Number (or percentage) of company-owned processing facilities that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

28. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned processing facilities that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

29. Number of company owned natural rubber manufacturing facilities?

75 - The company reports a total of 114 manufacturing facilities (75 for tires, 15 for raw material plants, and 24 for diversified product plants) as of August 2022.

30. Maps of manufacturing facilities?

The company only reports the names and regions of 64 tire manufacturing facilities and they do not generate locations on Google Maps.

31. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

32. Maps of all third party supplying processing facilities?

33. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying processing facilities that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

34. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying processing facilities that come from the supplying facilities' own operations and third parties?

35. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for manufacturing that comes from intermediary traders rather than directly from processing facilities?

36. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to processing facility level?

The company mentions that it is committed to collecting 100% of its natural rubber sourcing information from direct suppliers by 2023. However, this commitment only applies to direct suppliers and as of 2023, it is unclear if this commitment has been met.

37. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

38. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to industrial plantation level?

The company mentions that it is committed to collecting 100% of its natural rubber sourcing information from direct suppliers by 2023. However, this commitment only applies to direct suppliers and as of 2023, it is unclear if this commitment has been met.

39. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

40. Percentage of supply from third-party processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

41. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level for smallholders?

The company reports that 30% or more of the group's natural rubber supply chain is expected to be traceable to the smallholder level by the end of 2023. As of the end of 2022, 33% was traceable to this level based on self-declaration by Tier 1 suppliers. The company commits to less than 100% traceability.

42. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to smallholder at jurisdictional level?

As of the end of 2022, 33% of the company's supply was traceable to the smallholder level.

43. Percentage of supply from third party processing facilities traceable to smallholders at jurisdictional level?

44. Member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR)?

[Externally verified] The company is a member of GPSNR. This has been verified via the GPSNR website.

45. Submitted self-declaration form for the Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative (SNR-i)?

The company has submitted a self-declaration form for SNR-i.

46. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

47. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC FM certification of estates/management units?

48. Percentage of scheme/outgrower smallholders (ha) FSC-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from smallholders.

49. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC certification of scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from smallholders.

50. Percentage of natural rubber supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party natural rubber suppliers that is FSC-certified?

51. Percentage of all natural rubber products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is FSC-certified?

52. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?

53. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

[Externally verified] The company has an ISCC certificate. Also, the company reports 113 sites are ISO 14001 certified as of 2022. However, the certificates are not publicly available.

54. Commitment to become 100% certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

The company only mentions that it requires all manufacturing locations with 50 employees or more to acquire ISO 14001: 2015 environmental management certification. The commitment in place is to increase certification but not to 100% certification.

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

56. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to no deforestation.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to no deforestation for suppliers.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. GPSNR defines natural rubber sourced from deforested areas or where HCVs have been degraded after 1 April 2019 to be non-conformant with its policy. The company's own reporting defines deforestation as the removal of HCV and HCS areas and recognizes the GPSNR's adopted cutoff date of April 1, 2019.

60. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. GPSNR defines natural rubber sourced from deforested areas or where HCVs have been degraded after 1 April 2019 to be non-conformant with its policy. The company's own reporting for suppliers defines deforestation as the removal of HCV and HCS areas and recognises the GPSNR's adopted cutoff date of April 1, 2019.

61. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

62. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

63. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

64. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

The company commits to restoring ecosystems (HCV and HCS areas) in their own operations to their prior condition. The cut-off date beyond which deforestation/conversion is not accepted, and therefore will be restored, is 1st April 2019.

66. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

The company commits suppliers to restore ecosystems in their operations to their prior condition. The cut-off date beyond which deforestation/conversion is not accepted, and therefore will be restored, is 1st April 2019.

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. In its own reporting the company commits to contribute to jurisdictional approaches, however no examples of implementation were found.

68. Biodiversity policy?

The company has a long-term vision which includes biodiversity commitments, however, no clear target to improve biodiversity on its rubber estates is reported.

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

The company has included biodiversity in its sustainable procurement policy which applies to all suppliers, however, the policy is limited in detail.

70. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

71. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

The company has a program for promoting biodiversity through which it reports multiple collaborations with stakeholders to preserve and conserve biodiversity. One example is 'W-BRIDGE', an initiative which was jointly operated by the company and Waseda University to implement a project to revitalize a neglected state-owned forest destroyed by fire, by utilizing a citizen forestry program. Information reported is not externally verified.

72. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company has not published a clear commitment to no hunting or sustainable hunting only.

73. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits its suppliers to protect wildlife, including rare, threatened, endangered, and critically endangered species from poaching, overhunting, and habitat loss in areas under company management.

74. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. However, the company's reporting for this indicator could not be found by ZSL.

75. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities applies to all suppliers?

Suppliers are required to protect forests from poaching only, no other illegal activities are mentioned.

76. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

77. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to conducting HCV assessments.

78. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment for suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports to have not planted new rubber plantations since April 2019.

80. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports to have not planted new rubber plantations since April 2019.

81. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

The company commits to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

82. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports to have not planted new rubber plantations since January 2015.

84. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports to have not planted new rubber plantations since January 2015.

85. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

86. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

87. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

88. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. However, reporting using a recognised definition of peat or specifying no planting on peat of any depth in the company's own operations could not be found by ZSL.

89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company commits all suppliers to no planting on peat of any depth.

90. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

91. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

92. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. However, the company's own reporting for this indicator could not be found by ZSL.

93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits its suppliers to a limited selection of practices for both soils and peat.

94. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

95. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

96. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices applies to all suppliers?

97. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

The company only reports that it provided tapping training to local neighbours in Indonesia in 2020 and donated rubber trees in 2021. Limited details are provided and the information is over two years old now.

98. Commitment to zero burning?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. However, the company's reporting for this indicator could not be found by ZSL.

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates/management units?

102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in suppliers operations/jurisdictions?

103. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?

The company reports to reduce its absolute CO2 emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 50%, compared to 2011 by 2030. The company has set an interim goal of reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% or more by 2023, compared to 2011.

104. GHG emissions?

The company reports the GHG emissions intensity (CO2 Scope 1 + Scope 2 emissions per rubber production volume, tire business) in 2022 as 1.103.

105. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports to have not planted new rubber plantations since January 2015.

106. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

[Externally verified] The company reports its progress towards its commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity and the intensity has reduced from 1.224 t-CO2/t in 2021 to 1.103 t-CO2/t in 2022. The company's GHG emissions data is verified by SOCOTEC, however, the scope for verification only includes limited operations of the company.

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

WBCSD/WRI.

109. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

The company reports to improve water withdrawal intensity year by year (such as 1% improvement) to achieve its Milestone 2030. No clear target referring to a specific amount and baseline could be found.

110. Water use intensity?

68039 - The company reports total water withdrawal in 2022 as 68,039 thousand m3. However, the figures are not reported as intensity.

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

[Externally verified] The company reports figures for water withdrawn from 2018-2022. However, water use has increased in 2022 (68,039 Thousand m) as compared to 2021 (66,74439 Thousand m). Also, the figures are not reported as intensity or cover all water consumption. The information is externally verified by SOCOTEC, however, it is unclear if this figure includes all rubber operations of the company.

112. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD or COD)?

113. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD or COD)?

114. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

The company treats effluents from processing facilities. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

115. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

The company treats effluents from manufacturing facilities. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

116. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

117. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

118. Reducing odours from natural rubber processing or manufacuring facilities?

The company reports reducing odours from natural rubber manufacturing facilities only.

119. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

120. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

121. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

122. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

123. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

124. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

125. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

126. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

127. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

128. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

129. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

132. Progress on human rights commitment?

The company reports it has a "Human Rights & Labor Practices Working Group" and in 2022, it conducted two types of human rights risk assessment in cooperation with a third-party expert, Business for Social Responsibility? (BSR). However, the external verified information was not found.

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169).

134. Commitment to Indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169).

135. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.

136. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.

137. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC).

138. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

139. Details on Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

142. Supports the inclusion of women across natural rubber operations, including addressing barriers faced?

The company has launched guidelines to promote the celebration of women's empowerment and achievements and to showcase its on-going commitment to women's equality. The company has also introduced a FemTech program to address women-specific health issues using technology on a trial basis in Tokyo from 2022. Additionally, the company has set a goal to increase female representation in management roles to 20% by the end of 2022. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

143. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. However, the company's reporting for this commitment could not be found by ZSL.

144. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company provides only one example for progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security.

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to providing essential community services and facilities.

146. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company provides multiple examples of facilities and services provided to communities which include activities related to road safety, education, health, etc. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

147. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. However, the company's reporting for this commitment could not be found by ZSL.

148. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components. GPSNR does not reference all Fundamental ILO Conventions as amended in 2022 to include Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187). The company's own reporting commits to eight core ILO conventions only.

149. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits suppliers to respect freedom of association & collective bargaining and prohibits forced labour, child labour, and discrimination.

150. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company reports it has a "Human Rights & Labor Practices Working Group" and in 2022, it conducted two types of human rights risk assessment in cooperation with a third-party expert, Business for Social Responsibility. However, the externally verified information was not found.

151. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company commits to respect ILO Convention 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation).

152. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect ILO Convention 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation).

153. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company reports a desk-top assessment of the human rights risk exposure across a subset of the group's owned operational sites was conducted by third-party risk analytics provider Verisk Maplecroft in 2021. The list of risk indices assessed in the project included: discrimination in the workplace. In 2022, the company reports it conducted a deep-dive online investigation into the salient issues that covered non-discrimination. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

154. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

1360 - The company reports the number of temporary employees as 1,360 in 2022.

155. Percentage or number of women employees?

1307 - The company reports the number of women employees as 1,307 in 2022.

156. Commitment to pay a living wage?

157. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits its suppliers to pay minimum wage.

158. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

159. Reporting of salary by gender?

160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company provides a commitment to address occupational health and safety.

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to address health and safety at work for all workers.

162. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

163. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

2.74 - The lost-time injuries frequency rate of employees is reported as 2.74 in 2022. Lost-time injury frequency rate = (number of lost-time injuries/total working hours) x 1,000,000.

164. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

1 - The company reported one fatality in 2022.

165. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to supporting smallholders.

166. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

167. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from smallholders.

168. Percentage of scheme smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from smallholders.

169. Programme to support independent smallholders?

To help independent smallholder farmers, the company hosts "Seeding Success to Smallholders" workshops in Southeast Asia, providing technical training and productivity improvement techniques developed on its farms. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

170. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

171. Process used to engage smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports a collaboration with WWF Japan to develop a due diligence process for ensuring the company's supply chain is in compliance with its Global Sustainable Procurement Policy. Limited detail was given.

172. Number or percentage of smallholder suppliers engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

173. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage non-smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company specifies the process used to prioritise, assess and engage non-smallholder suppliers on compliance with the company's legal requirements.

174. Number or percentage of non-smallholder suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

73% - The company reports that as of March 31, 2023, 73% of the company's Level 1 and 2 tire material suppliers have completed the third-party assessment with EcoVadis. Of suppliers who were reviewed, 74% scored an overall average of 45 or higher, which indicates a commitment to Sustainable Procurement Practices. However, this information does not include all suppliers and is not externally verified.

175. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company only states criteria for suspension of non-smallholder suppliers with no timeframes for action or steps taken.

176. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with natural rubber sourcing commitments?

The company has established goals and KPIs for suppliers to comply with the company's procurement policy. However, limited details are provided.

177. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

178. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

179. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company has published a commitment to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

181. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company reports having compliance and ethics programs and states that it has an extensive training program strategically deployed in each region to help ensure its employees are educated on the compliance risks most relevant to their work. In 2022, 1,249 live and online sessions were held globally. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

182. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

The company has published its tax strategy and states that the global CFO is responsible for the tax strategy and its review.

183. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has specified a whistle-blowing web-based reporting system and phone hotline.

184. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company has a grievance system which is open to all stakeholders.

185. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

The company has disclosed only one grievance.