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Tire makers outline new sustainability pathways
Tire makers outline new sustainability pathways
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GENEVA Nearly a dozen tire makers from around the globe are charting a future they hope will lead to more sustainability within their industry.
The Tire Industry Project within the World Business Council for Sustainable Development has been around for about 15 years and has been working on a new roadmap for change. The idea behind the project, which has been a focus for about 18 months, is to accelerate progress on achieving sustainable development goals established by the United Nations by 2030.
There are seven ways the tire industry can have an impact on the 17 goals, TIP members said during a virtual discussion May 18.
European industry is becoming increasingly vocal regarding the challenges it faces in decarbonising production while remaining competitive, a view supported by a recent think-tank report.
“The European Union needs to urgently create the conditions necessary to accelerate the industrial transformation if it wants to become carbon-neutral by 2050,” said Patrick Graichen, executive director of Agora Energiewende, a German think-tank.
“It has only one investment cycle left to do so,” he added, also pointing out that carbon emissions in the industrial sector merely decreased by 5% between 2010 and 2018.
“It’s about where the future of the competitiveness of the EU economy and many prosperous businesses lies,” said Eliot Whittington, director of CLG Europe at an event last week (11 May) where political leaders came together with members of the industry and think tanks to discuss how to scale up demand for climate neutral basic materials and products.
Tire makers outline new pathways for sustainability
Tire makers outline new pathways for sustainability
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GENEVA, Switzerland Nearly a dozen tire makers from around the globe are charting a future they hope will lead to more sustainability within their industry.
The Tire Industry Project (
WBSCD) has been around for about 15 years and has been working on a new
Roadmap for change for the last 18 months or so. The idea is to accelerate progress on achieving Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations by 2030.
There are seven ways where the tire industry can have an impact on the 17 goals, TIP members said during a virtual discussion May 18.