TARGETS AND ACTIONS ON TRANSPORT DECARBONISATION

Michelin is a French tyre manufacturer based in France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world. The company set target to reduce carbon footprint of each tyres by 20% between 2010 and 2030 and reduce production-related GHG emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to 2010 levels.

Michelin has actively taken actions to achieve the Paris Agreement by:

  • Setting up an Environment Governance dashboard that monitors progress of targets
  • Reducing CO2 emissions and material consumption with lighter tyres
  • Offering through Michelin Solutions global Services for truck fleets to reduce their Carbon Footprint
  • Reusing, repairing, regrooving and retreading tyres
  • Introducing renewable raw materials into production process
  • Investing in renewable raw materials (e.g. bio-butadiene, natural rubber sustainable production : capacity building of farmers, permaculture with bananas and cacoa trees)
BEST PRACTICES
  • Michelin is testing an internal carbon price for its investment projects since 2016, on the basis of €50 per tonne of CO2
  • Movin’On: World Summit on Sustainable Mobility (May 30 – June 1, 2018 in Montréal, Canada)
  • Open Lab: innovative and collaborative Think and Do Tank aimed at promoting better life through sustainable mobility

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