Nokian Tyres has uncompromising respect for the environment and safety, as well as for ensuring high quality and a good customer experience throughout our operations. We consider the product’s entire life cycle and all of the functions in terms of environmental responsibility and follow the Precautionary Principle.
Most of the annual environmental and sustainability targets are linked to the longer-term 2025 or 2030 sustainability development targets. The Vice President for Quality & Sustainability is involved in drawing up the annual targets together with the Senior Manager, Sustainability.
KEY MEASURES IN 2023 AND TARGETS FOR 2024 |
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| Object | Target in 2023 | Status in 2023 | Target in 2024 |
| VOC EMISSIONS | Applying for a new updated environmental permit. | Implemented | VOC emissions under the set limits in environmental permit at the factories |
| ENERGY | Reaching 2.75 kWh/ton energy efficiency by 2030. No numeric intermediate target for 2023. | Efficiency improved from 2.86 kWh/kg in 2022 to 2.83 kWh/kg in 2023 | Reaching 2.80 kWh/kg energy efficiency |
| CLIMATE | Continue lowering factory GHG emissions intensity. Product Carbon Footprints for 40 raw materials from suppliers. | Both achieved: GHG emissions intensity 158 CO2 kg/product ton. A total of 53 Product Carbon Footprints. | A total of 70 Product Carbon Footprints for raw materials from suppliers |
| CHEMICAL SAFETY | Two factory audits by chemical specialists concentrating on the use and storage of chemicals in Nokian Tyres' factories | Implemented | Two audits by chemical specialists concentrating on the use and storage of chemicals in Nokian Tyres' factories |
| MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT | Ensuring that products do not contain Substances of Very High Concern as referred to in REACH | Implemented | Ensuring that products do not contain Substances of Very High Concern as referred to in REACH |
| INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AMONG THE PERSONNEL | Regular trainings and environmental communication. | Implemented | Regular trainings and environmental communication. |
| BUILDING PROJECTS | The Oradea factory: assuring chemical and environmental safety in the construction phase. |
Implemented | Assuring chemical and environmental safety in the ramp-up phase of the factory in Romania |