Goodyear has joined the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) organization, which is a cooperative effort among automotive manufacturers, industry suppliers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

“Goodyear’s commitment to creating a foundation of sustainability and working with its suppliers to minimize its environmental footprint will be an excellent asset for SP’s members as we work together to improve environmental performance while increasing value throughout the automobile supply chain,” says Randy Leslie, the group’s chairman and an executive at Johnson Controls.

“We look forward to working with Goodyear to achieve SP’s vision of improving the environmental sustainability of the automobile supply chain,” he adds.

“As a company and industry participant, Goodyear is actively addressing sustainability issues and looks forward to combining the experience and environmental leadership of SP’s member companies with that of Goodyear’s Global Sustainability Team as we work on key issues such as materials optimization, operational efficiency and reducing energy use in our supply chain,” reports David Chapman, who is among the tire maker’s representatives for SP involvement.

Goodyear senior managers David Woodyard and Aiman Abdrabou are also taking part.

For more information, visit www.supplierspartnershi p.org and www.goodyear.com.