Bridgestone Corporation — Ethics Grade C-

Bridgestone Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of C- (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Automotive. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 50
• environment: 55
• humanRights: 42

Documented incidents (3)

• Child Labor in Rubber Supply Chain (high, 2021) — Reports linked Bridgestone's rubber supply chains in Liberia to child labor and hazardous working conditions on plantations. Investigations found underage workers performing strenuous physical tasks without protective gear.
• Price Fixing Cartel Fine (high, 2014) — Bridgestone pleaded guilty and was fined for its role in a global conspiracy to fix prices of automotive anti-vibration rubber parts. The price fixing affected parts sold to Toyota, Nissan, and other manufacturers.
• Air Quality Violations (medium, 2022) — Bridgestone Americas faced penalties for violating the Clean Air Act at its manufacturing facilities. The violations involved excessive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Documented good deeds

• Sustainable Rubber Research — Bridgestone invested $42 million in guayule rubber production as a desert-shrub alternative to traditional rubber trees to reduce deforestation.

Ethical alternatives

• Michelin — Lower incidence of antitrust litigation and higher transparency in natural rubber sourcing.