The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Joins Suppliers Partnership for the Environment

WASHINGTON--February 7, 2012: The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) today announced the addition of its newest member company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world's leading tire companies.

"We are pleased to welcome Goodyear to SP" said SP's Chair, Randy Leslie, Vice President and General Manager, Johnson Controls, Inc., Automotive Experience.  "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."

Goodyear will be represented by: Mr. David Chapman, Director, Global EHS Sustainability; Mr. David Woodyard, Global Manager, Environmental Sustainability and Product Stewardship; and, Mr. Aiman Abdrabou, Global Manager, Energy & GHG.

"Goodyear is pleased to be part of the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment," said David Chapman, Goodyear. "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," Chapman concluded.

"We look forward to working with Goodyear to achieve SP's vision of improving the environmental sustainability of the automobile supply chain" concluded Leslie.

More information about SP can be found at Supplier Partnership.

The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) is an innovative collaboration between automobile manufacturers, their suppliers, and the U.S. EPA. SP's members include:  2V Industries, Inc., Aevitas Specialty Services, Albemarle Corporation, ARCADIS, Asset Recovery & Management Group LTD, Atwater Steel Trading Co, BAE Industries, Chemico Systems, Inc., Chrysler Group LLC, Crystal Filtration, DENSO International America, Inc., EDSS, Electricfil, Environmental Quality Company, Federal-Mogul Corporation, Ford Motor Company, FTS Technologies, Gage Products Company, Gayle Technologies, Inc., GDC Inc., General Motors, Goodwill Association of Michigan, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Green Tree Products and Technologies LLC, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Heritage Interactive Services, Johnson Controls Inc., Lear Corporation, Mobile Fluid Recovery, Inc., MPS Group, Oemeta, Peter Feamster & Associates, Inc., Quaker Chemical, RTI Laboratories, Sustainable Research Group, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc., The Polar Companies, US Industrial Technologies, Inc., VMX International Inc., Work Force Network Inc.