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Climate and the environment

Nokian Tyres has uncompromising respect for the environment, and we're proud to show leadership in climate actions in the tire industry. 

Get to know our environmental program

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Combating climate change 

We are proud to show leadership in climate actions: our greenhouse gas emissions per product ton are the lowest in the tire industry. The new factory in Romania helps lower the emissions even further as it is the first zero CO2 emission factory in the tire industry.  

In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our production, we’re also reducing them from tire raw materials, logistics, and tire use. Our ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative. 

Drivers and their tire choices have an important role when it comes to emissions from traffic: the lower the tires’ rolling resistance is, the less fuel or electricity the vehicle consumes, and thus the emissions will be lower as well. 

We have also defined Nokian Tyres’ climate-related business risks and opportunities

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Advancing circular economy 

As part of our commitment to responsible resource use, we’re increasing the share of recycled and renewable materials in our tires. We have also actively increased the waste utilization rate, and 2022 was the first complete year when 100 percent of our tire production waste was sent for utilization and there was zero waste to landfill from production. All our products are recyclable. 

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Taking care of biodiversity 

The direct effects of our normal operations on biodiversity are minor. The biggest biodiversity impacts take place in the value chain, as there are biodiversity risks caused by deforestation and land use change that mainly come from cultivation of natural rubber. 

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