Corporate Responsibility
Since the formation of the Company in 1914, Cooper has conducted business with honesty, integrity and a strong commitment to the highest standards of ethics. Cooper prides itself not only in its strict compliance with laws, rules and regulations, but also in its dedication to doing the right thing. The principles that guided Cooper in the early 20th Century — "Good Merchandise. Fair Play. A Square Deal." — still guide us today in the 21st Century. Long before the concepts of "Social Responsibility", "Sustainability" and "Corporate Governance" became popular, Cooper was committed to doing business the right way.
Cooper has operated in small communities for nearly 100 years. Accordingly, Cooper is closely integrated with and important to those communities in which we operate. And those communities are vitally important to us. Our close relationship with these communities has imparted upon us a keen sense of our obligation to be an outstanding community citizen. It is with this realization that Cooper dedicated a section on its website which contains information about our Sustainability efforts. While the concepts imbedded in the notion of Sustainability have driven everything that we do for nearly 100 years, we are now proud to share with you some of our outstanding efforts in this regard.
Cooper's Sustainability efforts are organized into the following four core concepts:
Cooper Social Responsibility
Cooper's commitment to social responsibility has served it well over the years not only in making Cooper a better place to work and our communities better places in which to live, but also by increasing the growth and profitability of the Company.
Cooper Environment
At Cooper we recognize our responsibility to be a good neighbor around the world. Part of this responsibility is to protect the environment in the communities in which we operate. Cooper works hard to protect the environment by considering the environment in the design of our products and processes, preventing pollution, using energy and resources wisely, strictly controlling emissions, reducing waste, providing proper training and driving continuous improvement in all that we do.
Cooper People
Cooper is dedicated to fostering the health, safety and well being of our most important asset -- our people.
Cooper Products
Cooper is dedicated to producing products that meet and exceed all performance requirements in an environmentally sustainable way through all steps of the product's life cycle.
Cooper's accomplishments and distinctions in these areas are impressive. However, none of these accomplishments would have been possible without the commitment of Cooper's people. I continue to be impressed by the dedication, hard work, honesty and integrity of Cooper people, and I am proud of them. By exploring the content of these pages, you will be left with the distinct impression that Cooper is truly a special organization -- one that has held tightly to its founding principles of conducting business with honesty, integrity and a strong commitment to the highest standards of ethics.
Roy V. Armes
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company