Environmental Management Systems
ISO 14001 Certification
Cooper’s Findlay, Ohio, Texarkana, Ark., Tupelo, Miss., and Rongcheng, China tire plants, as well as the Findlay, Ohio, Mold Operations facility have been certified to the ISO 14001 standard. The standard provides a structured approach to managing how the company affects the environment through policy, planning, monitoring and measuring, checking and correcting, and reviewing.
Compliance Record/Audit Program
Cooper is proud of its environmental regulatory compliance record.
As part of its environmental management system, Cooper has established a regulatory compliance audit program. This involves conducting regular reviews of Cooper manufacturing facilities to monitor compliance to requirements and taking corrective action as necessary. In addition to these outside audits, our facilities conduct regular internal audits of their operations.
Tupelo, Miss., Plant Recognized as an Environmental Leader
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) recently accepted Cooper's Tupelo plant into its enHance program. enHance is a voluntary stewardship program begun in 2009 that recognizes committed environmental leaders who accomplish goals beyond their legal requirements.
“We are pleased that The Cooper Tire Company has joined the enHance program, and they should be commended for their commitment to doing good work and their leadership in achieving standards beyond their environmental permit requirements,” said Trudy Fisher, MDEQ Executive Director.
Cooper is one of only sixteen entities in the state of Mississippi to be recognized at the Leader level.
Texarkana, Ark., Plant Wins Diamond Award
Cooper’s Texarkana, Ark., plant won the 2009 Arkansas Environmental Federation "Diamond Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership." This is a coveted award that is presented annually to the most deserving manufacturing/industrial entity demonstrating initiative and innovative leadership in environmental affairs. The Texarkana Plant’s Diamond Award recognizes the plant’s reduced manufacturing scrap generation, reduced landfill usage, energy and water conservation, and internal recycling. The Diamond Award compliments the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s “Overall Award for Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention” that the plant won in 1994. These awards reflect Cooper’s continuing focus on environmental protection.
World Business Council on Sustainable Development
Cooper is a member of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and is participating in the Tire Industry Project to identify and address the potential health and environmental impacts of materials associated with tire making and use. Presently, the project is focusing on the properties, fate and impacts of tire particles generated by the interaction between tires and pavements during tire use. Project research is a work in progress.