CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY<br />The Bridgestone Group&#39;s mission is based on the words of its founder: &quot;Serving Society with Superior Quality.&quot; We aspire to offer the best for our customers and to society, not only in terms of our products, services and technology, but in all of our corporate activities.Our commitment to quality stems from a passion for improving the safety and lives of people everywhere. To fulfil this mission, the Bridgestone Group has used the concept of &quot;Foundation&quot; to demonstrate the sustained commitment of employees to provide its customers with world-class products and services and to serve the communities where Bridgestone does business.In 2011, the Bridgestone Group refined the Bridgestone Essence (corporate philosophy), and the Environmental Mission Statement and the Safety Mission Statement were also refined consecutively. In 2015, we completed the Bridgestone Essence Framework with these two statements and formulation of the Quality Mission Statement. Going forward, we will further develop and advance the Group&rsquo;s global activities based on the Bridgestone Essence Framework<br /><br />ABOUT BRIDGESTONE<br />At Bridgestone, our goal is to become a truly global company and to achieve &ldquo;Dan-Totsu&rdquo; (the absolute and clear leader in Japanese) in our industries. The roots of our company date back to 1931, when Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. was established in Kurume, Japan. Anticipating the future potential of tyres for passenger cars and the international development of the business, founder Shojiro Ishibashi used an English translation of his surname for the name of the company.As Japan&#39;s automobile industry grew, the Bridgestone Group expanded its business to become Japan&#39;s largest tyre manufacturer. The company actively expanded overseas, particularly in Asia. In 1988, the company acquired The Firestone Tire &amp; Rubber Company. This transformed Bridgestone into one of the world&#39;s largest tyre and rubber companies. Headquartered in Tokyo, Bridgestone supplies its products to over 150 nations and territories around the world.<br /><br />BRIDGESTONE IN ASIA PACIFIC<br />In the Asia Pacific region, Bridgestone locates its regional headquarters in Singapore, overseeing the operations of tyre production and sales facilities, as well as supplying its products across more than 25 countries in the region. Our presence in Asia Pacific includes manufacturing plants, sales companies, proving grounds, training centres, and technical centres. Bridgestone has over 23,000 employees in this region (as of 2017)<br /><br />GLOBAL OLYMPIC TOP SPONSORSHIP<br />This Olympic partnership is an opportunity to showcase our company&rsquo;s commitment to community service, social responsibility, environmental stewardship and sustainability&mdash; all tenets of the Olympic Charter and the International Olympic Committee&rsquo;s Agenda 2020 that mirror Bridgestone&rsquo;s core values.For over 80 years, Bridgestone has been dedicated to helping customers on their journeys with a passion and innovation delivering reliability, safety and performance. And, from 2014 as an official Olympic Worldwide Partner, we are proudly supporting athletes the world over on their journey to the Olympic Games