Firestone Building Products Company, LLC Announces Sustainability Report

INDIANAPOLIS, June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, the leading manufacturer of superior "Roots to Rooftops" products for commercial building performance solutions, today announced the release of its 2012 Sustainability Report. The report, the first for Firestone Building Products Company, covers the fiscal 2012 year and is available for download at firestonebpco.com.

A subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Firestone Building Products declared its commitment to working with the company's many stakeholders to realize a sustainable society. In order to achieve its environmental mission of habitat enhancement, natural resource conservation and CO2 reductions, the company adhered to sustainable manufacturing processes that balance industrial needs with the needs of neighboring communities, challenged its teammates to engineer sustainable products that would inspire customers and empowered teammates to carry out sustainable activities at work and in the community.

"At Firestone Building Products, sustainability is not just our end goal, it is part of our company-wide commitment to continuous improvement," said Tim Dunn, President of Firestone Building Products. "We are pleased to demonstrate this commitment to produce sustainable building performance solutions and reduce our environmental footprint by sharing the results of our efforts in our 2012 Sustainability Report."

Moving forward, Firestone Building Products will continue to focus on sustainable products, solutions and business practices by prioritizing short- and long-term goals to improve manufacturing processes; carefully evaluating factors including energy consumption, waste management and emissions; and monitoring performance and trends to identify additional areas of improvement.

The Firestone Building Products 2012 Sustainability Report fulfills the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) Application Level C. GRI is a network-based organization that has pioneered the development of the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide. The GRI Guidelines set out principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental and social performance. GRI promotes economic, environmental and social sustainability through its Sustainability Reporting Framework.

About Firestone Building Products Company, LLC (www.firestonebpco.com)
Firestone Building Products is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive "Roots to Rooftops" portfolio of products for commercial building performance solutions. By taking the entire building envelope into consideration, Firestone tailors solutions to individual customer and project needs for roofing, wall and specialty products systems.  Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., the company also offers outstanding technical services, an international network of roofing contractors, distributors and field sales representatives, and superior warranty protection. Products include: commercial roofing systems, roofing accessories, green roofing systems, photovoltaic and daylighting systems, vegetative roofing systems, metal wall panels, insulation, cavity wall construction, pond liners and geomembranes and stormwater management solutions. Firestone Building Products Company is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

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