«Adaptation is a subject that we approach with great determinationassures Pierre-Martin Huet, director of sustainable development and impact at Michelin. We started three years ago with a diagnosis of 700 sites (industrial, tertiary and logistics platforms), including 250 supplier factories..»
Michelin cross-references various climate risk projection data then, in a second phase, carries out field visits to better understand the risks, particularly for personnel, the building, the production process, electrical systems, materials that may pose a risk. water, drought. “NWe compare the risks incurred against the costs of adaptation. There is already an action plan on around ten pilot sites in China, Europe and South America. »
Closures may be considered if the associated costs are such that it will become illusory to protect ourselves in thirty or fifty years. “We have carried out studies to see if the cultivation of natural rubber (20 to 25% of our needs) resists temperatures rising by 4°C, tornadoes, and other extreme phenomena, particularly in South-East Asia. We are looking for other sources of supply, particularly in Africa and, to a lesser extent, in South America.»
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