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BWSC SUPPORTERS

The BWSC Supporters, a group of wide-ranging creators and artists introduce the highlights of the tournament.

SPONSOR

  • Mission:Serving Society with Superior Quality（2019/10/21）

    We are thrilled to hold the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge and very pleased with all the incredible support. Our group has served as title sponsor in 2013, 2015 and 2017, and it is our honor to continue again this year.

    Bridgestone has announced to continue supporting the event as a title sponsor until 2030.

    Shojiro Ishibashi established the Bridgestone Corporation in 1931 and defined our corporate mission: “Serving Society with Superior Quality”.
    We now serve and operate in 150 countries through more than 180 manufacturing and development plants located in 26 countries.

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SUPPORTER’S PASSION

  • Communications and CSR Manager Bridgestone Australia

    Joanne Hayes

    I feel incredibly lucky to work for a company that supports a global event such as the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is a true demonstration of our company CSR beliefs. The Challenge supports the contribution to mobility and the future of transport. It encourages people to find solutions that help the next generation, and that value and conserve our environmental resources.

  • BWSC Event Director

    Chris Selwood

    The adventure - In many ways the physical journey, the culmination of years of planning and preparation, becomes a spiritual journey. Operating the solar vehicle through the remote heart of this ancient land is a life changing experience. Those who embrace it always seem to achieve a closer connection to nature, an awareness of our environment and return to their own lands as ambassadors of change. Seeing young people exploring their own minds. Encouraging them to live their dreams and achieve their goals.

（2019/10/21）Mission:Serving Society with Superior Quality

We are thrilled to hold the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge and very pleased with all the incredible support. Our group has served as title sponsor in 2013, 2015 and 2017, and it is our honor to continue again this year.

Bridgestone has announced to continue supporting the event as a title sponsor until 2030.

Shojiro Ishibashi established the Bridgestone Corporation in 1931 and defined our corporate mission: “Serving Society with Superior Quality”.
We now serve and operate in 150 countries through more than 180 manufacturing and development plants located in 26 countries.

Accumulating past experience and knowledge, our group established a new CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) structure this March based on our corporate mission. The new structure, titled “Our Way to Serve”, focuses on three priority areas, “Enhancing Mobility,” “Supporting People and Communities,” and “Advancing Environmental Stewardship.” Through these priority areas, we strive to continue making a positive impact on society and the world as a whole.

The objective of this event is to develop environmental technologies such as solar powered vehicles, and to provide educational opportunities for young engineers. All of this ties in with our CSR structure, “Our Way to Serve”.
We sincerely hope that through our sponsorship, we can help improve the way people move, live, work and play.

Through our continuous contribution to environmental technologies, such as our “ECOPIA with ologic” tyre that reduces CO2 emissions and increases fuel efficiency, to be used in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, we wish to share our message - attaining a sustainable society, and supporting the dreams of young engineers throughout their journey.

We hope you will enjoy the futuristic race featuring solar cars that are created with the skills and passion of each participating team. We sincerely wish you all to be a success.