A study by the Council on Economic Priorities, a nonprofit research organization that rates companies on social/environmental responsibility, gives Mitsubishi and Honda top marks as the manufacturers of the most fuel-efficient car lines, but ranks them as the overall worst performers in clean manufacturing operations.
The report, “The Worst and Best Auto & Tire Companies,” shows that Mitsubishi
generates 21.6 lbs of toxic pollutants per vehicle at its Normal, Illinois manufacturing plant, more than four times the emissions of the cleanest plant, a Chrysler facility. Paradoxically, manufacturers of the most fuel-consumptive and polluting vehicles have the cleanest factories.
The study also ranks tire manufacturers’ production processes for their overall
environmental quality. Michelin has the most polluting production process and
Bridgestone/Firestone, has the cleanest.
Read the report: http://www.cepnyc.org
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