Liberty Tire Recycling released its 2025 Sustainability Report along with its first public Climate Risk & Resilience Report aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Together, the reports demonstrate how Liberty鈥檚 sustainability efforts are driving circularity, measurable operational progress and supporting聽long-term聽business performance.
鈥淎t Liberty, sustainability is core to our operations and how we show up for our partners and communities,鈥� said Thomas Womble, CEO of Liberty Tire Recycling. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of the progress reflected in this report and grateful to our employees whose dedication makes it possible. We remain focused on continuing to drive progress through continued collaborative efforts with the manufacturers and retailers.鈥�
In 2025, Liberty鈥檚 sustainability performance was recognized externally, including an聽EcoVadis聽Bronze rating, placing the company in the聽top third of companies assessed, as well as recognition through the聽Recircle Award for Circular Economy Innovation.
鈥淲e have said from day one鈥攑utting sustainability at the core of our operations would produce better results for the environment and our business,鈥� according to Amy Brackin, Senior Vice President of Sustainability. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 report continues to demonstrate that Liberty is a leader in both the tire recycling industry and the sustainability sector more broadly.鈥�
Liberty delivered clear, measurable results across its operations. In 2025, improved energy, fuel, and resource management drove a聽6% reduction in聽location-based聽Scope 2 emissions, a聽10% reduction in聽market-based聽emissions, and an聽8% improvement in energy intensity.
The company maintained an 81% utilization rate through beneficial reuse across 219 million tires collected. These results also reflect Liberty鈥檚 continued focus on its workforce and communities. In 2025, the company reported an 11% reduction in Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) and a 9% relative reduction in employee turnover, alongside more than $216,000 donated to charitable initiatives.
The Climate Risk & Resilience Report聽represents聽a milestone for Liberty, outlining how聽climate-related聽risks and opportunities are聽identified, assessed, and managed, and how these considerations are integrated into operational and strategic planning. The report reinforces the connection between sustainability, efficiency, and聽long-term聽business resilience.