Honda has become the first automotive company to receive the highest ranking of 3 stars in the FIA Road Safety Index, a framework designed to help businesses and organizations assess their road safety impact.
The prestigious 3-star recognition was announced on February 17 at “Challenge 2030: Achieving the Global Road Safety Goals,” a key event held alongside the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech, Morocco, from February 18-20, 2025 (local time).
The FIA Road Safety (RS) Index is a new tool designed to enable companies and organizations to visualize and measure the impact of their operations on road safety and achieve more sustainable road traffic. The Index provides comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the safety footprint of each company/organization based on various factors such as their road safety goals, commitment, and the number of road traffic fatalities and injuries across their entire value chain.
The FIA Road Safety Index includes two key ratings:
- The Supply Chain Rating, which assesses corporate activities from raw material procurement to product development, production, and customer delivery.
- The Product/Service Rating, which evaluates the safety aspects of products and services.
Honda became the first automotive company to undergo audits for both ratings, achieving the highest 3-star ranking in each category.
Striving to realize a collision-free society for everyone sharing the road, Honda has been committed to pursuing safety initiatives, from both hardware and software perspectives, under the Honda global safety slogan of “Safety for Everyone.” As milestones of its challenge, Honda is striving to reduce the number of traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles worldwide by 50% by 2030, then to achieve zero traffic collision fatalities by 2050.
Willem Groenewald, FIA Secretary General for Automobile Mobility, stated, “Through the FIA Road Safety Index, we help companies measure and improve their impact on road safety. Honda is the first car and motorcycle manufacturer to achieve the Index’s highest rating. This demonstrates a strong commitment to improving road safety.”
Hideaki Takaishi, General Manager of Honda’s Safety Planning Division, said, “Honda is honored to have its safety initiatives recognized. For over 50 years, we have focused on developing safe vehicles and promoting safe driving practices. We hope more organizations commit to road safety, leading to a reduction in traffic collisions worldwide.”
Becoming the first automaker to receive 3 stars as part of the FIA RS Index represents Honda’s strong commitment to the pursuit of road safety. Safety initiatives Honda has been conducting based on its long-term safety strategy were highly evaluated, as well as the fact that Honda has been tracking the number of traffic collision fatalities and serious injuries across its value chain, by age and by type of road user, as its road safety footprint.
Leveraging the knowledge amassed through its long history of safety initiatives, Honda will proactively support the standardization of indexes for evaluating road safety initiatives. Through such activities, Honda will contribute to solving societal issues centered around road safety from the perspective of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), and continue its pursuit of safety toward the realization of the joy and freedom of mobility and a more enjoyable and sustainable society.
