On October 20, the annual “2026 Forbes China Best Employers” rankings were announced. Standing out among hundreds of participating companies for its outstanding employer branding, Sailun Group received two prestigious honors: “2026 China Best Employer of the Year” and “2026 China Best Employer of the Year for Best ESG Practices.” These accolades recognize the Group’s outstanding achievements in talent development strategy, organizational culture building, and social responsibility.

As an important platform for observing trends in China’s workplace and employment relations, the Forbes China Best Employers selection has been held for six consecutive years. This year’s selection process lasted four months and involved a comprehensive assessment across multiple dimensions, including organizational effectiveness, digital intelligence and innovation capabilities, employee development, and corporate social responsibility, ensuring the authority and professionalism of the evaluation.

Best Employer: Translating Organizational Effectiveness into Greater Employee Fulfillment

As a global tire company, Sailun has always regarded talent as a cornerstone of sustained innovation and long-term development, making systematic investments in organizational effectiveness and employee development. Sailun attracts talent through its mission of “Make Great Tires,” unites its people through the core value of “trust and respect,” enables them to achieve their potential through dual career pathways in management and professional expertise, mentoring and hands-on projects, and supports them with the care embodied in its people-centric governance belief that “Our people are our greatest concern.” With a focus on employee growth, innovation incentives, care, and support, Sailun has established a comprehensive, multi-tiered talent support system covering the entire employee lifecycle, continuously strengthening employees’ sense of belonging and fulfillment.

Best Employer for ESG Practices: Driving Sustainable Development Through Governance

In the areas of sustainable development and social responsibility, Sailun has elevated sustainability principles to its top-level governance framework. Guided by its “eco+” sustainability strategy and aligned with 14 sustainability goals, the Group is accelerating its sustainability transition across the three dimensions of environmental, social, and governance (ESG). It integrates green and low-carbon principles throughout the entire value chain, from research and development to manufacturing and supply chain management; embeds fair employment practices and talent development throughout human resources management; and extends its social responsibility to industry partners and local communities. By maintaining a long-term value orientation, Sailun strives to advance corporate development in tandem with employee growth, industrial progress, and social development.

The AI Era: Reshaping Human-AI Collaboration Through Digital Intelligence

The “2026 Forbes China Best Employers” selection introduced an additional dimension to assess AI practices. In an era when AI is reshaping the way people work, enabling technological progress and human development to reinforce each other has become a key foundation for outstanding employers to build long-term competitiveness. Sailun has incorporated the development of end-to-end intelligence into its overall plans for enhancing organizational effectiveness and cultivating talent capabilities. Guided by its “AI+” strategy, Sailun has taken the lead in the tire industry in transitioning from isolated pilot applications to comprehensive AI enablement across the organization. It has established an intelligent system covering the entire business chain, including product research and development, intelligent manufacturing, quality control, marketing, and customer service. By leveraging digital technologies to reduce repetitive tasks and unlock employees’ creativity, Sailun is setting an industry benchmark for human-machine collaboration.

Looking ahead, Sailun will continue to uphold its talent-first development principle, further improve its modern governance system, steadily advance its green and low-carbon transition, and continually enrich the meaning of being a preferred employer. The Group aims to build a global talent development platform with stronger cohesion, greater innovation capacity, and enhanced sustainability, unlocking new momentum for growth through talent and delivering a higher-quality mobility experience for users worldwide.