Valvoline Assesses Climate Risk Across 1,900+ Locations with Beehive
Fast, credible, and scalable climate risk analysis—delivered by a one-person ESG team.
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager
“Beehive made this work possible for a one-person ESG team.”
The Challenge
Valvoline, a leader in automotive services with over 1,900 company-owned and franchised stores across the U.S. and Canada, faced a dual mandate in 2025: comply with California’s new climate risk disclosure law, SB 261, and conduct a meaningful physical risk assessment across its vast footprint.
But with a lean sustainability team, limited budget, and little internal expertise in climate modeling, the challenge was clear. Valvoline needed to:
Understand exposure to wildfires, flooding, cyclones, and extreme heat across thousands of sites
Identify which risks were most material to report under TCFD/IFRS S2
Draft a credible climate risk report on a short timeline
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager
“We knew climate risk was real for our business, but we didn’t know how to evaluate it in a way that was both credible and cost-effective. Most tools charged per site, which just wouldn’t scale.”
The Solution
Valvoline turned to Beehive to power their climate risk assessment and disclosures. With Beehive’s platform, they were able to:
Instantly assess physical climate risk across all 1,900+ stores using Beehive’s Physical Risk Module, which includes high-resolution data on wildfires, flooding, cyclones, and extreme heat.
Use the Transition Risk Module to explore which risks and regulations were most relevant to Valvoline before deciding what to include in their TCFD disclosures.
Draft their climate risk report using Beehive’s AI-powered IFRS S2 reporting module, allowing them to benchmark their disclosures against peers and pull language that aligned with the latest regulatory expectations.
But what stood out most was how easy it all was.
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager
“Beehive made this work possible for a one-person team. I could get risk scores for every location, see which ones needed attention, and then pull that data right into a board-ready report.”
The Results
With Beehive, Valvoline delivered a comprehensive, data-backed climate risk report — published in its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report — including detailed physical risk disclosures like:
“Approximately 3% of our company-owned and operated stores are situated in regions predicted to experience extreme climate events such as wildfires.”
“Approximately 28% of our stores are in areas likely to experience days over 96°F. We used this analysis to improve internal training and safety protocols in accordance with OSHA heat guidelines.”
Key outcomes included:
1,900+ locations assessed in one day, not months
Clear, defensible risk disclosures under SB 261 and TCFD
Insights shared across stakeholders — from board members to store operators
Cost savings by avoiding per-location pricing of other climate risk software platforms
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager
“We didn’t just check a box for compliance — we produced insights that helped our operations team, informed our board, and strengthened our ESG reporting. And Beehive was right there with us the whole way.”
Why Beehive
Valvoline considered other vendors—but most charged per site, driving costs sky-high, or didn’t offer robust enough reporting or transparency into risk models. Ashley thought about doing it herself, but didn’t think she’d get the quality of result she wanted.
Beehive offered enterprise-grade data, unlimited coverage, and a true partnership.
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager