Valvoline Assesses Climate Risk Across 2,100+ Locations with Beehive
Fast, credible, and scalable climate risk analysis—delivered by a lean enterprise ESG team.
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager
“Beehive made this work possible for a lean enterprise ESG team.”
The Challenge
Valvoline Inc., a leader in automotive preventive maintenance with over 2,100 company-owned and franchised stores across the U.S. and Canada, faced a dual mandate in 2025: prepare for compliance 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 enterprise ESG and sustainability team, limited resources, and little internal expertise in climate modeling, the challenge was clear. Valvoline Inc. 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 an accelerated timeline
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager
“We recognized that climate risk was a relevant concern for our business, but evaluating it credibly and cost-effectively was challenging. Most tools charged per site, making it hard to scale, and relying on consultants would have left our team disconnected from the work behind the results.”
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 2,100+ 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 Inc. was able to publish a thorough, data-driven climate risk report in its 2024 Impact Report, which included detailed disclosures of physical risks such as:
“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:
2,100+ locations assessed in one day, not months
Clear, defensible risk disclosures under SB 261 and TCFD
Insights shared across stakeholders — from leadership team to store operations leadership
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 generated insights that helped our operations team, informed our leadership team, and enhanced our ESG reporting. Beehive supported us throughout the entire process.”
Why Beehive
Valvoline Inc. considered other vendors, but most charged per site, driving costs sky-high, or didn’t offer robust enough reporting or transparency into their risk models. Ashley thought about doing it herself with the internal GIS team’s support, but given the demands of that team to support the growth of the business, it would have been difficult to get the information within a realistic timeline. Beehive offered enterprise-grade data, unlimited coverage, and a true partnership.
Ashley Scott, ESG Manager