| Action items |
Specific actions and goals |
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Development
and Design |
| 1) |
Develop next-generation vehicles that use electricity for propulsion, and ensure wider market acceptance of the vehicles based on their characteristics |
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| - |
HV: |
Aim to achieve annual sales volume of 1 million units and total accumulated sales volume of 5 million units in the early 2010s. |
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Further develop HV technologies and stimulate the HV market by introducing new models and expand
field. |
| - |
PHV: |
Promote as HV with EV drive for daily use; launch in 2012 and aim for annual sales in the tens of thousands |
| - |
EV: |
Promote as vehicle for short-distance use; launch in 2012 |
| - |
FC: |
Develop a next generation FC vehicle and market it for mid-long distance use |
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| 2) |
Develop technologies to achieve the best fuel-efficiency performance and conform to the laws and regulations in each country and region |
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| - |
By 2015, improve average fuel efficiency--in all regions--by 25% compared to that of 2005
(Passenger vehicles in Japan, U.S. and Europe are included. In the U.S., LDT is also included.) |
| - |
Meet the fuel-efficiency standards in each country and region |
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Japan: |
Meet the 2015 fuel efficiency standard |
| - |
USA: |
Meet new CAFE regulations in passenger vehicle and LDT categories |
| - |
Europe: |
Promote initiatives and meet next regulation and long-term goal |
| - |
China: |
Meet the new fuel-efficiency standard |
| - |
Other regions: |
Steadily introduce technologies to improve fuel efficiency |
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Production
and
Logistics |
| 3) |
Thoroughly conduct activities aimed at saving energy and reducing the volume of GHG emissions in production activities |
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| - |
Promote activities to reduce CO2 emissions through development and introduction of innovative low CO2-emitting production technologies and daily improvement activities (Pursue productivity improvement, promotion of improvement activities, including at offices) |
| - |
Utilize renewable energies considering characteristics of each country and or region |
| - |
Management of GHG emissions from sources other than energy sources |
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CO2 |
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| Region |
Item |
Base year |
Target(FY2012) |
| Global |
Emissions per unit produced |
2001 |
29% reduction |
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TMC |
Emissions per unit produced |
2001 |
37% reduction |
| Total emissions volume |
1990 |
25% reduction* |
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*Average value
from FY2008 to
FY2012 |
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| 4) |
Pursue transport efficiency and reduce the volume of CO2 emissions in logistics activities |
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| - |
Promote CO2 reduction activities by further improving transport efficiency |
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| Region |
Item |
Base year |
Target(FY2012) |
| Japan |
Emissions per transportaion unit |
2006 |
6% reduction |
| Total emission volume |
1990 |
15% reduction |
| Overseas |
Promote reduction activities that are the highest level in each country |
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| Sales |
| 5) |
Thoroughly conduct activities to save energy and reduce the volume of CO2 emissions in sales activities. |
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| - |
Conform to the Energy Saving Act and reduce per-unit energy at the annual rate of 1% or more, in line with the plan |
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Working
Together with
Society |
| 6) |
Actively contribute to and propose climate change initiatives |
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| - |
Promote environmental measures to contribute to the low carbon society proposed by Nippon Keidanren, JAMA, WBCSD, and industry organizations |
| - |
Participate in debates, both in Japan and overseas, concerning governmental environmental policies and frameworks |
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| 7) |
Promote integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions in the road transport sector |
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| - |
Promote integrated approach with JAMA and other groups |
| - |
Implement initiatives to contribute to traffic-flow improvement using IT & ITS technologies |
| - |
Implement initiatives to promote eco-driving |
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Development
and Design |
| 8) |
Further promote the use of designs based on the recycling concept with effective utilization of resources borne in mind |
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| - |
Further enhance ease of parts removal to effectively utilize resources, implement new initiatives to improve separation and the sorting of materials |
| - |
Establish a technology that enables 20% usage of ecological plastics and recycled resin materials in resin parts by 2015, promote use of recycled materials at the highest level in the industry |
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Production
and
Logistics |
| 9) |
Reduce the volume of discarded materials and use resources effectively in production and logistics |
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| Reduce the volume of materials discarded by taking action at the source, such as improving yields and other measures, and promote effective use of resources |
| - |
Promote activities to reduce total resource loss such as the reduction of the volume of reclaimed valuable materials and waste |
| - |
Promote efficient use of resources in all Toyota subsidiaries and affiliates |
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| Region |
Target |
Target(FY2012) |
| Japan |
Materials
discarded |
Valuable
materials |
Japan |
Promote activities to reduce the volume of scrap metal,
etc., and efficient use of resources in all Toyota companies |
| Waste |
Japan |
Volume per vehicle |
Cut by 31% from 2001 level |
| |
TMC |
Volume per vehicle |
Cut by 45% from 2001 level |
| Zero landfill waste |
| Overseas |
Waste |
Promote reduction activities that are the highest level in each country |
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| - |
Logistics: |
Simplify and reduce packaging and wrapping materials, increase use of returnable containers |
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Packaging and wrapping materials |
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| Region |
Item |
Base year |
Target(FY2012) |
| Japan |
Emissions per transportaion unit |
2006 |
6% reduction |
| Overseas |
Promote reduction activities that are the highest level in each country |
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| - |
Water consumption: |
Set goals according to the water environment in respective countries and regions and continue implementing measures to reduce water consumption |
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Sales and
Recycling |
| 10) |
Promote effective use of resources on a global basis |
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| - |
Promote the development of recycling technologies to effectively use resources |
| - |
Develop methods and tools for effective dismantling and disseminate information worldwide |
| - |
Promote activities to develop and establish a system for collecting and recycling resources on a global scale |
| - |
Enhance initiatives to expand the use of used parts at dealerships |
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| 11) |
Conform to the laws and regulations concerning vehicle recycling in all countries and regions |
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| - |
Japan: |
Maintain the highest recycling rate and establish technologies to achieve higher recycling rates |
| - |
Europe: |
Achieve early by formulating a scenario to achieve a vehicle recycling/recovery rate of 95% by 2015 and an implementation plan by country and region |
| - |
China & developing markets: |
Continue conforming to laws and regulations concerning vehicle recycling in close collaboration with regional holding companies according to the circumstances in each country and region |
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Working
Together with
Society |
| 12) |
Promote new activities and businesses, including biological technology, that contribute to a recycling-based society |
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| - |
Promote biological and afforestation businesses |
| - |
Promote technological development towards environmental improvement and the creation of a recycling-based society |
| - |
Share the company's sustainable Environmental Afforestation Model worldwide to conserve and revive forests |
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| Action items |
Specific actions and goals |
 |
Development
and Design |
| 13) |
Reduce emissions to improve air quality in urban areas in each country and region |
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Introduce low-emission vehicles that contribute to the improvement of air quality in urban areas
in each country and region
| - |
Japan: |
Continuously introduce vehicles that achieve or surpass U-LEV levels (3☆4☆) |
| - |
USA: |
Take initiatives to conform to new regulations (LEV III, SFTP II) |
| - |
Europe: |
Promote as vehicle for short-distance use; launch in 2012 |
| - |
China: |
Promote introduction of countrywide regulations equivalent to EURO5 |
| - |
Other countries: |
Promote introduction of a low emission vehicle (to level of EURO3 or EURO4) |
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| 14) |
Strengthen the management of chemical substances in products |
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Promote the management of chemical substances in products on a global basis
| - |
Transition to the management of various chemical substances in products in addition to total abolition of the use of regulated heavy metals |
| - |
Develop technology enabling a switch to substances with less environmental impact and promote the switch to those substances |
| - |
Develop and introduce a coolant with a lower global warming coefficient |
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| Production |
| 15) |
Reduce substances of concern (SOC) in production activities |
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| - |
Continuously promote VOC reduction activities through improvement of daily operations including the reduction of the volume of paint materials and cleaning solvent used in the painting process |
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| Process |
Region |
Target(FY2012) |
| Body paint |
Japan |
32g/m2 or less (average of all lines) |
| |
TMC |
32g/m2 or less (average of all lines) |
| Overseas |
Highest level in each country |
| Other paint |
Japan & overseas |
Promote activities to reduce VOC emission volume |
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Working
Together with
Society |
| 16) |
Implement initiatives to address biodiversity conservation |
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| - |
Promote environmental activities based on the Toyota Biodiversity Guidelines |
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| 17) |
Promote social contribution activities that contribute to a society in harmony with nature |
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| - |
Utilize the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program to support activities in Japan and overseas |
| - |
Enhance environmental education at Forest of Toyota and TOYOTA Shirakawa-Go Eco-Institute |
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| Action items |
Specific actions and goals |
 |
Management |
| 18) |
Enhance and promote consolidated environmental management |
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| - |
Implement activities to ensure the best environmental performance in each country and region through enhancement of environmental-committee activities in Japan and overseas |
| - |
Conform to environmental laws and regulations in all countries and regions, and enhance activities to prevent environmental risks |
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| 19) |
Promote environmental activities in cooperation with business partners |
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| - |
Suppliers: |
Promote compliance from suppliers, enhance management of SOCs in parts, raw materials, resources and other items supplied to Toyota and request and or support voluntary initiatives to improve environmental performance |
| - |
Dealerships in Japan: |
Promote and enhance environmental initiatives by thoroughly following the Toyota Dealer CSR (Environment) Guidelines |
| - |
Dealerships overseas: |
Promote and enhance dealer environmental initiatives led by regional distributors in each country |
| - |
Promote and enhance the Dealer Environmental Risk Audit Program (DERAP) |
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| 20) |
Promote CO2 management worldwide |
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| - |
Plan and promote total CO2 management in global business operations |
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| 21) |
Promote ECO-VAS (Eco Vehicle Assessment System) in product development |
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Steadily promote management of target values concerning environmental impact of vehicles by using Eco-Vehicles Assessment System (ECO-VAS) at the development stage |
| 22) |
Promote sustainable plant activities |
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| - |
Establish a plant that fully utilizes natural resources and operates in harmony with the natural environment, and share resulting knowledge and expertise |
| - |
Promote development of low CO2-emitting production technologies, improvement of daily operations, use of renewable energy and tree-planting activities at production plants |
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| 23) |
Enhance and promote environmental education activities |
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| - |
Raise employee environmental awareness, formulate and implement a systematic environmental education program that contributes to operational improvement |
| - |
Promote environmental education globally in cooperation with consolidated companies |
| - |
Implement Toyota Environment Month events on a global scale |
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| 24) |
Actively increase disclosure of environmental information and communication |
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| - |
Further enhance provision of technological information on environmental products in all countries and regions |
| - |
Continuously issue sustainability reports and improve their content in each country and region |
| - |
Conduct environmental communication activities in all countries and regions |
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