Within Global Vision 2010, Toyota describes what society is expected to be like from 2020 to around 2030 with the "arrival of a revitalized, recycling-based society." The Fourth Toyota Environmental Action Plan is a clear statement of the activities that Toyota must undertake in order to realize the corporate image that it is striving to achieve — to become a leader and driving force in global regeneration by implementing the most advanced environmental technologies.
In adopting the plan, Toyota reconfirmed environmental issues that are expected in the period from 2020 to 2030 and addressed four main topics:
For each of these four topics, action items, specific measures and goals have been adopted in Toyota's areas of activity, including development and design, procurement and production, logistics, sales and marketing and recycling. Toyota will also continue to implement and strengthen its environmental management.
In FY2011, it will begin its Fifth Toyota Environmental Action Plan, which will set the directions for the years 2020-2030.
The Fourth Toyota Environmental Action Plan seeks to achieve a balance between Toyota's growth and harmony with society and to contribute to the development of a sustainable society. The following four main points were incorporated into the plan to achieve these objectives.
Since FY2000, approximately 600 companies around the world subject to consolidated environmental management have jointly adopted the Toyota Earth Charter with TMC (Toyota Motor Corporation). Each company participates in consolidated environmental management, including the drafting and implementation of environmental action plans. Based on the Fourth Toyota Environmental Action Plan, each company will draft and implement its own next five-year environmental action plan in order to further accelerate consolidated environmental management.