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In accordance with the Third Toyota
Environmental Action Plan, which looks ahead to FY2005, Toyota set
new goals for FY2002 in each area and began company-wide actions.
As a result, the FY2002 goals were achieved in almost all areas. In
particular, Toyota reached FY2005 goals three years ahead of schedule
for reducing waste and conserving water resources. New goals have
been set for these areas, as well as for reduction of CO2 emissions,
where FY2005 goals were achieved last fiscal year, and activities
are being expanded.
In the development and design area, Toyota is working to popularize
clean-energy vehicles while promoting improvements in fuel efficiency
and reduction of exhaust emissions. Toyota also aims to expand the
diffusion of its lineup of hybrid vehicles, and began limited marketing
of FCHVs (fuel cell hybrid vehicles) in Japan and the U.S. simultaneously.
In the area of recycling, Toyota is advancing the development of
efficient vehicle dismantling methods and developmental research into
utilization of ASR. Responses to relevant laws and regulations, both
in Japan and overseas, were also further developed. |
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FY2003 action policy |
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Steady promotion of the Third Toyota Environmental Action Plan
(FY2001 - FY2005)
• Steadily achieve FY2002 goals toward FY2005 |
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• Refer to results for the respective areas |
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• Continue to implement global activities aiming to reach the world's top levels in all areas — products, production, recycling, consolidated environmental management, etc. |
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Promotion of consolidated environmental management
• Further promote consolidated environmental management |
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Established systems to promote overseas consolidated environmental
management such as holding Board of Directors Meetings, Production
Environment Meetings, and Regional Production Environment Conferences
• Expanded Environmental Purchasing Guidelines to related suppliers,
regarding acquisition of ISO 14001 and management of substances
of environmental concern
• Expanded initiatives towards strengthening risk management
and eliminating non-compliance |
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• Same as above |
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Active responses anticipating societal demands regarding the
environment
• Responses to automobile recycling laws in Europe and Japan
• Responses to global warming prevention measures
• Actively disclose information regarding environmental initiatives
in a timely manner |
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Refer to results in the recycling area
• Participated in discussions for reviewing the Climate Change
Policy Program in cooperation with related organizations
• Disclosed Global Environmental Data in Environmental Report
2002, comprising of environmental information collected from
56 companies worldwide |
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Responses to global warming prevention measures
• Responses to creating new environmental standards |
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| Development and Design |
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FY2003 action policy |
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Early and steady responses to fuel efficiency goals
• Achieve 2010 Fuel Efficiency Standards in all vehicle weight
categories, ahead of schedule by 2005 |
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• Steady introduction of vehicles that meet the fuel efficiency standards for a total of six out of eight weight categories |
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• Achieve 2010 Fuel Efficiency Standards in all vehicle weight categories, ahead of schedule by 2005 |
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Active promotion of measures to reduce emissions
• Achieve ultra low-emission levels in most vehicle series by
2005
• Develop clean diesel vehicles |
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Increased introduction of ultra low-emission vehicles (addition
of 16 vehicle series)
• Narrowed down the issues to be resolved regarding commercialization
of the DPNR system, based on tests to monitor the system in
Europe |
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Achieve ultra low-emission levels in most vehicle series by
2005
• Develop and introduce clean diesel vehicles |
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Promotion of actions toward commercialization of clean- energy
vehicles
• Enhance development and popularization of hybrid vehicles
• Promote the development of fuel cell hybrid vehicles |
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Market introduction of the Crown Sedan with mild hybrid system
• Concluded a basic agreement with Nissan on the long-term,
continuous transaction of hybrid systems including technical
cooperation
• Began limited marketing of TOYOTA FCHV in Japan and the U.S.
in December 2002 |
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Enhance development and popularization of hybrid vehicles
• Promote the development of fuel cell hybrid vehicles |
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Promotion of environmental management and provision of information
• Promote environmentally conscious designs based on LCA |
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Implemented LCA at the vehicle development stage (4 vehicle
series)
• Included LCA results in product catalogs |
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• Promote environmentally conscious designs based on LCA |
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| Procurement/Production/Logistics |
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FY2003 action policy |
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Reduction of CO2 emissions
1) Steady implementation of plans based on the scenario for
2005
2) Steady expansion of measures for new projects and next-generation
production lines
Goal: Reduce annual CO2 emissions to 1.63 million tons or less |
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• Reduction of CO2 emissions to 1.61 million tons |
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Steady implementation of plans based on the scenario for 2005
2) Promotion of activities to reduce energy loss
3) Innovative measures
Goal: Reduce CO2 emissions to 1.61 million tons or less |
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Reduction of substances of environmental concern
1) Steady implementation of plans based on the scenario for
2005
(1) Introduction of water borne primer coating to the body painting
process
(2) Introduction of water borne primer coating to the plastic
painting process
(3) Steady promotion of measures to reduce VOC emissions
Goal: Reduce VOC emissions
• Body painting process: average of 47g/m2 or less on all lines
• Plastic paint coating: 760g/m2 or less
Goal: Reduce discharge volumes of substances subject to PRTR
to 3,700 tons or less |
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Reduction of VOC emissions
Body painting process: average of 44g/m2 or less on all lines
Plastic paint coating: 760g/m2 or less
• Reduction of discharge volumes of substances subject to PRTR
to 3,600 tons or less |
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Steady implementation of plans based on the scenario for 2005
2) Steady promotion of measures to reduce VOC emissions and
discharge volume of substances subject to PRTR
Goal: Reduce VOC emissions
• Body painting process: average of 41g/m2 or less on all lines
• Plastic paint coating: 730g/m2 or less
Goal: Reduce discharge volumes of substances subject to PRTR
to 3,400 tons or less |
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Reduction of waste and conservation of resources
[ Combustible waste ]
1) Steady implementation of waste reduction activities based
on the scenario for 2003
Goal: Reduce generation of combustible waste to 21,000 tons
or less
Goal: Completion of plans to achieve zero combustible waste
at Motomachi Plant in February 2003
[ Resource conservation ]
2) Steady implementation of resource conservation activities
based on the scenario for 2005
Goal: Reduce usage of primary raw materials by 11,000 tons or
more
Goal: Limit usage of foundry sand to 32,000 tons or less
Goal: Created a scenario by unit in June 2002 |
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Reduction of generation of combustible waste to 18,200 tons
• Plans completed
• Reduction by 16,000 tons
• Usage of 30,000 tons
• Scenario created |
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[ Combustible
waste ]
1) Initiatives to reduce waste with consideration to environmental
impact and economical performance
Goal: Reduce generation of combustible waste to 17,000 tons
or less
[ Resource conservation ]
2) Steady implementation of resource conservation activities
based on the scenario for 2005
Goal: Reduce usage of primary raw materials by 14,000 tons or
more
Goal: Limit usage of foundry sand to 29,000 tons or less
Goal: Limit usage of oils and fats to 13,000kL or less |
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Conservation of water resources
1) Steady promotion of water consumption reduction activities
based on the scenario for 2005
Goal: Reduce water consumption to 5.3m3 or less per vehicle |
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• Water consumption: 5.0m3 per vehicle |
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Promotion of activities towards achieving the 2005 goal
Goal: Reduce water consumption to 4.9m3 or less per vehicle |
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Further promotion of proactive prevention measures
1) Creation and implementation of a medium-term plan for measures
to prevent soil contamination by oils and fats
Goal: Create a medium-term plan by July 2002
2) Strengthening audits and sharing activities to prevent legal
non-compliance, environmental accidents and complaints
Goal: Zero legal non-compliance, environmental accidents and
complaints
3) Promotion of establishment of EMS in the Production Engineering
Group (with focus on projects in Japan)
Goal: Promotion by the entire Group |
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Plan created
• Two environmental accidents occurred
• EMS established |
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Steady implementation of a medium-term plan for measures to
prevent soil contamination by oils and fats
Goal: Achieve implementation rate of 100%
2) Further enhance measures to prevent legal non-compliance,
environmental accidents and complaints
Goal: Zero legal non-compliance, environmental accidents and
complaints
3) Promotion of establishment of EMS in the Production Engineering
Group (with focus on projects both in Japan and overseas)
Goal: Promotion by the entire Group |
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Environmental initiatives at overseas production affiliates
1) Promotion of measures to achieve FY2002 goals and carry out
bench marking in each country and region
2) Hold Regional Production Environment Conferences aiming for
speedy expansion of initiatives
Goal: 100% implementation rate |
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All goals achieved: 7 out of 11 companies in Europe and the
U.S. and 7 out of 15 companies in other countries and regions
• Held a Production Environment Conferences North America |
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Global expansion of measures to enhance risk reduction (compliance)
performance in line with each region's priority action
2) Support for affiliates in China that are set to start new
initiatives
Goal: 100% implementation rate
3) Implementation of environmental audits by TMC
Goal: Complete audits at model affiliates |
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Reduction of environmental impact in logistics
1) Further promotion of measures to reduce CO2 emissions
Goal: Reduce CO2 emissions volume to 285,000 tons or less
2) Promote reduction in usage of packaging and wrapping materials
Goal: Reduce usage volume to 58,000 tons or less |
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Reduction of CO2 emissions volume to 283,000 tons
• Reduction in usage of packaging and wrapping materials to
49,000 tons |
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Further promotion of measures to reduce CO2 emissions
Goal: Limit total emissions volume to 259,000 tons or less Reduce
emissions volume per vehicle by 3% from FY2002
2) Promote reduction in usage of packaging and wrapping materials
Goal: Limit usage of packaging and wrapping materials to 47,000
tons or less Reduce the usage per vehicle by 3% from FY2002 |
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Responses to the Automobile Recycling Law in Japan
• Prepare for establishment of systems to collect and recover
ASR
• Develop low-cost recycling and recovery technologies for ASR
• Prepare for establishment of systems to collect and recycle
air bags
• Develop efficient dismantling technologies and tools
• Establish systems to collect and process CFCs in response
to the Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law
• Establish vehicle database |
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Completed survey of ASR recycling and recovery facilities nationwide
• Constructed an ASR Recycling and Recovery Pilot Plant with
the cupola-type gasification/melting furnace and promoted the
development of ASR recycling and recovery technologies
• Promoted the study of measures to collect and recycle air
bags through participation in JAMA* activities
• Developed efficient dismantling technologies and confirmed
their effects by examining them at dismantlers
• Created dedicated structures at the Automotive Recycling Promotion
Center (juridical foundation) and started operation
• Decided the outline of information systems and began discussion
on the details |
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Created an organization to handle responses to recycling laws
• Promote low-cost systems to collect and recover ASR
• Promote establishment of systems to collect and recycle air
bags
• Develop and commercialize efficient dismantling technologies;
provide dismantling information
• Promote establishment of systems to collect and destruct CFCs
• Establish vehicle information systems |
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Responses to the Automobile Recycling Law in Europe
• Establish an appropriate ELV recycling system in each EU country
• Examine the current status of ELV recycling in Germany and
other countries
• Study appropriate ELV recycling systems |
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Implemented surveys of dismantling companies in Germany and
the U.K.
• Established ELV collection centers in five of the six countries
(Germany, Netherlands, etc.) where the law has been enforced;
plans to join a common scheme in other countries (Spain, etc.) |
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Examine the current status of recycling and study the recycling
system in each country
• Discuss the establishment of vehicle information systems |
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Actively promote design for recycling (DFR)
• Steadily expand DFR to vehicles
• Set stricter voluntary goals to control substances of environmental
concern
• Steadily respond to regulations of substances of environmental
concern in EU and Japan |
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Expanded designs that incorporate enhanced dismantling technologies
in vehicles starting with the new Raum
• Promotion of voluntary actions to reduce hexavalent chromium
usage
• Completed responses to EU regulations and promoted responses
to voluntary regulations in Japan |
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Develop and promote recycling technologies and DFR
• Promote global expansion of activities to reduce substances
of environmental concern
• Promote responses to the EU directive scheduled to go into
force from January 2005, and to voluntary regulations in Japan
concerning substances of environmental concern |
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*JAMA:
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. |
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