Honda established the
Honda LCA Data System in March 2002. Using this system, we
set annual CO2 emission reduction targets
for each department based on CO2 emissions
generated by that department in fiscal 2000 and promote the
PDCA cycle from a quantitative aspect to reduce environmental
impact.
In fiscal 2003, each domestic department (manufacturing, purchase,
sales/service, and logistics) used the Honda LCA Data System
to collect data and calculate CO2 emissions
generated by business operations. Compared with fiscal 2000,
the number of products manufactured in fiscal years 2001 and
2002 increased 6% and 11.8%, respectively, while CO2
emissions in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 increased only 2%
and 5%, respectively, thanks to the efforts of our departments
in reducing environmental impact. Carbon intensity per sales
revenue has improved year after year since fiscal 2000. Now,
using the Honda LCA Data System, we can clearly identify environmental
impact by department and promote the PDCA cycle for each department.
In the future, we will improve the efficiency of data collection
and the accuracy of the collected data to steadily reduce
our environmental impact. At the same time, we will introduce
the Honda LCA Data System to the efforts of overseas sites
in reducing environmental impact.
We also plan to utilize the Honda LCA Data System in the product
development domain. |
