Results of FY2008 initiatives and targets for FY2009

Results of FY2008 initiatives and targets for FY2009

Japan Targets and Results for FY2008

We strive to reduce our environmental impact by setting—and attaining—ambitious targets for environmental conservation in every domain and every stage of the product life cycle.

Targets and Results for FY2008

Major objectives Strategies FY2008
Targets		 FY2008
Results		 Sta-
tus		 See
Product develop-
ment		 Exhaust emissions Auto-
mobiles		 Increase availability
of low-
emissions
vehicles		 Further
increase availability
of low- and
very low-emisision vehcles1		 2 additional models
(5 types) approved
Motor-
cycles		 Expand implement-
ation of fuel
injection technology		 Implement
fuel injection
on all scooters released
in Japan		 2 additional models
(5 types) approved
Power products Comply with pending regulations Further
expand compliance		 Complied
with CARB
Tier III
emissions standards
for power products
Fuel
efficiency improve-
ments		 Implement technologies for better fuel efficiency Auto-
mobiles		 Further
improve fuel efficiency		 Complied
with FY2011 Japanese fuel economy standards
in all seven categories
Motor-
cycles		 Continue improving
fuel efficiency		 Improved
fuel efficiency with low-
friction and
fuel injection models
Power
products		 Further
improve fuel efficiency		 Improved fuel efficiency for outboards through lean burn control
Develop-ment of
alternative energy products		 Automobiles Continue expansion
of product offerings
/sales		 Leased more
fuel cell
vehicles
Power products Expanded sales of ECOWILL cogeneration systems
Purcha-sing Green purchasing initiative Reduce SOCs
in suppliers’ parts
and materials		 Promote compliance
with SOC guidelines		 Elimination
of lead in
bearing
shells and bushing:
nearly
complete
Promote environmental impact management by suppliers2 Ensure that suppliers
reduce CO2 emissions		 Reduced
per-unit CO2 emissions by 13.5%
(baseline: FY2001)
Ensure that suppliers
reduce per-
unit CO2 emissions		 Ensure that suppliers
reduce per-
unit CO2 emissions by 1.0% for
specific shipments
Promote introduction
of environmental
management systems
by suppliers		 Promote ISO 14001 certification
for all
suppliers		 407 (99%) suppliers ISO14001 certified
Produc-
tion		 Green factory initiative Improve energy
efficiency		 Per-unit
energy consumption reduced
25.5% (baseline: FY1991)		 Reduced
per-unit
energy consumption
by 28.4% (baseline: FY1991)
CO2 emissions: 490,000
CO2 tons		 CO2 emissions: 479,000
CO2 tons
Zero landfill waste Maintain zero landfill waste Maintain zero landfill waste
Reduce waste
(byproducts)		 Waste
recycling rate: 99.0%
or more		 Waste
recycling rate: 99.5%
Reduce
internally incinerated waste at least 90%
(baseline: FY1999)		 Internally incinerated
waste reduced 93.1%
(baseline: FY1999)
Reduce VOC emissions VOC emissions (automobiles): 34.0 g/m2 VOC emissions (automobiles): 32.1 g/m2
Trans-
portation		 Green logistics initiative Implementation
of environmental
management systems
by transport partners		 Continued implemen-tation by
three main partners		 Continued implemen-
tation by
three main partners
Improve transportation efficiency CO2 emissions: 40,847
CO2 tons (transpor-
tation of completed automobiles)3		 CO2 emissions: 39,927
CO2 tons (transpor-
tation of completed automobiles)
Sales Green dealers initiative Auto-
mobiles		 Promote implement-
ation of
environment-
al manage-
ment at dealers		 Expand
Eco Drive program
and its promotion		 Created
safe driving instruction featuring
Eco Drive
Motor-
cycles		 Promote implement-
ation of environment-
al manage-
ment at dealers		 Dream Dealer network expansion Launched
of 13 environmen-
tally responsi-
ble Dream Dealerts
(total: 100)
Power products Promote environment-
al conserv-
ation at dealers		 Promote environmental conservation
at dealers		 Reduced CO2 emissions and monitored Environmen-
tal Registers
for power products
dealers
Recycling Improve recyclability Increase recyclability rate Auto-
mobiles		 Minimum
90% recyclability
for all newly introduced or remodeled vehicles		 Minimum
90% recyclability
for all newly introduced or remodeled vehicles
Automobiles: Maximum
1% chloride
in ASR for all newly released or redesigned models		 Automobiles: Maximum
1% chloride
in ASR for all newly released or redesigned models
Motor-
cycles		 Minimum
95% recyclability
for all newly introduced or remodeled models		 Achieved minimum recyclability
of 95%
Power
products		 Strengthen recycling
system		 Achieved minimum recyclability
of 95%
Increase parts recovery, reuse and recycling Promote
remanufacturing
and reuse		 Expand range
of vehicles
using recycled parts		 Added
8 models
of remanu-factured 4 torque converters
Technical support for proper disposal and recycling of end-of-life products Develop technologies for proper disposal and recycling of end-of-life products Auto-
mobiles		 Maintain recycling systems for automobiles Maintained recycling systems for automobiles
and motor-
cycles
Motor-
cycles		 Maintain recycling systems for motorcycles
To increase recycling, strengthen communi-cations regarding
plastic parts used		 Strengthened communi-
cations
regarding
plastic parts used Commenced recycling
tests of
waste plastic
Admini-
stration		 Green office initiative Promote integration of environmental impact management at offices CO2 emissions for 9 office buildings: 12,913 CO2 tons5 CO2 emissions
for 9 office buildings: 13,131 CO2 tons5

Reduce

landfill waste generation
for 9
office
buildings to 502 tons5

Landfill
waste generated
for 9
office buildings:
512 tons5

1 Low-emissions vehicle defined as having emissions 50% lower than FY2006 standards; very low-emissions vehicle defined as having emissions 75% lower than FY2006 emissions standards

2 32 target suppliers

3 Revised numbers reflect calculation methods in the amendment to Rationalization in Energy Use Law of Japan

4 Remanufactured parts have been assembled from reused parts

5 Total for Aoyama, Wako, Shirako, Yaesu, Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka

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