Environment

Toyota Tsusho considers its approach to the environment to be inextricably linked with its corporate philosophy of "living and prospering together with people, society and the Earth." In accordance with the Toyota Tsusho Group's Environmental Policy, all executives and employees share this understanding and perform their activities accordingly.

Toyota Tsusho Group's Environmental Policy

  1. As a responsible corporate citizen, we strive to reduce impact on the environment, conserve energy, recycle resources and eliminate environmental pollution, while placing a high priority on not disturbing the global environment in conducting business.
  2. We promote environment-related businesses, such as the efficient use of waste and the preservation of natural resources, and contribute to the realization of a recycling-oriented economy and society in collaboration with our affiliates and business partners.
  3. We comply with all environmental requirements, including environmental laws and regulations and industry guidelines.
  4. We participate in activities to reduce impact on the environment by establishing an environmental management system and continue to improve these activities through periodic review and the application of creative ideas.
  5. We enhance environmental awareness among directors and employees by providing environmental training and promoting a thorough understanding of our environmental policy.

Global Environmental Responsibility

Mikio Asano
Executive Vice President
Environmental Management
General Supervisor

As a member of the Toyota Group, which includes Toyota Motor, and as a trading company that understands manufacturing, Toyota Tsusho is involved in a number of fields.

Toyota Tsusho understands that it cannot ignore the variety of environmental problems that arise in Japan and overseas as it conducts its business. Rather, we recognize that conducting business in an environmentally conscious manner is an obligation, and that social responsibility initiatives are a major part of our mission. By fulfilling this mission, we believe that we can realize our Corporate Philosophy, namely, "Living and prospering together with people, society and the Earth, we aim to become a value-creating company that contributes to the creation of a prosperous society."

Based on this understanding, as a member of the Toyota Group and in accordance with the Toyota Tsusho Group's Environmental Policy, we aim to realize a recycling-oriented society, a low-carbon society and a society in harmony with nature. As well as pursuing initiatives to achieve these objectives, we work toward environmental preservation and the prevention of environmental pollution, in keeping with the Toyota Tsusho Environmental Management System.
We also seek to resolve environmental problems as part of our operations, through our environmental business.
In this sense, for some time we have taken part in resource recycling (such as iron, aluminum, precious metals and used paper), the sale of wind power and solar power generation systems, the biodiesel fuel business and sales of plant-derived polyethylene.
We are also cultivating business in new fields. For instance, we are participating in the manufacture and sale of lubricating oil for fuel-efficient vehicles, have created a global supply chain for bio-PET and are participating in the solar power generation business in Canada.

The new vision recently formulated by the Toyota Tsusho Group, the GLOBAL 2020 VISION, reconfigures our contributions into three fields of business: the evolution of next-generation automobiles, further improvements in living conditions and to help solve global issues. In each of these fields, we are promoting businesses that will redouble our environmental focus. As a company that recognizes its responsibility toward the global environment and sustainable business, we are working to ensure that we leave behind a bountiful global environment for future generations.

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Approach to the Environment
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