Environmental Report

The Toyota Tsusho Group recognizes the utmost importance of implementing environmental activities in order to help realize harmonious co-existence and co-prosperity with people, society and the Earth. Based on this recognition, each employee is proactively working to preserve the natural environment in line with our Environmental Policy.

Toyota Tsusho Group's Environmental Policy

  1. As a responsible corporate citizen, we work 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.

Contribution to the Global Environment

Mikio AsanoMikio Asano
Executive Vice President
Environmental Management
General Supervisor

The Toyota Tsusho Group consists of trading companies led by Toyota Tsusho. The driving force for growth as a production group is the spirit of manufacturing inherited from the Toyota Group, notably Toyota Motor Corporation. We have developed a unique business that understands manufacturing and that is differentiated from the competition. The environment is an essential component of manufacturing foundations. Our environmental initiatives help us fulfill our social responsibility by realizing (1) a recycling-oriented society, (2) a low-carbon society and (3) a society in harmony with nature while also contributing to growth for the Toyota Tsusho Group. Corporate efforts focus not only on minimizing environmental burden, such as reducing CO2 and waste, but also cultivating business activities around the world that achieve the kind of society outlined above. We recognize this as the mission of the Toyota Tsusho Group. Looking at simple examples of Group initiatives, first, to realize a recycling-oriented society, we have recycled metals (steel, aluminum, precious metals, etc.), automobiles, home appliances and different types of paper for many years. We are working to alleviate this social issue through recycling business in emerging countries such as China and recycling batteries from HV vehicles, a scarce resource, and mobile phones.
To realize a low-carbon society, we promote wind power generation business as a form of renewable energy around the world while marketing wind and solar power generation systems and solar thermal electric generation plants. We are also engaged in renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) business, recover biogas from wastewater treatment operations at starch factories and develop emission rights projects that include Clean Development Mechanisms (CDMs) in different parts of the world.
In efforts to achieve a society in harmony with nature, we work to prevent contamination and pollution by complying with all environmental laws and regulations, and conducting environmental risk management. In addition, we have just started participation in reforestation activities in Japan and overseas as well as in-house education through e-learning. The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Nagoya City in October of this year. We viewed this as an opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities as a manufacturing enterprise to realize a society in harmony with nature.
One of my biggest jobs going forward is to continue with balanced efforts concerning these three initiatives. This entails further developing each concept and repeatedly communicating our stance to all Toyota Tsusho Group employees.

Environmental Management Promotion Structure & Risk Management

  

Environmental Preservation Activities

ISO 14001 Certification at Toyota Tsusho Group Companies

    
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