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[1] Creation of Businesses that Reduce Environmental Loads

Resource recycling	Recycling of iron, aluminum, precious metals, used paper, wood
Renewable energy	Sales of wind power and solar power generation systems
New energy	Biodiesel fuel business
New materials	Sales of plant-derived polyethylene
Animal waste treatment	Sales of composting system for animal waste

[2] Activities to Reduce Environmental Loads in the Office

Toyota Tsusho declared its participation in the "Team Minus 6%" campaign to help Japan reach its Kyoto Protocol objectives. Efforts include encouraging summer and winter business attire, environmentally friendly driving and a program for every employee to reduce 1kg worth of household CO₂ emissions every day.
Also, as a member of Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (JFTC), we take part in a voluntary action plan to help achieve Kyoto Protocol objectives by reducing greenhouse gases.

Use of renewable energy	Installation of solar power generation system	Use of rainwater	Use for toilet drainage
Shift to low-energy building	Installation of louvers	Air conditioning management	Implement system of summer and winter business attire

Toyota Tsusho (by floor area)

Examples of Key Toyota Tsusho Initiatives Energy Electric power, Gas Scope Nagoya Head Office, Tokyo headquarters, Osaka headquarters and other 23 offices

Installation of louvers

Installation of solar power generation system

[3] Activities to Reduce Environmental Loads in Manufacturing Process in the Toyota Tsusho Group

Toyota Tsusho Group Consolidated Basis (by sales) Skylights

Examples of Key Toyota Tsusho Initiatives Reducing use of lighting Installation of skylights Stopping machines during non-operating times Reduction of power consumption during non-operating times Streamlining production Integration of production Number of Group Companies FY2007 70 FY2008 69 FY2009 66 FY2010 72

[4] Activities to Reduce Environmental Loads in Logistics (Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy/Specified Consigners)

Examples of Key Toyota Tsusho Initiatives

Modal shift	Shift from truck to rail transportation
Reduce number of truck services	Deliver parts and assemble near customer to make finished product
Efficiency of "arterial" and "venous" logistics via shared transportation	Set up drop-off points near customers, use more direct routes with shorter distance and use shared transportation
Increase loading ratio	Improve from conventional 12.4t/container to 27.45t/container for loads of steel coils

Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Steel Center

[5] Activities to Reduce Waste Generation and Recycle Resources

Toyota Tsusho

[Scope] Nagoya Head Office. Tokyo Head Office Note) Actual status of waste disposal and recycling was clarified and research on recycling rates was intensively carried out in fiscal 2010.

Compost raw waste processing machine (Nagoya headquarters)

Activities as a Member of Toyota's Production Environment Committees

Key Environmental Initiatives of Toyota Tsusho

• Encourage cool business attire in summer (June to September): Set room temperature to 28°C
• Encourage warm business attire in winter (December to March): Set room temperature to 22°C
• Participate in "Light-Down Campaign" (June 21 and July 7 in 2009)
• Hold e-learning courses on "eco-verification," etc. (April~)
• Environmental awareness month (June) (1): Distribute and display posters related to environmental awareness month throughout Toyota Tsusho and every Group company (June)
• Environmental awareness month (June) (2): Run sustainable plant tours at the Tsutsumi Plant of Toyota Motor Corporation (June 30 in 2009)
• Hold first Toyota Tsusho Group "Environmental Awards" (five companies awarded) (November 27 in 2009)

e-learning	[1] ISO 14001 (basic/regulations): Started April 2009 [2] Eco-verification (Parts 1~17): Started June 2009 [3] Biodiversity (Parts 1~5): Started December 2009 [4] Number of persons taking courses ISO 14001 (basic/regulations) Eco-verification/Biodiversity 2,050 6,490

Sustainable plant tour at the Tsutsumi Plant of Toyota Motor Corporation		Notice encouraging employees to wear cool business attire in summer inside the elevator at the Nagoya headquarters
First Environmental Awards ceremony (five companies awarded)		Notice encouraging employees to wear warm business attire in winter inside the elevator at the Nagoya headquarters

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