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ENVIRONMENT
CHALLENGE 1
NEW VEHICLE – ZERO CO2 EMISSIONS
By 2050, we want to reduce the CO2 emissions from our vehicles by 90% compared to our 2010 levels. To achieve this, we will promote the development of new vehicles with low or zero carbon emissions, and do everything we can to increase the uptake of these vehicles.
CHALLENGE 2
LIFE CYCLE – ZERO CO2 EMISSIONS
We are working to create more environmentally friendly designs – and then analysing and refining them to ensure the lowest possible environmental impact throughout the vehicle’s entire life cycle*.
CHALLENGE 3
PLANT – ZERO CO2 EMISSIONS
To reduce carbon emissions at our manufacturing plants, we are focusing on improving the technologies we use and switching to alternative power sources. We are committed to making
our facilities more energy-efficient and adopting renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, as well as low-carbon power such as hydrogen energy.
CHALLENGE 6
ESTABLISHING A FUTURE SOCIETY
IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
To preserve and enhance our co-existence with the natural world, we are organising reforestation and tree planting, green urban schemes and other environmental initiatives, both at our
own sites and in the wider world. Our aim is to establish a society where people and nature coexist in harmony.
CHALLENGE 4
MINIMISING AND OPTIMISING WATER USAGE
To minimise water usage, we have started to collect rainwater at our manufacturing plants. We have also developed purification methods so that the water we do use can either be used again or returned safely into the local supply.
CHALLENGE 5
ESTABLISHING A RECYCLING-BASED
SOCIETY AND SYSTEMS
We’ve been working on the challenge of resource recycling for 40 years, with the result that 95% of every Toyota Mirai is now reusable and recoverable. In addition, we offer new and innovative ways of returning your vehicle when it eventually reaches ‘the end of the road’. We are pursuing full life cycle management for battery recovery & reuse and remanufacturing green parts.
* Toyota’s LCA methodology, which is applied to our passenger vehicles, was reviewed and approved by TÜV Rheinland and has been certified to comply with ISO14040/14044 standards.
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