To y o t a I n d u s t ri e s R e p ort

2011

Environmental Initiatives
An Interview with the Chief Environmental
Administrator
Global Environmental Commitment

P52−54
P55

Overview of the Fifth Environmental Action Plan

P56−57

Summary of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan

P58−59Environmental Management
Curbing Global Warming

P60
P61−62

Resource Utilization / Reduction in Environmental Risk

P63

Environmental Communication

P64

Biodiversity

P65

TOPICS

P66■Environmental Data
Business Activities and Their Environmental Impact /Trends in Environmental Performance

P67

Soil and Groundwater Pollution Countermeasures /Environmental Accounting and On-Site Verification

P68

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Looking Back on the Fourth Environmental
Action PlanQ

Kato: The Fourth Environmental Action Plan placedstrong emphasis on globalization and consolidated
management, and we extended the scope of the plan
to include both Toyota Industries and consolidated
subsidiaries in and outside Japan. We successfully
attained all the numerical targets set forth in the plan,and I believe that the activities in the past five years
have allowed us to build a global foundation to tackle
environmental issues.

Senior Managing Director

An Interview with the Chief
Environmental Administrator

Having completed the Fourth Environmental Action Plan at
the end of fiscal 2011, Toyota Industries has proceeded torenew its efforts under the new Fifth Environmental Action
Plan, starting from fiscal 2012.
Many environmental problems, including global warming,
are becoming even more serious, and companies are also
required to work even harder to counter these problems.
Amid such circumstances, we asked Masafumi Kato, Senior
Managing Director and chief environmental administrator, toreview what we have done and achieved under the Fourth
Environmental Action Plan and how Toyota Industries will
carry out environmental conservation activities through thenew plan.

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Kato: In production activities, we have implemented arange of initiatives under the belief that reduced
environmental impact directly results in lower costs.
First of all, we placed the highest priority on
reducing CO2 emissions. Over the course of five years,
society’s concerns regarding global warming haverisen significantly, making CO2 reduction essential forbusiness activities.
To fulfill our responsibility, we formed a Companywide cross-sectional committee to specifically handle
issues related to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Whilelowering CO2 emissions by means of large-scale
investments, we made Company-wide efforts to
reduce energy loss by augmenting our internal ESCO*
activities and raising awareness among employees toreduce waste. Through these activities, we achieved amarked improvement in this area.
On the product development front, we kept pacewith the general trend toward eco-conscious products.
By focusing on 3Es (energy, environmental protectionand ecological thinking) and developing unique
technologies that anticipate future needs, we
successfully created products with excellent
environmental performance.
In the automobile field, development efforts weredevoted to reducing size and weight as well as
improving the efficiency of our electric compressors,
inverters and converters, which are major componentsof electric-powered vehicles such as hybrid vehicles(HVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). We also accelerated
development of charging stands in order to contributeto the enhancement of a charging infrastructure, which

Environment-Related Issues in Society
in the Future

Q

The targets set forth in the fourthplan have been achieved. What willbe the environment-related
challenges in the future?

Kato: The growing world population is expected tohave an increasingly negative impact on the global
environment. Although the world is becoming steadily
warmer, the international community still fails to takecorrective actions and agree on the international targets
for reducing CO2 emissions other than those defined in
the Kyoto Protocol. There are concerns regarding thedepletion of natural resources, including water and rareearth metals, which are essential in manufacturing. Also,
the loss of biodiversity is increasing as a result of what
human beings have done to the natural environment.
Companies must take these issues more seriously andtake actions accordingly.

Q

What changes will this trend towarda low-carbon society entail in Toyota
Industries’ major business fields?

Kato: Looking at the current automobile industry,vehicles that use gasoline and other fossil fuels are themainstream. But the types of vehicles are diversifying,namely HVs, EVs, biofuel vehicles and fuel-cellvehicles. The markets for HVs and EVs, in particular,
are growing rapidly and are expected to lead the entire
automobile market over the medium term.
HVs and EVs have the potential to expand the roleof vehicles. For example, an EV currently operates onelectricity stored in its battery. In the future, the vehicle
may store electricity and supply it to homes andoffices. An automobile could become not only a meansof transportation but also serve as an energy base.
In the materials handling equipment field,
environmental response is also an important theme, as
evidenced by an increase in the proportion of electricpowered lift trucks. The trend toward electrification is
expected to continue.

An Interview with the Chief Environmental Administrator

An Interview with the Chief Environmental Administrator

Doing What We Can—Our
Own Approach to “CO2
Cancel” Was Born fromThat Desire

Q

What initiatives did efforts focus on
during the five-year period?

* ESCO stands for Energy Service COmpany. ESCO activities involve providing
comprehensive services related to energy conservation and supporting energy
conservation activities.

As a first step, we fully revised our Global
Environmental Commitment and clearly defined basic
policies in promoting this form of manufacturing andthe direction that our activities should follow.
The revised commitment specifies four priority
areas: a low-carbon emission society, a recycling-basedsociety, a society in harmony with nature and promotionof environmental management. The first three arenecessary to make a sustainable society a reality, while
the fourth area forms the foundation for our activities inthese three areas. Placing the highest priority on a
low-carbon society to curb global warming, we willfurther reinforce our initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions.

Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

Masafumi Kato

Fiscal 2011 was the final year of the
fourth plan (fiscal 2007 - fiscal 2011).
How do you sum up the outcome ofthis five-year program?

is vital to promoting greater use of electric-powered
vehicles. In addition, we focused on lowering
environmental impact by developing highly fuelefficient, clean diesel engines that meet fuel-efficiency
and emissions standards in Europe and other regions.
In the materials handling equipment field, wedeveloped diesel-powered internal-combustion hybrid
lift trucks with considerably lower fuel consumption
and CO2 emissions compared with conventional
diesel-powered lift trucks, thereby achieving theworld’s top-class environmental performance. Thesehybrid lift trucks have already gained high market
recognition as environment-conscious products. (Formore details, see TOPICS on page 66.)

Toyota Industries’ Response to
These Issues

Q

How should Toyota Industries
address these issues?

Kato: In line with the global trend, greater efforts will
be channeled into achieving a sustainable society. As acorporate citizen, Toyota Industries is pursuingmanufacturing that emits less CO2, uses lessresources and places importance on caring for nature.

Interviewers

Akio Yoshikane

Yoshiaki Oda

Hideki Torii

Yusuke Tsuji

Office Manager,
Environment Office,Plant Engineering &Environment Dept.

Group Manager, ProductEnvironment Group,
Environment Office,Plant Engineering &Environment Dept.

Group Manager, PlanningGroup, Environment
Office, Plant Engineering& Environment Dept.

Planning Group,
Environment Office,Plant Engineering &Environment Dept.

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Global Environmental Commitment

Q

How should Toyota Industries
contribute to a changing society?

Q

The fifth plan introduces a new
approach to “CO2 cancel.” What is
its aim?

Kato: Our CO2 reduction activities under the fourthplan focused on reducing energy consumption per unitof sales in production activities and raising the energy
efficiency of each product. With the issue of CO2
emission reductions drawing increasing publicattention, the fifth plan defines total CO2 emission
reduction targets we must achieve in our production
operations and products. At the same time, we use
this “CO2 cancel” approach to integrate theachievements made in these two areas. (For moredetails, see “Overview of the Fifth Environmental Action
Plan” on pages 56 and 57.)

Kato: We have been conducting various activities
based on the belief that the most effective way ofprotecting biodiversity is to curb global warming. Whilemaintaining this approach, we will become more directly
involved in the protection of biodiversity. Specifically, we
will undertake a wider range of initiatives such as thedevelopment of biotopes, which provide a greater living
space for plants and animals.

Q

What about human resources
development?

Kato: The fifth plan sets out challenging targets foreach action item, including the reduction of CO2
emissions. Achieving these targets requires the actual
involvement of each and every employee. The
development of capable people goes hand in handwith the development of a sustainable society.
It is true that we must develop internal experts inenvironment-related issues, but we first need to train
every employee to work in an eco-conscious way. I
believe raising the level of awareness of our workforce willtranslate into a bigger force for changing our company.
As part of this effort, as of April 2011 we launched aninternal system to give “eco points” to employees who
have undertaken environment-friendly activities. Throughthis point system, we give every employee a chance toboth think about and take action for the environment.

Global Environmental Commitment[Basic Environmental Philosophy]
We will strive for the preservation of the Environment across all of our business activities and will work todevelop, establish and promote technologies that are compatible with both the environment and economic
activity, aiming to create a rich natural environment for future generations while establishing a sustainable
society which enables the harmonious coexistence of nature with our daily lives.

[Guiding Principle]
We will continue to set challenging targets for further reduction of the environmental impact of our business
operations, while at the same time listening carefully to the voices of our customers and stakeholders andacting in compliance with the letter and spirit of laws and regulations.
We will place the following four items as the highest priority among environmental activities and proactively workon each item.
• Establishing a low-carbon emission society;
Setting the prevention of global warming as our highest priority,– We will press forward the development of products and technologies for pursuing superior energy efficiency
throughout the lifecycle of products.
– We will seek to minimize our CO2 emissions by means of reducing the energy consumption of all ourbusiness operations.
• Establishing a recycling-based society;– We will promote the effective use of resources at the developing stage of products.
– We will seek to minimize our resource consumption and to implement production activities that reduce theamount of unwanted substances.
• Reducing environmental risk and establishing a society in harmony with nature;– We will strive to use more environmentally friendly chemical substances in our products.
– We will seek to minimize environmental risks by working to develop environmentally burden free production
activities.
• Promoting environmental management (preservation of diversity, development of environmental specialists);– We will evaluate and understand how business operations impact biodiversity and take actions based on
the results.
– We will develop environmental specialists who can take the initiative, and extend environmental awarenessnot only to our employees, but also to their families and communities.
We will aim to foster greater communication and teamwork within a wide range of partnerships, including thosewith customers and suppliers, in order to promote sustainable management of the environment. In addition, theToyota Industries Group will act as an upstanding corporate citizen, taking an active part in the planning ofactivities that contribute to various regional communities as well as to our global society.
Aiming at building a sustainable society which enables
the harmonious coexistence of nature with our daily lives• Change to environmentally friendly chemicals• Minimize environmental risks• Development of products andtechnologies in pursuit of superiorenergy efficiency• Achievement of minimum energy
consumption through the innovationsin production engineering• Approach towards biodiversity• Human resources,
environmental awareness• Cooperation with global
society and local communities

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Global Environmental Commitment

An Interview with the Chief Environmental Administrator

Key Points of the Fifth PlanQ

How do you perceive Toyota
Industries’ initiatives to protect
biodiversity?

Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

Kato: Growth of the electric-powered vehicle market
presents a great opportunity to expand our business inthat we develop motors, inverters and othercomponents that support the evolution of such vehicles.
We will contribute to the advancement of electricpowered vehicles in the form of improved fuel andelectricity efficiencies by reducing size and weight aswell as improving the efficiency of our existing products.
Innovation in vehicle-related technologies anddevelopment of a charging infrastructure play
important roles in promoting the electrification ofvehicles. Although we have been working on thedevelopment of charging stands, we are now
extending the scope of our R&D to provide valueadded products compatible with social needs.
Capitalizing on technologies and know-how
cultivated in the existing business domains, we intend toenter into such fields as energy generation and energy
storage, and create products that will benefit society.
We are committed to offering clean, safe andsuperior products in each of our business fields while
continuing to develop products for the growing
electric-powered vehicle market.

Under the banner of “CO2 cancel,” we will sharethe common goal throughout Toyota Industries, raise
employee awareness and make Company-wide efforts
to reduce CO2 emissions.

action guideline, to be shared and implemented
throughout the Toyota Industries Group.
We fully revised the Global Environmental
Commitment to clearly show our Group-wide
determination to contribute to the realization of asustainable society.

As one tenet under our Basic Philosophy, Toyota
Industries works to contribute to regional living
conditions and social prosperity and also strives tooffer products and services that are clean, safe and ofhigh quality. Accordingly, we established the Global
Environmental Commitment, a specific environmental

Environmental risk
reduction
Society in harmony
with nature
Low-carbon
emission society• Effective use of resources at thedeveloping stage of products• Improvement of productivity interms of resources usage

Recycling-basedsocietyFebruary 15, 2011

Environmental Management

Toyota Industries Corporation

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Overview of the Fifth Environmental Action Plan
3. Reducing Environmental Risk and Establishing a Society in Harmony with Nature

Working toward “CO2 Cancel”

With an eye to achieving a sustainable society thatprovides a prosperous life in harmony with the naturalenvironment, we have devised the Fifth Environmental
Action Plan for the period from fiscal 2012 to fiscal
2016. Among important environmental issues drawing
increasing public attention, the Toyota Industries Group

Segments

has specified four key areas on which to concentrate
our efforts: 1) establishing a low-carbon emission
society; 2) establishing a recycling-based society;3) reducing environmental risk and establishing asociety in harmony with nature; and 4) promoting
environmental management.

Action Policies
Reduce exhaust emissions toimprove air quality in urban areas
in all countries and regions

Products

Manage chemical substances
contained in products
Further reduce emissions of
substances of concern

Production Minimize environmental risks

FY2013 Targets

Specific Actions

Subject

Scope•Develop engines that meet future regulations•Investigate chemical substances contained in products andmanage switching over of SVHC*6 and other substances ofconcern to other substances•Reduce emissions of substances of concern mainly frompainting processes– Review painting conditions

Control Items

Base Year (FY)

Targets–

24 (g/m2)

Base Year (FY)

Targets*2

VOC*7 emission

Nonconsolidated(automobile
body)•Firmly establish the use of a preliminary review system– Incorporate measures to reduce environmental impacts inthe business planning stage•Reduce risks related to wastewater•Enhance risk communication with relevant organizations andlocal residents

Emissionvolume per unitof sales*8

1. Establishing a Low-Carbon Emission Society
Segments

Action Policies

Specific Actions

FY2013 Targets
Subject

Scope

Control Items

Base Year (FY)

Targets

Products

In the Automobile, Materials
Handling Equipment and Textile
Machinery businesses, develop
technologies and products thatwill contribute to reduction of
CO2 emissions

Segments<Automobile Business>•Develop technologies that respond to electrification ofvehicles•Improve energy efficiency of car air conditioners•Develop technologies to enable weight reduction*2

Logistics

General•Develop new technologies to contribute to energy saving of
automobiles<CFCs>•Look for alternative materials
Promoting measures to curb
global warming•Promote horizontal deployment of technologies to curb
global warming•Reinforce and expand ESCO*5 activities

Reduce CO2 emissions throughgreen logistics•Promote modal shift•Reduce the number of transportation vehicles by promoting
mixed transport among business divisions

Nonconsolidated

Total emissions

1991

1.15

GlobalCO2 emissions•Energy-derived
CO2•5 gases*3•CO2 fromlogistics

Nonconsolidated

Products

Action Policies

Specific Actions

Consolidated*4
subsidiaries Eco-efficiency
in Japan

Nonconsolidated

2006

1.02

1.05

Total emissions

1991

Minus 15%

Eco-efficiency

2007

1.06

Scope

Base Year (FY)

Targets

Control Items<Resources>•Reduce the volume of discarded materials by taking action
at the source, such as improving yields and other measures•Promote internal reuse

Packagingmaterial volume

Nonconsolidated

Waste
generation
volumeNonconsolidated
Consolidated
subsidiaries

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Augment and promoteconsolidated environmental
management•Build a global environmental management system andpromote related activities to:– Comply with environment-related laws and reduce
environmental risks in each country– Achieve the highest-level performance in each country

Enhance and promote
environmental education andenlightenment activities•Develop environmental specialists to lead internal
environment-related activities•Plan and promote enlightenment activities that can also be
undertaken at home

Improve eco-conscious brand
image•Reinforce environmental activities according to the contents
and results of Survey of Environmental Oriented Management
Index to pursue higher brand image

Augment activities related toprotection of biodiversity•Identify the impact of business activities on biodiversity andreinforce initiatives by defining specific goals

Promote sustainable plant
activities•Build a plant environment in harmony with nature bypromoting energy reduction and energy conservation throughinnovative production engineering, by reducing energy loss
and by using renewable energy and other means*8*1: Target products Toyota Industries develops and produces. The CO2 reduction volume is calculated based on the method Toyota Industries determined using FY2011 levels
as the baseline.
*2: Details undisclosed due to confidential information and other reasons*3: Greenhouse gases other than CO2, including methane (CH4), dinitrogen monoxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)*4: Eco-efficiency = Production efficiency in subject year / Production efficiency in base year
Production efficiency = Production indicator (Net sales or production volume, etc.) / Environmental impact of production activities*5: Short for Energy Service COmpany, ESCO provides comprehensive services related to energy savings and supports energy-efficient activities.
*6: Substances of Very High Concern*7: Volatile Organic Compounds*8: Specific targets are set separately and progresses are disclosed via the Company Website or Toyota Industries Report and other media.

“CO2 Cancel”*2

Eco-efficiency

2007

In Japan

Production Enhance resource productivity

Control Items•Further reduce CO2 emitted from production activities inplants•Reduce CO2 emissions by achieving improved efficiency innewly developed products

FY2013 Targets
Subject

Implement initiatives to promote•Reduce use of resources through standardization,
3R (reduce, reuse and recycle)
modularization and reduction of parts
design for effective resource•Reduce use of resources through weight and size reductions
utilization<Packaging materials>•Reduce use of timber-derived packaging materials

Scope

1.32

Overseassubsidiaries
CO2 from
logistics

Minus 10%
(FY09-13 average)

2. Establishing a Recycling-Based Society
Segments

Subject

Overview of the Fifth Environmental Action Plan

Overview of the Fifth Environmental Action Plan

Production

Promote energy reductionand energy conservation
through innovative productionengineering

FY2013 Targets

Specific Actions

Aim to cancel out CO2 emissions of Toyota Industries throughthese two activities<Materials Handling Equipment Business>•Improve fuel efficiency of internal-combustion lift trucks•Reduce energy loss in electric-powered lift trucks andimprove energy efficiency of components<Energy-derived CO2 emissions>•Promote visualization of energy loss
•Further promote Company-wide reduction activities andaccelerate thorough, horizontal deployment•Develop innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions

Action Policies

Reinforce CO2 reduction
activities for “CO2 cancel”<Textile Machinery Business>•Reduce electricity consumption by reducing air consumption•Reduce electricity consumption by lowering windage loss
load
Develop energy conservation
technologies in R&D field

4. Promoting Environmental Management
Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

Reduce CO2 emissions by 10%*1 from major products to be developed during the period
covered by the fifth plan

1.06

1.13

Eco-efficiency

2006

1.12

1.16

“CO2 cancel” means to offset CO2
emissions from production activities atplants by reducing CO2 emissions via
improved product efficiency and othermeans. We have set this approach as a
new environmental target starting fromthe Fifth Environmental Action Plan.

CO2 emissions from production activities“CO2 cancel”

Reduction of CO2 emissions via improved product efficiency

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Summary of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
warming, resource utilization, reducing environmental
risk factors and consolidated management. As a resultof concerted efforts, we successfully achieved alldesignated targets.

In the Fourth Environmental Action Plan (from fiscal
2007 to fiscal 2011), Toyota Industries laid out specificaction items and numerical targets of the entire Toyota
Industries Group in four key areas: curbing global

Items

Segments

Specific Actions

Automobile-related
products: Promote
the development oftechnologies that
achieve the best fuelefficiency performancein each country andregion•Develop technologies to reduce vehicle
weight•Develop engines to meet fuel efficiency
targets set during the product planning
stage•Develop high-efficiency car airconditioning compressors

Targets
Control Items
Level

Non-automobile-related •Develop technologies to improve theproducts: Promoteenergy efficiency of lift trucks
the development of•Develop industry-leading, energy-saving
technologies thattechnologies for textile machinery
achieve the best energy •Improve the energy efficiency of industrial
efficiency in the industry engines●•Improved fuel efficiency for new lift trucks•Developed diesel-powered hybrid lift trucks that halve fuelconsumption•Reduced air consumption of air-jet looms•Reduced electricity consumption of high-speed ring spinning
frames•Improved heat efficiency of engines for gas heat pumps●•Serialized electric compressors•Made DC-DC converters for hybrid vehicles more compact
and lighter weight•Made onboard AC inverters more compact•Developed ordinary charging stands•Developed air compressors and hydrogen pumps for fuel-cellvehicles<Energy-derived CO2 emissions>•Streamline production processes•Optimize supplied energy•Promote introduction of alternative energy
sources•Implemented LCA for major products of all business divisions•Developed high-efficiency variable-displacement compressors•Developed compressors featuring new refrigerant compliant
with European environmental regulations

Emissionvolumeper unit ofsales<CFCs>•Review production process•Look for alternative materials
Promote initiatives
worldwide to curb
global warming•Conduct energy diagnoses forconsolidated subsidiaries•Promote widespread use of technologies
that curb global warming•Promote modal shift
Reduce CO2 emissions •Devise green logistics guidelines andthrough green logistics
strengthen cooperation with business
partners

Products

Further promote theuse of designs that are
based on the Designs
for Recycling concept

Resource Utilization

Enhance resource
productivity
Raw
Materials•Steadily improve recyclability by firmly
establishing recyclability assessments for
all products•Develop products that are easy todismantle and recycle<Resources>•Reduce the volume of discarded materials
by taking action at the source, such as
improving yields and other measures•Promote internal reuse<Non-consolidated>
52% reduction vs FY1991●<Consolidated>
10% reduction vsFY2004<Consolidated>
15% reduction vs FY2004●<Nonconsolidated>
30% improvement
vs FY1991<Non-consolidated>
52% improvement vs FY1991●<Consolidated>
10% improvement
vs FY2004(Except CO2 fromlogistics)<Packaging materials>•Reduce use of timber-derived packaging
materials<Nonconsolidated>
5% improvement
vs FY2004<Nonconsolidated>
50% reduction vsFY2004

Reduce use ofgroundwater•Promote recycling of wastewater•Reduce use of water

Groundwateruse (total
amount)Reduce total
environmental impactsof waste disposal•Eliminate landfill disposal at all
consolidated companies•Establish measures to evaluate
environmental impact of waste disposal<Consolidated>
Less than 1% vs
FY1999Landfill volume(Applies to
production sites inJapan)

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<Consolidated>
18% improvement vs FY2004(Except CO2 from logistics)•Implemented recyclability assessments for major products•Created recycle design guidelines•Developed recycling technologies within plastic glazing
window manufacturing processes<Non-consolidated>
25% improvement vs FY2004

Promote stricter
control of and further
reduction in the use of
substances of concern•Eliminate use worldwide of the four
substances of concern (lead, mercury,cadmium and hexavalent chromium)(some parts are exempted)•Increase the number of substances ofconcern that are subject to controls

Reduce exhaustemissions to improve
air quality in urban
areas in all countries
and regions•Develop high-efficiency clean diesel
engines•Introduce top-performing, low-emissions
lift trucks

Further reduce
emissions of
substances of concern●<Non-consolidated>
73% reduction vs FY2004●<Consolidated>
0.2% vs FY1999(Applies to production sites in Japan)●

Targets
Control Items
Level•Reduce emissions of air pollutants,
including VOC*4−Expand use of water-soluble andpowdered coatings−Introduce VOC removal equipment•Reduce emissions of water contaminants

Results/Achievements

Assessment•Discontinued use of four substances of concern, excluding
those exempted•Devised operational rules for management systems for
substances of concern check sheet•Established chemical substances management system•Complied with gas emissions regulations for lift trucks●<Nonconsolidated>
10% reduction vsFY2004<Non-consolidated>
52% reduction vs FY2004●<Consolidated>
5% reduction vsFY2004(Applies to
production sites inJapan)<Consolidated>
51% reduction vs FY2004(Applies to production sites in Japan)●*1<Business partners>•Further promote Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing (EPP)−Improve environmental performanceby supporting the establishment
and promotion of environmental
management systems (EMS)−Enhance management of substances ofconcern
General●●Specific Actions•Establish environmental risk assessment
systems at the planning stage (incorporate
measures to reduce environmental
impacts in the business planning stage)
Minimize environmental •Ensure appropriate management ofrisks
chemical substances in accordance withsocial conditions•Enhance risk communication withstakeholders such as related organizations Environmental
Production
impactand local residents●<Nonconsolidated>
35% reduction vs
FY1991*1

Ecoefficiency●

Social Contribution

Logistics

Ecoefficiency

Action Policies

General<Group companies>
Strengthen cooperation •Promote consolidated environmental
with business partners
management by enhancing mutualcommunication−Thorough environmental compliance (allcompanies)−Establish EMS (sales and service
companies)−Introduce EPP and environmental
accounting (production companies)−Improve environmental performanceand enhance external environmental
communication (production companies)

Fulfill responsibilities
as a corporate citizen
through two-way
communication andsocial contribution
activities•Issued and distributed 4th edition of EPP guidelines•Supported establishment of environmental management
system for business partners•Implemented SOC*6 monitoring•Established Environmentally Friendly Product Certification
System●•Held regular meetings for business partners in Japan•Implemented compliance audits

●

●

●

Summary of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan

•Steadily reduce lifecycle environmental
impact through implementation of LCA*3
for all products•Develop products with high eco-efficiency•Develop car air-conditioning compressorsthat use refrigerants with low global
warming potential

Segments

Products

Consolidated Management

Summary of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan

Promote energy
reduction and energy
conservation throughinnovative production
Production engineering

58•Developed plastic glazing featuring half the weight of glass•Developed lighter upper automobile body consigned by
Toyota Motor Corporation•Developed impact-absorption CFRP*2 crush box•Improved fuel efficiency of diesel engines•Developed high-efficiency variable-displacement compressors•Commenced development of next-generation variabledisplacement compressor

Items

Environmental Initiatives

Reduce greenhousegases throughout
products’ lifecycles

Waste

Assessment(Unannounced quantitative targets)
Promote the•Further improve the performance ofdevelopment of devices devices for hybrid vehicles
for clean energy•Develop devices for the next generation ofvehiclesfuel-cell vehicles

Curbing Global Warming

Environmental Initiatives

Products*1

Results/Achievements

Reducing Environmental Risk Factors

Action Policies*5•Actively disclose environmental
information−Provide environmental information
concerning products−Enhance Social & Environmental Report*5•Reported details of yearly activities through Toyota Industries
Report•Integrated annual report and social and environmental report•Communicated opinions of chief environmental administrator
to specify environmental visions and directions•Promote social contribution activities that
contribute to preservation of biodiversity•Implement environmental education
for local residents and communication
activities with local communities*5•Engaged in tree thinning at Kaisho-no-Mori•Participated in Present from the Forest Program promoted byenvironmental NGO Friends of the Earth Japan•Dispatched staff for environmental classes (elementary
schools in Nagoya)*1: Details undisclosed due to confidential information and other reasons*2: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics*3: Life Cycle Assessment*4: Volatile Organic Compounds*5: Specific targets are set by year and disclosed via Toyota Industries Report and other media.
*6: Substances of Concern

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Curbing Global Warming

Status of Our Environmental
Management System

Approach to Environmental Education

Based on the belief that manufacturing starts withnurturing excellent personnel, Toyota Industries
regards human resources development as one of its
most important management tasks and actively carries
out environmental education and enlightenment
activities for employees.
Toyota Industries has clarified the environment-related
knowledge and skills required for each job category andrank, and accordingly, built an environmental education
program. Specifically, we offer rank-based environmental
education, introductory courses for environmental
management and environmental audits as well as
environmental product education.
Based on the latest environmental trends andeffectiveness of education, we will review ourenvironmental education programs and continue topromote the development of capable human resources.

■ Environmental Management Structure

Responsible internal auditor

Environmental Audits

Executive
vice president

s4EAM LEADER
sSupervising auditors
s!UDITORSSpecialized committees

Production Environment Subcommittee

Secretariat

Company-Wide CO2Emission Reduction Conference

Divisions
Materials Handling Equipment
VehicleEngineCompressor
Electronics
Logistics
Textile Machinery

Division-Based
Promotion Committees

Environmental Conservation Organization by manufacturing plants

Environmental Risk Reduction Subcommittees(environmental risk management overseen by plant managers)(respective plants)■ Scope of Group-Wide Environmental ManagementJapan(As of March 31, 2011)
Non-production
companies
Japan: 25
Outside Japan: 92■Production companies: 5
BT Products AB (Sweden)
Toyota Industrial Equipment, S.A. (France)
CESAB Carrelli Elevatori S.p.A. (Italy)
L.T.E. Lift Truck Equipment S.p.A. (Italy)
TD Deutsche Klimakompressor GmbH (Germany)■Production companies: 9
Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (U.S.A.)The Raymond Corporation (U.S.A.)
Raymond-Muscatine Inc. (U.S.A.)
North Vernon Industry Corp. (U.S.A.)
Indiana Hydraulic Equipment, Corp. (U.S.A.)
Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc. (U.S.A.)TD Automotive Compressor Georgia, LLC (U.S.A.)
Cullman Casting Corporation (U.S.A.)
Lift-Rite Inc. (Canada)

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Asia
■Production companies: 5
TD Automotive Compressor Kunshan Co., Ltd. (China)
Toyota Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (China)
Toyota Industry Automotive Parts (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (China)
Kirloskar Toyoda Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd. (India)
Zhejiang Aichi Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd. (China)

Aichi Corporation (Saitama)
TIBC Corporation (Aichi)
Altex Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka)
IZUMI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD. (Aichi)
Iwama Loom Works, Ltd. (Aichi)
Tokaiseiki Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka)
Tokyu Co., Ltd. (Aichi)
Nagao Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Aichi)
Miduho Industry Co., Ltd. (Aichi)
Nishina Industrial Co., Ltd. (Nagano)
HANDA Casting Company (Aichi)
Unica Co., Ltd. (Aichi)
Hara Corporation (Gifu)
Mino Tokyu Co., Ltd. (Gifu)

Focusing on inefficient use of fixed energy*, which isnecessary regardless of production volume, Toyota
Industries has launched an energy just-in-time (JIT)
project.
Under this project, we undertook various activities
to achieve a 1,000-ton reduction in our total CO2

Main Activities■ Develop “Energy JIT Guidelines” that guidethe actions of each employee■ Conduct a survey on energy loss when
production equipment is not operating■ Turn power off when not needed byattaching a sticker to turn off equipment
when not in use■ Concept of Fixed Energy and Variable Energy
Variable energy
Consumed only during
operation; proportional toproduction volume

Fixed energy
Consumed constantly
regardless of
production volume

0

8

12

17

23 (hrs)

Sticker to turn off equipment when not in use

emissions in fiscal 2011. By using energy whenneeded and just as much as needed, we successfully
reduced the total CO2 emissions by 3,091 tons andenergy costs by ¥93 million.
We will continue with efforts to identify and totallyeliminate unnecessary energy use.
* Energy constantly consumed regardless of production volume

Energy consumption per day

North America■Non-consolidated: 10 plants■Production companies: 14

EuropeReducing CO2 Emissions
through Energy JIT Activities

Energy consumption per day

Toyota Industries implements annual internal
environmental audits as well as external audits carriedout by an independent third-party institute.
The external audit conducted in fiscal 2011
revealed three minor non-conformances. We are
implementing measures to correct them and making
efforts for improvement.
As for internal audits, we encourage personnel inmanagerial positions to participate in our internal
auditor education program in order to improve thequality of these audits and upgrade day-to-day
operations in each department.

Product Technology Subcommittee

Chief environmental administrator

Head Office
Corporate Planning
R&D
Purchasing
1UALITY !SSURANCE
Human Resources'ENERAL !DMINISTRATION

Production

RX240 series high-speed ring
spinning frame

Curbing Global Warming

Environmental Management

Internal audit

A pneumatic suction cleaning device in a ring spinning
frame removes cotton fluffs and threads broken in thespinning process to prevent adverse effects on otherremaining threads. For this reason, the device provides
continuous suction throughout the spinning
process, and it uses as much as about
15% of the total electricity consumption of
one spinning frame.
In fiscal 2011, we introduced an inverterintegrated suction motor designed to control the
motor rotational speed. The speed is kept low during
normal operation and increased to provide therequired suction power when thread breakage is
detected by a suction pressure sensor. This reduces
electricity consumption of the device alone byapproximately 35% and that of the entire frame byabout 5%.

Environmental Committee

President

Reducing Electricity
Consumption of Ring
Spinning Frames

Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

Toyota Industries has positioned environmental
response as one of its most crucial management issues.
To more vigorously undertake environmental response
efforts, Toyota Industries reorganized its environmental
management system (EMS) previously operated
independently at respective plants and adopted aCompany-wide integrated EMS since fiscal 2009, withthe president at the top. The adoption of this EMS has
enabled us to quickly reflect the decisions made bymanagement into our business operations.
To maximize the benefit of the integrated EMS, we
initiated the Company-wide Regulations Integration
Project in fiscal 2011 to consolidate documents that havebeen developed separately by each business division.
We will continue to work on this elimination andconsolidation process and streamline and improve theefficiency of our EMS.

Products

0

8

12

17

23 (hrs)61

Resource Utilization

Production

Reducing CO2 Emissions by
Improving Melting andHolding Processes of
Aluminum Die Casting

Production

New Eco-Conscious
Painting Line Installed at a
Swedish Consolidated
Subsidiary

BT Products AB (BTP), a materials handling equipment
manufacturing subsidiary in Sweden, started operationof a new environmentally designed painting line in
November 2009.
This new painting line heats wash water by utilizing
residual heat from the public district heating system,
which generates heat by incinerating biomass. As aresult, BTP has cut down its energy
consumption and reduced its annual CO2
emissions by 322 tons.

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An onboard charger is an electric power converter thatconverts AC voltage used in households into DC voltage
to recharge the high-voltage batteries of plug-in hybrid
vehicles (PHVs). As compared with the onboard charger
fitted in the PHV launched by Toyota Motor Corporationin fiscal 2010, the number of components of the new
charger developed during fiscal 2011 is approximately
40% less. Together with its easier-to-dismantle structure,
it offers higher recycling efficiency, thereby contributing tomore effective resource utilization.

Production

New Wastewater Treatment
Equipment Installed in BTP’s
Painting LineBTP introduced wastewater treatment equipment infiscal 2010 to process wastewater generated by all of
its painting lines. Wastewater from the washing system
is treated and reused within the company. As a result,
the total amount of plant wastewater generated has
been reduced by 133 cubic meters.

Reduction in Environmental Risk

TOPICS

Award Program to Recognize
Environmental Improvement Initiatives
In fiscal 2011, Toyota Industries established aninternal award program to recognize excellent
environmental improvement activities undertaken
in production. The program’s purposes are toshare best practices and raise the level ofenvironment-related activities throughout theCompany. In the first year, we received a total of
18 applications from business divisions, withsome focusing on cutting energy consumption
and others on reducing waste and other aspects.
After a review, four projects were selected toreceive either a “Best Practice Award” or“Excellent Practice Award.”
We will refine this award program to promote
the generation of excellent ideas. We also have aplan to encourage those best-practice projects toapply for external environmental awards.

Products

Chemical SubstanceManagement

Toyota Industries uses a chemical substancemanagement system to accumulate data on materials
used and chemical substances contained in all of its
products. This system is also used to check if products
contain any chemical substances subject to control when
new regulations come into effect in a country or region.
As of fiscal 2011, we started reviewing the enormous
amount of data accumulated to date by checking theaccuracy of information concerning types and amountsof substances contained in our products and applicabilityof new regulations, and worked to improve data quality.
This allows us to quickly and precisely identify the impactof any new regulations on our businesses.

Production

On-site assessment

BTP’s painting line

New Onboard Charger for
PHVs with Improved
Recyclability

Status of Compliance withEnvironmental Laws

In fiscal 2011, there were three instances, including
effluents from the plant exceeding standard values, atrespective subsidiaries within the Toyota Industries
Group. These incidents have been reported to theauthorities concerned, and corrective measures havealready been completed by each of these subsidiaries.
Subsequent confirmations have also been made toensure that there are no recurrences.
We will step up our efforts to prevent environmental
risks by sharing information on environment-related
incidents throughout the Toyota Industries Group,
including their causes and countermeasures taken. We

will also continue to augment Group-wide efforts tominimize environmental impact by conducting
contingency training for emergency situations andother proactive measures.

Production

Resource Utilization / Reduction in Environmental Risk

Curbing Global Warming*1: Blocks of refined aluminum*2: Scrap metal generated from the casting process and recovered for recycling*3: A machine used to inject molten metal into a die cast

Nishina Industrial, a consolidated subsidiary in Japan
engaged in production of hydraulic control devices forconstruction machinery and industrial vehicles,
improved facilities to reduce standby energy
consumed by a machining line for control valves
for lift trucks.
As a result, since January 2011 Nishina Industrial
has been able to monitor the operating status ofproduction equipment and automatically stop or
resume operations of oil mist collectors, pipe
conveyors and other equipment. Nishina Industrial
expects to reduce its annual CO2 emissions by about
9 tons.

Products

Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

Since fiscal 2004, Toyota Industries’ Compressor Division
has been working to reduce CO2 emitted from themelting and holding processes of aluminum die casting.
Previously, aluminum ingots*1 purchased frommanufacturers and return scrap*2 generated from thecasting process were melted individually in a melting
furnace within each die casting machine*3. In fiscal 2004,
we started purchasing hot metal (molten aluminum) andat the same time shifted the melting operation done ateach machine to a single central furnace. These efforts
have led to a decrease in CO2 emissions of about 10,000
tons in the six-year period up to fiscal 2009.
In fiscal 2010, the production engineering andmanufacturing departments jointly developed a smallersize molten metal holding furnace based on a proprietaryconcept. This new furnace releases less heat, thereby
reducing electricity consumption by about 70%.
By the end of fiscal 2011, we installed 15 units of thishighly efficient, compact furnace and reduced annual
CO2 emissions by 1,350 tons.
We will carry on improvement activities to pursue
even higher energy efficiency.

Production

Nishina Industrial Co., Ltd.
Successfully Reducing
Standby Energy
Consumption

Plant-Wide Efforts to
Reduce Risks Related toWastewater

Under our policy of minimizing environmental risks,
Toyota Industries undertakes activities to prevent plant
wastewater from being directly released into thesurrounding environment. In addition to the individual
risk-reducing measures taken at each process thatgenerates high drainage load and at the final stage of
wastewater treatment, we are promoting optimum
solutions for plants as a whole.
In fiscal 2010, we conducted on-site inspections of
the drain systems of all plants to check the possibilityof wastewater being released into the surrounding
environment and to visualize the overall wastewaterrelated risks at each plant. Based on the results, wedeveloped guidelines in fiscal 2011, which provide a
set of standard procedures for countering wastewater
risks, and drew up
specific measures
to be implemented
by each plant. We
will continuously
promote thesemeasures fromfiscal 2012
onwards.
Examination of drain system

63Biodiversity

Environmental Communication
Holding an Environmental Seminar for
Customers

Lecture on Environmental Issues

Mr. Manabu Akaike during lecture

At the seminar

Lecture organizer

Hirofumi Sato
Environment Office, Plant
Engineering & Environment Dept.

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After the lecture, we received many
comments from participants. Among thesewere that “finding diverse values would
serve to create coexistence with natureand further forge a connection withbiodiversity” and “generating better ideas
from various viewpoints would teach us
valuable lessons in our future endeavor for
improvements.” We will continue toorganize environmental lectures to heighten
employees' respect for the environment
and endeavor to raise the environmental
awareness of each and every employee.

Reception area of “Ecocoro Workshop”* An autonomous Company-wide organization consisting of approximately 1,700
young leaders at manufacturing sites, the organization carries out cleanup andother community activities, promotes interchanges for self-development andholds recreational activities to deepen interaction among members.

Biodiversity

Environmental Communication

Toyota Industries organizes an environmental lecture
every year for raising the environmental awareness of
our employees.
In fiscal 2011, to coincide with the 10th
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (COP 10) held in Nagoya City, Aichi
Prefecture, we invited Mr. Manabu Akaike, a memberof the Biodiversity Public Relations and Planning
Committee of the Ministry of the Environment, to give alecture on how manufacturers should address
biodiversity-related issues.
Mr. Akaike pointed out that the keyword for the
21st century is “comfort,” and future manufacturing
should incorporate the comfort we feel in natural
surroundings.
Through the lecture, we realized that protecting
biodiversity entails not only planting trees andconserving wildlife but also carrying out manufacturingthat makes the best use of nature and coexists withnature.

Since fiscal 2010, Toyota Industries has been carryingout tree thinning at Kaisho-no-Mori (Kaisho Forest) in
Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, under the “TICO Ecocoro
Tree Thinning Activity to Cultivate the Spirit of Ecology”
project primarily conducted by members of the Toyota
Industries Team Leader Association*.
In fiscal 2011, we held the “Ecocoro Workshop,” awoodworking workshop using wood thinned from theforest. About 150 children participated and madepencil holders, photo frames and coasters. At theevent venue, a panel exhibition explaining the roles offorests and the necessity of pruning and thinning inforests in an easy-to-understand manner allowed
children, who will forge the future of our planet, to learn
the importance of forest conservation.
We will carry on and enhance such activities to give
people a chance to get in touch with nature andbecome more aware of the importance of protecting
the natural environment.

Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

In fiscal 2011, Toyota Material Handling Japan started
providing an environmental seminar for customers at
the Takahama Plant.
This seminar presents various environmental
initiatives undertaken by Toyota Industries and thosespecifically by the Takahama Plant. The seminar also
includes a session to exchange opinions to enhance
the level of environmental activities conducted by our
corporate customers.
The seminar in fiscal 2011 was well received byparticipants, who showed an interest in our humanresources development through the environmental
dojo and found the contents very useful in launching
their own activities.
We plan to enhance and hold the seminar program
more frequently, with the aim of fostering a better
understanding of our environmental initiatives among
our customers.

Holding Workshop Using Wood Thinned
from Forests

At the workshop

Participating in COP 10 Side Events

COP 10 held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010 drewsome 13,000 people from 179 participating countries.
Toyota Industries took part in side events todemonstrate our approach to protecting biodiversity. In
one event organized by the Chubu Economic
Federation, we distributed brochures and organized aposter exhibition to illustrate our environmental
initiatives, including tree thinning and environmental
education for school children.
We will push ahead with initiatives to help protect
biodiversity and convey information on activities to ourstakeholders in an easy-to-understand way.

Posters promoting Toyota Industries’
environmental activities

65Environmental Data

TOPICS

Business Activities and Their Environmental Impact
Environmental Impact
Flow

INPUT

Progress of Environmentally Friendly
Product Certification System

2007

Production

464,957t■ Water [consolidated]
Water consumption

4,124km3

Transportation/
Sales■ Chemical Substances [Japan consolidated]
Emissions/transfers of PRTR law
designated substances
467t■ Waste [Japan consolidated]
Waste generation
91,599t

Usage■ Into Waterways [Japan consolidated]
Water pollutants
30t
Discharge of treated wastewater 2,395km3■ Chemical Substances [Japan consolidated]
PRTR law*2 designated substances 1,318t*2: Short for Pollutant Release and Transfer
Register, the PRTR law is a scheme whereby
businesses measure the release and transfer
of PRTR-designated pollutants and reporttheir performance to the government. The
government then compiles this data andreleases it to the public.

Recovery/
Recycling

Trends in Environmental Performancesavings, high efficiency and high torqueToyota Industries’ principal environmental performance trends are as follows.

2008

2009

2010

2011

Energy-Derived CO2 Emissions and Eco-Efficiency
Non-consolidated

Super

Super

Rack Sorter
P automatedstorage andretrievalsystemSubsidiaries in Japan

Eco-efficiency (non-consolidated)
Eco-efficiency (consolidated)
Target (non-consolidated)
Target (consolidated)

Certified products

100W AC inverter

GENEO-HYBRID dieselpowered internal-combustion
hybrid lift truck

RX240 series high-speed
ring spinning frame

800
600
400
200
0
Good

Super

Shovel loader

Totalemissions(kt)

BT Lifter

1.00

Total Water Consumption

Overseas subsidiaries

GroundwaterIndustrial water

Fourth Environmental Action Plan targets (Eco-efficiency)
Non-consolidated: 30% improvement over FY1991 levels
Consolidated: 10% improvement over FY2004 levels

1.56
1.40

1.36

GENEO internalcombustion lift truck

Procurement*1: Terajoule is a unit used to measure heat.
1TJ = 1012 joules■ Raw Materials [consolidated]
Raw materials consumption■ Into the Air [consolidated]
CO2
626,378t-CO2
Greenhouse gases other than CO22,932t-CO2
CO2 from logistics
22,416t-CO2
SOx (Sulfur oxides)
704kg
NOx (Nitrogen oxides)
168t
VOC (Volatile organic compounds) 1,691t* A motor with a magnet embedded inside its rotor, offering improved energy■ Environmentally Friendly Certified Products
Fiscalyear

9,574TJ*1
847,424MWh
87,334km3N
2,246t
5,452kl
6,839t850t

Business Activities and Their Environmental Impact / Trends in Environmental Performance

TOPICSan interior permanent magnet
motor* as its drive motor.
We have been also upgrading
Eco label
this certification system in aneffort to accelerate development ofenvironment-friendly products.
In fiscal 2009, we extended thescope of certification to include products of Toyota
Industries Group companies. As a result, BT Lifter, a
hand pallet truck developed by BTP, obtained
certification in April 2009.
In fiscal 2011, we newly established the Super
Environmentally Friendly Product Certification System.
In addition to the conventional certification criteria, the
new system places particular emphasis on the“Curbing Global Warming Factor.” If a product has a
1.5 times higher figure than the base product, it iscertified as super environmentally friendly andexpected to make significant contributions to curbing
global warming. Certification under the new system isalso performed on previously certified products.
We will continue to seek improvements in terms ofboth product development and certification systems
to create even more eco-conscious products.

R&D/Design■ Energy [consolidated]
Total consumption
Electricity
City gas
LPG
Petroleum products
Coal products
LNG

Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

Toyota Industries has been proactively promoting
development and design of eco-conscious products.
In doing so, in fiscal 2007 we launched theEnvironmentally Friendly Product Certification System
to certify products with outstanding environmental
performance. This system consists of an“environmental factor evaluation,” which determines anumerical improvement in environmental efficiency of a
newly developed product compared with the baseproduct (a product used as a standard forcomparison), and a “development process evaluation,”
which reviews the environment-friendliness ofdevelopment processes. In fiscal 2008, ourcertification system won the Chairman’s Prize in the
Eco-Efficiency Award sponsored by the Japan
Environmental Management Association for Industry.
Over a five-year period up to fiscal 2011, nine
products have obtained certification under this system.
Among them, the GENEO-HYBRID lift truck, whichobtained this internal certification in fiscal 2010, won
three awards from external organizations for almost
halving fuel consumption compared with conventional
diesel-powered internal-combustion lift trucks. Our
RX240 series high-speed ring spinning frame, which
received certification in fiscal 2011, reduces its total
electricity consumption by approximately 5% by using

OUTPUT

1.01

1.25

1.00

745

1.10

589

563

1.18
531

Eco-efficiency

1.6
1.52
1.44 1.4
1.18 1.2
1.16 1.0

Public water supply

Water consumption (km3)

4,000

Good

3,000

3,028

3,197
2,534

626

2,343

2,082

2,000
1,000

273

1,267
(FY) 91

Target (Groundwater use)

Fourth Environmental Action Plan targets (Groundwater use)
Non-consolidated: 50% reduction from FY2004 levels(less than 633km3)

04

08

09

10

Good

11

0

(FY) 04

714
08

346

356
09

370

10

341
11

Super

Environmental Impact Index

Waste Moved Off-Site and Eco-Efficiency
DC-DC
converter
400W AC inverter
Super : Super environmentally friendly products■ External Awards Bestowed on GENEO-HYBRID
Award

11th Logistics Environmental Award
7th Eco Products Awards
31st Excellent Energy-Saving Device Award

SponsorJapan Federation of Freight Industries
Eco Products Awards Promotion Council
The Japan Machinery Federation

Details

1.18
Waste moved
off-site (kt)

Toyota Industries Report 2011

1.00

120

Logistics Environmental Technology Development Award

80

Eco Products Awards Promotion Council Chairman’s Award

1.12
109

1.23 Eco-efficiency
1.2 Good
1.15

1.10
111

1.0
121
103

81

40

The Japan Machinery Federation Chairman’s Award
Good

66

Fourth Environmental Action Plan targets (Eco-efficiency)
Non-consolidated: 5% improvement over FY2004 levels

Waste moved off-site
Eco-efficiency
Target0(FY) 04

08

09

10

11

0.8

Non-consolidated (index)
Non-consolidated target (index)

Fourth Environmental Action Plan targets (Environmental impact)
Non-consolidated: 10% reduction from FY2004 levels
Japan consolidated: 5% reduction from FY2004 levels(Index)

140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Good

Japan consolidated (index)
Japan consolidated target (index)

100
78.3
55.0

(FY) 04

08

09

41.3

47.9 48.6

10

11

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Soil and Groundwater Pollution Countermeasures
Toyota Industries carries out surveys and purification ofsoil and groundwater contaminated from the past useof trichloroethylene. We regularly report the survey
results to local government authorities and provide
information at local community meetings. As measures
to prevent pollution from substances covered by the
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law as well asfrom grease and oils, we have drilled observation wells
at all plants to conduct regular checks.

■ Trichloroethylene Readings (FY2011)
Plant

Weighted Average Concentration in
Groundwater (mg/l)

Current Status

Kariya Plant

0.41

Cleanup in progress

Kyowa Plant

0.41

Cleanup in progress

Environmental Accounting and On-Site Verification
Environmental Initiatives■ Economic Benefits of Environmental Conservation Initiatives

Fiscal 2011 Environmental Accounting*(Millions of yen)

Scope of data collection: Toyota Industries Corporation
TIBC Corporation
Data collection period: April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011
* Environmental accounting data is collected in compliance with the Ministry of theEnvironment’s Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 Edition.

Soil and Groundwater Pollution Countermeasures / Environmental Accounting and On-Site Verification■ Environmental Conservation Cost
Category
Business area costs

1,371

485

518

233

2,872

33

3,257

Resource recycling costs

20

562

5

433

Upstream/downstream costs

6

4

–

–

Management costs

2

1,130

39

720

Research and development costs

3

152

3

81

Social contribution activity costs

4

13

–

9

–

5

514

6,113

565

5,020

6,627

–

6

5,585

■ Environmental Conservation Benefits

20,953t increase

VOC

84t increase

Water

68

Comparison with Previous Fiscal Year

CO2

Generation of waste products

1,076t increase
141,727m3 increase

SOX

0.1t increase

NOX

3t decrease

COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)

3t increase

Toyota Industries Report 2011

Revenue

Returns from sale of recycled waste products

3,405

Energy cost reductions
Cost
Cost reduction by resource savings (including
Reduction reductions in amount of water use andwastewater treatment costs)

(616)

Total

2,748

(41)

Investment Expenses Investment Expenses
246

Environmental Impact

Amount

FY2010Global environmental
conservation costs

Total

Details(Millions of yen)

FY2011

Pollution prevention costs

Environmental remediation costs

Item

On-Site Verification
In fiscal 2011, Toyota Industries Head Office’s Plant
Engineering & Environment Department primarily
conducted on-site verification of the accuracy andconsistency of environmental data included in the
Toyota Industries Report as follows.
[On-Site Verification Sites]
Anjo Plant: Development and production of electronic
components/devices for vehicles
TIBC Corporation: Production of semiconductor package
substrates[Items to be Verified]
1. Adequacy of the scope of data collection; validity of datacollection and calculation methods; validity of internalverification
2. Trustworthiness and accuracy of collected/calculated data
as well as data reported to the Head Office; accuracy ofdata provided by the Head Office[Results]
1. The verified sites retained original data (evidence) for all
statistics, which were confirmed valid as were the scopeand method of data collection.
2. All discrepancies found during verification have beencorrected after respective causes have been identified.
3. Considerations of improvements will be made for datacollected using complex collection methods that may resultin calculation errors.