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7Caring for the Environment
Basic Principle

Action Plan. As the targets set out in the second plan had

Toyota Industries, recognizing that preservation of the global

almost been met, we unveiled the Third Five-Yearenvironment is an issue that concerns the survival of mankind,

Environmental Action Plan (April 2001 – March 2006) in August

embraces environmental soundness as a crucial medium- to2000. This plan defines specific targets and activity guidelines,

long-term business concern. Our basic corporate principle

including “zero landfill waste”* at all of the Company’s

states that “Toyota Industries believes that economic growth

domestic plants. The following is an outline of the plan.

and conservation of the natural environment are compatible. It* Toyota Industries defines “zero landfill waste” as a reduction in direct landfill
waste of over 95% compared with fiscal 1999 levels, and a reduction inindirect landfill waste of over 95% compared with fiscal 2000 levels.

strives to offer products and services that are clean, safe and ofhigh quality.” In accordance with this principle, we have been

Environmental Policies

actively engaged in the protection of the environment.

1. Conduct corporate activities that are considerate of theCorporate Commitment to theEnvironment

environment at every stage of a product’s life cycle, fromdevelopment through design, production, use and disposal,
so as to provide clean and safe products

In January 2003, Toyota Industries unveiled “Toyota Industries

2. Strive to intensify environmental management, includingGroup Corporate Commitment to the Environment.” It lays
down the strong resolve of the entire Toyota Industries Group

that of consolidated subsidiaries, for the further

to fulfill its corporate responsibilities to society and further

advancement of corporate activities that support
environmental protection

engage in environmental protection activities.

3. Promote social contribution, information disclosure andThird Environmental Action Planknowledge through wide-ranging cooperation with society

Since we devised the First Environmental Action Plan in 1993,

on environmental protection, with the ultimate aim of

we have tackled environmental issues systematically. In 1996,

achieving a better global environment

we revised the plan and announced the Second Environmental

Company-Wide Waste Emissions(Ton)
60,00050,000

40,00030,000Toyota Industries aims atzero landfill waste by March 2006.

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1. Develop and provide clean products with minimal
environmental impact

In-House Organization forEnvironmental Activities

2. Promote manufacturing that strives for zero landfill waste

Product Technology
Subcommittee

3. Expand environmental management systems
4. Actively participate in public environmental protection
efforts as a responsible corporate citizen
Specific numerical targets include the following: By the end ofMarch 2006, total CO2 emissions to be 95% of the fiscal 1991

Energy Subcommittee
Environmental
Committee
Established in December 1991,
chaired by the President

level, and by the end of March 2011 to be 90% of the fiscal

Pollution Prevention
Subcommittee

1991 level; by the end of March 2006, total emissions of PRTR
(Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) substances specified

Waste Minimization
Subcommitteeby the Ministry of the Environment to be 50% of the fiscal 1999
level; and by the same date total VOC (Volatile OrganicCompound) emissions from paint lines to be 50% of the fiscal

Plant
EnvironmentalCommittee

1999 level.

System for Environmental Activities(In-House Organization)
To tackle environmental issues in a consistent and organizedmanner, we have set up the Environmental Committee, chairedby the President. The committee has four specialized
subcommittees. Also, each plant has organized its own Plant
Environmental Committee and specialized subcommittees todeal with environmental issues regarding individual
manufacturing facilities.
We realize the need to set up an encompassingorganizational structure to uniformly and efficiently manageand promote the environmental activities that each Toyota
Industries Group company has been engaged in. We areconducting a feasibility study on this task.

SpecializedSubcommittees
at Plant Level

Compliance withInternational Environmental Standards
Toyota Industries is working to obtain ISO14001 certification inorder to establish a company-wide environmental
management system and fulfill its corporate responsibilities forinternational environmental protection. All the production
plants of the Company, including the Higashichita andHigashiura plants, which started operation in 2001 and 2002,
respectively, had received ISO14001 as of March 2003. Severalof our domestic subsidiaries and affiliates have been certified,
while others are preparing to obtain certification. TIEM, MACI,TIESA, TIK, KTTM and TDDK, i.e., all our overseas production
bases except BT Industries, have been certified. So have several
plants of BT Industries. We are working to obtain certification
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7Environmentally Preferable Purchasing(EPP)

Environmental Reporting

In March 2001, we devisedthat responsible corporate citizens should disclose theiran EPP Guideline andenvironmental protection activities to the general public. For

distributed copies to ourexample, we hold regular meetings with local communities.

materials and parts

Since 1999, we have also published an Environmental Report,

suppliers as notification ofdetailing the activities and performance of our environmental

our intention to commence

protection programs. For details on how to obtain copies of“green” procurement. The

this report, see the last page of this annual report. The contents

guideline lays out ourof the latest Environmental Report, together with details of ourintention to procure parts

recent activities and related matters, are also posted on ourand materials from only

Web site (http://www.toyota-industries.com/environment/)

those companies

dedicated to environmental issues, launched in April 2002.

considered to have

Through our Web site and Environmental Report, we areestablished anproactively disclosing our environmental protection activities

environmental management system, which supervises theto our stakeholders.

Over the years, we have on various occasions fulfilled our belief

usage of substances harmful to the environment, and havestopped using prohibited substances. In February 2003, werevised the EPP Guideline and included our intention to tighten
the usage of chemicals.

Environmental Accounting
As environmental issues to tackle increase, so does theimportance of accurate analysis and understanding of the costs
and effectiveness of environmental investment from thestandpoints of corporate management and information
disclosure to investors and shareholders. Since international
standards regarding the range and definition of environmental
costs have not yet been established, we have devised our owncriteria using the guidelines (2002 edition) laid down by theJapanese Ministry of the Environment as a reference, and havebeen accordingly calculating the costs of environmental
investment and protection and studying the cost-efficiency of
our environmental activities.

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