Eco Mark Product Category No. 508“Sharing Services Version 1.0”
Certification Criteria- Applicable ScopeB. Car sharing

EstablishedFebruary 1, 2020

Japan Environment AssociationExpiration

January 31, 2027

Eco Mark Office

NOTE: This document is a translation of the criteria written in Japanese. In the eventof dispute, the original document should be taken as authoritative.

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Eco Mark Product Category No.508“Sharing Services Version 1.0” Certification Criteria
Category B. Car sharing
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Criteria
Omitted2. Applicable Scope
Car rental type car sharing (the act of lending, as an operation under license of the Road
Transportation Act, Article 80, Section 2, of private cars to specific lessees under amembership system)
3. Terminology
Omitted.
4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
Conformity to the criteria and details of activities in place shall be filled in “the AttachedCertificates” and required documents stated in “documents to be submitted” column ofthe Attached Certificates shall be attached. Conformity to the criteria shall be judged
whether required activities are duly in place or not, unless otherwise stated in thisCertification Criteria. The corresponding boxes in the Attached Certificates shall bechecked/filled in, stamped with the applicant company seal and submitted.
4-1. Criteria on the operation(1) The applicant shall ensure high convenience and optimization of sharing service byapplying the travel data (usage count, mileage, etc.) gathered by IoT technology tothe optimal deployment of cars and appropriate repair and maintenance.
(2) A user shall be able to use a car for a short period of time (30 minutes or shorter) toobtain such information as the nearest station, the route to the destination and theavailable public transportation, etc., through the car navigation system.
(3) The applicant shall be promoting the park and ride system as well as thecooperation with other businesses as an activity rooted in the local community. (e.g.
an activity in cooperation with retailers, condominium management companies,
local governments, tourism associations, tourism bureaus, etc. and emergency
utilization by local governments, etc.)(4) The applicant shall ensure non-smoking inside the car by the membership rules, etc.

1/3508 V1 Criteria(5) The usage fee shall include charges such as fuel, insurance, maintenance andinspection, repair, etc. (An escape clause shall be excluded.) In addition, thepersonal information protection policy (privacy policy) shall be defined and disclosed
on the website.
4-2. Criteria on owned cars
(6) A percentage of next-generation vehicles or xEV such as battery electric vehicles(BEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and
fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) that have been deployed in the most recent year
shall be more than 50% and the applicant shall have a policy to promote its
deployment.
(7) A percentage of low emission certified cars (50% reduction of the 2018 Emission
Standard or 75% reduction of the 2005 Emission Standards / Four stars), clean
diesel cars and xEV(BEV, PHEV, HEV and FCEV) that have been deployed in themost recent year shall be more than 90%.
(8) A percentage of cars with collision damage reduction brake (automatic brake) thathave been deployed in the most recent year shall be more than 90%.

5. Considerations
When offering services, consideration to the followings shall be recommended, though
they are not requirements for certification. The response to each item shall be describedin the Attached Certificates.
(1) If electric vehicles are used, the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles shall beplanned and developed (including the cooperation with other business operators). If
fuel cell vehicles are used, the hydrogen station shall be planned and developed(including the cooperation with other business operators).
(2) Renewable energy such as solar power generation system placed at car stations shallbe utilized as energy for the car sharing business (for charging of electric cars, the car
station management, etc.).
(3) The applicant shall be installing environment-friendly lighting such as motion sensor
lighting, LED lighting, etc. at car stations.
(4) The procurement policy including purchase of EV and introduction of eco-friendly
stations shall be defined and its details as well as the results shall be disclosed

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6. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) The product classification (the application unit) shall be based on each car sharing
service and the business operator under The Specified Commercial Transaction Act
shall make the application. If such business operator cooperates with other car
sharing service operators, the business mainly operated by other car sharing service
operators shall not be included in the application.
(2) In principle, the following logo shall be indicated on the media introducing thecertified services.
We promote a reduction oftraffic accidents by deploying cars
focused on safety.

Indication example

We

showing a link withsharing

SDGs

technology.

○○は、エコマーク認定のカーシェアリングです

promotenext-generation

businesswithWe cope with climate change bydeploying electric cars.

(Note on indication method)*When indicating the logo, Eco Mark certification number (eight digits number) or thename of the contractor using the logo shall be indicated.
* Following the Clause 2.(2) of the Guide to Eco Mark Usage, such indication as “EcoMark” can be used.
“#Eco Mark”, “www.ecomark.jp”, “Eco Mark Certificate”*In accordance with the Guideline for Indication of Eco-friendliness by the Ministry of
the Environment (https://www.env.go.jp/policy/hozen/green/ecolabel/guideline/), theenvironmental claim of the Eco Mark certified products can be indicated with a link tothe logo.
*The Guide to Eco Mark Usage shall be followed for any cases not listed above.
(https://www.ecomark.jp/office/guideline/guide/)February 1, 2020

Established (Version1.0)

January 31, 2027

Expiration date

The Certification Criteria for the Product Category will be revised when necessary.

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