Environmental and Social Contribution Efforts
Environmental Activities

Achieving Compatibility between
Environmental Protection and EconomicDevelopment
The Toyota Industries Group is aiming to achieve compatibility
between both environmental protection and economic development,
and to that end, all of our employees are working together to tackle
the challenging task of environmental management. By means of ourproducts and services, the Toyota Industries Group is undertaking
daily business activities to contribute to the world’s economic
development and the creation of vibrant and healthy communities.
Further, we believe that in every aspect of our business operations
it is essential to constantly give environmental considerations to theoverall product lifecycle.

Launch of Fourth Environmental Action Plan
In the Third Environmental Action Plan, which ran from fiscal 2002
through fiscal 2006, we concentrated our efforts on the introductionof equipment that promoted environmental protection such ascogeneration systems and the use of more efficient sources ofenergy at plants. In achieving the targets of the five-year plan, weAddress environmental concerns by working in harmony
with both regional communities and global society.

also succeeded in reducing resource consumption and energy costs.
Under our current Medium-Term Management Plan, we aretargeting consolidated net sales of more than ¥2,000 billion forfiscal year 2011. Net sales in fiscal 2006 totaled ¥1,505.9 billion.
Accordingly, reaching the Medium-Term Management Plan target
means increasing net sales by 30% over five years. This means that
if environmental protection measures remain at the current levelas our sales increase, the environmental load would also increase
proportionately. Taking this into account, we have formulated theFourth Environmental Action Plan, which contains even more
stringent targets than previous plans and primarily focuses on theconcept of balancing environmental protection with economicactivities.

Ensuring Environmentally Sound Productsand Production
The Toyota Industries Group is undertaking initiatives to reduce
environmental load throughout the product lifecycle.
Coinciding with the Fourth Environmental Action Plan started infiscal 2007, we revised our environmental management system. A
Production Environment Subcommittee was set up as part of theEnvironmental Committee, with the goal of enhancing comprehensiveKey Points of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
Curbing Global Warming

Strengthen the development and sale of environmentallyfriendly products to promote environmental action at theproduct use stage of the product lifecycle, when the impact
on the environment is greatest.

Harmony

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Actively promote countermeasures to global warming, themost serious of the world’s environmental issues.
Improving Resource Productivity

Promote the reduction of resource wastage, keeping in
mind soaring raw materials costs caused by resource andenergy problems.

Sustainable
Management

Reducing Environmental Risk Factors

Enhancement

Responsibility

Reduce environmental risks by enhancing managementof chemical substances and curtailing emissions ofsubstances of concern.
Global Environmental Management

Enhance the eco-efficiency of
all our business activities,products, and services.

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Fulfill our social responsibility
to participate in environmental
conservation.

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Keep in mind that, as production by Toyota Industries
Group companies increases, the Group’s overall impact
on the environment rises. Strengthen consolidated
environmental management, giving priority to curbing global
warming, increasing resource productivity and reducing
environmental risk factors.

environmental measures in the area of production. We determinedthat the new subcommittee should aim to successfully combine
global environmental conservation and economic growth.
Moreover, in ensuring our products are as environmentallyfriendly as possible, Toyota Industries purchases components,materials and equipment with minimal adverse environmental impact
from business partners who maintain a high level of environmental
consciousness. In order to comply with regulations regarding the useof substances of concern, such as the European Union’s end-of-life
vehicles directive (EU-ELV), we also require suspension or reductionof use as well as the management of usage of these substances
included in products or manufacturing processes based on our green
procurement guidelines.
By actively contributing to environmental protection in theareas of products and production, more customers will support ourproducts. We believe that the result will be less impact on the global
environment, and thus, contribute to the realization of a sustainable
society.
Please refer to our Social & Environmental Report for more details.

Environmental Management System Organizational
Framework
Changes to Company-Wide Organization
Environmental Committee

ProductTechnology
Subcommittee(Now-defunct)
EnergySubcommittee

ResourceUtilization
Subcommittee

Pollution
Prevention
Subcommittee

integrated into

Social Contribution Activities

Committed to a Wide Range of Corporate
Citizenship Activities that Benefit Local
Communities
While achieving corporate development and longevity, Toyota
Industries strives to fulfill its role as a good corporate citizen so thatthe regions that provide a foundation for its corporate activities
and the life of its employees become more prosperous and more
comfortable to live in. Based on this perspective, we are committed
to a wide range of social contribution activities that benefit local
communities, mainly in the areas of social welfare facilities and traffic
safety activities, making donations to welfare events, community
programs for the education of young people, community and sports
events, environmental protection activities and providing company
facilities for use in various community activities.

Social Contribution Activity System
Toyota Industries and its affiliates worldwide are promotingsocial contribution activities at each location in accordance withlocal circumstances. As one example, the Heartful Group, a fulltime organization established within Toyota Industries’ General
Administration Department, drafts annual plans that aim to enhanceplanning and implementation of volunteer activities, communication
with local communities and in-house education and enlightenment
activities, among other initiatives.
In order to promote social contribution activities throughout theToyota Industries Group, including at our overseas affiliates, in fiscal
2006 Toyota Industries established the Regional Society Contribution
Subcommittee under the Corporate Code of Conduct Committee,
which is under the direct authority of our president. The Regional
Society Contribution Subcommittee is studying medium-term actions
the entire Toyota Industries Group can take to promote corporate
citizenship on a global scale while also considering key activities toenhance our corporate value.

(Newly created) Production Environment Subcommittee

Please refer to our Social & Environmental Report for more details.
Company-Wide Organization (From FY2007) •Determining corporate managerial direction
for important environmental issues
Environmental Committee
Chairman: Company president
Members: Chairman of Product Technology Subcommittee, chairman of ProductionEnvironment Subcommittee, divisional general managers
Aims: Promote and integrate overall corporate environmental response

Product Technology Subcommittee
Chairman: Executive vice president
Members: General managers of eachdivision such as engineering dept., others
Aims: Promote reduction of environmental
impact and minimization of environmental
risk in company products

Production Environment Subcommittee
Chairman: Executive vice president
Members: General managers of eachdivision such as engineering dept., others
Aims: Comprehensively promote energy
saving and risk minimization in company
production processes

Each Division •Promote EMS based on Environmental Committee accounting decisions(http://www.toyota-industries.com/csr/library/)

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