TOKYO, Japan, June 20, 2012 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today issued the Honda Environmental Annual Report 2012 (Japanese language version), summarizing results of the company's environmental initiatives for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, as well as targets for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. In order to address climate change and energy issues, which Honda views as most important in business management, Honda has established targets to reduce CO2 emissions from its motorcycles, automobiles and power products sold worldwide. In addition, striving to minimize the environmental footprint of its corporate activities in Japan, Honda has developed mid-term plans for environmental initiatives related to corporate activities. In the report, Honda discloses a wide range of information, including such targets and plans as well as progress made during the previous fiscal year.
Published annually since 1999 which makes this year's report the 15th edition, the Honda Environmental Annual Report serves both as an annual report on the targets and progress of environmental initiatives based on the Honda Environmental Statement released in 1992, and as a communication tool for collecting feedback and comments from a broad range of outside parties regarding Honda environmental policies and practices.
The principal achievements announced in the report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, are as follows:
Progress toward 2020 global CO2 emissions reduction targets for products
- Global average of the amount of CO2 emitted by Honda products
| 2020 Targets | Progress made during fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 |
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| (vs. fiscal year ended March 31, 2001) |
(vs. fiscal year ended March 31, 2001) |
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| Product | Automobiles | Per g/km | 30% reduction | 9.5% reduction |
| Motorcycles | Per g/km | 30% reduction | 24.1% reduction | |
| Power products | Per kg/hour | 30% reduction | 13.5% reduction | |
Mid-term (FY2012-FY2014) plans for environmental initiatives related to corporate activities and progress made during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012
| Environmental Issues | Scope | Item | Target for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 (vs. fiscal year that ended March 31, 2001 unless otherwise noted) |
Progress made during fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 (vs. target year) |
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| Climate change / energy issues | Corporate activities * | CO2emissions | 5% reduction | As % of revenue | 4.9% reduction | |
| Logistics | CO2emissions | 10% reduction (vs. FY2007) |
Per ton-kilometer | 18.4% reduction | ||
| Resource recycling / water resources |
Corporate activities * | Waste | 5% reduction | As % of revenue | 13.7% reduction | |
| Landfill | Maintain zero waste to landfill for all consolidated operations | Achieved zero waste to landfill at all consolidated operations | ||||
| Product recycling | Automobiles | ASR recycling rate | Over 70% | 93.3% | ||
| Motorcycles | Effective recycling rate | Over 95% (by 2015) |
87.7% | |||
| Corporate activities * | Water use | 5% reduction | As % of revenue | 22.6% reduction | ||
| Substances of concern | Production | VOC emissions | 30% reduction | Per area of automobile body painted | 42.4% reduction | |
- *Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. and Honda Access Corporation
Correction: June 25, 2012
To download the Honda Environmental Annual Report 2012 (Japanese language version) and another detailed document about some of Honda's environmental initiatives, please access to:
http://www.honda.co.jp/environmental-report/
The English language version is to be issued in September 2012.
To request a hardcopy of the report, please
・Contact Customer service center at 0120 - 112010 (toll free within Japan, 9am -12noon / 1pm - 5pm)
・Access Honda website: http://www.honda.co.jp/environmental-report/req.html