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Restoring Faith in the
Markets
In
October 2000 as part Toyota’s Global Earth Charter, Toyota
Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TMMNA) issued a plan for
its U.S. and Canadian manufacturing operations to reduce overallimpact
on the environment. This Environmental
Action Plan sets specific targets to achieve by 2005:
- Reduce electric and natural gas usage by 15 percent per
unit
- Reduce VOCs by 30 percent per unit
- Reduce hazardous waste disposal at landfills by 95 percent
per unit
- Reduce water usage by 15 percent per unit
Also as part of the plan, Toyota is requiring its business partners,
specifically suppliers, to meet goals set forth in its Green
Supplier Guidelines. It is intended that these guidelines extend
Toyota’s environmental commitment beyond its own direct processes
to the business relationships and partnerships that it maintains
with its North American supplier community. As part of the Toyota
Supplier Environmental Program, approximately 500 suppliers that
provide parts, materials and components directly or indirectly to
Toyota are required to complete one or more of the following initiatives:
- Obtain ISO 14001 Certification
Toyota is requiring suppliers who provide raw materials and/or parts
and components to develop and implement by December 31, 2003 an
environmental management system that conforms to the ISO 14001 standard.
Certification is determined by a third-party auditor.
- Comply with Chemical Ban List
Toyota has identified approximately 450 chemicals and substances
that suppliers of raw materials must phase out from new and/or reformulated
materials beginning August 1, 2000. Toyota developed its initial
chemical ban list based on an evaluation of toxic chemicals regulated
worldwide. The list is updated regularly.
- Hazardous Materials Transportation Management System
As part of a commitment to safe transportation of hazardous materials,
Toyota requires all of its suppliers in North America to develop
the appropriate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with
all applicable state, federal and international hazardous materials
transportation requirements.
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