Environmental Management
In coordination with Group companies in Japan and other countries, we are continuing employee training and education programs so that every employee can act with awareness of the environment.
Basic Philosophy
We are also making aggressive efforts for education to raise the environmental awareness of employees and train personnel for sustainable environmental activities.
Enhancing Group-Wide Environmental Management
The entire Toyoda Gosei Group promotes environmental management. Environmental data has been collected by domestic Group companies since FY2001 and by international Group companies since FY2003.
■Plants Subject to Environmental Management
| Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | Affiliates in Japan |
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■Americas
■Asia
■China
■Europe and Africa
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- *1 The Inabe Plant was added from April 2021.
- Acquired ISO 14001 certification. When new plants and new companies are established, we aim to acquire ISO 14001 within three years of starting operation.
Environmental Audits
ISO 14001 Environmental Audit
Toyoda Gosei and its domestic and international Group companies acquire ISO 14001 environmental management system certification. Internal environmental audits are carried out by audit teams composed of members from business areas outside those being audited in order to raise the independence and objectivity of the audits. Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. commissions external reviews by the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) to assess whether our environmental management systems are run properly in accordance with ISO 14001. We are promoting 100% acquisition with the intention to have new companies acquire ISO 14001 certification within three years of being established.
■ISO 14001-Certified Production SitesAcquisition rate 100%
| Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | 7 plants |
| Affiliates in Japan | 9 companies |
| Overseas Affiliates | Americas: 13 companies, Asia: 7 companies, China: 6 companies, Europe/Africa: 3 companies |
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Internal environmental audits /
Toyoda Gosei Hinode Co., Ltd.
International Environmental Audits
Voluntary annual inspections are performed based on TG Global EMS, which are our original environmental management system standards, problems are corrected, and kaizen activities are carried out.
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Toyoda Gosei (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Activities Based on Green Procurement Guidelines
We conduct surveys of the status of compliance with green procurement guidelines of the suppliers with whom we do business, and conduct genchi-gembutsu (go and see) inspections of high-risk companies. When needed, we carry out joint kaizen activities. In carbon neutrality study groups, we provide examples of CO2 reductions and other information.
Environmental Education
Toyoda Gosei educates employees on environmental problems including the destruction of nature and environmental pollution, the impacts on the environment of production activities, and compliance with environmental regulations.
The content each year emphasizes understanding and practices based on legal trends, with examples incorporated to create specific and understandable teaching materials.
■Environmental Education System
| Level-specific training | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | Group companies | |
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| Japan | Overseas | ||
| Education for new managers | ○ | ||
| Education for those posted overseas | ○ | ||
| Education for environmental key persons | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Acquisition of environmental education Qualifications | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Education for new employees | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| ISO education | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | Group companies | |
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| Japan | Overseas | ||
| Education for environmental staff | ○ | ||
| Education to improve internal auditors’ skills | ○ | ○ | |
| Education to register internal auditors | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Education for supervising managers | ○ | ○ | |
| Education for key environmental facility workers | ○ | ○ | |
| Education for general employees | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Activities to Raise Environmental Awareness
We are attempting to raise the environmental awareness of employees through Environment Month events, regular environmental lectures, and other activities so that all employees have an awareness of the environment in their activities for ongoing environmental protection. We also conduct a questionnaire survey of employees each year to assess their environmental awareness and plan educational activities based on the results.
■Level of Recognition of Toyoda Gosei’s Long-Term Environmental Initiatives
Virtual environmental exhibition
This year we held a virtual environmental exhibition to share issues and goals related to environmental protection within the company.
Normally, we hold these exhibitions with a format that includes panels set up in conference rooms within the company. This year, however, we held the exhibition online (company intranet) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and so that it could be visited by employees at any time.
Eco tour
Eco tours are held for employees and their families to learn about the environment. In FY2020 we cleared undergrowth and thinned trees in the Kimori no sato, a woodland area we began maintaining the year before.
Information shared on ECO-PARK
To promote our Mottainai Activities, we send out information on Mottainai proposals, the status of TG flea market efforts, and environmental activities related to Mottainai on the company intranet each month.
Mottainai senryu (Environment Month)
With the aim of raising environmental awareness, we sought senryu verses from all employees of the TG Group with the theme of “Mottainai” (“What a waste!) related to energy, resources and time in our surroundings. Representative works were selected in each department and company, and from them five people were chosen for “Excellence Awards.” Submissions were also posted on the company’s internal website to raise environmental awareness.
| Award | Senryu verses |
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| Gold Award | Recycle / It’s a miracle / For your efforts |
| Silver Award | Neutral / Shifting gears / To zero carbon |
| Wasteful spending / Is a bill / You’ll pay in the future | |
| Bronze Award | Lunch break / A time for both electricity and people / To turn off |
| Buy in bulk / And it will be out of date / By the time you eat it |
Responding to surveys by the media, environmental NGOs, customers and others and sharing information on our environmental activities outside the company
We actively disseminate information on our environmental activities by publishing various reports, including our annual report and securities report, and by responding to CDP, Nikkei SDGs, and other surveys, and surveys by our major customers.
We also hold ESG briefings and other events to engage with stakeholders such as institutional investors, and improve our environmental activities based on the information we obtain.
ESG briefing
- Contributing to Environmental Preservation Through All Our Business Activities
- Environmental Action Plan
- Building Decarbonized Societies
- Building Circular Societies
- Environmental Preservation and Building Environmentally-Friendly Societies
- Environmental Management
- Collaboration with External Organizations
- Environmental Efforts at Affiliated Companies
- Environmental Data
- Third-Party Verification
- TCFD
- Third-Party Assessment