2021 Review of the Seventh Daihatsu Environmental Action Plan (2025 Targets)

Daihatsu has formulated the Environmental Action Plan 2030 (medium-term goals) and is proactively addressing environmental issues.
We are implementing a total of 15 action items under the Seventh Daihatsu Environmental Action Plan 2021–2025. A review of fiscal 2022 is as follows.

Low Carbon Society

[Products]
We will contribute to constructing a low carbon society by reducing global CO2 emissions from new vehicles.

 
Action Items Specific Actions and Targets Progress Results in FY2022
Improve fuel efficiency to reduce global CO2 emissions from new vehicles

Reduce global CO2 emissions from new vehicles by 30% compared with 2010 levels

(Japan)

  • Promote continuous improvement of fuel efficiency to achieve the 2030 fuel economy standards
  • Develop technologies to achieve with top level fuel efficiency performance

(Overseas)

  • Deploy Daihatsu’s fuel efficiency technology in a way that suits local infrastructure and social conditions
 Reduced by 25% compared with 2010 levels
Develop mobility powered by diverse energy sources
  • Promote technological development and market introduction of electric vehicles
  • Develop the mobility of low-carbon and multi-purpose, using diverse sources of energy, to respond to changes in social structure and the way vehicles are used
 Introduced the Rocky HEV to the Japanese market in November 2021
Reduce exhaust gas emissions to contribute to improving urban atmospheric condition in each country and region Develop low-concentration exhaust gas technology and steadily introduce low exhaust emission vehicles into markets for contributing to improving urban atmospheric condition in each country and region Japan: Hijet, Rocky
Overseas: Confirmed compliance with Euro 5 and 6 emission standards for Rocky, Gran Max, and Xenia
Promote environmental management at the development stage

Develop and manage progress of environmental targets using eco-vehicle environmental assessment system (Eco-VAS*) at the new vehicle development planning stage

* Eco-Vehicle Assessment System (environmental assessment system for vehicle development)
We promote environmental management at the development stage by setting environmental targets based on the life cycle assessment (LCA) concept of production, customer use, and disposal at the planning stage and ensuring their steady achievement

 Confirmed life-cycle CO2 emissions reduction for Rocky HEV compared to gasoline-powered vehicles

[Production / Renewable Energy]
Aiming to achieve the plant zero CO2 emissions challenge by 2050 and the 2030 milestones,
Daihatsu will promote activities in accordance with its own road map to steadily achieve the targets set by backcasting.

 
Action Items Specific Actions and Targets Progress Results in FY2022
Reduce environmental load through efficient production activities

Reduce CO2 emissions from production by 30% compared with fiscal 2014 levels (Scope: Daihatsu and its production subsidiaries)

  • Refine production lines on a large scale
  • Replace and update production equipment with high-efficiency equipment
  • Raise the level of daily improvement and operations management
  • Introduce renewable energy
 Reduced CO2 emissions from plants by 15.3% compared with 2013 levels through activities described on the left
Develop and introduce technologies toward zero CO2 emissions

Promote technological innovations for CO2 emissions reduction

  • Set goals for development of new technologies for CO2 emissions reduction
  • Discover and set goals for innovative technologies

Recycling Society

We will promote the development of items to be installed in new models launched from 2030 to 2050 and after-treatment systems, in accordance with the road map, aiming to achieve Car-to-Car recycling by 2050, which will utilize the resources of end-of-life vehicles for new vehicle production.

 
Action Items Specific Actions and Targets Progress Results in FY2022
Promote easy to dismantle 3R design

Contribute to promoting recycling of resources by expansion and modeling of the easy to dismantle 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) design

 Cooperated with the Japan ELV Recycler’s Association (JAERA) through the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) to create a Recycling Design Casebook and introduced its content on the intranet and website
Contribute worldwide through end-of-life vehicle treatment and recycling technology developed in Japan Respond appropriately without delay to local recycling-related laws and regulations in each country Responded as soon as laws and regulations were enacted
Develop 3R technologies and systems for rare resources and end-of-life vehicles/parts
  • Continue operation of existing systems
  • Develop 3R technologies and systems for rare resources, products, and end-of-life vehicles/parts
  • Recycling system is currently being operated
  • Achieved eco-vehicle environmental assessment system (Eco-VAS) development targets established at the new vehicle development planning stage for all new vehicles in 2021

Society in Harmony with Nature

We will vigorously implement social contribution harmony-with-nature activities to foster an eco-friendly mindset in employees and develop eco-friendly human resources, with the aim of playing a leading role in harmony-with-nature activities in local communities.

 
Action Items Specific Actions and Targets Progress Results in FY2022
Promote harmony-with-nature activities to pass on communities with rich natural diversity to future generations
Promote the All Daihatsu Green Wave Project

Promote forest conservation activities

Promote sites that coexist in harmony with nature

  • Promote conservation of biodiversity by restoring and protecting diverse local ecosystems
 Implemented the following conditions for business sites in harmony with nature in 2022:
  • 1. Determine indicator species according to the region and activities together with experts
  • 2. Maintain and improve habitats of wildlife at business site
  • 3. Grasp the effects of efforts through surveys of indicator species
Application to the All Toyota Harmony-with-Nature Working Group for approval is planned in 2023
Promote KOTODUKURI1 and HITODUKURI2 through harmony-with-nature activities Expand various community contribution activities related to harmony with nature to all Daihatsu Group companies and local communities
  • Foster an eco-friendly mindset in employees and develop eco-friendly human resources through harmony-with-nature activities on a global basis
  • Expand activities undertaken by business sites to local communities
  • Promote community-oriented activities in collaboration and cooperation with local residents
  • Contribute to environmental education for children by providing hands-on learning programs using the ecosystem of company-owned forests and business sites
  • Expanded to overseas subsidiaries in October and sales companies in Japan in December
  • Each business site in Japan expanded their own activities
  • Each business site in Japan is currently implementing collaborative activities with local organizations
  • Implemented activities at Shiga (Ryuoh) Plant such as bamboo shoot harvesting using bamboo forest, strolling events in company-owned forests, wildlife surveys at biotopes, children’s environmental programs at the Lake Biwa Museum
    (Total number of participants in harmony-with-nature activities decreased from last year due to COVID-19)

1. Increasing points of contact with customers and local communities in a way that is unique to Daihatsu
2. Developing human resources

Environmental Management

We will strive to develop and continually improve the environmental management systems and information sharing systems, eliminate environmental accidents and compliance violations.

 
Action Items Specific Actions and Targets Progress Results in FY2022
Eliminate environmental accidents, complaints and compliance violations

Achieve zero accidents, complaints, and compliance violations

  • Thoroughly comply with environmental laws and regulations in each country and region and strengthen proactive prevention measures for environmental risks
  • Improve chemical substance management in response to increasingly stringent regulations worldwide
  • Achieved zero accidents, complaints, and compliance violations within the Daihatsu Group
  • Posted information on environmental near-misses on the near-miss, accident, and complaint portal site and shared it throughout the Daihatsu Group for horizontal deployment
Promote and strengthen environmental management by cooperating with business partners globally
  • Implement activities to maintain and improve the environmental performance of all Group companies (waste/water usage, water quality, VOC emissions)
  • Achieved and currently maintaining waste/water usage, water quality, and VOC emissions amounts below 2018 results
  • Achieved 1% reduction from 2020 results of CO2 emissions outside of production plants
  • Maintain and develop EMS and promote the independence and autonomy of each company
 Disseminated information about legal revisions at Daihatsu Group-wide environmental meetings and responded to problems at each company
  • Disseminate the latest Green Purchasing Guidelines to business partners (every time the Guidelines are revised)
 Ensured dissemination of the latest Green Purchasing Guidelines (2016 version)
  • Promote and strengthen environmental activities through the environmental certification system for Daihatsu sales companies
 Conducted audits based on the environmental certification audit plans for sales companies in fiscal 2022 (total of 58 dealers continue to be certified)
Enhance active disclosure of environmental information and communication in each country and region
  • Establish a relationship of trust with local communities through proactive disclosure of environmental information in each country and region

Communicated and shared environmental action plans at meetings such as Daihatsu Group-wide environmental meetings. Each company is currently working to maintain and improve environmental performance. Results are being compiled using DESNEN (Daihatsu Environmental data System of New Network). Follow-up results are shared at meetings such as Group-wide liaison meetings
  • Share environmental information and knowledge/know-how among Group companies in Japan and overseas and improve the level of activities through mutual learning
Further strengthen education and awareness-raising activities for employees, including those at affiliated companies in Japan and overseas
  • Continue environmental education for employees, including those of affiliated companies in each country and foster an eco-friendly mindset through continual provision of information
 Development of experts are currently being implemented through ISO14001 standards training sessions (February) and internal auditor training sessions (March)
  • Encourage employees to recognize the necessity of environmentally conscious business management and to consider environmental issues as their own problems and act voluntarily to protect the environment
  • Disseminated a Daihatsu President’s Message to all affiliated companies in Japan and overseas during Environment Month (June)
  • Summarized the Group-wide results of Environmental Month events (July)