23rd June, 2008
Honda Publishes Honda Environmental Annual Report 2008
Honda Publishes Honda Environmental Annual Report 2008 FORECAST
TOKYO, Japan, June 23, 2008– Honda Motor Co., Ltd. issued the Honda Environmental Annual Report 2008 (Japanese language version), outlining results of the company’s environmental initiatives for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 as well as targets for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. In the report, Honda discloses a wide range of information, including progress made during the previous fiscal year toward Honda 2010 global CO2 reduction targets and FY2011 environmental footprint reduction targets for business activities in Japan, as well as initiatives to be implemented to achieve such targets. Honda has expanded the scope of consolidated data and the extent of global information included within this report.
Published annually since 1998, which makes this year’s report the 11th 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 parties regarding Honda’s environmental policies and practices.
The principal achievements announced in the report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, are as follows:
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Progress toward 2010 global CO2 reduction targets for products and production
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Honda made progress toward achieving its CO2 reduction targets, as strives to become a company that manufactures products with the lowest CO2 emissions at manufacturing plants with the lowest CO2 emissions.
Domain
2010 Targets
Progress made during fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
(vs. fiscal year ended March 31, 2001)
(vs. fiscal year ended March 31, 2001)
Products
Automobiles
Per g/km
10% Reduction
6.0% Reduction
Motorcycles
Per g/km
10% Reduction
11.2% Reduction
Power Products
Per kg/hour
10% Reduction
9.7% Reduction
Production
Automobiles
Per one unit of production
10% Reduction
7.7% Reduction
Motorcycles
Per one unit of production
20% Reduction
41.1% Reduction
Power Products
Per one unit of production
20% Reduction
8.2% Increase
•
Progress toward FY2011 environmental footprint reduction targets for business activities in Japan
· Honda announced progress made toward targets announced in June 2007.
Issue
Scope
Item
Target
(vs. fiscal year that ended March 31, 2001 unless otherwise noted)
Progress made during fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
(vs. target year)
Energy/Global Warming
Production
CO2 emissions
30% Reduction
(compared to FY1991)
Unit energy consumption
28.4% Reduction
Logistics
CO2 emissions
10% Reduction
(baseline: FY2007)
As % of revenue
9.8% Reduction
Substances with Environmental Impact
Production
VOC emissions
35% Reduction
Per area of automobile body painted
34.8% Reduction
Recycling
Overall business activities
Landfill disposal outside of Honda facilities
Zero waste for all facilities
Achieved
Production
Landfill waste
10% Reduction
As % of revenue
16.3% Reduction
Water use
30% Reduction
As % of revenue
33.6% Reduction
Logistics
Use of packing materials
45% Reduction
As % of revenue
43.1% Reduction
Vehicle recycling
Automobiles
ASR recycle rate
70% or more
77.8%
Motorcycles
Effective Recycling rate
95% or more (by FY2016)
84.6%
The Honda Environmental Annual Report 2008 (Japanese language version) is available for
download at: http://www.honda.co.jp/environmental-report/
The English language version is to be issued in early September. |
