Toyota Industries Corporation Gains the Highest rating in Survey by CDP
Chosen as an “A List” Company for the “Climate Change” category
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Toyota Industries Corporation (President: Akira Onishi) announces that it has been selected as an “A List” company, the highest evaluation possible, in a survey on “Climate Change” category held by CDP*, an international environmental NGO originating in the UK. It was highly evaluated for initiatives including activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, alleviate climate change.
With an eye to realizing a prosperous life in harmony with the natural environment by creating a sustainable society, the Toyota Industries Group has formulated the “Seventh Environmental Action Plan,” a five-year plan covering the period from FY2022 through FY2026. It has been engaging in initiatives based on this plan.
We recognize that our selection as an A-list company was based on a comprehensive evaluation of our efforts to respond to climate change, including the initiatives listed below.
- Promoting the environmental impact reduction in product development and production activities by strengthening environmental governance through the establishment of a company-wide environmental management system headed by the President.
- Responding to risks and opportunities related to climate change as one of our CSR material issues, while recognizing that it is an important management issue.
- Disclosing the transparent environmental data, such as greenhouse gas emissions, through third-party verification.
Toyota Industries Group will contribute to creating a sustainable society through global environmental conservation activities while also engaging in combating the key issues of climate change response.
*CDP is an international NGO established in 2000 in the U.K. that aims to promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, water resource conservation and the protection of forests by companies and governments.
In 2022, representing 680 institutional investors (asset scale under management: 130 trillion US dollars) and 280 purchasing corporations (procurement expense: 6.4 trillion US dollars), it conducted a survey and evaluation of major corporations worldwide.
For more information on the Seventh Environmental Action Plan, please refer to the following link
https://www.toyota-industries.com/sustainability/environment/connection/#connection04