PLANO, Texas (Dec. 6, 2023) – Today, Toyota Motor North America introduced the provision of its 2023 North American Environmental Sustainability Report. Covering Toyota’s actions within the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the report has been printed yearly since 2002. The 2023 report highlights Toyota’s environmental technique, reveals progress on contributions to the UN SDGs, opinions the corporate’s progress towards its 4 precedence points (Carbon, Water, Materials, and Biodiversity), offers information that’s organized in an environmental metrics desk, and, lastly, gives a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) content material index with disclosures in reference to GRI requirements.

This yr’s report was up to date and streamlined to incorporate extra information metrics tables to assist stakeholders higher perceive the corporate’s progress on its environmental sustainability objectives throughout its operations and product strains in North America. 2023 was an necessary yr because it marked the midway level to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. The UN SDGs kind the inspiration of the 2030 Agenda, which is a 15-year plan to rework our world for the higher.

“The 2023 report serves as a reflection of our current state, showing that we have made progress in some important and key areas, like Carbon and Biodiversity, and we expect things to accelerate as we move into the 2^nd half of the 2030 Agenda,” stated Kevin Butt, director of Environmental Sustainability, Toyota Motor North America. “Achieving our goals is no easy task and will require even greater collaboration and commitment from our team members, suppliers, dealers and other partners – and we are committed to taking on the challenge.”

The 2023 report is prefaced with a letter to the reader introducing them to or reminding them of Toyota’s said mission to “produce happiness for all.” After explaining how that mission is linked to the UN SDGs in addition to Toyota’s imaginative and prescient of “mobility for all,” the letter then highlights key SDGs the place Toyota has realized vital contributions in alignment with its 4 precedence points, together with Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption, Goal 13: Climate Action, and Goal 15: Life on Land.

Some of the highlights of the 2023 North America Environmental Sustainability Report embody:

Carbon

• 66% of Toyota and Lexus fashions accessible for buy in North America now have an electrified choice, and extra are on the way in which.
• Explore Toyota’s electrified lineup here. 

Water

• 132 million gallons of water was launched to the Hardy River as a part of a partnership with the Nature Conservancy to revive water to the Colorado River Delta Water.
• Discover how Toyota operations preserve water here. 

Materials

• Achieved a 15% discount within the weight of single-use packaging procured between FY2018 and FY2023.
• 93% of all waste was recycled, reused, or repurposed in 2022.

Biodiversity

• 10,337.9 acres of pollinator habitat have been developed in collaboration with Pollinator Partnership (P2) and the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), consistent with beforehand introduced commitments. For extra info on Toyota’s biodiversity efforts, learn the latest story printed about Toyota’s partnership with P2 — Toyota’s Blossoming Commitment: Nurturing Biodiversity Through Bees and Butterflies.
• Toyota continues to associate with Wildlife Habitat Council® (WHC) to implement conservation packages at 14 websites in North America, together with 9 meeting and engine crops. These packages have achieved WHC’s voluntary Conservation Certification normal, which goals to boost biodiversity and promote conservation training on company landholdings. For extra on our work with WHC, see our story on the Indicator Species Project.

To keep knowledgeable concerning the progress of ongoing initiatives and for real-time updates or characteristic tales, go to Toyota’s Environment Sustainability website. The website gives a complete view of agreements, bulletins, and initiatives, showcasing the dynamic nature of Toyota’s environmental sustainability journey.

LOOKING AHEAD

Toyota stays resolute in its dedication to taking the suitable steps and implementing a phased method to attain the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050. Through its investments and strategic partnerships, Toyota stays assured that its trajectory will evolve, propelling it nearer to its 4 key focus space aspirations.

To view the whole 2023 North American Environmental Sustainability Report, go to Toyota’s Environmental Sustainability website.

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