Main targets for fiscal 2000 in Japan Acquisition of the ISO14001 certification for 4 major affiliated distribution companies CO2 emission: 13,914 tons (completed automobile logistics) Main achievements in fiscal 2000 in Japan The ISO14001 certification acquired by 2 affiliated distribution companies (total of 3 out of 4 companies) CO2 emission on completed automobile logistics: 14,917 tons
The main thrust of our efforts in the Logistics Domain has been directed toward our Green Logistics target including the introduction of environmental management systems and the reduction of CO2 emission through the improvement of the transport efficiency. Efforts are also made to reduce the use of packaging materials as a step forward to the Recycling-based Society.
1. Implementing the Environmental Management System for the Distribution Companies
Affiliated distribution companies that acquired the ISO14001
certification in fiscal 2000
HONDA LOGISTIC SERVICE Co., LTD. - December 26, 2000
KOMYO Co., LTD. - February 21, 2001
(HONDA EXPRESS Co., LTD. had already acquired the certification in March 1999.)
In the Logistics Domain, our efforts have concentrated on the acquisition of the ISO14001 certification by the 4 major affiliated distribution companies that have large share of the transportation volume, in an attempt to establish our Environmental Management System. As a result, two of our distribution companies were successful in acquiring the certification. This brings to total of our distribution companies with the ISO14001 certification up to three (out of four).
2. Improvement of Shipping Efficiency
CO2 emission level from completed automobile shipping in Japan (FY 2000)
CO2 reduction effect due to measures to improve transport efficiency
Item
Scope
Time Started
Reduction effect (ton)
Use of direct shipping from the plant
Sayama Factory's products
April 2000
97.1
Export shipments from a limited number of ports
Sayama Factory's products (Exports)
October 2000
42.0
Total reduction effect
139.1
Scope of CO2 emission calculation Calculation formula: No. of vehicles transported x Product weight x Transport distance x Coefficient
Coefficient of CO2 emission per ton-kilometer
Truck, 48g
Ship, 10g
Cargo train, 6g
Source: Future Action against the Global Warmingin the Transport Sector (September 1997,
Japanese Police Agency, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Ministry of Transport, and Ministry of Construction)
Our efforts to improve transport efficiency have been deployed in the completed automobile area first, as had been the case in the previous fiscal year.
Although the CO2 emission target had been 13,914 tons for fiscal 2000, it reached 14,917 tons (an increase of 7.2% as compared with the previous fiscal year 1999). This overrun was due to a roughly 10% increase in the domestic shipment quantity as compared with the previous fiscal year. Details of our efforts in fiscal 2000 are presented below.
Direct shipping of products from the factories
Promotion of direct product shipment from the Sayama Factory (completed in the course of fiscal 2000)
Centralized shipment at the Daikoku Wharf, Yokohama City
Sugita Wharf, Yokohama City
(For Asia-bound shipments)
We will continue to examine our efforts toward the problems of exhaust gas emissions in the transport area. Of the transport modes, ship freighting has been recognized as an optimum way of transport and efforts will be undertaken to expand it. The plan for the "implementation of cargo train haulage" featured in our report of last year has been frozen in view of the difficulties to resolve the economical efficiency and delivery lead-time problems.
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Acquisition of the ISO14001 certification for 4 major affiliated distribution companies
