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Honda Environmental Information Disclosure
Introduction
Honda Environment Statement
Environmental Policy
1. Fundamental Principle and Vision
2. Assessment of the Environmental Loads Concenrning Our Corporate Activities...
3. Specific Targets to be Achieved and Results
Results of Fiscal 2000 and Targets for Fiscal 2001 / Environmental Accounting
Results of Fiscal 2000 and Targets for Fiscal 2001
Environmental Accounting
Environmental Management
General Policy of Environmental Management System
Organization
Role
Environmental Training
Environmental Communication
Environmental Risk Management
Environmental Audits
LCA Promotion
Results of Environmental Conservation Activities during Fscal 2000
1. Products Domain
Automobiles
Motorcycles
Power Products
Research and Developent in the Next-Generation Environmental Technologies
2. Purchasing and Production Domain
Promotion of Green Purchasing
Promotion of Green Fadtory
3. Logistics Domain
Promotioin of Green Logistics
Reduction of Packaging Materials
4. Sales and Services Domain
Promotion of Green Dealer (Automobiles)
Expansion of the Environmental Commitment to the Motorcycle and Power...
5. Disposal and Recycling Domain
Increasing the Recovery, Recycling, and Reusing of Parts
Support Technology for Dismantling End-of-Life Vehicles
6. Administration Dmain
Promotion of Green Office
Promotion of Green Purchasing
Use of Environmentally Friendly Vehicles as Company-Owned Car Fleet
Social Acrivities
Green Renaissance Activities
Support to NGOs and Environment-Related Foundations
Symbiosis Activities with Local Communities
Cooperation with the Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Fairs, etc.
Issue of "Honda Philanthropy 2000"
Prizes Won for Environmental Endeavors
Related Data
Environmental Data by Products Sold in Japan
Factory Data
Other Related Data
Environmental Data and Examples of Environmental Activities in Major Factories...
1. The Americas
2. Europe
3. Asia & Oceania
Responsible Persons of Individual Commitments
Company Profile
Results of the Questionnaire Inquiry "Honda Environmental Annual Report 2000"
Honda accepts a firm commitment to environmental actions at those running(usage) stages in its products' life cycle in which the products produce the greatest environmental load. In 1999, Honda announced its "2005 targets for achieving cleaner exhaust gas and a better fuel efficiency" for its automobiles, motorcycles and power products respectively. Honda is now in the process of working toward the realization of these targets.
Apart from achieving a higher level of exhaust gas cleanliness and an improved fuel efficiency for Honda automobiles, efforts are under way to improve the recyclability of the products themselves and to reduce the use of harmful substances such as lead in their production.
Main Targets for Fiscal 2000 in Japan
Expansion of Honda LEV*production and improvement in average fuel economy by category
Improving the recyclability
Main achievements in fiscal 2000 in Japan
The Ministry of Land,Infrastracture and Transport
Additional approval for six models as "Excellent" low emission vehicles (Total: 15 models)
Additional approval for one model as "Ultra" low emission vehicle (Total: 1 model)
Average fuel economy by category: Improvement in 4 categories (among a total of 6 categories concerned)
Recyclability of 90% or higher (all new models and fully changed models in fiscal 2000)
*We have endeavored to expand the scope of Honda LEV( Honda Low Emission Vehicles) with the low emission engines based on our own Honda standards.However,following the introduction of the "Low Emission Vehicles' Approval System" of Japan by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan(formerly the Ministry of Transport) we have changed to adopt an extended approval acquisition for vehicles qualifying as "Excellent"-low emission vehicles or better.
Honda has given high priority to cleaner exhaust gas in gasoline-powered vehicles which are the most popular vehicles on the road. We have worked to reduce such emissions as the carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) contained in the exhaust gas.
1. Progress in the Targets to be Achieved by 2005 with the Improvement of Exhaust Gas Cleanliness
Transition in total HC and NOx emissions in Japan (FY1995: 100)
Share of types with a performance capability 50% or
more below the exhaust emission standards for 2000 in
the total number of types sold (61 types) sold.
(As of the end of FY 2000)
Targets
Up to fiscal 2005 : To reduce the total exhaust emissions of HC and NOx by approximately 75% for new vehicles (compared with fiscal 1995)*1
Up to fiscal 2002 : To achieve clean performance that exceeds the 2000 exhaust emissions standards of Japan by 50% or more for all vehicles
*1
Target applicable to Japan
Progress
As a result of to our efforts described later in" 3. Improvement in Low Emission Performance of Honda's Main Models", we were able to achieve the following progress in fiscal 2000.
Total HC emission level: Reduced by approx. 41% (as compared with 1995)*2
Total NOx emission level: Reduced by approx. 56% (as compared with 1995)*2
Types with a performance capability of achieving emissions of 50% or more below the 2000 Exhaust Emissions Standards of Japan 62% of all models sold.
( the Honda LEV and Excellent- or "Ultra" low emission vehicles under "the Low Emission Vehicles' Approval System of Japan" *3 of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
*2
Total emission level in Japan
*3
In order to give greater impetus to the use of low emission vehicles, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan has instituted this approval system. The low emission vehicles with HC and NOx emission levels below the 2000 Exhaust Emissions Standards are classed into 3 categories for approval.
The level of 25% reduction on the standards: "Good"
The level of 50% reduction on the standards: "Excellent"
The level of 75% reduction on the standards: "Ultra"
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