CONTENTSResults of Environmental Conservation Activities in Fiscal 2004Transportation DomainPromotion of Green Logistics

In the transportation domain, Honda has improved transportation efficiency by energy-saving driving and modal shift. Also, to reduce the amount of packaging waste, we are aggressively promoting a packaging method that uses returnable materials or less material.

Main targets for fiscal 2004 in Japan			Main achievements in fiscal 2004 in Japan
	To jointly implement the environmental management system with four major transportation companies			Held periodic meetings to exchange environmental information with main transportation companies
	To improve transportation efficiency: CO2 emission of 114,900 CO2-tons (for transport of completed automobiles)			Improved transportation efficiency: CO2 emission of 109,555 CO2-tons (transportation of completed automobiles)

In fiscal 2004, total CO2 emissions from the transportation of automobiles, motorcycles, power equipment, and repair parts amounted to 153,210 CO2-tons.

CO2 emissions from the transportation of completed automobiles: 109,555 CO2-tons

By encouraging affiliated transportation companies to promote energy-saving driving and by improving average fuel economy through the introduction of digital tachometers, we improved the fuel economy in transporting completed automobiles by 3%. Also, we reduced CO2 emissions from transporting vehicles by 2,723 CO2-tons in fiscal 2004. In the future, we will expand transportation by ship (modal shift) to further reduce CO2 emissions from the transportation of our products. The following main measures were taken in fiscal 2004.

For the transportation of completed motorcycles, we promoted a modal shift to transportation by rail as an energy-saving activity at affiliated transportation companies. In fiscal 2004, long-distant transportation by large and small JR freight containers was expanded to cover transportation between Kumamoto and Hamamatsu in addition to transportation from Kumamoto to Kanto/Sapporo and from Hamamatsu to Sapporo. This modal shift contributed to an 81% reduction in CO2 emissions from relevant transportation routes and led to a 13% reduction in total emissions from domestic transportation.

For CO2 emissions from the transportation of repair parts, we were able to achieve a reduction of 336 CO2-tons, exceeding the reduction target of 63 CO2-tons. A reduction in emissions was made possible because the use of depots for motorcycles was discontinued, transportation routes from depots to sales stores were changed, and the modal shift was further promoted.

In order to comply with ordinances on environment conservation enacted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and three neighboring prefectural governments, affiliated transportation companies continued to introduce diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and low emission vehicles. As a result, we reduced PM emissions by approximately 21.1 tons.