Roles

World Environmental Committee

The World Environmental Committee considers global plans in accordance with our mid-term policy, determines environmental policies, and conducts annual reviews of their implementation.

Japan Environmental Committee

The Japan Environmental Committee is responsible for ensuring that preservation initiatives undertaken in Japan are executed to the highest standards. It reviews the annual PDCA cycle of individual departments and establishes and monitors overall targets. It also establishes new policies appropriate for individual departments, striving to maintain and enhance environmental initiatives covering the entire life cycle of all Honda products.

Sales

Associates in the Sales domain are responsible for providing automobiles, motorcycles, power products and parts to meet the expanding demand for environmentally responsible products, facilitating the proper disposal of end-of-life products and parts recycling, and encouraging dealers to implement appropriate environmental conservation measures.

Administration

The Administration Operations domain is comprised of the administrative departments within Honda factories and offices. An Environmental Administrator^* at each factory or office takes responsibility for environmental issues at that facility, taking the lead in determining and implementing policy for the Administration Operations domain in coordination with the Environmental Administrators Committee. The Green Factory Promotion Center is in charge of communicating organization-wide policies to factories and monitoring compliance with environmental policies.

* Environmental Administrators are responsible for environmental preservation and environmental management systems at their facilities.

Functional Operations

Functional Operations has a broad mission. Business Support Operations handles environmental training and philanthropic initiatives. Its Administration Division promotes the use of environmentally responsible vehicles on company business. The Human Resources Division provides environmental training for associates. The Corporate Communications Division disseminates information on Honda's environmental initiatives to the public. Purchasing Operations promotes Green Purchasing, striving to maximize the purchasing of materials and parts with lower environmental impact. In addition, there are various projects and centers that deal with other broad issues.

Environmental Preservation Initiatives in Japan: Organization