CO₂ Emissions Generated by Honda Business Operations

CO₂ Emissions as a Proportion of Revenue

Note 1: CO₂ emissions according to Honda calculations
Note 2: CO₂ tons/100,000,000 JPY
Note 3: FY2001 = 100%

We established the Honda LCA System in Japan in March 2002. Using this system, we set annual CO₂ emissions reduction targets for each department using individual FY2001 departmental baselines. We are instituting a PDCA cycle to reduce our environmental impact in a quantitatively verifiable manner.

In FY2007 each domain of our operations in Japan (production, purchasing, sales/service and logistics) applied the Honda LCA System to collect data and calculate CO₂ emissions generated by their business operations.

The results showed that CO₂ emissions decreased some 1% and unit production volume increased approximately 5% in FY2007 (baseline: FY2006). In addition, carbon emitted as a proportion of revenue has been reduced each year since FY2001. We will collect and process this data, working to reduce the environmental impact of our operations.

LCA Results for Major Automobile Models Released in FY2007

Note 1: CO₂ emissions according to Honda calculations
Note 2: The strategic vehicles Civic and Civic Hybrid are treated as the standard. The Civic is treated as the baseline and accorded a value of 100.
Note 3: Calculations based on a vehicle lifetime range of 100,000 kilometers

LCA Results for Core Motorcycle Models Introduced in FY2007

Note 1: CO₂ emissions according to Honda calculations
Note 2: The strategic vehicle CB400 is treated as the baseline and accorded a value of 100.
Note 3: Calculations based on a vehicle lifetime range of 50,000 kilometers

In FY2007 we introduced a new product LCA system to represent the volume of CO₂ emissions associated with the life cycle of a single vehicle, from the procurement of raw materials to disposal. The adjacent graphs display calculations for major automobile and motorcycle models introduced in the last year. The results provide confirmation of the importance of the use stage in CO₂ emissions. Using this system, we will be able to more accurately assess the volume of CO₂ emissions other than those generated by vehicle exhaust, reinforcing CO₂ emissions reduction efforts.