Environmental Impact at Group Companies (Japan)
Sharing a set of basic principles that inform all policies and actions, member companies of the Honda Group in Japan are working proactively to minimize the environmental impact of their operations and products, independently setting ambitious targets in respect to each aspect of environmental performance and working to attain them.
Here is a summary of the results of the environmental impact reduction measures implemented by Honda Group companies in Japan.
Scope of Calculations
This summary of the environmental impact of the operations of Honda Group companies in Japan covers 54 companies, as outlined below. (Details)
•Main Group companies: four companies:
Honda Motor, Honda R&D, Honda Engineering, Honda Access
•Companies in the purchasing domain: 32
•Other affiliated companies: 18
Note 1: Water use calculations cover 44 Honda Group companies in Japan.
Note 2: PRTR calculations cover three main Honda Group companies in Japan.
Note 3: Honda Technical College is included in the 'Other affiliated companies' category.
Note 4: In cases where operations falling within the 'Other affiliated companies' category are handled on the premises of main Group companies, those operations are calculated as main Group company calculations.
Note 5: In the future, coverage will be extended to include Honda Group companies in Japan that are not currently covered by these calculations.
Environmental Impact Reduction
CO2 Emissions |
Water Use |
Waste Generated |
PRTR Emissions |
Case Study
Starting Production and Sales of Solar Cells
•Honda Soltec
Honda Soltec factory (Kumamoto, Japan)
The production facility of Honda Soltec, the new company scheduled to begin full-scale production and sales of solar cell panels in late 2007, was planned from the design stage to minimize environmental impact. Further, the production of modules is to comply with independent Honda standards that exceed those prescribed under Japan's Energy Use Law. We intend to ensure that all production in this facility is conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.
•Examples of Environmental Measures
Facility Construction
•Construction planned to minimize volume of soil removed
•Pile-driving done with a method that minimizes debris; recycled, environmentally responsible materials used in construction
•High level of insulation
•Waste generation during construction minimized
Module Production
•Implementation of advanced wastewater processing, a first for Honda
•Recycling of wastewater, reduction of water use
•No disposal selenium or other substances of concern in landfill waste
