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2011 Suzuki CSR Report - global suzuki

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Introduction<br />

Special Topics<br />

Corporate<br />

Philosophy and <strong>CSR</strong><br />

Environmental<br />

Responsibility<br />

Social<br />

Responsibility<br />

Data<br />

03 Efforts for Distribution<br />

SUZUKI <strong>CSR</strong> REPORT <strong>2011</strong><br />

03 Efforts for Distribution<br />

■Efforts through Reducing and Reusing<br />

1Using Returnable Containers<br />

We are actively pursuing the use of returnable containers<br />

in our domestic transportation and delivery activities.<br />

Cardboard had been previously used domestically but we<br />

started using returnable containers from fiscal 2003 to<br />

reduce paper and improve operating efficiency.<br />

In fiscal 2010, returnable containers accounted for 22%<br />

of the total number of containers used in shipments out<br />

of our factories, reducing the use of cardboard by about<br />

72 tons. Also, returnable containers used for receiving<br />

shipments accounted for 53% of all receiving containers,<br />

resulting in reduction of about 161 tons of cardboard.<br />

■Efforts through Recycling<br />

Reusing Cardboard<br />

<strong>Suzuki</strong> reuses cardboard materials already used in<br />

factories as cushioning materials. Since a machine that<br />

produces cushioning materials was introduced in 2003,<br />

we have promoted reuse of waste cardboards. In fiscal<br />

2010, we reused about 31 tons of them.<br />

Returnable containers used in shipments out of the factories.<br />

Cushioning material made of the recycled waste cardboards<br />

Returnable containers used in shipments received.<br />

2Promotion of using returnable containers for packaging materials<br />

<strong>Suzuki</strong> make efforts to use returnable racks instead of<br />

steel cases, which used to be discarded at local plants,<br />

in order to reduce the amount of packing and packaging<br />

materials used.<br />

In fiscal 2010, we began to send returnable racks to<br />

Ecuador. In addition, we have already used returnable<br />

racks in Hungary, India, Indonesia, Taiwan (Tai Ling<br />

Motor), Pakistan (motorcycles and automobiles), USA<br />

(SMAC) and China (Changan <strong>Suzuki</strong>). As a result, about<br />

65% of packaging materials are transported with the use<br />

of returnable racks.<br />

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