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Sustainability Report_14-10-2008:Layout 1 10/14/08 2:45 PM Page 18 Substances of Concern PAINT LINE VOC (g/m 2 ) Toyota has 472 substances that are totally banned from use in any of its operations or products. Included in this are lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium which are substances banned by the European Union (EU) End of Life Vehicle Directive (2000/53/EC). These substances can have significantly negative health and environmental consequences. No banned substances have been used by Toyota South Africa or our suppliers in the past two years, and this has been confirmed through audits. g/m 2 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 95.05 84.42 77.92 43.23 42.98 Several international companies have developed systems to collect and disseminate data on environmental releases and transfers of toxic chemicals from industrial facilities. These systems are known as Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR). Although such systems do not yet exist in South Africa, Toyota has begun monitoring the use of toluene and xylene, which are PRTR chemicals found in paints and solvents. 30 20 10 0 FY’04 FY’05 Apr 06 - Jun 06 FY’06 FY’07 PAINT LINE 2: SOLVENT BASED PAINT LINE 3: WATER BASED Toluene is a volatile organic compound, and xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, both of which have significant hazardous properties. Future plans include the reduction of the use of toluene and xylene. Atmospheric Quality it was decommissioned.When the VOC reduction programme started the VOC emission was 156 g/m 2 . Paint Line 3 was designed from the start to be a water-based plant, thereby significantly reducing the amount of solvents used. As a result of these improvement measures, VOC emissions have more than halved,from 85.66 g/m 2 to 41.87 g/m 2 .The target for 2010 is 20g/m 2 . Volatile Organic Compounds Paint thinners and other solvents used during the painting process emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are potentially harmful air pollutants, create smog, and potentially have significant health risks, if exposure limits are exceeded. Toyota South Africa has been reducing VOC emissions in Paint Line 2 for a number of years, through measures such as using less paint, and fewer solvents. In FY’06, the year that Paint Line 2 was decommissioned, it was emitting 85.66 g/m 2 of units painted until Other Emissions A number of emissions result from electricity use, some of which are greenhouse gases, such as oxides of sulphur and nitrogen (SOx, NOx). Through the installation of the solar panels, SOx and NOx reductions have been achieved as shown. FY’05 FY’07 SOx reduction (kg) 13,728 11,732 NOx reduction (kg) 6,058 5,927 No ozone depleting compounds (ODCs) are used at the Toyota South Africa manufacturing site. 18
Sustainability Report_14-10-2008:Layout 1 10/14/08 2:45 PM Page 19 Environmental Management Land Use and Biodiversity Prospecton is an industrial development zone, and the Toyota South Africa plant is surrounded by light industrial activities. The Prospecton Industrial area however abuts the Isipingo lagoon and estuary. A series of canal systems adjacent to the Prospecton Zone, built to prevent flooding, have significantly impaired the water flow through the estuary and lagoon, causing poor water quality and negatively affecting the biodiversity. Solid waste and litter have also become a problem in the lagoon area. While not directly implicated in the degradation of the Isipingo lagoon and estuary, Toyota South Africa has ensured that all stormwater drains that feed directly to the canal system are marked as such, and nothing other than stormwater is allowed to be put into stormwater drains. One of the actions in the 4 th Toyota Environmental Action Plan is to implement programmes that contribute to environmental education and the preservation of biodiversity.Through our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, for the past 10 years, Toyota South Africa has supported a number of beach and river clean-up exercises, as part of the annual International Coastal Clean-Up Days.We also sponsored the creation and printing of a booklet entitled “Guide to a Successful Beach Clean-up”. Our efforts do not only focus on the beaches, and to coincide with the 2007 ICC Clean-Up Day, we embarked on cleaning a section of the Jukskei River near the Sandton offices in Gauteng. In 2007, more than 70 tons of waste was collected at the Toyota clean-up projects. In early 2008, Toyota partnered with City Parks and focused on cleaning waterways in the newly revamped Diepsloot Park.A total of 3.5 tons of waste was removed from the area.Toyota also donated 100 trees to the Diepsloot Park as part of the Greening for 2010 project. Consolidated Environmental Management System (EMS) Toyota South Africa is one of the 581 companies worldwide that are subject to the Toyota Motor Corporation Consolidated Environmental Management System, which exceeds ISO14001 requirements.The aim of the environmental management system is to reduce the environmental impact over the entire life cycle of our product. Sustainability Report 2008 19
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