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The requirements of this system include:
TMC Consolidated EMS Requirements
Jointly adopt the Toyota Earth Charter and
draft individual environmental policies
In production, set quantitative goals and
follow up on those goals
In sales, create an environmental management
system; reduce environmental impact, make
social contributions, and carry out environmental
communication in line with the nature of
business. In FY2006 begin quantitative
management of environmental impact such as
CO2 emissions during logistics activities
Implement top level environmental responses based
on actual conditions in each country and region
Toyota South Africa Response
Achieved ISO14001 certification of Toyota
Production (Durban) and Toyota Marketing
(Sandton)
Paint Line 3 has been introduced to address
production shortfalls, and simultaneously
reduce the environmental footprint of
production, with regards to energy, water,
CO 2 , VOCs and waste
Quantitative monitoring underway;
baselines established for primary emissions;
logistics baseline studies underway.
• Established SAEC
• Toyota Action Plan
100% of the vehicles produced by Toyota South Africa are subject to the Consolidated
EMS. In 2007, a variety of internal and external audits of the EMS helped to identify
opportunities for continuous improvement. These audits were carried out by:
conducted by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).
Mitigation of Environmental Impacts
in Products and Services
Toyota‘s environmental considerations
go beyond production issues, and
address the full life cycle of the vehicles
produced. We aim to spread our
philosophy of harmonious living across
our suppliers, to our customers, and to
other stakeholders with whom we
engage in the course of our work. The
table below highlights the key areas on which we focus our efforts to reduce our
environmental footprint.
Suppliers and Dealers Toyota South Toyota South Africa Products
Africa Production Services including CSR
ISO14001 VOC Education Energy
implementation
efficient vehicles
DERAP Water Community and Replacing vehicle
ECO 1, 2, 3 environment clean- parts with
ups
recycled materials
Reduced transport Energy Community health Driver training
from Suppliers: CO 2
• Toyota Motor Corporation
• The Toyota South Africa SHE Department
• eThekwini Waste Water
• The third party certification group BVQI
The Sandton office was certificated to ISO14001 for the first time in 2007. Re-certification
of the Prospecton plant to ISO 14001 is planned for another three years, with the
re-certification audit to be undertaken in November 2008. External certification will be
Parts
SOC-free (Pb, Cd, Hg,
cr6+)
Packaging, waste
CO 2 Production &
Production Logistics
Toyota EMS
ISO14001: 2004
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