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Green Purchasing
Mazda recognizes the need to work with suppliers to further reduce the burden placed on the environment, and are
engaged in a wide range of activities under the Green Procurement Guidelines.
Promoting ISO 14001 accreditation among suppliers
As part of its Environmental Management System, Mazda requires its
suppliers of automobile parts and materials, as well as suppliers of
manufacturing facilities and equipment, to attain ISO14001
accreditation, and Mazda works with suppliers to share information
and best practices to raise environmental awareness. In FY 2004,
Mazda held training sessions on 'Environmental Issues in Product
Development', and cooperated in promoting recycling, reducing use of
substances with environmental impact, and reducing in-cabin VOCs in
cars. As a result of these efforts, 95% of our suppliers had attained
ISO14001 accreditation by the end of FY 2004. We will continue this
work in FY 2005 and beyond, helping even small-scale suppliers
construct effective environmental management systems.
Supplier accreditation under ISO 14001
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Purchasing in accordance with Green Procurement Guidelines
Mazda has worked with suppliers for some time in environmental
protection issues, and is committed to expanding purchasing in
accordance with our Green Procurement Guidelines.
As of May 2005, the Guidelines request suppliers to
Construct environmental management systems (ISO 14001 accreditation),
Manage substances with environmental impact (IMDS entry, observance
of MES for management of substances with environmental impact), and
Designate a person responsible for environmental issues.
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Mazda will give purchasing priority to suppliers that have an
environmental management system in place, observe applicable laws
and regulations, and manage substances with environmental impact.
Assessing environmentally damaging substances by using IMDS
As we work with our suppliers to improve green purchasing, we also
are steadily improving our environmental system. We collected data
indicating content by weight of EU-regulated substances such as lead,
mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chrome in vehicle parts, and after
evaluation and a number of measures, met regulatory requirements in
July 2003. As part of efforts to better manage substances with
environmental impact, and reduce quantities used, Mazda utilizes the
IMDS (International Material Data System) to investigate harmful
substances. IMDS data entry guidelines were published at the start of
this fiscal year, with components and materials containing monitored
substances listed, so that data can be maintained.
Assessing environmentally damaging substances
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MES
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IMDS
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Social & Environmental Report 2005