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Toyota European Sustainability Report 2010 I Social Performance 80 In FY09, for the first time, Toyota retailers in Denmark and Slovenia worked together with schools to develop and implement environmental projects in their local communities. The winner of the last cycle was the Odtü Gelistirme Vakfi Özel Ilkögretim Okulu Primary School in Ankara, Turkey. The school received the award for the ‘I Take Responsibility’ project, which encourages students to take responsibility for electricity use in their classrooms. For more information please see www.eco-schools.org Reforestation activities by Toyota España Toyota España held its second Reforestation Day in November 2009 (see pictures below). More than 10,000 people, including staff and customers from Toyota’s retail network, planted seedlings in 61 locations across Spain. Around 160,000 oak tree seeds and 10,000 seedlings were planted on the day. The aim of the project is to increase awareness of environmental issues in the community. Toyota’s retail network and Toyota España were supported by the Spanish Environmental Ministry, the Fundación Biodiversidad (Biodiversity Foundation), the Fundación Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente, and more than 50 local partners including public institutions, non-profit organisations and companies. For more information please see www.habiaunavezunbosque.com Our manufacturing plants intensified their contribution to the local communities in FY09. Initiatives include: Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) Technology Challenge : A nationwide competition to educate Toyota Slovakia Living Trails Together with the Ekopolis Foundation, Toyota Slovakia supports the ‘Living Trails’ initiative to improve tourist infrastructure and reforestation in the Low and High Tatras mountain parks. The 2009 project began in January with the launch of a competition to fund local initiatives to protect the natural and cultural heritage of the parks. As part of this project, seven tourist paths in the parks were rehabilitated. The paths are located in five different Slovak national parks. The activities undertaken ranged from cleaning trails after windstorms to improving their safety by repairing surfaces, fixing safety chains, undertaking antierosion activities, improving trail markings and installing information panels (see below). This is the second consecutive year that Toyota Slovakia has supported this initiative. The company has received the Via Bona Award in recognition of its environmental projects, including the Greenways and Living Trails initiatives. Toyota manufacturing plants interact with the local communities students about environmentally friendly vehicle engineering and to encourage the consideration of engineering as a future career. TMUK Charitable Trust : Established in 2008 to distribute funds to good causes, the Trust generated £201,403 in FY09 from corporate and employee fundraising activities. Every pound will be donated to support local projects.
TMUK Charitable Trust Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) Safe Driver Programme: TMMP has organised this programme with the Walbrzych Safe Driving Academy since 2006. In FY09 a number of training sessions were held to educate staff and local residents on ecological and safe driving. Renovation of bike and running trail: A bike and running trail was renovated near the company’s facilities in Walbrych by TMMP staff members in July and August 2009. Opening of the renovated trail Toyota Motor Industries Poland (TMIP) Playgrounds renovated: Playground renovation was undertaken by volunteers from TMIP, their families and local residents from Miloszyce and Leg. Clean up the world: From 2007-2009, TMIP employees volunteered to help local authorities clean up the forests and schools around the plant. More than 250 TMIP employees and friends participated. In FY09 a follow-up project was launched on recycling waste. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) Road safety competition: TMMT continued its traffic safety education campaign during Traffic Week 2009. The campaign includes a regional drawing contest and the distribution of 6,800 education packs and videos on TMMT volunteers supporting students to develop their ideas traffic safety features for children. Technology challenge: This competition aims to engage young people in technical research and development. Students submit ideas and Toyota employees lend support by showing them how they can turn their ideas into practical solutions. Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) Students learn about biodiversity near TMMF plant Educational partnership for sustainable development: Since December 2005, TMMF has partnered with sustainable development organisation, CPIE Bocage de lCPIE Boca, to: Maintain biodiversity on the plant’s grounds Enhance children’s environmental awareness of the surrounding communities. More information about these and more than 300 Toyota social contribution projects in Europe can be found at www.toyotafund.eu Toyota European Sustainability Report 2010 I Social Performance 81
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