Celebrating Toyota’s Achievements in Environmental Responsibility and a Cleaner, Greener Future

Apr 22, 2022

Happy Earth Day from All of us here at Classic Auto Group!

Toyota is focused on working to make a better planet by focusing on environmentally sustainable solutions from design concepts all the way to manufacturing and distribution. Toyota of North America has dedicated efforts to building an environmentally responsible program around four basic focus points: Carbon, Water, Materials, Biodiversity.

Carbon

Toyota is making concerted efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from vehicles by improving fuel efficiency, increasing hybrid technology, and electrification. On the manufacturing and logistics side, Toyota employes innovative energy initiatives which cut fuel and energy consumption and increase use of renewable energies. By introducing an 8.79 megawatt solar array at the Plano Texas facility, Toyota expects this system will provide approximately a third of the power needed for the new headquarters facilities.

Water

Thanks to updates in the manufacturing process, each year the Toyota company uses fewer gallons of water during vehicle production. The company places special focus on water-stressed areas sch as California, Texas, and Mexico by finding new ways to recycle and reuse water, and make a little bit go a long way. Toyota Manufacturing in Baja is the first Toyota plant in North America to use the MBR and RO system to conserve water and ensure efficient usage and storage while operating in limited water availability.

Materials

Toyota has maintained and exceeded efforts to recycle excess materials at all locations, and is even mindful to recycle waste when building new facilities. They have also reduced use of chemicals thanks to efforts such as the ones by engineering specialist Dawn Ng’s efficient use of reduced cleaning solvent on painting vehicle bumpers. These are just some of the efforts the Toyota team has put forth into reducing waste, recycling materials, and producing more efficient manufacturing facilities.

Biodiversity

Each time Toyota constructs new facilities for sales and manufacturing, they aim to minimize destruction and disruption of natural habitats. They also work diligently to proactively support local pollinators and preserve native species, and restore the unique balance of local ecosystems. In fact, they even partnered with NEEF to contribute a $200,000 grant to the Parnership for Regional Invasive Species Management.

In 2015, Toyota also announced the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, a company wide goal of moving towards Zero CO2 Emissions and establishing an eco-harmonious relationship between nature and the Toyota company. You can visit the website to learn more about the Six Challenges and their eco milestones from now through 2030 and beyond.