Environmental Principles

The Mazda Group aims to promote environmental protection and contribute to a better society - while maintaining harmony with nature - in its business activities worldwide.

• We will contribute to society by creating environmentally friendly technologies and products.
• We will use the Earth's resources and energy sparingly and never overlook environmental considerations when conducting our business.
• We will do our part in improving the environment, working with local communities and society.

Guidelines for Action

1. Creation of Environmentally Sound Technologies and Products
   • We are committed to the challenge of creating clean technologies, including ways to achieve cleaner exhaust emissions and reductions in CO2 and the development of clean-energy vehicles.
   • We will encourage the creation of products that are environmentally friendly from the planning and development stages through manufacturing, use, and recycling/disposal.
2. Corporate Activities for Conserving Resources and Energy
   • To conserve the Earth's limited resources, we will actively promote resource saving and recycling activities.
   • We will strive to diversify energy sources and use them efficiently.
   • We will promote the appropriate disposal and recycling of end-of-life vehicles.
3. Corporate Activities in Pursuit of a Clean Environment
   • We will comply with environmental laws and regulations, and will also impose voluntary controls for higher standards and implement self-regulated controls.
   • In our pursuit of a clean environment, we will promote the development of new technologies and the introduction of new systems that contribute to a cleaner environment.
4. Working with Others in Our Business Activities to Create a Better Environment
   • We will actively provide our employees with education and information about environmental protection to enhance their awareness of the global environment.
   • We will work in close cooperation with each other to achieve better environmental protection.
5. Creating a Better Environment in Cooperation with Local Communities and Society
   • We will work actively to understand and appreciate society's requirements for the environment and reflect them in our business activities.
   • We will disclose and publicize environment-related technologies, systems and information.
   • We will not only conduct our own environmental activities, but will also make a collaborative effort in conjunction with other social groups and participate in related activities for the conservation of the environment.

(Established in 1992; revised in 2005)