Mazda is promoting the establishment of an Environmental Management System (EMS) at dealerships and suppliers, and their certification in order to reduce the environmental impact of our supply chain.
Construction of a System Taking Our Supply Chain into Account
Under the management system shown below, Mazda, together with its Group companies, is promoting environmental management to reduce its environmental impact and to reduce the risk of an environmental accident occurring in all business processes, from R&D, production, purchasing, sales and servicing, to recycling.
To ensure further reinforced environmental management as "One Mazda", including at its Group companies, in FY2008, Mazda will concentrate in one location all of the management systems for production, purchasing, and sales and service business sites. Furthermore, Mazda will rebuild and reinforce systems in order to integrate the promotion of recycling of scrapped cars from the development stage.
- Mazda Environmental Promotion System (as of March 2008)
Establishment of an Environmental Management System
Mazda is promoting the establishment of environmental management systems (EMS). Mazda has attained ISO14001 certification at all of its six major domestic and international production sites, at six domestic production and business logistics consolidated subsidiaries, and at its Head Office R&D Department. Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. is reviewing its internal examination results and is undergoing national screening with a target of attaining certification in December 2008.
Taking the supply chain into account, Mazda is also encouraging the introduction of EMS into its dealerships and suppliers. (Please see "Green Procurement" for details of the introduction of EMS into suppliers)
Commence Introduction of the Environment Ministry's "EcoAction 21" plan
In order to strengthen environmental conservation initiatives at domestic dealerships, as of April 2008, Mazda is introducing the "EcoAction 21 (EA21)*1" EMS at all domestic Mazda and Mazda Anfini-affiliated dealerships.
Mazda plans to have the same system introduced to all domestic Mazda and Mazda Anfini-affiliated dealerships by FY2010, and to have them complete certification.
*1 EcoAction 21 (EA21): environmental management system formulated by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment; it is based upon the ISO14001 international standard. Attaining certification requires the following measures and policies.
- Construction of an environmental management system.
- Specification of goals and initiatives to understand and reduce CO2 emissions quantities, waste, and water consumption.
- Periodic creation and publication of environmental activities reports.
In FY2007, we introduced EcoAction 21 (EA21) at Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd., in preparation for its introduction in other dealerships. In August 2007, we started its implementation at the Head Office and at eight dealers, and certification was attained on April 3, 2008.
Kyushu Mazda aims to have all 50 of its dealerships attain certification during FY2008, and is pushing forward with activities to this end.
Personal Message
Hiroyuki Takasu (left)
Kyushu Mazda,
Business Support Department
Yukinobu Nakagawa (right)
Kyushu Mazda,
Service Business Department
We will support the future certification of all dealers.
There were a number of problems, such as how to collect numerical data, and how to improve employees' environmental awareness. Given no precedents, we stumbled along by trial and error, but were very relieved to finally attain certification. In the future, we will offer support to initiatives carried out by all dealerships, and our aim is to have all 50 of our dealerships attain certification during FY2008.
(Hiroyuki Takasu, Business Support Department)
It's not a goal, but just a start.
Obtaining data about all the various equipment and confirming underground drainage channels took a lot of work, and was very difficult. Happily, certification meant that the effort we put into doing this was worth it. Future acquisition of certification is not a goal but instead a new start, and from now on, we hope to proactively continue with these activities.
(Yukinobu Nakagawa, Service Business Department)
Introduction of Environmental Management Systems by FY2010
Parts dealers have a lower impact on the environment than manufacturing companies, but care is still required to further lessen the already low risk of oil leakages and in the handling of various chemical products.
Consequently, Mazda is implementing activities to comply with environmental laws to ensure appropriate handling of oils and chemicals. These activities include carrying out inspections and improvements to facilities that store hazardous materials, and assigning specialized personnel for handling these materials. Plans are in place to introduce EMS at 13 parts dealerships*2 by FY2010.
*2 As a result of mergers, this figure drops to five companies from July 2008.
Promoting Reduced Paper Use, Recycling and Energy Conservation
Mazda strives to reduce the amount of paper it uses in its offices by encouraging the use of electronic-based, rather than paper-based, documents and financial ledgers. We are also expanding recycling through measures such as turning used paper (paper shredder dust) into cushioning materials for parts transportation, and recycling as much as is feasible through the strict separation of waste paper.
Offices also strive to reduce their energy consumption. For example, we purchase energy-efficient office equipment and fixtures, turn off lights and personal computers when not needed, and work continuously to reduce idling time in vehicles.
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