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Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Management

Environmental Protection Costs

To understand the costs and benefits of its environmental protection activities, Mazda uses an environmental accounting system, which also aims to raise the efficiency of these activities.


(Millions of yen)

Category Major activities Mazda
(parent company only)
Mazda Group
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Cost Total Inv
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Cost Total
Business area Preventing pollution Conforming to legal limits for air and water pollution, odor abatement, etc. 2,209 2,128 4,337 4,603 9,023 13,626
Protecting the global environment Preventing global warming, conserving energy, preventing destruction of the ozone layer, and other environmental protection activities 917 413 1,330 1,917 1,251 3,168
Recycling resources Effective resource use, recycling waste, processing and disposing of waste 296 850 1,146 613 2,826 3,439
Upstream/downstream Container recovery, recovery of end-of-life vehicle bumpers 0 281 281 0 847 847
Management activity Employee environmental education, creating and operating environmental management systems, monitoring and measurement of environmental impact, other activities 0 819 819 0 2,719 2,719
Research and development R&D for products, production methods and distribution, contribution to reduced environmental impact 3,139 34,505 37,644 6,299 103,854 110,153
Social activities Greening, beautification, and environmental improvement; support of community residents and organizations; information disclosure; and other activities 0 109 109 0 328 328
Environmental damage - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6,561 39,105 45,666 13,432 120,848 134,280
Data collection period:
April 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009
Basis of data collection:
Data for Mazda on an unconsolidated basis is calculated according to Environmental Accounting Guidelines. The amounts do not include depreciation expenses.
Scope of data collection:
Mazda Motor Corporation, five domestic consolidated subsidiaries (KURASHIKI KAKO CO., LTD., Microtechno Corp., Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd., Mazda Ace Co., Ltd.), three domestic equity-method affiliates (Yoshiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan Climate Systems Corporation, MCM Energy Service Co., Ltd.), and one overseas consolidated subsidiary (Compañía Colombiana Automotriz S.A.)

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