To confirm that the environmental management system is operating effectively, internal and external audits of the Hiroshima district and Hofu Plant are carried out. The 2011 internal audit revealed no serious compliance issues.
The results of the audits were reported to management and problems were swiftly rectified.
| FY March 2008 | FY March 2009 | FY March 2010 | FY March 2011 | FY March 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items identified | Serious noncompliance issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minor noncompliance issues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Observation issues | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| FY March 2008 | FY March 2009 | FY March 2010 | FY March 2011 | FY March 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items identified | Serious noncompliance issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minor noncompliance issues | 21 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 10 | |
| Observation issues | 139 | 107 | 96 | 119 | 99 | |
- Auditor:
- Internal auditor (an Mazda employee who has received training from an external auditing agency and is qualified to perform audits)
- Description:
- Items required in each division/department
- Frequency:
- Once a year (Hiroshima district), twice a year (Hofu Plant)
- Other:
- To ensure a more objective and effective audit, the audit is conducted on an interdepartmental basis, rather than sector-by-sector.
Unit: person(s)
| FY March 2008 | FY March 2009 | FY March 2010 | FY March 2011 | FY March 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of internal auditors | Hiroshima district |
481 | 527 | 523 | 517 | 595 |
| Hofu Plant | 161 | 161 | 117 |
123 | 118 | |
| Total | 642 | 688 | 640 | 640 | 713 | |
