MAZDA:Compliance with Environmental Law and Risk Management

Sensory pollution comprises noise, vibration, and odors that have a sensory or psychological impact on people. Mazda recognizes that clearing legal regulations may not be enough to prevent noise, vibration, and odors from annoying neighborhood residents. For this reason, Mazda is systematically stepping up measures to alleviate the causes of such pollution, as well as measures to improve noise insulation and odor removal.

Regular training is conducted at each plant and office to prepare for response in the event of accidents that adversely affect the natural environment.
Environmental monitoring, including monitoring of air and water pollution, is conducted regularly.

Environmental Monitoring
Environmental monitoring item	Target of monitoring	Items monitored	Monitoring frequency
Air quality	Boilers, melting furnaces, heating furnaces, drying furnaces, etc.	4 items: sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, soot, volatile organic compounds	Approx. 420 times per year
Water quality	Treated wastewater	42 items: cadmium, cyanide, organic phosphorus, lead, hexavalent chromium, etc.	Approx. 1,700 times per year
Noise and vibration	Site boundaries	1 item: noise level	Approx. 10 times per year
Odor	Site boundaries	1 item: odor index	Approx. 10 times per year
Waste products	Slag, sludge, soot, etc.	24 items: cadmium, cyanide, organic phosphorus, lead, hexavalent chromium, etc.	Approx. 450 times per year

In FY March 2012, Mazda received guidance from government authorities under laws and ordinances for four cases, but took appropriate actions and all the problems have been rectified as of the end of July 2012.

In FY March 2012, Mazda received complaints through government authorities for five cases, and is taking appropriate actions to address them in good faith.

Legal Violations and Complaints (FY March 2012)
		Number of incidents	Response
Legal violations, guidance from local government		4	Enhanced cleaning and control of septic tanks in response to acknowledgment for improvement. Received administrative guidance for 2 cases of failure to submit notification/application for permission concerning specified facilities (order to suspend use/warning statement), and promoting measures to prevent recurrence such as improving operation processes. In response to recommendation to rectify odor problems, identified the causes and implemented countermeasures.
Complaints	Noise	3	Replaced parts and installed additional silencers
Complaints	Odor	2	Will implement thorough operational controls and take well-planned measures to eliminate odors.