HIROSHIMA, Japan--Mazda Motor Corporation today issued its Social
and Environmental Report 2005 that features the results of its corporate
social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and environmental protection
activities conducted during fiscal 2004. Mazda has produced an
annual environmental report since 2001 and, from 2004, has issued a yearly
CSR report that contains supplemental social information. The Social
and Environmental Report (SER) 2005 has a wider scope and enhanced content
that outlines Mazda’s various policies and how they relate to
areas of stakeholder interest with respect to CSR and environmental
issues.
General highlights of the SER Report 2005 include:
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A report about the December 15, 2004 fire at the Ujina No.1 Plant,
and subsequent fire prevention activities. |
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The establishment of a CSR Committee in December 2004, with the
president of Mazda as its chairperson. |
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The introduction of a unique human resources development system
that includes a training course to foster technical excellence in
Mazda’s production engineers. |
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An overview of policies to promote a better work-life balance,
for example Mazda’s in-house employee childcare center, “Waku-Waku
Kids Land.” |
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Social contribution program case studies from Europe, the United
States, and Thailand. |
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A summary of the Personal Information Protection Act implementation
at Mazda. |
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The addition of a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines
compliance chart. GRI Guidelines provide an organizational framework
used to report economic, environmental and societal performance measures. |
Environmental highlights:
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In 2004, Mazda reviewed its Global Environmental Charter and set
its Basic Environmental Policy,expanding the application of the new
environmental management system from Mazda itself to cover the entire
Mazda Group. |
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Achieved a top-level ratio of 87.3 percent of domestic vehicle sales (shipment
volume basis) in FY2004 meeting SU-LEV/U-LEV (Super- or Ultra-Low
Emissions Vehicle) requirements. |
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Started public road tests of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE, a clean energy
vehicle with a dual fuel system that allows it to run on either gasoline
or hydrogen, with the intention of leasing to government institutions
and companies. |
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Attained a recyclability ratio of 90 percent or better for new models
sold in 2004, such as Verisa and Premacy, among others. |
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Promoted green purchasing guidelines, with 95 percent of Mazda’s
major suppliers worldwide receiving ISO14001 certification by the end of
FY2004. |
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Decreased the use of environmentally unfriendly substances in vehicle
parts by developing alternative technologies to reduce the use of
hexavalent chromium and cadmium. The use of mercury has been eliminated,
except for minimal usage in LCD panels, discharge headlights, and
a few other parts. |
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Reduced energy consumption in many phases of Mazda’s corporate
activities, achieving an overall reduction of CO2 emissions to 20.2
tons per unit sold (tons per 100 million yen in sales), a 9.4 percent improvement over the
22.3 tons per unit result in 2003. |
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Increased environmental protection expenditures (Mazda-only, unconsolidated)
to 47.69 billion yen, a boost of 5.84 billion yen over the previous
year, amounting to 2.58 percent of gross sales. |
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Increased conversion to liquid natural gas (LNG) used in Mazda’s
production facilities in Japan to further reduce CO2 emissions. |
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Reduced CO2 emissions by 5,651 in the logistics area through greater
use of the Mazda Milk Run System (MRS) that decreases parts transport
by truck, or through a modal shift toward sea transport of finished
vehicles. |
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