BIODIVERSITY

Basic Approach

As an automobile manufacturer endorsing the aims of the Declaration of Biodiversity by Keidanren,* Mazda promotes initiatives to conserve biodiversity. In FY March 2012, the Company conducted an assessment of its impacts on biodiversity with the aim of systematically developing its initiatives to protect biodiversity. Through this assessment, the Company identified the significance of the impacts of our business activities and products on nature and on the environment. Following this assessment, the Company established Mazda Biodiversity Guidelines in December 2012, and since then has been implementing various initiatives through its business activities aiming at contributing to the preservation of biodiversity and creating an enriching, sustainable society that ensures harmony between people and nature. Based on the results of the aforementioned assessment of impacts, the Company takes measures to mitigate its impacts on biodiversity with a particular focus on energy, water, and other resources in the areas of products, technology, production, and logistics.

 

* Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

Process for Assessment of Impacts on Biodiversity

Step 1: Selecting assessment target scope

(Assessments target Group companies engaged in automobile-related businesses, primarily those with value chains that have major impacts on Japan, but overseas companies and affiliates may also be assessed.)

Step 2: Assessing levels of the dependence and impacts on ecosystem services as well as threats to biodiversity

Step 3: Identifying business risks and opportunities regarding biodiversity

Step 4: Identifying priority issues and assessing the state of current response measures

Step 5: Identifying directives for future response measures

Mazda Biodiversity Guidelines
Basic Approach

Based on the Mazda Global Environmental Charter, the Mazda Group contributes to the preservation of biodiversity through its corporate activities worldwide based on recognition of the importance of nature and the significance of its impacts on nature, with the aim of helping realize and furthering the development of an enriching, sustainable society that ensures harmony between people and nature.

Priority Initiatives

  1. Creation of Environmentally Sound Technologies and Products
    Mazda will promote the creation of technologies and products considering harmony between the environment and our corporate activities by developing technologies that contribute to cleaner emissions gases, reduction of CO2 emissions, research and development of clean energy-fueled vehicles, recycling, and biodiversity.
  2. Corporate Activities in Consideration of Conserving Resources and Energy
    Mazda will promote the reduction of substances with environmental impacts and the effective use of resources, and contribute to the preservation of biodiversity through efficient energy use and resource-saving and recycling activities.
  3. Collaboration/Cooperation with Society and Local Communities
    Mazda will promote local community-based activities, by striving to engage in collaboration and cooperation with a wide range of stakeholders, including supply chain constituents, local governments, communities, NPOs, NGOs, and education and research institutions.
  4. Awareness Enhancement and Information Disclosure
    Mazda will take active and self-initiative actions and disclose and share our achievements widely to society as the Company strives to enhance awareness of the importance of coexistence between people and nature. 

 

Established in December 2012

Initiatives

Initiatives for the Conservation of Biodiversity

Creation of Environmentally Sound Technologies and Products

 • Continuous evolution of Skyactiv Technology
•Promotion of Electric Vehicles
• Product development and design with consideration for recycling needs

Corporate Activities in Consideration of Conserving Resources and Energy

 • Improvement of facility operation rate and shortening of cycle time in the production process
• Assessment of and consideration for impacts on biodiversity when constructing new plants

Collaboration/Cooperation with Society and Local Communities

 • Promotion of preservation of forests, support for the protection of wildlife, etc.*1
•Biodiversity initiatives conducted on Company-owned land

Awareness Enhancement and Information Disclosure

 • Activities through the Mazda Foundation*2
• Promotion of awareness of social contribution activities and disclosure of information on these activities
• Employee education and awareness raising
• Communication of activities to internal and external stakeholders through Mazda’s sustainability website, etc.

*1 Social contribution initiatives

*2 Support from the Mazda foundation

Information Provision

The Biodiversity Newsletter is issued regularly to keep employees up to date on the biodiversity initiatives conducted on Company-owned land and other biodiversity-related news. The newsletter will continue to be issued to encourage more employees to become interested in biodiversity.

 

【Statistics from FY March 2024】

Publication of aggregate total of 13 Biodiversity Newsletter issues