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Environmental Initiatives Environmental Initiatives 20 Growing in Harmony with Our Surroundings Community Forests The 82nd Tokyo-Hakone Ekiden Relay Race Contributions (Sponsor) Environmental Vehicles Number of FY January 2 to 3, 2006 provided associates 2004 26 Approx. 70 Initiatives Honda has supported the Hakone Ekiden long-distance relay race since 2003, 2005 26 Approx. 60 with the aim of fostering youth and contributing to student athletics. Honda 2006 27 Approx. 60 provided a total of 27 vehicles in 2005 for event administration and operation, including an FCX fuel cell vehicle. Around 60 associates from Honda Group In addition to prioritizing environmental companies also provided event support by driving officials’ vehicles and preservation in all our business activities providing vehicle maintenance. Honda set up a booth at the race’s outbound goal and distributed —from R&D to procurement, manufactur- bowls of soup. Honda dealers also contributed ing, distribution, sales, disposal and the to the event by providing restroom facilities and drinks, distributing race handbooks to spectators. operation of office facilities—Honda is working to preserve the global environ- ment through philanthropic initiatives. In 1976 we began a program to afforest the 2005 Hot Air Balloon Japan HONDA Grand Prix & 2005 Hot Air Balloon World HONDA Grand Prix area around our factories. Today, efforts (Special Sponsor) to protect and achieve sustainable coex- The Hot Air Balloon Japan HONDA Grand Prix was launched in 1993 with the istence with the natural environment are aim of promoting public appreciation for hot air ballooning. In addition to five Hot Air Balloon Japan HONDA Grand Prix events, Honda also sponsors the integral to all our operations. Throughout Hot Air Balloon World HONDA Grand Prix, a series of international events that the world, current and retired Honda has astonished, thrilled and inspired balloonists and spectators since 1998. Sponsored by Honda and operated by hot air balloon associates are working with members of event management organization AirB, the Hot Air Balloon their local communities on environmental Grand Prix competitions bring together people and the environment, foster the dreams of children, provide preservation. excitement in local communities, and demonstrate Honda’s commitment to supporting truly special events. The 25th Oita International Wheelchair Marathon Number of Participants (Sponsor) October 30, 2005 (FY) 2004 348 participants, 20 countries The world’s first international wheelchair-only marathon, the Oita International 2005 319 participants, 18 countries Wheelchair Marathon, was inaugurated in 1981 to commemorate that year’s 2006 320 participants, 20 countries designation as the International Year of Disabled Persons. Held every year since, 100 200 300 (No. of participants) the Oita International Wheelchair Marathon has grown to become one of the largest wheelchair races in the world. Associates from affiliates Honda Sun Co., Ltd. and Honda R&D Sun Co., Ltd. also participate in the marathon. And as part of its ongoing support of sports for disabled persons, the Honda Motor Work- ers’ Union helps manage the event, with volunteer associates participating. 17 Educational Initiatives Growing in harmony with our surroundings Community Forests Growing New Forests New Community Forest Creation Initiatives Creating future forests in Suzuka ●Streams feeding the river Striving to ensure that Suzuka Factory does everything it can to preserve the local environment and continue to be welcomed by the local community, we launched a new Community Forest initiative in 2006 as a means of opening new channels of communication. The goal is to integrate the operations of the facility more fully with the existing 30-year-old Community Forests initiative, giving fresh impetus to Honda’s goal of realizing a recycling-based society. Underwater plants and the action of the Specifically, we instituted a better way of processing the factory’s waste water. stream help further purify the water First it is purified in a treatment facility, then channeled through the forest’s naturally purifying streams before returning to the Suzuka River. Also, sludge Compost ● removed from factory waste water and waste from the cafeterias is now used in making compost, which in turn is used in nurturing the growth of saplings to fortify the forest. Fallen leaves from the forest are also mixed with compost, making soil that is full of the nutrients insects and birds need. We take full advantage of the work microorganisms do on the soil, passing the air from the waste water treatment facility through compost to reduce odors. We invite students from local elementary and junior high schools to tour the facility Sludge and organic garbage from the fac- and learn how we’re putting nature to work in purifying water and soil. We’re tory are turned into compost strengthening ties with the local community as we work together to keep our Tochigi Proving Ground forests strong for the future. ●Saplings Open to the Community, in Harmony with Nature Evidence of Getting in Sync with Nature’s Cycles Honda has always avoided building walls that would separate our facilities progress from the communities that host us. We have always followed the thinking of our founder, preferring trees and seeking to contribute to the greening of Factory Underwater Suzuka River 1978 plants purify our surroundings. Honda has embraced the community forests concept of 20 years later Yokohama National University Professor Akira Miyawaki, endeavoring to foster The compost is used to foster the growth Waste treament Purified Waste water Water release native woodlands and working to create a better environment we can all enjoy of zelkova and other indigenous saplings facility water in the coming centuries and millennia. Since 1976, we have been planting indigenous trees around our factories throughout Japan, contributing to the ●Tower of Life Compost use development of natural forests rather than designing manicured lawns. Our Sludge 1998 model was that of a natural forest, with towering trees sheltering the growth Soil Forests cultivated by Honda in Japan Organic of shrubs below, and many different trees prospering in balance with those garbage treatment Compost Saplings covered some 500,000 square meters facility growing naturally beside them. As compared to homogenous stands of trees, Aqueous paint debris it seems that such heterogeneous forests show greater resistance to damage Project Benefits For agriculture Forest from storms, drought and insect infestation, and form a stronger barrier against 1. Preservation of indigenous flora and fauna wind and noise while also helping purify the air. Honda is sowing the seeds of 2. Air purification 3. Ground stabilization long-term success, growing gradually in harmony with our surroundings and Acorns 4. Noise barrier with local communities. 5. Wind barrier Fallen leaves and compost are mixed to 6. Fire prevention form life-supporting soil Nutrient- The Tower Fallen leaves, 7. Absorption of sun’s heat rich soil of Life twigs, etc. 8. Refuge from earthquakes 19 Environmental Initiatives Environmental Initiatives 20 Growing in harmony with our surroundings Community Forests Growing New Forests New Community Forest Creation Initiatives Creating future forests in Suzuka ●Streams feeding the river Striving to ensure that Suzuka Factory does everything it can to preserve the local environment and continue to be welcomed by the local community, we launched a new Community Forest initiative in 2006 as a means of opening new channels of communication. The goal is to integrate the operations of the facility more fully with the existing 30-year-old Community Forests initiative, giving fresh impetus to Honda’s goal of realizing a recycling-based society. Underwater plants and the action of the Specifically, we instituted a better way of processing the factory’s waste water. stream help further purify the water First it is purified in a treatment facility, then channeled through the forest’s naturally purifying streams before returning to the Suzuka River. Also, sludge Compost ● removed from factory waste water and waste from the cafeterias is now used in making compost, which in turn is used in nurturing the growth of saplings to fortify the forest. Fallen leaves from the forest are also mixed with compost, making soil that is full of the nutrients insects and birds need. We take full advantage of the work microorganisms do on the soil, passing the air from the waste water treatment facility through compost to reduce odors. We invite students from local elementary and junior high schools to tour the facility Sludge and organic garbage from the fac- and learn how we’re putting nature to work in purifying water and soil. We’re tory are turned into compost strengthening ties with the local community as we work together to keep our Tochigi Proving Ground forests strong for the future. ●Saplings Open to the Community, in Harmony with Nature Evidence of Getting in Sync with Nature’s Cycles Honda has always avoided building walls that would separate our facilities progress from the communities that host us. We have always followed the thinking of our founder, preferring trees and seeking to contribute to the greening of Factory Underwater Suzuka River 1978 plants purify our surroundings. Honda has embraced the community forests concept of 20 years later Yokohama National University Professor Akira Miyawaki, endeavoring to foster The compost is used to foster the growth Waste treament Purified Waste water Water release native woodlands and working to create a better environment we can all enjoy of zelkova and other indigenous saplings facility water in the coming centuries and millennia. Since 1976, we have been planting indigenous trees around our factories throughout Japan, contributing to the ●Tower of Life Compost use development of natural forests rather than designing manicured lawns. Our Sludge 1998 model was that of a natural forest, with towering trees sheltering the growth Soil Forests cultivated by Honda in Japan Organic of shrubs below, and many different trees prospering in balance with those garbage treatment Compost Saplings covered some 500,000 square meters facility growing naturally beside them.
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