2010North American Environmental Report

North American Environmental 2010 Report 2 2010 North American Environmental Report This report covers Honda’s activities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico — including company policies, the overall direction of Honda’s environmental initiatives, and a current assessment of the environmental impact of its operations — for the fiscal year that began April 1, 2009, and ended March 31, 2010 (FY2010). To navigate this report We value your opinion Changes for FY2010 • Click on the tabs at the top of • Use the left and right arrow keys We are interested in your The FY2010 report combines operations associated with the sales each page to jump to sections on your keyboard. feedback to this report, which the Distribution component and and after-sale support of its products, within the report, or use the will help us improve future the Sales and Service component beginning with the shipping of finished page forward/back arrows. • In full-screen mode (accessible reporting. Please click here of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) products in North America from its from the “View” tab on the Adobe to complete a brief survey. model, as expressed in earlier factories and from port facilities to • Click on any item in the table of toolbar), left-click to move to the reports, into a single category the distribution of service parts from contents above to go to that page. next page, right-click to move to called Sales and Service. The new suppliers and warehouses to Honda the previous page. combined section includes all Honda and Acura dealers. 3 2010 North American Environmental Report A Letter The past year was one of unprecedented challenge for our business, as we worked to counter the negative effects from Honda’s of the global economic recession. Despite these severe conditions, it was also a year in which Honda was able North American to strongly reaffirm its commitment to innovation and to the continued development of new products that help to Chief Operating address society’s most pressing environmental concerns, particularly global climate change. Officer his is in many ways an unprecedented environmental electricity for the reformation of hydrogen fuel from water. The system challenge for our business, but it is also the key to the future envisions a carbon-neutral solution to home-based refueling of fuel cell T of our company and our industry and the central focus of electric vehicles, and it exemplifies Honda’s commitment to working on Honda’s efforts to deliver significant new value to its customers. both the vehicle and infrastructure components of the alternative-fuel Accordingly, we have undertaken a series of initiatives in North vehicle challenge. America that are aimed at advancing Honda’s environmental vision, In the manufacturing realm, where North America plays a critical both locally and globally. In April 2009, we joined with the U.S. role as the largest producer of Honda and Acura automobiles, we government and other automakers in committing to significant continued our efforts to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses advancements in the fleet-average fuel economy of passenger vehicles and hazardous substances, and to minimize the generation of waste for the 2012 to 2016 time period. associated with production. This includes a goal to make all 14 of To realize our own goals for increased fuel efficiency, we continue Honda’s North American plants zero waste to landfill by the start of our effort to expand the appeal of hybrid technology for a broader range the next fiscal year, on April 1, 2011. By the end of March 2010, eight of of consumers. In August 2010, we launched the new Honda CR-Z sport 14 plants had achieved this goal. hybrid car in North America. In 2011, we will introduce a new Civic hese are but a few of the many efforts being undertaken by Hybrid that will become the first Honda hybrid to employ lithium-ion Honda associates at all levels and in all areas of our business battery technology. And in the coming years, we will introduce a range to minimize our environmental footprint in the region. This report of hybrid automobiles to our Acura luxury lineup. T is designed to provide all of our stakeholders and society at large with In the area of alternative fuel technologies, we continued to expand a deeper understanding of Honda’s environmental vision, our continuing the market for our natural gas-powered Civic GX, adding dealers in efforts to reduce our environmental impact in North America, and the Utah and Oklahoma, as we broaden the deployment of this technology results of those efforts over the past fiscal year. to additional regions of the U.S. We also continued to expand the We welcome your feedback to this report as an important number of U.S. customers for the FCX Clarity, who on a daily basis are mechanism in helping to better inform our future decision-making and demonstrating the real-world capabilities of Honda’s next-generation actions to advance Honda’s commitment to the environment, and to fuel cell electric vehicle. ensure that our company and its associates continues to operate in a In May 2010, we announced a series of new initiatives that include manner that makes Honda a company society wants to exist. the introduction of Honda plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle technologies to the U.S. market in 2012. We will advance this effort in Sincerely, 2010 with the kickoff of several demonstration programs, including the operation of Honda electric vehicles by customers at Google and Stanford University, and the placement of a Honda plug-in hybrid car with the City of Torrance, California, which is home to our U.S. headquarters. Also, in January 2010, we began operating a prototype solar Tetsuo Iwamura hydrogen station at Honda R&D Americas’ Los Angeles Center. Chief Operating Officer, North American Regional Operations The system utilizes Honda’s original thin-film solar cells to generate President & CEO, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 4 2010 North American Environmental Report Environmental Honda views the preservation of the environment as a core management responsibility. Management Our efforts are guided by the Honda Environmental Statement and extend to all aspects of our business operations and involve associates at all levels of our organization. Honda Environmental Statement In June 1992, Honda established and announced the Honda Environmental Statement, defining its commitment and guiding its efforts to address environmental issues. “As a responsible member of society whose task lies in the preservation of the global environment, the company will make every effort to contribute to human health and the preservation of the global environment in each phase of its corporate activity. Only in this way will we be able to promote a successful future not only for our company, but for the entire world.” We should pursue our daily business interests under the following principles: We will strive to We will strive to As both a member We will consider the recycle materials and minimize and find of the company and influence that our conserve resources appropriate methods of society, each corporate activities and energy at every to dispose of waste associate will focus have on the regional stage of our products’ and contaminants on the importance environment and 1life cycle — from research, that2 are produced through the 3of making efforts to preserve 4society, and endeavor to design, production and sales, use of our products, and in human health and the global improve the social standing to service and disposal. every stage of the life cycle environment, and will do his of the company. of these products. or her part to ensure that the company as a whole acts responsibly. 5 2010 North American Environmental Report Environmental Honda’s regional operations, including the North America region, are given broad authority to fulfill their operational Management business responsibilities, which include planning and acting in accordance with Honda’s environmental vision to (continued) minimize the environmental impact of their local business activities. This includes efforts to reduce harmful emissions, to improve efficiency, and to minimize the production of waste. Further, Honda strives to mitigate environmental damage and to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. World Environmental Committee Honda’s World Environmental Committee, established in mission statement, and conducts annual reviews of their March 1995, considers global plans in accordance with implementation. With guidance from the World Environmental the company’s business plans, determines environmental Committee, regional committees set goals and objectives policies consistent with the company’s environmental for their respective regions. North American Environmental Committee The North American Environmental Committee serves as Honda’s North American Environmental Committee comprises the coordinating body for the region — the United States, eight major companies: Canada, and Mexico. It is charged with promoting ways to • Honda North America, Inc. • Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC minimize the environmental impact of every aspect of • American Honda Motor Co., Inc. • Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC Honda’s operations in the region. • Honda Canada, Inc. • Honda of Canada Mfg. • Honda of America Mfg., Inc. • Honda R&D Americas, Inc. These eight companies work together in cross-functional teams organized under four themes: PRODUct PLannING RecycLING anD GReen BUILDING ManUfactURING

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