GHG Net-zero in the plant^*

1. Promotion of initiatives to ensure completion of Toyota Boshoku’s 40 initiatives for energy conservation

Energy conservation is important to Toyota Boshoku, with many energy saving initiatives being discussed, shared, and carried out across all areas of our business. However, when looking at the situation on the ground, it’s clear that more still needs to be done in certain areas.
To address this, we have selected 40 specific energy conservation initiatives to be prioritized globally. These initiatives can be divided into two categories: E-JIT^* initiatives, which can be implemented through behavioral and workflow changes without additional financial cost, and equipment efficiency improvements, which involve either adoption of highly efficient equipment, or retrofitting of pre-existing facilities.
Additionally, we are working on developing and distributing both a manual for how to approach such improvements, and a mid-term activities plan to guide our future energy savings activities.

• E-JIT: Energy Just-In-Time (generating only the amount of energy that is required at that point in time to produce the necessary quantity of products)

Toyota Boshoku’s 40 items for energy conservation

2. Active introduction of renewable energy

The Toyota Boshoku group is proactively introducing renewable energy. Since October 2022, 100% of the electricity purchased in Japan from Chubu Electric Power has zero CO₂ emissions. Additionally, from January 2023, electricity use at all European sites (excluding sites in Africa) has been successfully converted to 100% renewable energy.
Moving forward, our entire group will continue to systematically introduce renewable energy and respond to the need for carbon neutrality.

Solar power generation equipment installation results