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This report supports SDG 12: Responsible Production & Consumption, Target 12.6, which encourages companies to include sustainability information in their reporting cycles.

Toyota's North American Environmental Report references the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards listed below. See the Toyota Motor Corporation's GRI Content Index for global information related to GRI disclosures.

Statement of use

TMNA has reported the information cited in this GRI content index for the period April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 with reference to the GRI Standards.

GRI 1 used

GRI 1: Foundation 2021
GRI STANDARD  DISCLOSURE LOCATION
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 2-1 Organizational details About This Report
2-2 Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA)
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI)
Toyota’s majority-owned North American manufacturing plants

2-3 Reporting period, frequency and contact point About This Report
2-4 Restatements of information See Biodiversity Target for information on restated data for FY2022. We have also restated compliance data for FY2021 and Scope 3 emissions for dealerships for FY2022.
2-5 External assurance

See the Toyota Sustainability Data Book, pages  55-56, for the Verification Statement prepared for Toyota Motor Corp. TMNA and TCI do not have North American data separately assured.

2-6 Activities, value chain and other business relationships

TMNA distributes and markets passenger cars and trucks for sale at Toyota and Lexus dealerships in the U.S.

 

TMNA manufactures passenger cars and trucks and engines at 13 plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

 

TCI distributes and markets passenger cars and trucks for sale at Toyota and Lexus dealerships in Canada.

 

TMNA reported U.S. sales in 2022 of over 2.1 million vehicles. TCI reported Canadian sales in 2022 of over 175,000 vehicles.

 

There are more than 1,900 Toyota and Lexus dealerships in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

2-7 Employees Over 64,000 team members in the U.S., Canada and Mexico
2-9 Governance structure and composition Environmental Sustainability Governance
2-22 Statement on sustainable development strategy

Dear Reader


Goals and Targets

2-27 Compliance with laws and regulations

See Compliance for information on environmental compliance in North America.

 

Environmental Metrics Table – Compliance

2-28 Membership associations Stakeholder Engagement
2-29 Approach to stakeholder engagement Stakeholder Engagement
GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 3-1 Process to determine material topics See the Toyota Sustainability Data Book, page 7, for a description of TMC’s process for determining materiality for the global entity.
3-2 List of material topics

Material environmental topics are Carbon, Water, Materials and Biodiversity.

3-3 Management of material topics

Goals and Targets


Commitment to Carbon Neutrality


Commitment to Water as a Shared Resource


Commitment to Responsible Production


Chemical Management


Commitment to Harmony With Nature

GRI 301: Materials 2016 301-2 Recycled input materials used Sustainable Materials
301-3 Reclaimed products and their packaging materials

Battery Recycling


How We Recycle Hybrid Vehicle Batteries

GRI 302: Energy 2016 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization Environmental Metrics Table – Energy
302-3 Energy intensity

Environmental Metrics Table – Energy

302-5 Reductions in energy requirements of products and services

Environmental Metrics Table – Vehicle Fuel Efficiency

GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource Commitment to Water as a Shared Resource
303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts

Commitment to Water as a Shared Resource

303-3 Water withdrawal

Water Withdrawal, Discharge and Consumption


Environmental Metrics Table - Water

303-4 Water discharge

Water Withdrawal, Discharge and Consumption


Environmental Metrics Table – Water

303-5 Water consumption

Water Withdrawal, Discharge and Consumption


Environmental Metrics Table – Water

GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 304-1 Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas Restoring Habitat
304-2 Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity

Biodiversity Target


Indicator Species Project

304-3 Habitats protected or restored

Restoring Habitat

 

Toyota's Blossoming Commitment: Nurturing Biodiversity through Bees and Butterflies

304-4 IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations

Protecting Species

GRI 305: Emissions 2016 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

GHG Emissions Data


Environmental Metrics Table – CO2 Emissions

305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

GHG Emissions Data


Environmental Metrics Table – CO2 Emissions

305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

Environmental Metric Table - CO2 Emissions

305-4 GHG emissions intensity

GHG Emissions Data


Environmental Metrics Table – CO2 Emissions

305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

GHG Emissions Data


Toyota Port Facility Nears Carbon Neutrality


On Our Way to 100% Renewable Electricity

305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions

Air Quality

GRI 306: Waste 2020 306-1 Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts

Waste


Towards a Circular Economy

306-2 Management of significant waste-related impacts

Waste


Towards a Circular Economy

306-3 Waste generated

Waste


Environmental Metrics Table – Waste

306-4 Waste diverted from disposal

Waste


Environmental Metrics Table – Waste

306-5 Waste directed to disposal

Waste


Environmental Metrics Table – Waste

GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 308-2 Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

The primary negative impact in our supply chain is CO2 emissions that contribute to climate change. See Upstream & Downstream for our supplier CO2 target and Green Supplier Requirements for information on how we are collecting information from suppliers.

GRI 413: Local Communities 2016 413-1 Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs

Examples of local community engagement include:


Helping Restore Water Flows in the Colorado River Delta


Community Recycling Days


Biodiversity Conservation Grants