Hino Environmental Challenge 2050

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Oct 24, 2017

― To make the world a better place to live and to connect the next generation to the future ―

 Hino Motors, Ltd. (hereafter, "Hino") is pleased to announce the Hino Environmental Challenge 2050, a program that lays out new long-term Hino goals for contributing to achieving sustainable societies.
 In line with its corporate mission "to make the world a better place to live by helping people and goods get to where they need to go - safely, economically and with environmental responsibility - while focusing on sustainable development," Hino provides support for its clients' businesses and contributes to society by delivering market-fit trucks and buses that meet the needs of clients around the world.
 The world faces a host of global environmental issues, including global warming, water shortages, the depletion of resources, and the destruction of natural environments. With its Hino Environmental Challenge 2050, Hino aims to address the situation from its position as a manufacturer of commercial vehicles by reducing the environmental impact of its vehicles to the absolute minimum throughout their entire lifecycles. The challenge lays out the six specific goals listed below.
Hino strives to ensure that its business activities are environmentally-friendly, taking on new challenges so that generations 50 to 100 years from now are able to lead comfortable lives.

1.New Vehicle Zero CO₂ Emissions Challenge
2.Life Cycle Zero CO₂ Emissions Challenge
3.Factory Zero CO₂ Emissions Challenge
4.Challenge of Minimizing and Optimizing Water Usage
5.Challenge of Achieving Zero Waste
6.Challenge of Minimizing the Impact on Biodiversity

<Hino Environmental Challenge 2050 Targets>

1. New Vehicle Zero CO₂ Emissions Challenge

Target:

Reduce CO₂ Emissions by 90% during product (vehicle) operation, compared with FY2013*

* Fiscal 2013: From Apr.2013 till Mar.2014

Main initiatives:

Further refine environmental technologies for Hino's main products, diesel and hybrid vehicles; actively develop and disseminate technologies for the electric and fuel cell vehicles called next-generation vehicles. Also, improve distribution efficiency and promote distribution matching with customers for effective management of operational information on vehicles in distribution equipped with IoT technology.

2. Life Cycle Zero CO₂ Emissions Challenge

Target:

Take steps to thoroughly reduce life cycle CO₂ Emissions including material manufacturing, distribution and disposal

Main initiatives:

Reduce material usage and number of required parts throughout the manufacturing process beginning with material manufacturing. At the same time, focus at the products development stage on choosing materials that emit less CO₂ such as resins. In terms of distribution, participate in medium to long-term studies on comprehensive transportation sector measures such as traffic flow, as well as developing fuel-efficient vehicles in the manufacturing of commercial vehicles and improving loading ratios for shipping.
In other areas, promote biomaterials and other materials that help reduce CO₂ Emissions at the products disposal and recycling stage and work to reduce CO₂ Emissions throughout entire product lifecycle.

3. Factory Zero CO₂ Emissions Challenge

Target:

Achieve zero factory CO₂ Emissions

Main initiatives:

Simplify processes, streamline manufacturing by making daily improvements to and extensively automating processes, and promote greater efficiency by actively introducing innovative technologies. Focus on energy use at factories by proactively introducing solar energy and other renewable energies to achieve zero CO₂ Emissions.

4. Challenge of Minimizing and Optimizing Water Usage

Target:

Take steps to thoroughly reduce water usage and purify wastewater

Main initiatives:

In addition to recycling water in-process, introduce measures to significantly reduce water usage, such as using rainwater. Carefully manage wastewater generated by business sites and plants using in-terminal wastewater treatment facilities to thoroughly purify returned water to the strictest standards, significantly reducing the impact on nearby waterways.

5. Challenge of Achieving Zero Waste

Target:

Achieve zero business site waste

Main initiatives:

Thoroughly reduce waste by promoting 3R measures (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle). Actively reuse natural resources, particularly those in the products and exhaustively pursue "vehicle-to-vehicle recycling technologies."

6. Challenge of Minimizing the Impact on Biodiversity

Target:

Establish a future society in harmony with nature

Main initiatives:

Protect native animals and plants, eliminate non-native species, and take other biodiversity conservation steps tailored to each region. Build an ecosystem network in which business sites and plants collaborate with other groups in the area, including local government.Promote activities aimed at strengthening collaboration in the future by actively communicating with related groups and organizations, as well as local children who will be responsible for conserving the next generation of biodiversity.

For more information about the Hino Environmental Challenge 2050

Englishhttps://www.hino-global.com/corp/csr/
Japanesehttps://www.hino.co.jp/corp/csr/

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