Honda North American Environmental Report 2008

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Honda
North American
Environmental
Report
2008
Honda 2008 North American Environmental Report
Honda
North American
Environmental
Report
2008
The 2008 North American Environmental Report covers Honda’s activities in the
United States, Canada, and Mexico — including company policies, the overall direction
of our environmental initiatives, and the environmental impact of our operations —
for the fiscal year that began April 1, 2007, and ended March 31, 2008 (FY2008).
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Section One
Management and Direction
A Letter from Our North American Chief Operating Officer
Environmental Management
Honda Environmental Statement
Environmental Laws and Regulations
Section THREE
Section two
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Global Climate Change
Addressing Global Climate Change
Honda’s Voluntary Global CO2 Reduction Targets
Honda’s Approach to Reducing GHG Emissions
Honda’s Position on Climate Change Policy
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Reducing Honda’s Environmental Footprint
For the 2008 Report, we have adopted
a life-cycle approach to the organization of
materials and data concerning the environmental
impact of our operations in North America.
Development
Purchasing
End-of-Life
Administration
Sales and
Service
Manufacturing
Distribution
This new organization reflects our focus on
a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) model in the
measurement of our environmental footprint.
Supplemental Information
Environmental Technology Milestones
Environmental Community Activities
North American Corporate Profile
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Honda’s Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Model Summary of Environmental Goals
and Actions in FY2008
Product Development
Designing for the Environment
Reducing Substances of Concern
Product Environmental Performance
Automobiles
Fuel Efficiency
Application of Technology
Exhaust Emissions
Powersports Products
Fuel Efficiency/Exhaust Emissions
Power Equipment
Fuel Efficiency/Exhaust Emissions
Home Energy Cogeneration
Purchasing — Green Purchasing
Manufacturing — Green Factory
Production Activity
ISO Certification
CO2 Emissions
Energy Consumption
Waste to Landfill
Water Use
Air Emissions
Chemical Releases
Distribution — Product Distribution
Sales and Service
End-of-Life — Product Recycling
Administration — Green Buildings, Green Office,
and Land Stewardship
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A Letter from Our North American Chief Operating Officer
Next year, we will mark the first 50 years of Honda’s operations in North America.
As we consider this important milestone in our company’s history, we are fundamentally assessing
the value that we bring to our customers and to the communities where we do business.
In this spirit, we are not simply reflecting on the pioneering
accomplishments of our past. Rather, in the area of
environmental responsibility, we are rededicating ourselves to
the goal first expressed by a group of young Honda engineers
almost four decades ago — to use technology to preserve
“Blue Skies for our Children.” In short, we recognize that it is
our responsibility to help protect our environment and ensure
a sustainable future for personal mobility.
Two years ago, Honda became the first automaker to set
voluntary goals for the reduction of CO2 emissions from both
its products and production operations on a global basis.
Based on this commitment, we are accelerating our efforts
to advance our environmental performance, with a strong focus
on the reduction of CO2 emissions that contribute to global
climate change.
Toward this challenging goal, we are working to reduce the
environmental footprint of our products by further advancing
fuel efficiency and accelerating the introduction of alternativefuel technologies.
Over the past year, we expanded the use of technology to make
V6-powered Honda and Acura vehicles more fuel-efficient. And
early next year, we will further advance Honda hybrid technology
with the introduction of a new, more affordable hybrid car.
For the longer-term future, we remain committed to the
development of fuel cell vehicle technology and to advancing
this technology in the real world. In July 2008, we began leasing
our next-generation FCX Clarity fuel cell car to retail customers
in the United States as part of our global plan to lease 200 of
these zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered vehicles over the next
three years. Most of these vehicles will be placed in the hands of
our customers in California, who live close to existing publicly
accessible hydrogen refueling stations.
We are also working continuously to improve the energy
efficiency of our factories, offices, and warehouse facilities,
and we are promoting similar efforts among our many business
partners in the region. In 2006, Honda became the first
automaker to earn a green building certification. Today, we have
five facilities certified to the standards of the U.S. Green Building
Council (the nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing
green building design and construction), including the
automobile industry’s only Platinum-certified existing building.
At the same time, we are continuing our efforts to reduce waste
and the use of potentially harmful substances. In 2007, six of our
14 North American manufacturing plants were operating as
zero-waste-to-landfill facilities. Total waste from automobile
production was reduced 78% from 2001 levels.
This 2008 North American Environmental Report addresses
these and the many other efforts being undertaken by Honda
associates to reduce our environmental footprint in the region.
Over the past half century, we have enjoyed tremendous
growth in North America, and we are thankful for the support
we have received from our customers and society. But we
will not consider our next 50 years to be a success unless
we are able to make further progress in the environmental
performance of our products and the operations that help
bring them to market. Only in this way can we fulfill Honda’s
environmental vision and our commitment to being
“a company that society wants to exist.”
Sincerely,
Tetsuo Iwamura
Chief Operating Officer, North American Regional Operation
President & CEO, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Tetsuo Iwamura,
COO of Honda’s
North American Regional
Operation, introducing the
new FCX Clarity hydrogenpowered fuel cell car
at the 2007 Los Angeles
International Auto Show.
Environmental Management
Honda has long viewed the preservation of the environment as a core management responsibility. Our efforts
extend to all aspects of Honda’s business operations and involve associates at all levels of our organization.
Guiding Our Environmental Efforts
In June 1992, we established and announced the Honda Environmental Statement
to define our commitment and to guide our efforts to address environmental issues.
Honda Environmental Statement
“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:
1. We will make every effort
to recycle materials and conserve
resources and energy at every
stage of our products’ life cycle,
from research, design, production
and sales, to service and disposal.
2. We will make every
effort to minimize and find
appropriate methods to dispose
of waste and contaminants
that are produced through the
use of our products, and in
every stage of the life cycle
of these products.
3. As both a member of the
company and of society, each
associate will focus on the
importance of making efforts
to preserve human health
and the global environment,
and will do his or her part to
ensure that the company as
a whole acts responsibly.
4. We will consider the influence
that our corporate activities have
on the regional environment
and society, and endeavor to
improve the social standing of
the company.
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World Environmental Committee
The World Environmental committee, established in March 1995, considers global plans in accordance with our business
plans, determines environmental policies consistent with the company’s environmental mission statement, and conducts
annual reviews of their implementation. With guidance from the World Environmental Committee, regional committees set
goals and objectives for their respective regions.
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North American Environmental Committee
The North American committee serves as the coordinating body for the region — including the United States, Canada
and Mexico. It is charged with promoting ways to minimize the environmental impact of every aspect of Honda’s operations
in the region. Honda’s North American Environmental Committee comprises major Honda companies in the region:
Honda North America, Inc.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Honda Canada, Inc.
Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Product Planning
and Development
Recycling and
Green Building
Manufacturing
(Green Factory)
Communication
Coordinated by
and Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Coordinated by
Coordinated by
Coordinated by
Improving In-use Fuel Efficiency
and Emissions
Enhancing Recycling Activities
Improving Energy Efficiency
of Manufacturing
Product Information
Reducing Substances
of Concern
Reducing Waste,
Emissions, and Energy Use
Reducing Waste and
Toxic Substances
Environmental Reporting
Improving Design For Recyclability
LEED Certification
Green Purchasing
Alternative-Fuel
Vehicle Technology
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC
Honda of Canada Mfg.
Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
As outlined on the previous page, regional operations, including North America, are given broad authority and
responsibility to plan and to act in accordance with Honda’s environmental vision to 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 material. Further, Honda makes every effort to mitigate environmental
damage and to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, and to initiate
product updates, warranty extensions, and recalls when necessary.
Environmental Risk Management
Honda considers risk management to be an integral part of environmental management. Honda’s approach to risk management is
reflected in various activities. These include systems for preventing spills and releases, systems for reducing volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) and other air emissions, and systems for recycling products, components, and manufacturing by-products, in order to minimize
landfill waste. From long-term planning to daily operations, Honda makes efforts to understand the risk of environmental impact and
seeks to make prudent decisions to minimize impacts wherever possible. Honda North America, Inc., a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd., serves as auditor, helping to ensure that Honda’s various subsidiary companies and its affiliated suppliers in the North America
region are in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. It also provides support to those companies in
determining and assisting in the implementation of best practices for Honda’s environmental management activities in the region.
Environmental Laws and Regulations
Regulatory compliance is fundamental to the production and in-use performance of Honda products, and to all of Honda’s
operations in North America. All Honda companies have systems in place to ensure that their activities comply with all applicable
legal requirements.
Product Recalls
Honda’s policy on product recalls, including emissions-related recalls, is in accordance with the procedures of its Japan-based
Quality Committee, which is composed of senior executives from various divisions of the company. The Quality Committee makes
decisions about Honda products manufactured and sold throughout the world, relying upon recommendations from Honda
experts in each region.
Corrective Actions in fy2008
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, we initiated four corrective actions in the U.S. market: two Voluntary
Emission Recall Reports (VERRs), one Product Update Report (PUDR), and one Warranty Extension Report (WER).
DATE
DETAIL
MODEL(S)
UNITS
11/06/2007
VERR: Incorrect throttle bodies, with inadequate evaporative purge ports, were
installed on some vehicles at dealers to remedy a known defect (throttle position
sensor function)
MY2005
Acura RSX
130
12/14/2007
VERR: Some fuel tanks developed a small crack at the air vent pipe due to
vibration, resulting in gasoline leakage
MY2006-2007
CBR1000RR (motorcycle)
25,422
7/11/2007
PUDR: On-board diagnostics (OBD) system may falsely detect catalyst
deterioration and/or NOx adsorptive catalyst deterioration, due to inappropriate
calibration of the OBD system
MY2001-2005 Insight
3,755
MY2003-2005
Civic Hybrid
64,738
WER: Engine speed may be higher than target rpm at high vehicle load, due to
continuously variable transmission (CVT) belt slip
MY2003-2005
Civic Hybrid
66,757
1/28/2008
North American Environmental-Related Material Fines1
SUMMARY
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DATE
DETAIL
12/11/2007
Honda voluntarily reported labeling violations for about 4,000 small spark-ignited engines that were produced and imported in
2001. These engines, the GX22, GX610, and GX670 models, met all applicable emissions standards but did not have the required
EPA compliance label. Honda reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. EPA in December 2007.
Material fines are defined as $100,000 or more by regulatory disclosure guidelines.
Addressing
Global Climate
Change
Global climate change and energy sustainability are the two most serious and difficult environmental challenges
facing society today. As the world’s largest manufacturer of gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, Honda
recognizes its responsibility to help meet these challenges and is committed to continuing efforts aimed at minimizing
our environmental footprint, with a particular emphasis on the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions.
A Complex Challenge and a Shared Responsibility
Addressing an environmental challenge as complex as global
climate change requires the concerted efforts of industry,
government, and consumers. Without the commitment of
all three, significant progress will be difficult to achieve.
Provide limited
market-based
incentives to
promote consumer
interest in
more fuel-efficient
products
C O N S U MER
Offer and promote
cleaner, more
fuel-efficient products
that meet customer
expectations for
product performance
and value
INDUSTRY: Motor vehicle manufacturers
and energy suppliers must work to provide
consumers with products that support the
goal of reduced greenhouse gas emissions
(particularly CO2 as the predominant
greenhouse gas) while meeting customers’
expectations for product performance —
including safety, utility, comfort, quality
and reliability.
Consumers: Consumers must be willing
to purchase products that achieve lower
greenhouse gas emissions.
Government: Governments should adopt
ADDRESSING
GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE
GOVERNMENT
INDUSTRY
Provide honest
and accurate feedback
on technology and
market conditions
Adopt performance-based
regulatory policy
policies and incentives that promote the
development and sale of products with reduced
greenhouse gas emissions. One means of
accomplishing this is by offering incentives that
help to jump-start the market for new products
that address critical environmental objectives
but may not yet be fully price- or marketcompetitive. Honda supports such incentives
so long as they are limited in duration and based
on performance, not tied to a particular
technology. In addition, government-supported
research into critical technologies, such as
advanced batteries, hydrogen storage, and
cellulosic-based biofuels, can be an important
catalyst for the development of new
technologies. Also, government grants should
be awarded on the merits of the research, and
the fruits of publicly funded research should be
made widely available.
Honda’s Voluntary CO2 Reduction Targets
Our overall goal is to develop products with the lowest in-use CO2 emissions manufactured
at plants with the lowest CO2 emissions intensity (emissions per unit of production).
The greatest opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions from
Honda products will come by improving the in-use energy
efficiency of those products, which account for 78% of
a Honda product’s life-cycle CO2 emissions.
Q
Q
Q
6%
In May 2006, we established a series of voluntary targets
to significantly reduce the fleet-average CO2 emissions
of Honda products and the CO2 emissions intensity of
production operations, on a global basis, by 2010.
78%
Auto
2010
FY2001
10
(per g/km)
Powersports
Product
10%
(per g/km)
Power Equipment
10%
(per kg)
Auto
10%
(per unit)
Powersports
Production
20%
(per unit)
Power Equipment
FY2007
FY2008
6.0%
%
20
%
(per unit)
Product In-Use
Production
Other Factors:
• raw materials
• procurement
• distribution
• service and disposal
Results
(from 2001 baseline)
SEGMENT
78% 6% 16% *Based on estimates by the
American Council for an Energy
Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
Global CO2
Reduction Targets
DOMAIN
Life-Cycle CO2 Emissions*
16%
100.0
94.0
Reduction
from 2001
baseline
94.0
11.2%
100.0
86.8
Reduction
from 2001
baseline
88.8
SCOPE OF TARGETS
Automobiles sold in Japan,
North America, Europe/Middle East/Africa,
Asia/Oceania, China, South America
(more than 90% of Honda’s worldwide
automobile sales)
Motorcycles sold in Japan,
North America, Europe, Thailand,
India, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil,
the Philippines, Malaysia, Pakistan
(more than 90% of Honda’s worldwide
motorcycle sales)
9.7%
100.0
93.1
Reduction
from 2001
baseline
90.3
All worldwide power equipment
product sales, excluding outboard
marine engines
7.2%
100.0
91.2
Reduction
from 2001
baseline
92.8
41.0%
100.0
70.8
Reduction
from 2001
baseline
59.0
All manufacturing by
Honda Motor Co., Inc., and
74 other Honda Group
companies that assemble
Honda products and major
components
112.3
100.0
103.8
12.3%
Increase
from 2001
baseline
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We attained a 11.2% reduction in FY2008. We will strive to achieve additional CO2 reductions.
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espite an increase in the energy- efficiency of automobile production in FY2008, per-unit CO2 emissions from automobile manufacturing rose because of increased production activity in regions
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with more CO2-intensive methods of energy production.
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Although we have surpassed our target, we foresee an expansion of production in a region where CO2 emissions are relatively high.
We will strive to maintain the target level and achieve an even greater reduction by 2010.
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Higher per-unit emissions in Power Equipment production can be attributed to larger and more feature-rich new products and to fluctuations in production volumes.
Honda’s Approach to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
No single technology holds the key to our energy future.
Meeting society’s rapidly expanding demand for transportation energy and
curbing the growth in global CO2 emissions will require the rapid development
and implementation of as many market-viable technologies as possible.
Honda’s Multiple Pathways Approach to CO2 Emissions Reduction
Honda has developed a strategy that encompasses multiple technology pathways and that seeks
to address in a comprehensive fashion the challenges associated with the deployment of new energy
and vehicle technologies. What follows is a visual representation of Honda’s effort for today and
the future to reduce CO2 emissions and promote a more sustainability energy future.
CO 2 EMISSIONS REDUC TIONS and ENERGY SUSTAINABILIT Y
Honda’s efforts
include:
the development
of more
fuel-efficient
engines
Now
TECHNOLOGIES
Innovative
Construction
Lightweighting
Fuel-efficient
Engines
4-valves per cylinder
Future
Aerodynamic improvements
Variable valve timing and lift control (VTEC )
Cylinder deactivation (VCM)
Advanced transmissions
Clean diesel (i-DTEC)
Advanced Combustion including HCCI1
the advancement
of real-world
alternatives to
gasoline
Alternative
Fuels
CNG
... from low- or no-carbon sources
Hydrogen
... from renewables
Biofuel
... from cellulosics1
Electricity
... from low- or no-carbon sources
Hybrid (IMA)
Drivetrain
Advancements
Fuel Cell2
Battery EV and Plug-in HEV1
research into
new means of
energy production
and distribution
Energy and
Infrastructure
Honda Solar Cells
Stationary
Sources
Home heat and electricity cogeneration (MCHP)
Fuel cell vehicle home refueling (Home Energy Station)1
Transportation — more energy-efficient distribution of products and parts
Manufacturing — more energy-efficient production of products and parts
Currently undergoing research and development
Currently undergoing research and development and deployment
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Lightweighting
Advantage: Advanced materials such as aluminum and
high-strength steel can be used to improve fuel economy and
performance while helping to enhance safety. In general, a 10%
reduction in vehicle weight results in about a 6.5% increase in
fuel economy at constant performance levels. Lightweighting is
particularly important to offset the weight of added safety features.
Challenge: Reducing the cost and energy impact of production,
Accord and Civic, our two top-selling models in the region, each
have bodies composed of approximately 50% lighter weight high
strength steel, and the body of the 2009 Pilot
is 52% lighter weight high-strength
steel, compared with
13% for the outgoing
model.
The 2009 Pilot uses more
than four-times as much
high-strength steel as
the preceding model. It
also uses aluminum to
reduce body weight
while enhancing safety.
and improving the manufacturability of lighter weight materials.
Illustration colors denote
use of aluminum and
high strength steel:
Our effort: Honda is ambitiously applying lightweight
materials, such as aluminum and high-strength steel, to minimize
or eliminate weight increases. In FY2008, every engine that
Honda built was made of aluminum. We have also been actively
increasing the use of lightweight materials in vehicle bodies.
Aluminum body panels are employed in the 2008 Acura MDX and
RL, and Honda Pilot. Also, high-strength steel is being applied in
significantly higher amounts on many new models. The current
increasing strength
P Aluminum
980 grade steel
P
780 grade steel
P
590 grade steel
P
440 grade steel
P
340 grade steel
P
270 grade steel
P
Fuel-Efficient Engines
Honda Gasoline Engine Technologies
Advantage: Broad market acceptance and well-established service support network and refueling infrastructure.
Challenge: Achieving significant further gains in fuel efficiency while maintaining reasonable cost for the customer.
OUR EFFORT: Honda is pursuing many advancements in powertrain fuel efficiency, several of which are summarized below.
technology
detail
Variable Cylinder Management™
(VCM™) cylinder deactivation technology
Second-generation VCM, with three-, four-, and six-cylinder modes, has been applied to four
Honda models — to 2008 and newer Accord V6 Sedans, Accord V6 Coupes and Odyssey
minivans, and to the 2009 Pilot sport-utility vehicle, introduced in May 2008.
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V6-powered 2008 Accords use an advanced
i-VTEC valvetrain, a 5-speed electronically
controlled transmission, and second-generation
VCM technology with the ability to run on just
three or four of its six cylinders under light
engine loads.
i-VTEC™
i-VTEC™ engine technology, which provides for variable valve timing, duration, and lift
for improved performance and fuel efficiency, is being applied to virtually all Honda and
Acura automobiles.
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT)
The Civic Hybrid is equipped with a CVT that optimizes transmission ratios for improved
fuel efficiency.
5-speed electronically controlled automatic
transmissions (5AT)
All Honda and Acura automobiles equipped with automatic transmissions are using
electronically controlled 5AT technology for improved performance and fuel economy.
Incremental engine improvements
Reducing friction losses with technologies such as offset cylinders and engines designed
to work with low-viscosity oil.
Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition
(HCCI)
Honda is intensively researching HCCI, which has a much higher heat release rate than
conventional spark ignition, lowering heat losses and increasing overall efficiency.
Honda Diesel Engine Technology
Advantage: 20% -25% higher fuel
efficiency than gas-powered engine.
Challenge: Reducing NOx emissions
to stringent regulatory levels, and addressing
U.S. consumer perceptions of diesel vehicles
as lower performing and inconvenient to refuel.
Our Effort: We will apply the next generation of Honda 4-cylinder clean diesel technology
on existing Honda and Acura models in the United States and Canada within several years. The
new i-DTEC clean diesel engine will achieve U.S. EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions levels.
Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs)
The 2008
Civic Hybrid employs
fourth-generation
Integrated Motor Assist
(IMA) hybrid technology
mated to a highly
efficient 1.3 liter
i-VTEC engine and
a continuously
variable automatic
transmission
(CVT).
Advantage: The capture and reuse of braking energy, along
with engine shut-off at idle, and the potential for engine
downsizing, provide for significant increases in fuel efficiency.
Challenge: Reducing technology cost and improving value
for the customer.
Our Effort: Honda introduced the first gasoline-electric hybrid
vehicle to consumers in North American when we launched
the Honda Insight in the U.S. in 1999 and in Canada in 2000.
Since then, we have continued to advance our Integrated
Motor Assist™ (IMA) technology with a focus on efficiency and
affordability for the consumer, which we believe are the keys
to broader market acceptance of hybrid technology. In 2009, we
will introduce a new purpose-built hybrid car, with good family
utility, at a price below that of the current Civic Hybrid. It will be
followed within several years by a new sporty hybrid car based
on our CR-Z concept. With the introduction of these new models,
we will target a more than fourfold increase in the annual sales
of Honda hybrid vehicles in the United States.
Battery-Electric Vehicles (BEVs)
Advantage: Use of energy generated off-board as a
power source.
Challenge: Lowering battery cost, improving battery
performance and durability, and reducing stationary-source
CO2 emissions from coal-powered electricity production.
Batteries for use in battery-electric vehicles, whether in a
dedicated battery-only or plug-in hybrid application, need high
energy storage to support extended operation in electric-only
mode. BEV batteries are very different from HEV batteries, which
capture regenerative braking energy to assist with acceleration
but do not need a high level of static energy storage. Also,
BEV batteries must operate in the much more technologically
hostile environment of constant deep charges and discharges.
New lithium-ion battery chemistries show potential for
much-improved power and durability, but progress in energy
density and cost is far more limited. In terms of their impact
on greenhouse gas emissions, BEVs will be best suited to areas
with low-carbon electricity production from such sources as
hydroelectric, solar, wind, natural gas, and nuclear energy. BEVs
charged with electricity generated in a coal-fired energy plant or
other carbon-intensive production process may have limited or
no positive net impact on well-to-wheel CO2 emissions.
Our Effort: Our research and development of BEV technology
is focused on improving the energy density, durability, and
safety of the battery.
Natural Gas
Advantage: Natural gas is a viable near-term alternative
Our Effort: The Civic GX is the only dedicated natural
to gasoline as a transportation fuel. With only 75% of the
tank-to-wheel CO2 emissions of a gasoline-powered automobile
(on a gallon-equivalent basis), it provides an immediate
opportunity to displace petroleum and to significantly reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. The Civic GX is also the only
vehicle certified by the EPA to meet both federal Tier 2-Bin 2
and Inherently Low Emission Vehicle (ILEV) zero evaporative
emission certification standards.
gas-powered passenger vehicle available from a major
automaker in North America. Traditionally, natural gas vehicles
were available only to fleet operators, because of the need
for a centralized fueling operation. Honda has extended the
accessibility of this technology to consumers through the
deployment of a home-based refueling device known as Phill™
(pictured at top left) manufactured by FuelMaker Corporation
and marketed through Honda dealerships. In 2007, Honda
expanded marketing of the Civic GX to 20 Honda dealers in
New York state and to additional markets in California.
Challenge: Limited driving range, vehicle cost, and limited
availability of vehicle refueling options.
Biofuel
Advantage: Biofuel-powered vehicles offer significant
opportunities to displace petroleum and to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions.
Challenge: Sustainable and economically viable production
of biofuel, and its economical use with existing products.
The net energy benefits of corn-based ethanol, depending
on production and distribution methods, may be marginal
at best; and the use of corn for fuel purposes can have many
unintended consequences. The supply of corn-based ethanol
can be blended into the U.S. gasoline supply at 10% levels (E10
gasoline). Testing is needed to ensure that higher blends, up
to 20%, do not pose problems for the performance of existing
vehicles and small engines. Higher blends may require even
greater production of ethanol from grains such as corn. They
may also require a separate distribution infrastructure and
they may only work in specially designed vehicles. In addition,
ethanol has only about two-thirds the energy content of
gasoline, leading to corresponding decreases in fuel economy
and driving range at higher-level ethanol blends — raising
questions about consumer acceptance.
There are other promising biofuels that do not have the
inherent deficiencies of ethanol and may prove to be superior
alternatives to gasoline.
Biofuels for diesel vehicles, such as biodiesel and renewable
diesel, have a role in reducing greenhouse emissions and in
The Ideal Biofuel
• reduces greenhouse gas
emissions throughout the
entire lifecycle
• does not harm the environment
through secondary effects such as
biodiversity loss
• does not affect the price or
availability of food
• is compatible with all current and
legacy vehicles and small engines
• is transparent to the consumer
in terms of price, performance
and availability
• is sustainable and can be
transported using the existing
pipeline and fuel pump
infrastructure
meeting our future energy needs. Recent progress on U.S.
standards for biodiesel blends could improve the availability
of a high-quality fuel for the North American marketplace.
Before the U.S. commits itself to any particular biofuel,
including higher blends of ethanol, additional research and
development is needed to identify more sustainable and
economically viable feedstocks and production processes.
Our Effort: All Honda and Acura automobiles, as well as all
motorcycle and power equipment products, are capable of
operating on E10. We continue to research the feasibility of
higher blends, including “mid-level” blends such as E15 or E20.
Honda, in partnership with the Research Institute of Innovative
Technology for the Earth (RITE), is also conducting research into
the efficient production of ethanol from cellulosic feedstocks.
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Advantages: Fuel cell vehicles have more than three times
the tank-to-wheel energy efficiency and three times the fuel
economy of conventional gasoline-powered vehicles, and can
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 60% compared
with a gasoline-powered car — even when using hydrogen
reformed from natural gas.
Challenge: Technology cost, hydrogen production and storage,
and limited hydrogen refueling infrastructure.
Our Effort: We are accelerating the development of the
hydrogen-powered fuel cell car as the ultimate solution for
a clean and sustainable mobility future. In November 2007,
we took a major step forward with the introduction of the
FCX Clarity, a next-generation fuel cell car with performance,
space and comfort on par with a gasoline-powered sedan in
the 2.0-liter engine range. In July 2008, we began leasing the
FCX Clarity to individual retail customers in Southern California,
who live and work near existing, publicly accessible hydrogen
refueling stations.
Honda V Flow fuel cell stack
Many of the major advancements to the zero-emissions FCX Clarity
are based on the entirely new Honda V Flow fuel cell stack. This more
compact, powerful, and efficient stack fits into the center console
of the car, creating the first FCV with a full-size cabin and low-floor
sedan-style platform. The FCX Clarity is also the first fuel cell vehicle
built from the ground up as an FCV. Major improvements over the
current-generation FCX include:
1
2
Performance Attribute
Improvement (vs. previous FCX)
Fuel Efficiency
Up 20% to 72 miles/kg-H21
(gasoline gallon equivalent)
Driving Range
Up 33% with only a 10% increase in fuel tank
storage capacity (up 59% from the first FCX)
Fuel Cell Stack Size
Down 20% and weight down 30%
Subfreezing Start-up
-20F° 2(versus -4F° on previous model)
Stack output: 100 kilowatts (kw)
Motor Output: 100 kw (127 hp)
Battery: Lithium Ion
Hydrogen Storage: 171-liter tank at 5,000 psi
Range: 280 miles1
Fuel economy: 72 miles/kg-H21 (gasoline gallon equivalent)
Seating: Four adults
Special features: Application of Honda biofabric, made from
plant material, to interior surfaces (seat fabric,
armrests, and door linings)
Based on official EPA-estimated combined fuel economy and driving range.
Not applicable to vehicles being deployed in Southern California.
Hydrogen Production and Distribution
Although the FCX Clarity represents a substantial step forward
in fuel cell vehicle technology, the ultimate success of the fuel
cell vehicle will depend on the ability to produce, distribute
and store hydrogen fuel. Honda’s experimental Home Energy
Station (HES), created in partnership with Plug Power Corp.,
is in its fourth generation of development. Using natural gas
as its energy source, the Home Energy Station is designed to
provide a home-based refueling solution that produces enough
hydrogen to power a fuel cell vehicle while generating enough
heat and electrical energy for an average home. In 2007, we
began operation of a fourth-generation unit that is 70% smaller1
with increased fuel efficiency and the integration of the gas
purification and electric power generating components.
1
Compared to first-generation Home Energy Station
The fourth generation
Home Energy Station
is being tested at
Honda R&D Americas,
state-of-the-art hydrogen
refueling station in
Torrance, California.
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Hydrogen Production from Renewable Energy
Honda solar-powered hydrogen refueling station, using Honda-developed
thin-film solar cells that require half as much energy to manufacture as
conventional crystalline silicone cells.
We are also experimenting with a solar-powered station,
which extracts hydrogen from water through electrolysis.
An experimental solar-powered hydrogen station has
been in operation at Honda R&D Americas’ Torrance, California,
campus since 2001. The station uses Honda-developed thin film
solar cells to power a highly efficient electrolyzer that extracts
hydrogen from city-supplied water. This process emits no CO2
and demonstrates the potential for producing hydrogen from
renewable energy sources in a wholly carbon-free energy cycle.
Hydrogen also can be produced from biomass or as a
byproduct in the biofuel production process. Honda is exploring
this approach to producing hydrogen because it represents a
greater per-mile benefit to CO2 emissions reduction than using
biomass-produced alcohol in a flex-fuel vehicle.
stationary sources
Home Energy
Although Honda is first and foremost a mobility company,
our R&D activities also include new energy technologies
for stationary sources. Honda and technology partner Climate
Energy, LLC, have collaborated on a micro combined heat
and power (MCHP) system for home use. The system, called
freewatt,™ supplements traditional natural gas heating systems
with technology that produces heat and electricity for the
home, reducing CO2 emissions by as much as 30% compared to
a conventional 80-percent-efficient home heating system. The
electricity can be consumed by the homeowner or sold back to
the grid in areas where net metering is available. The system is
currently being marketed in Massachusetts and New York.
The freewatt™
micro-combined
heat and
power system,
using Honda
cogeneration
technology, is
being marketed
to consumers
in the
Northeastern
United States.
Manufacturing
Large compressed
air pumps at the East
Liberty Auto Plant have
been outfitted with new
controls to operate
more efficiently.
We are striving to reduce the energy and CO2 emissions intensity of
our manufacturing operations by improving process energy efficiency
and using renewable energy. As more energy-efficient alternatives
for equipment are developed, we try to utilize those alternatives
for equipment replacement and renewal, and for new equipment
installations. We are also working to use less energy — operating with
less variability, ensuring that requirements are met and not exceeded,
and designing equipment that can be easily shut down when not
in use. We also believe that renewable energy should be part of our
energy portfolio and have initiated study and pilot projects to evaluate
opportunities for renewable energy use at our manufacturing sites.
We have also created an inventory of direct and indirect emissions
from manufacturing activity for all six greenhouse gasses as identified
by the World Resources Institute (WRI)/World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
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Honda’s Position on Climate Change Policy
Honda is committed to pursuing national policy
initiatives that are technically feasible and
competitively fair, and that lead to greater fuel
efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Honda Supports New Federal Fuel Economy Standards
Beginning in 2005, Honda encouraged the U.S. government to adopt higher fuel economy standards and worked with
Congress for the adoption of the new nationwide Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirement by 2020. The law
requires attribute-based standards, which means each manufacturer will have a different overall fuel economy requirement
based on the size of vehicles in its fleet. Because our average vehicle size is smaller relative to some other manufacturers,
Honda will be required to attain an even higher fleet-wide average than some competitors.
Although the United States, Canada, and Mexico are sovereign nations, each with its own traditions, processes and
politics, Honda strongly urges harmonization of regulations among countries and within North America. The motor vehicle
industry is global: Vehicles are routinely built and distributed worldwide. Inconsistent policies will result in inefficiencies in
the production process and complex product development challenges. Similarly, standards should be national rather than
regional, within each country.
Prominent Public Policy Initiatives
There are numerous policy options available to governments that want to address climate change.
Honda’s position on some of the most prominent is as follows:
Initiative
Honda’s PERSPECTIVE
Motor Vehicle
Fuel Efficiency Standards
We have supported aggressive national fuel-efficiency standards. In adopting such
standards, governments must be cognizant of lead-time requirements, technological
realities, and market demands.
Incentives
Financial incentives can be constructive in stimulating nascent and expensive
technologies, such as fuel cell vehicles. Incentives should be limited in duration
and be based on performance.
Feebates
A properly constructed national feebate system (a federal government program of
rebates and fees) targeted at new vehicle manufacturers can be effective in accelerating
the market introduction of new fuel-efficient technologies.
Registries
Any regulatory approach that is calibrated to baseline emissions requires registries
that accurately reflect the current situation. Registries should be nationwide to ensure
consistent and reliable reporting obligations.
Cap-and-Trade
Any cap-and-trade system should isolate the auto sector from other sectors, because
of the potential for double counting with fuel sector emissions and the unmanageable
administrative burden. Additionally, a cap-and-trade system can severely prejudice
manufacturers whose sales are expanding and provide a windfall for those with
contracting sales.
Honda’s Position on California’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Standards
Because climate change has worldwide effects and greenhouse gas emissions can not be contained within any state or
national border, Honda believes that GHG emissions from motor vehicles can be addressed successfully only at the national and
international level. Equally important, there is no single solution akin to a catalytic converter (which reduces smog-forming exhaust
emissions) available to reduce the level of GHG emissions from motor vehicles. As a result, the technology necessary to reduce
GHG emissions is fundamental to the design of a vehicle and its powertrain. It is extremely difficult and not economically
practicable to tailor fuel-efficient technologies to meet different requirements for different states or to market different vehicle
types for specific states.
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Reducing Honda’s Environmental Footprint
Honda recognizes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a critical tool for understanding the impact of our products and
activities on the environment, and we are working to minimize that impact in virtually every aspect of our business —
from product design and production all the way through to distribution, sales and service, in-use fuel efficiency
and emissions, and finally the recycling of service parts and complete vehicles at the end of their useful life.
P Improving in-use
fuel efficiency and emissions, reducing
the use of toxic substances, and improving
product recyclability in the design phase
Development
P Improving
parts and materials
(In-Use Emissions and
Fuel Efficiency)
recycling and
reducing landfill
waste
P Promoting a
“green factory” approach
to the production
and distribution of
Purchasing
End-of-Life
component parts
Administration
Reducing
Reducing
the environmental
the
environmental
footprint
footprint
of Honda facilities and
P Reducing energy
Sales and
Service
office operations
Manufacturing
P Improving energy
consumption,
efficiency, minimizing
emissions, and waste
toxic emissions, and
material from the
sales and servicing
Distribution
of products
reducing the production
of waste materials
in manufacturing
P Reducing CO2 emissions
and waste from transporting
products to dealers
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A Summary of Environmental Strategies, Goals, and Actions in FY2008
Our efforts to reduce the environmental impact
of our operations in North America are guided by the
following goals, and they are being implemented
according to the following strategies.
l = achieved goal
s = made positive progress toward goal
n = did not achieve goal
category
Reducing
SOCs
Strategies
Automobiles
Reducing
VOCs
Goals
Work with OEM parts
suppliers to reduce or
eliminate the use of
potentially harmful
or toxic substances
Autos
Powersports Products and
Power Equipment
P r o du c t D e v e l o pm e n t
Fuel Efficiency
Exhaust
Emissions
1
Automobiles
For
Add’l
Info
Continue to reduce SOCs in
Honda products
l
With the exception of one part from one supplier,
eliminated the use of hexavalent chromium for
corrosion-resistance purposes
Pg. 17
Continue to reduce VOCs in
Honda products
l
Introduced new Accord with low-VOC interior
Pg. 16
Continue to reduce the use of PVC
in Honda products
l
10 of the 19 model year 2008 (MY08) Honda and
Acura models have less than a 1% concentration
of chlorine in material that can end up in the
wastestream as automotive shredder residue. Three
more models will be added in the 2009 model year
Pg. 17
Work to improve endof-life recyclability of
products in the design,
development and
purchasing phases
Minimum 90% design recyclability1 for
all automobiles sold in North America
l
Maintained 90% level of design recyclability for all
Honda and Acura autos sold in North America1
Pg. 16
Minimum 95% design recyclability1 for
all powersports products and power
equipment sold in North America
l
Maintained 95% level of design recyclability for all
powersports products and power equipment sold in
North America
Pg. 16
Improve fuel efficiency
Increase CAFE 5% over 2005 levels
by 2010
s
Increased Honda’s U.S. CAFE in model year 2007
(MY2007) to 29.5 mpg, a 1% increase over the
MY2005 baseline.
Pg. 18
Advance alternatives
to gasoline
Advance Honda hydrogen-powered fuel
cell vehicle and refueling technology
l
Introduced FCX Clarity next-generation Honda
fuel cell car with three times the fuel efficiency of
a gasoline-powered automobile
Pg. 10
l
Began operation of fourth-generation experimental
hydrogen Home Energy Station (HES IV)
Pg. 10
Expand market for natural gas-powered
vehicles
l
Increased retail sales of Civic GX in New York
and California
Pg. 9
Reducing
PVC
End-of-life
recyclability
Actions in fy2008
Continued incremental gains in the fuel
efficiency of powersports products
n
No new actions in FY2008
Pg. 21
Power Equipment
(hours/gallon)
Continued incremental gains in the fuel
efficiency of power equipment
n
No new actions in FY2008
Pg. 22
Automobiles
Reduce engine emissions
All new Honda and Acura automobiles
meet or exceed U.S. EPA and Transport
Canada Tier 2 Bin 5 (LEV in California)
exhaust emissions standards on an
individual model basis
l
All Honda and Acura automobiles released in the
U.S. and Canada in FY2008 met or exceeded U.S. EPA
and Transport Canada Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions
standards on an individual model basis, without
the use of fleet averaging
Pg. 20
Advance zero-emissions
vehicle technology
Continue to advance the performance
and market acceptance of alternative
fuel vehicle technologies
l
Introduced zero-emissions FCX Clarity fuel cell car
and announced plans to begin limited retail leasing
in 2008
Pg. 10
l
Increased sales of the natural gas-powered Civic GX,
with Inherently Low Emissions Vehicle (ILEV) U.S. EPA
emissions rating
Pg. 9
Application of 4-stroke
engines, PGM-FI, and
other advanced engine
technologies
Continued reductions in HC and NOx
emissions from powersports products
l
4-stroke engine technology applied to all
powersports products including all off-road
competition models
Pg. 21
Power Equipment
Application of PGM-FI
and other advanced
engine technologies
Continued reductions in HC + NOx
emissions from Honda’s global fleet
of power equipment products
l
Global fleet average HC and NOx emissions
reduced 32% from the FY2001 baseline
Pg. 22
Honda calculation based on the ISO standard 22628, titled “Road Vehicles Recyclability and Recoverability Calculation Method,” which bases its estimates on existing proven treatment technologies and takes into account the
mass of materials recycled, reused, recovered for energy or otherwise diverted from landfill disposal. In addition to these guidelines, Honda’s calculation also takes into account recyclable mass within nonmetal shredder residue.
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l = achieved goal
s = made positive progress toward goal
n = did not achieve goal
D is t ribu t i o n
M a n ufa c t uri n g
P ur c hasi n g
category
Goals
Green
Purchasing
Promote third-party certification of suppliers to
ISO 14001 environmental management standards
through communications, events, and recognition
of supplier achievements
Increase the number of ISO 14001certified suppliers
l
93% of key North American OEM suppliers and 85%
of all North American OEM suppliers (up from 58%
in FY2007) were third-party certified to ISO 14001
standards
Pg. 23
Environmental
Management
Ensure third-party certification of major Honda
manufacturing facilities to ISO 14001:2004 standards
Achieve 100% certification of all major
Honda plants in the U.S., Canada and
Mexico
s
13 of 14 Honda plants certified to ISO 14001:2004
standards; the Tallapoosa, Georgia, transmission
plant is targeting certification by 2009
Pg. 26
CO2 Emissions
Improve energy efficiency and reduce energy loss
in product manufacturing
Maintain inventory of greenhouse gas
emissions for all N.A. manufacturing
operations
l
Maintained inventory of CO2 emissions from the
consumption of purchased electricity and natural
gas in all N.A. manufacturing plants.
Pg. 27
Reduce energy intensity of
product production
l
Reduced CO2 emissions intensity (from electricity
and natural gas) in automobile production 1.7% from
FY2007 levels and 1.4% from the FY2001 baseline
Pg. 27
Landfill Waste
Reduce generation of waste material and
increase recycling
Reduce waste to landfills 70% from
FY2001 levels by FY2010 (excluding
mineral waste)
l
Reduced waste to landfills 35% from FY2007 levels
and 79% from the FY2001 baseline (excluding
mineral waste)
Pg. 29
Fuel Efficiency
Concentration on rail distribution and reductions
in truck miles traveled through more efficient
logistics
Increase efficiency of Honda
product distribution
l
Industry-leading 81% of automobiles were
transported by train (more fuel-efficient than
truck or ship)
Pg. 32
l
Utilized fleet of 400 fuel-efficient Auto Max rail cars,
reducing diesel fuel consumption by 531,048 gallons
(5,493 metric tons CO2)
Pg. 32
l
Completed $7 million modernization of Ohio
automobile distribution facility, reducing
fuel consumption by 2,436 gallons (25.2
metric tons CO2)
Pg. 32
Reduce product packaging
l
100% of domestically-produced motorcycles,
ATVs, and personal watercraft were shipped in
returnable crates
Pg. 32
Reduce waste from administration
l
Implemented new wireless yard management
system in Ohio and Alabama, eliminating 1,000
reams of paper annually
Pg. 32
Reduce waste from sales and service
administrative activities
l
Established new electronic statement option for
customers of Honda Financial Services division
Pg. 33
Reduce generation of waste and use of
virgin and nonrecyclable materials in
service parts
l
Eliminated 1.45 million pounds of cardboard
through redesign of parts packaging and
consolidation of packaging operations
Pg. 33
l
Implemented new service support program for
Honda motorcycle dealers, reducing by 41% the
replacement and disposal of used motorcycle
batteries
Pg. 33
Waste
E n d - o f - L if e
sal e s a n d S e rvi c e
Waste
A dmi n is t ra t i o n
Actions in fy2008
For
Add’l
Info
Strategies
Reduce waste in packaging and administration of
product distribution
Adopt less wasteful processes and reduce use of virgin
and nonrecyclable materials
Recycling
Increase the number and type of remanufactured
components available for customer purchase
Increase sales of remanufactured
components
l
Added 32 new part numbers to list of
remanufactured components
Pg. 34
Reducing
Automobile
Shredder
Residue
Increase separation and recycling of material in
shredder residue
Reduce waste to landfills
s
Identified promising technologies for
further research
Pg. 34
Green Building
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
certification by the U.S. Green Building Council
Increase new and existing facilities
achieving LEED certification
l
Three new U.S. facilities joined two existing
buildings certified to LEED green building standards,
including first Version 2.2 Silver-certified data center
in the United States
Pg. 35
l
Three additional new facilities (two in the U.S.
and one in Canada) are targeted to achieve LEED
certification in 2009
Pg. 35
l
Upgraded lighting systems in Irving, Texas, and
Chino, California, service parts facilities
Pg. 36
Energy Use
Improve energy efficiency of Honda facilities
Apply more energy-efficient lighting
and HVAC systems
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Addressing Product Environmental
Performance in the Development Stage
Product
Development
End-of-Life
Purchasing
Administration
Sales and
Service
Product
Development
Manufacturing
Distribution
Honda views improvements to in-use fuel efficiency (to minimize CO2 output) and exhaust emissions as the two
most significant opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of Honda products. We are also aggressively
pursuing opportunities to reduce the use of virgin and nonrecyclable materials where technically and economically
feasible, and to reduce or eliminate the use of potentially harmful substances in all of our products.
Designing for the Environment
Environmental factors are considered early and in each phase
of the design and development of every Honda product. In
component design and in the selection of materials, we look for
opportunities to reduce a product’s total environmental footprint,
including its impact at the end of its useful life. Accordingly,
our engineers take into account such factors as dismantling
complexity, component remanufacturing, the minimization
of substances of concern (SOCs), and shredder residue.
Product Recyclability
Honda has achieved and is committed to maintaining a minimum
90% level of design recyclability1 for all Honda and Acura automobiles,
and a minimum 95% level of design recyclability for all powersports
and power equipment products. All new Honda and Acura
automobiles, beginning in 2004, have met or exceeded the
90% target. We will continue to look for new ways to improve
the design recyclability of future products, in balance with other
critical considerations, such as quality, efficiency and durability.
90
%
All Honda and Acura automobiles
target a minimum 90%
level of design recyclability.
95
%
All Powersports and Power Equipment
products target a minimum
95% level of design recyclability.
Designing for the Environment Case Study: 2008 Accord
The redesign of the 2008 Accord included a comprehensive
effort to reduce the vehicle’s environmental impact. Honda
engineers reduced the use of materials containing VOCs
which could be emitted into the interior cabin of the vehicle,
including low-VOC parts and adhesives for the sunroof, a
low-VOC sealer for the front defroster, and low-VOC window
glass adhesive, door hole sealant and wiring harness tape. In
addition, alternatives to PVC such as thermoplastic olefin and
thermoplastic styrenes for interior materials, and acrylic or
urethane for the body undercoating, were utilized. As a result,
the chlorine content of automotive shredder residue is less
than 1%. The Accord also achieves a greater than 91% level
of design recyclability,1 above the company’s 90% target for
all new automobiles.
1
The 2008 Honda Accord has a low-VOC cabin.
Honda’s calculation of product recyclability is based on the ISO standard 22628, titled “Road Vehicles Recyclability and Recoverability Calculation Method,” which bases
its estimates on existing, proven treatment technologies and takes into account the mass of materials recycled, reused, recovered for energy or otherwise diverted from
landfill disposal. In addition to these guidelines, Honda’s calculation also takes into account recyclable mass within nonmetal residue.
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Reducing Substances of Concern (SOCs)
In keeping with Honda’s global policy to voluntarily reduce and control
substances considered harmful to people and the environment, in 2002
we created a set of guidelines to minimize SOCs in Honda products
assembled in North American. In 2007, we updated those guidelines,
which are now called the Honda North America Chemical Substance
Standard. Honda works closely with its suppliers in the product design
and part purchasing phases of product development to reduce or
eliminate lead and lead compounds, hexavalent chromium, mercury
and mercury compounds, cadmium and cadmium compounds,
brominated diphenyl ether compounds (specified BDEs), and azoic
compounds. In FY2008, we surveyed all of our North American
suppliers to assess their use of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and
brominated flame retardants. As new substances are being regulated
globally, Honda will revise its Chemical Substance Standard to ensure
compliance with the strictest global laws and standards consistently
throughout the company’s global operations.
Substances of Concern
Current Status
Opportunities for Future Reductions
Lead — used in electronic applications for its good melting characteristics, long-term stability, and vibration durability.
Use in metal alloys for its superior machinability, strength, and fatigue resistance
P Reducing use in electronics, light bulbs, and corrosion-resistant paints.
P Replaced with nonhazardous materials in electrodeposition coatings and steel
bars, with the exception of contaminants.
P Eliminated from automobile and on-highway motorcycle wheel weights and
replaced with a zinc alloy.
P Working with individual suppliers to introduce lead-free circuit boards that meet
Honda’s requirements for durability and performance.
P Working to overcome strength and fatigue weaknesses when lead inclusions
in the microstructure of the steel alloys are replaced with manganese sulfide
(MnS) inclusions. Planning to introduce a lead-free ATV wheel hub by 2011.
Hexavalent Chromium — used to protect exterior parts from corrosion
P Working with suppliers since 2005 to switch to trivalent chromium and
nonhazardous alternatives used for corrosion-resistant purposes; we set a
target to complete this activity by the end of 2007. As of the end of 2007,
99% of suppliers had fully phased out hexavalent chromium.
P By June 2008, all but one North American supplier had phased out all
hexavalent chromium used for corrosion-resistant purposes.
Mercury — used for bright and uniform illumination
P Honda has never used mercury in switches, radios, or ride-leveling
devices. However, Honda still uses very small quantities of mercury in
high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights and in illuminated entertainment
and navigation systems.
P A closed-loop recycling system is employed for damaged or broken screens.
P Phasing in mercury-free displays using a new type of backlight, beginning with
new models introduced in model year 2010.
P Start to employ mercury-free HID bulbs in the next few years, as the remaining
technical challenges are overcome.
P Honda advises and encourages dealers to comply with all relevant state
regulations for proper management and disposal of mercury parts.
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) — used as a flame retardant and as a surfactant
P Phased out the use of octa- and penta- PBDEs. Working with suppliers to verify
that these substances are no longer used in products.
P Working with suppliers to eliminate deca-BDEs from products when
technically feasible.
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) — used as a water repellent agent
P Eliminated PFOS in all parts delivered to North American
manufacturing facilities.
P Ensuring total elimination of PFOS by suppliers.
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) — used in sealants and interior materials to reduce weight and to meet high standards
for durability, fade resistance, and other critical quality criteria
P Working with suppliers to implement PVC-free technologies for components
such as interior and exterior trim pieces, door sealants, adhesives, window
moldings, floor mats, and seat coverings.
P Replacing PVC used in instrument panels, inner-door weather stripping,
and shift knobs.
P Working to eliminate PVC used for underbody coating and weld sealer
applications from all North American manufacturing plants within two years.
P Continuing to investigate effective alternatives to PVC for all paint department
applications. We will begin to apply the technology once it has been proven.
Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda’s global parent company, established a global hazmat /recycling compliance team. Its goal is to ensure that Honda complies with the strictest regional hazardous
material regulations and to enact policies to meet or exceed these regulations globally. The team consists of representatives from the Automobile, Power Equipment, and Powersports divisions,
and representatives from the Purchasing, R&D, Manufacturing, and Certification departments of all six operating regions, including North America.
With the implementation of the European Union’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation, Honda Motor established a separate
Global REACH Team within the Global Hazmat Compliance Team to manage all requirements related to that regulation.
Reducing PVC in Honda and Acura Automobiles
Honda is engaged in a comprehensive effort to significantly
reduce the chlorine that ends up in automobile shredder
residue (ASR), primarily by reducing the use of polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) in its vehicles.
• Ten of 19 Honda and Acura models sold in the U.S. have a less than
1% concentration of chlorine in materials that can end up in the
wastestream as automotive shredder residue (ASR). They are the
Honda Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hybrid, Civic GX, Accord
Coupe, Accord Sedan, CR-V and Fit; and the Acura RL and RDX.
• By the end of 2009, most Honda and Acura models sold in
North America will have achieved this target for the reduction
of chlorine in automobile shredder residue.
2008 Honda CR-V is one of 10 Honda and Acura models with a
less than 1% concentration of chlorine in materials that can end up
in the wastestream as automotive shredder residue.
Addressing Product
Environmental
Performance in the
Development Stage
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Product Environmental Performance | Automobiles
Environmental
Performance of
Honda and Acura
Automobiles
For more than 35 years, we have worked with a strong and continuous focus to advance the environmental performance
of our automobiles. It began in the early 1970s with the introduction of the Civic CVCC — the first vehicle to meet
U.S. Clean Air Act standards without the use of a catalytic converter — and has continued through many pioneering
accomplishments in improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and advanced alternative fuel vehicle technologies.
Customers in North
America purchased
more than 1.85 million
Honda and Acura
automobiles in
FY2008.
2008 Honda Civic
2009 Acura TSX
Honda and Acura Automobile Fuel Efficiency
Improving automobile fuel efficiency is the single best approach we can take to achieve significant near-term reductions in
CO2 emissions that contribute to global climate change. Through continuous effort and the broad application of leading-edge
technologies, Honda has maintained the lowest total fleet average CO2 emissions of any automaker operating in the U.S. over the
past 15 years. Honda’s CAFE declined marginally from the 2002 to 2003 model year because of an increased ratio of light trucks
to passenger cars in the fleet. Further increases in sales of light trucks since 2003 have been more than offset by technology and
efficiency improvements. Honda’s CAFE for model year 2007 (MY2007) of 29.5 mpg was up 1% over the MY2005 baseline.
U.S. Car and Light Truck
Fuel Economy (CAFE)
Canadian Car and Light Truck
Fuel Consumption (CAFC)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculates “fuel economy”
by the amount of miles traveled per gallon of gasoline for cars and light
trucks and calculates a Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) number for
both passenger cars and light trucks. We show the combined values here
for comparison purposes.
Transport Canada calculates “fuel consumption” by the amount of fuel
consumed per kilometer traveled. Transport Canada does not issue a
combined number for cars and light trucks. The combined numbers
reported below were calculated by Honda, using Transport Canada car
and light truck CAFC results along with available calendar year sales data.
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29.8
30.2
9.3
30.0
29.2
29.1 29.2
29.1
29.5
More Fuel
Efficient
Honda/Acura
28
26.7
26
24.8
24
22
24.5
24.7
25.1
25.4
25.8
24.6
Industry Average
MY00 MY01 MY02 MY03 MY04 MY05 MY06 MY07
Fuel Consumption: Liters/100 Km
Fuel Economy: MPG
30
10
9.2
9.2
9.0
9
9.0
8.9
Industry Average
8.6
8.5*
8
7.6
7.4
7
6
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.4
Honda/Acura
MY00 MY01 MY02 MY03 MY04 MY05 MY06 MY07
* Preliminary estimate of MY2007 Industry Average
Corporate Average Fuel Consumption
More Fuel
Efficient
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Application of Technology for Fuel Efficiency and Reduced Emissions
We are applying a broad range of advanced technologies to our
full range of products in order to realize gains in fuel efficiency
and lower exhaust emissions for all vehicles. At the same time,
we are accelerating our efforts to develop and deploy new
technologies that will allow us to further improve our products’
environmental performance. More energy-efficient engines
and transmissions, along with advancements in the use
of lightweight materials, more aerodynamic vehicle bodies,
low rolling resistance tires, and the further evolution of
gasoline-electric hybrid and clean diesel powertrain technologies
will all play critical roles in future improvements to our vehicle
fleet performance.
P ass e n g e r Car S
L igh t Tru c k S
Acura
L igh t Tru c k S
Honda
P ass e n g e r Car S
Technology Application, Emissions and Fuel Economy for Selected MY2008 Honda and Acura Automobiles Sold in the United States
Electric
Power
Steering
Emissions
U.S. EPA
CARB
City
Hwy
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
LEV-2
28
34
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
25
36
Tier 2 Bin 2
AT-PZEV
40
45
Tier 2 Bin 2
ILEV
AT-PZEV
24
36
Tier 2 Bin 5
PZEV
19
28
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
PZEV
21
31
16-valve i-VTEC
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
20
26
5AT
16-valve i-VTEC
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
LEV-2
19
24
3.5L V6 SOHC
5AT
24-valve i-VTEC
P
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
17
25
Pilot
4WD
3.5L V6 SOHC
5AT
24-valve i-VTEC
P
MY09
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
15
20
Ridgeline
3.5L V6 SOHC
5AT
24-valve VTEC
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
15
20
TSX
2.4L I4 DOHC
5AT
16-valve i-VTEC
P
MY09
Tier 2 Bin 5
LEV-2
20
28
TL
3.2L V6 SOHC
5AT
24-valve VTEC
P
MY09
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
18
26
RL
3.5L V6 SOHC
5AT
24-valve VTEC
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
16
24
RDX
2.3L I4 DOHC
Turbo
5AT
16-valve i-VTEC
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
17
22
MDX
3.7L V6 SOHC
5AT
24-valve VTEC
P
Tier 2 Bin 5
ULEV-2
15
20
Model
Engine
Trans
Valvetrain
VTEC
Fit
1.5L I4 SOHC
5MT
16-valve VTEC
P
Civic
1.8L I4 SOHC
5AT
16-Valve i-VTEC
P
Civic Hybrid
1.3L I4 SOHC
CVT
8-valve i-VTEC
P
Civic GX
1.8L I4 SOHC
5AT
16-Valve i-VTEC
P
Accord Coupe
3.5L V6 SOHC
5AT
24-valve i-VTEC
P
Accord Sedan
2.4L I4 DOHC
5AT
16-Valve i-VTEC
CR-V
4WD
2.4L I4 DOHC
5AT
Element
4WD
2.4L I4 DOHC
Odyssey EX-L
VCM
P
P
Selected Honda and Acura models: The Honda S2000 roadster is excluded based on very low sales volumes.
i-VTEC is an advancement to the original VTEC technology that includes a range of both performance and efficiency enhancing technologies.
EPA Fuel Economy
Environmental
Performance of
Honda and Acura
Automobiles
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Automobile Exhaust Emissions
Compliance with Tier 2 Emissions Standards1
99.9 100 100
100
Phase In %
REQUIREMENT
79.6 75
80
60
58.3
51.4
50
40
25
16.1
20
0
MY02
MY03
MY04
MY05
MY06
MY07
1
MY08
Honda U.S. Vehicle Fleet
Honda Low-emission Classification in Mexico
The chart applies to vehicles of less than 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR). Light trucks with a GVWR greater than 6,000 pounds have a later phase-in
period. All Honda and Acura vehicles, including the Ridgeline truck, whose GVWR is
greater than 6,000 pounds, met the 2006 requirement two years ahead of schedule.
Double Zero Classification
All new Honda and Acura cars sold in Mexico have been classified as
Double Zero (00) by Mexico City’s Hoy No Circula emissions control
program. The Double Zero classification is given to vehicles certified as
having low NOx emissions and high city fuel efficiency. Vehicles meeting
this standard may be driven in Mexico City and its suburbs without
restriction. Many new models from other automakers received a Single
Zero classification, and so must be retested every six months.
Certification Period
Model
Certified for up to 6 years
(recertification every two years)
Honda Accord, Civic IMA, Civic Si, CR-V
and Acura TL
Certified for up to 4 years
(recertification every two years)
Honda Fit, Ridgeline, Pilot, Acura RL
and Acura RDX
Certified for 2 years
Honda Odyssey and Acura MDX
ACEEE 2008 Environmental Performance Ratings
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
released its 2008 vehicle green scores, an annual rating of
automakers’ U.S. vehicle fleets based on a single score that takes
into account both vehicle exhaust emissions and greenhouse
gas emissions over the full product life cycle. The natural gaspowered Civic GX ranked first with the gasoline Civic, Fit and
Civic Hybrid joining it on the list of the 12 vehicles with the
Honda
Model
Acura
Environmental
Performance of
Honda and Acura
Automobiles
100
Honda has consistently played a leading role in reducing vehicle
exhaust emissions, and in meeting and exceeding U.S. federal vehicle
emissions standards. Beginning with model year 2007 Honda and
Acura models, every vehicle sold in the United States and in Canada
meets or exceeds the U.S. EPA and Transport Canada Tier 2 emissions
standards. Due to the difficult nature of these standards, automakers are
permitted to meet them by using a fleetwide average. All Honda and
Acura automobiles meet these standards on an individual model basis
without the use of fleet averaging.
highest overall green score. It was the eighth straight year that a
Honda vehicle earned the highest green score and the seventh
consecutive year that Honda vehicles held at least four of the top
12 positions. Below are scores for Honda’s highest-scoring
models in each class in which we compete, as well as their
class ranking and the highest and lowest scores recorded
in each class.
Honda/Acura
Green Score
Best-In-Class
Green Score
Worst-In-Class
Green Score
Honda/Acura
ACEEE Class Ranking
Fit
44
44
39
Superior
Small Wagon
Civic GX
57
57
21
Superior
Compact Car
Civic Hybrid
51
Civic
44
Accord Sedan (I4)
40
Accord Coupe (V6)
37
CR-V
36
Element
34
Odyssey
31
33
29
Above average
Minivan
Pilot
30
36
17
Above average
Midsize SUV
Ridgeline
27
36
24
Below average
Compact Pickup
TSX
36
57
21
Average
Compact Car
TL
35
53
19
Average
Midsize Car
RL
32
RDX
31
42
28
Below average
Compact SUV
MDX
28
36
17
Average
Midsize SUV
Superior
Above average
53
19
Above average
Midsize Car
Average
42
28
Average
Compact SUV
Average
Below average
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Product Environmental Performance | Powersports Products
Honda strives to balance the demands of its powersports product customer,
who typically seek greater performance, with society’s need for improved fuel efficiency
and reduced exhaust emissions, while also promoting responsible use of public lands.
Environmental
Performance of Honda
Customers in North
America purchased more
than 400,000 Honda
motorcycles, scooters,
all-terrain vehicles (ATV)
and personal waster craft
(PWCs) for recreational
and professional purposes
in FY2007.
Honda U.S. Motorcycle Emissions for MY2007
Class
HC
HC+NOx
Honda1
EPA2
CARB3
Honda1
I (50-169cc)
0.63
1.0
1.0
II (170-279cc)
0.78
1.0
1.0
III (>279cc)
n/a
Off-road (all)
0.73
1.2
CO
Honda1
EPA2
CARB3
n/a
7.00
12.0
12.0
n/a
8.36
12.0
12.0
5.07
12.0
12.0
8.68
25.0
15.0
EPA2
0.66
1.4
0.95
2.0
CARB3
1.4
Based on average 2007 model year U.S. EPA motorcycle emissions data
U.S. EPA emissions standards for 2007 model year motorcycles
3
California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions standards for 2007 model year motorcycles
1
2
Honda has consistently met or exceeded U.S. EPA and CARB
emissions requirements for on-road and off-road motorcycles.
In MY2008, we exceeded both EPA and CARB Tier 2 requirements
for HC, NOx and CO exhaust emissions, in part through the
broad application of 4-stroke engine technology. In MY2008,
we discontinued the use of 2-stroke engines in our competition
models, completing our transition to 4-stroke engine technology
throughout our powersports product lineup, including all
motorcycles, ATVs, and personal watercraft. Globally, we are
expanding the use of programmed electronic fuel injection
(PGM-FI), catalytic converters, and other advanced engine
technologies which provide additional opportunities for further
improvements in motorcycle exhaust emissions and fuel
efficiency in the future.
In the 2008 model year, 100% of all Honda powersports products, including
all competition off-road motorcycles, employed 4-stroke engine technology.
Efficient, Low-Emission Personal Watercraft
Honda Aquatrax personal watercraft
The 2008 Honda Aquatrax personal watercraft (PWC) is
powered by an efficient, low-emissions 4-stroke engine that
consumes less fuel than a comparable 2-stroke engine and
achieves CARB three-star (ultra-low) emissions status, with
65% lower emissions than a one-star (low emissions) engine
and 87% lower emissions than a conventional carbureted
2-stroke engine.
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Product Environmental Performance | Power Equipment
Honda markets a
complete range of
power equipment
products, including
lawn mowers, pumps,
generators, and
marine engines for
commercial, rental and
residential use. The
company also supplies
more than 2.3 million
small displacement
engines annually
to more than 2000
original equipment
manufacturers.
Global Power Equipment Emissions Performance
Power Equipment –
Global Fleet Exhaust Emissions (HC + NOx)
100
32%
Reduction
80
HC + NOx %
Environmental
Performance of Honda
Power Equipment
Honda has worked continuously to improve the fuel
economy, and reduce the exhaust emissions and noise
of its power equipment products. We have led the
industry in the application of cleaner, quieter and
more fuel efficient overhead valve (OHV) 4-stroke
engine technology, which has been applied to all
Honda power equipment products for many years.
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Continuing its efforts to reduce hydrocarbons and NOx
contained in exhaust emissions, we reduced the global fleetaverage1 emissions of our power equipment products 32% in
FY2008 compared to the FY2001 baseline. Honda will continue
to strive for even cleaner power product exhaust emissions.
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20
0
Lower
Emissions
FY01
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
1
Includes all global Power Equipment products with the exception of outboard marine engines.
U.S. Power Equipment Engine Emissions
General-Purpose Engine Emissions
Marine Engine Emissions
California’s Air Resource
Board’s regulations for
small engine emissions are
significantly stricter than those
of the U.S. EPA. Though very
close to the stringent CARB
standards in measurable
emission values, Honda Power
Equipment’s series of small,
general-purpose engines
met 2008 CARB exhaust
and evaporative emissions
standards through the use of
averaging and banked credits.
However, Honda’s entire small
engine line substantially
exceeds 2008 EPA emission
Honda marine engines are individually
certified below 2008 California exhaust
emissions standards. These same
engines are offered in all 50 states
in the U.S and in Canada. Honda
outboard engines are therefore 65%
cleaner than what is required by the
U.S. EPA and Environment Canada.
New U.S. EPA standards, effective in
2010, are expected to harmonize with
California exhaust standards and will
also introduce evaporative emissions
requirements that phase in through
2015. Honda marine engines already
comply with California’s exhaust
emissions standards and are expected
to meet the new evaporative controls.
standards. EPA emissions
standards are expected to be
revised to match the more
stringent CARB standards in
2011 and 2012. It is Honda’s
goal to be in compliance with
the new, harmonized 50-state
standards.
Increasing Home Energy and Heating Efficiency
In April 2007, Honda and technology partner Climate Energy
LLC, began retail sales of the freewatt cogeneration system in
the northeastern United States.
The ultra-quiet micro-combined heat and power (MCHP)
unit produces 3.26 kilowatts of heat and 1.2 kilowatts of electric
power, helping homeowners to reduce their utility bills and
curb carbon dioxide emissions while improving overall energy
efficiency and comfort. Test data from Climate Energy has
shown that when the freewatt system replaces a typical 80%
efficiency home heating system, homeowners can realize an
average 30% reduction in energy costs and CO2 emissions.
In certain states, net metering allows homeowners to sell any
unused electric power to their community’s power grid, which
yields additional cost savings.
Consumers who installed the freewatt system can realize
a significant reduction in energy costs without changing
their home heating habits. In addition, freewatt customers
can remotely monitor and change their heating use and
temperature settings via personal computer, which further
enhances their ability to control heating costs.
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Promoting a “green factory” approach to the
production and distribution of component parts
Product
Development
End-of-Life
Purchasing
Administration
Sales and
Service
Green
Purchasing
Manufacturing
Distribution
Honda works with more than 650 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in North America, encouraging
them to adopt a green factory approach to production of component parts by reducing their packaging waste,
adopting more energy-efficient processes, and adhering to ISO 14001 environmental-management standards.
Our “green purchasing” efforts in North America began in 1998
when we asked suppliers to our Ohio and Ontario, Canada, auto
plants to implement environmental management systems and
to obtain third-party ISO 14001 certification. Initially, we focused
on the top 42 key suppliers. In 2005, our request was extended
to additional key suppliers to the Lincoln, Alabama, automobile
and engine plant.
In FY2008, 93% of key suppliers, including all original
42 suppliers, and 85% of all companies in Honda’s North
American OEM supply chain were third-party ISO 14001-certified.
North American OEM Suppliers ISO 14001-Certified
100
80%
85%
75
Percent
Third-party ISO 14001 Certification of Suppliers
50
50%
58%
25
0
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
Reducing Environmental Impact of Transporting Component Parts
Even as we encourage suppliers to take leadership in
adopting green factory principles, we also strive to reduce the
environmental impacts of moving parts from suppliers to our
factories. To realize greater efficiencies in our North American
parts logistics system, we conducted a comprehensive, end-toend analysis of the total parts supply chain. Based on this study,
we implemented a new hub-and-spoke system based around
three hubs — an existing facility in Ohio, and two new facilities in
Tennessee and Ontario — which together serve factories in Ohio,
Alabama, Georgia, and in Ontario, Canada. Where each of these
plants once conducted its parts shipping independently, today
all of the plants are integrated in a single system that is geared
toward optimizing efficiency throughout the total supply chain,
reducing the number of shipments and total miles of truck travel.
In FY2008, this effort resulted in roughly 3 million fewer
miles of truck travel, saving approximately 480,000 gallons of
fuel and reducing CO2 emissions from parts shipments by about
4,900 metric tons. The next major expansion of the system will
come with the integration of the new automobile plant in
Greensburg, Indiana, in the fall of 2008.
The Ohio parts
consolidation center is one
of three hub facilities that
consolidates parts being
transported from suppliers
to Honda automobile
plants in the region,
helping reduce truck
travel, fuel consumption,
and CO2 emissions.
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Promotion of Green Factory Practices
Promoting a
“green factory”
approach to the
production and
distribution of
component parts
Honda works to promote and encourage green factory practices in the OEM community.
In each of the last 15 years, Honda has held a supplier symposium to share the best environmental
ideas and practices, and to recognize suppliers’ environmental achievements.
Official recognition of suppliers’ environmental achievements
was initiated with Honda’s “Green Partner” awards in 1999,
and was incorporated into the Corporate Citizenship
award program in 2006. The environmental achievement
award program provides for recognition in three key areas:
pollution prevention, energy reduction, and conservation of
natural resources. In November 2007, 139 North American
parts suppliers participated in our annual environmental
symposium, submitting 50 applications for recognition of
environmental achievement.
Supplier Environmental Achievement Recognition in FY2008
POLLUTION PREVENTION
ENERGY REDUCTION
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Celina Aluminum Precision Technology
• Recycling spent foundry sand at a
concrete facility, reducing landfill
waste by 74%.
AGC Automotive Americas
• Implemented several projects and
new equipment installations with
higher efficiency motors, variable
and slow ramp-up drives, and
power control monitoring
of all furnaces.
Bridgestone Firestone
• Improved and expanded on-site
natural wildlife habitat, including
the creation of an educational
area for local schools.
North American Lighting, Inc.
• Reduced hazardous wastestream
by 75%, and at the same time
conserved resources by reducing
virgin solvent use by 45%.
AGC Automotive Americas
• Developed process to filter glass
solids out of wastewater for
recycling, reducing waste by 70%
and improving water quality.
AY Manufacturing
• Installed new energy-efficient
lighting fixtures, reducing
electricity use by about 10%.
Asama Coldwater Manufacturing
• Installed equipment and improved
machining processes so that waterbased coolant can be recycled,
reducing water use by more than
400,000 gallons a year.
KAMCO Industries
• Installed large circulating fans to
move warm upper air down to
floor level, reducing natural
gas use by more than 50% and
improving the work environment
for associates.
Metaldyne Sintered Components
• Developed a fluid reclamation system
in wet-tumbling operations for
chemicals and wastewater.
The project reuses 90,000 gallons
of water per year and has reduced
chemical usage.
Corporate Citizenship Award
In addition to being recognized for its environmental
achievement, Metaldyne Sintered Components received
the Corporate Citizenship Award for FY2008 at Honda’s annual
OEM supplier conference. The promotion and recognition of
environmental improvements are integrated into this annual
award given to suppliers who embrace a culture that enables
them to make significant contributions to their communities and
the environment. The winners have demonstrated excellence
in six areas: health and safety, equal opportunity, government
relations, community involvement, ethics and compliance, and
the environment.
In addition to Metaldyne, three other Honda suppliers
received Recognition Awards in corporate citizenship: Bridgestone
Firestone of Wilson, North Carolina; Toyoda Gosei of Brighton,
Michigan; and Toyoda Gosei of Waterville, Canada.
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Reducing the environmental impact
of product manufacturing
Product
Development
End-of-Life
Purchasing
Administration
Sales and
Service
Manufacturing –
Green Factory
Manufacturing
Distribution
Through Honda’s Green Factory initiative, we have worked aggressively to reduce the environmental impact
of our manufacturing activities in North America, including significant efforts to reduce the energy intensity
of automobile production, as well as initiatives to reduce water use, air emissions, and waste materials at all
of our manufacturing facilities in the region.
Growth of Local Manufacturing Capabilities
Honda’s strategy of building products in the markets where
they are sold helps to reduce energy, emissions, and waste
associated with the transportation of products and component
parts. In the automobile sector in FY2008, about 75 out of
every 100 Honda and Acura vehicles sold in North America
were produced in the region,1 the highest percentage of any
international automaker.
(new)
Greensburg, Indiana,
auto plant
(new)
Alliston, Ontario,
engine plant
(growth)
Anna, Ohio,
engine plant
(growth)
Russells Point, Ohio,
transmission plant
• Began construction of a
new 200,000-units per
year automobile plant
to produce fuel-efficient
4-cylinder passenger cars
beginning with the Civic
Sedan in late 2008.
• Began construction of a
new 200,000-units per
year engine plant to
produce fuel-efficient
4-cylinder engines that
will be supplied to the
adjacent automobile
plants (beginning Fall
2008).
• Completed a 135,000square-foot expansion
of the Anna, Ohio,
engine plant to increase
production of steel
engine parts and to add
new processes, including
ferrous cylinder sleeve
casting and camshaft
quick-casting.
• Continued installation
of new processes to
localize gear production,
offsetting the import of
gear sets from Japan.
• The new Indiana plant
is expected to have the
smallest environmental
footprint of all North
American auto plants.
Using domestically and globally sourced parts.
1
In keeping with this strategy and in response to growing
consumer demand for fuel-efficient Honda and Acura
automobiles, we undertook numerous initiatives in FY2008 to
expand and further localize our manufacturing capabilities in
the region.
• Increased production of
camshafts, crankshafts,
cylinder sleeves, and
connecting rods that
were previously imported
from Japan.
• The Russells Point, Ohio,
transmission plant also
started production of
four-wheel drive
differentials, which
were previously
imported from Japan.
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Automobile, Powersports, and Power Equipment Production in North America
Powersports Products Production Total
Automobile Production Totals
0.5
Reducing the
environmental
impact of product
manufacturing
1.5
1.4
1.37
Millions
1.3
1.25
1.19
1.2
1.43
1.39
1.44
Millions
1.40
1.41
1.28
1.23
0.4
0.38
0.36
0.3
0.38
0.41
0.36 0.36
0.32
0.26
1.24
0.2
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06 FY07 FY08
1.18
1.1
1.0
1.04
1.04
1.08
1.07 1.04
1.02
1.01
Power Equipment Production Total
1.01
1.01
2.5
.94
0.93
0.87
2.0
Millions
0.9
0.8
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07 FY08
1.5
1.46
1.0
0.5
Automobile Production
Automobile Engine Production
Transmission Production
1.96
0.0
2.10
2.29
1.80
1.60
1.04
0.72
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
ISO 14001 Certification
The central element of Honda’s environmental oversight and
management structure was implemented in 1998, with our
commitment to achieve and maintain third-party ISO 14001 certification
for environmental management at Honda manufacturing facilities
throughout the North American region. Thirteen of the 14 Honda plants
operating in FY2008 were certified to the ISO 14001:2004 standard.
• The Tallapoosa, Georgia, transmission plant is working toward
certification by the end of calendar year 2009.
• The new automobile plant under construction in Greensburg,
Indiana, and the new engine plant under construction in Alliston,
Ontario, will begin working toward certification when production
begins in late 2008.
Honda North American Manufacturing Operations
LOCATION
United States
Canada
Mexico
FACILITY
ISO 14001:1996
ISO 14001:2004
CAPACITY
Automobile Plant
1998
2006
440,000 autos
Motorcycle Plant
1998
2006
75,000 motorcycles
75,000 engines
Anna, Ohio
Engine Plant
1998
2005
1.18 million engines
East Liberty, Ohio
Auto Plant
1998
2006
240,000 units
Russells Point, Ohio
Transmission Plant
1998
2005
750,000 transmissions
288,000 gear sets
110,000 rear differentials
Swepsonville, North Carolina
Power Equipment Plant
2002
2005
2 million engines
340,000 lawnmowers
Timmonsville, South Carolina
All-Terrain Vehicle
2003
2006
Personal Watercraft
2003
2006
340,000 ATVs
310,000 engines
29,000 PWCs
Lincoln, Alabama
Automobile and Engine Plant
N/A
2006
300,000 autos
300,000 V6 engines
Tallapoosa, Georgia
Transmission Plant
N/A
2009
300,000 transmissions
Greensburg, Indiana
Automobile Plant (opening fall 2008)
N/A
2011-2014 (planned)
200,000 autos
Alliston, Ontario
Automobile Plant 1
1999
2006
195,000 autos
Automobile Plant 2
1999
2006
195,000 autos
Engine Plant (opening fall 2008)
N/A
2010 (planned)
200,000 engines
Automobile Plant
1999
2006
50,000 autos and engines
Motorcycle Plant
1999
2006
30,000 motorcycles
Marysville, Ohio
El Salto, Estada de Jalisco
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Manufacturing CO2 Emissions
Our efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from manufacturing are focused on cutting CO2 emissions intensity
(emissions per unit of production), primarily through greater efficiency. In North America, our objective
is to reduce the CO2 emissions intensity of automobile manufacturing 2% from FY2006 levels by FY2010.
26%
1.00
0.78
0.75
0.50
North American Manufacturing CO2 Emissions —
Total CO2 Emissions
(Electricity & Natural Gas only)
FY03
0.78
0.94
1.01
1.05
1.07
0.84
0.75
FY04
FY06dataFY07
*BasedFY05
on FY2008
1.25
800
150
121
709
727
110
756
114
119
714
761
117
150
715
148
711
699
North American CO2 Emissions —
600
50
Powersports
Manufacturing
Per-Unit
2 Emissions
FY01 Products
FY02 FY03
FY04 FY05 FY06
FY07 CO
FY08
250
Automobile: Average CO2 emissions per automobile
208
200
produced
inEquipment
North America
decreasedPer-Unit
1.4% from
FY2001
Power
Manufacturing
CO2the
Emissions
(Electricity
& Natural
Gasprevious
only) fiscal150
baseline
and 1.7%
from the
year148to 699 kg, the
150
15 since
lowest level
121 we began measuring
119 117 our results in FY2001.
110
114
kg/Unit
700
6
Power Equipment
CO2 Emissions
FY01 FY02 Manufacturing
FY03 FY04 FY05Per-Unit
FY06 FY07
FY08
250
1000
15
900
200
761
150
kg/Unit
kg/Unit
kg/Auto
208
756
148
121
727
110
114
119
714
117
715
711
699
FY01
FY01
FY02
FY02
FY03
FY03
FY04
FY04
FY05
FY05
FY06
FY06
FY07
FY07
FY08
FY08
709
700
100
Powersports:
Average
emissions
North American
CO2CO
Emissions
— per unit of production
2
in North
America
rose Manufacturing
40.5% to 208 kgPer-Unit
in FY2008
the
Power
Equipment
CO2from
Emissions
(Electricity
& Natural Gas only)
previous
fiscal year.
12
10.3
8.5
9
6
FY01
FY02
9.0
FY03
9.4
9.7
FY05
FY06
FY04
9
8.5
kg/Unit
9.0
9.4
8.2
9.7
10.4
11.4
11.4
FY07
FY08
Power Equipment: Average CO2 emissions per unit of
production in North America rose 9.7% to 11.4 kg in FY2008
from the previous fiscal year.
15
10.3
10.4
8.2
Honda’s North American manufacturing operations track its CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and process uses in accordance
with guidelines published in The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, revised edition.
12
110
114
FY01
FY02
FY03
North American CO2 Emis
Power Equipment Manufa
(Electricity & Natural Gas
900
200
11.4
Average CO2
10.4
10.3
50
0.50
761 FY06
756 ofFY04
as a result800of reduced
production
in both
and, in the powersports
in-sourcing
FY01 727
FY02levels
FY03
FY05
FY07 categories
FY08
FY01 product
FY02 FY03 domain,
FY04 FY05
FY06
FY07 FY08
9.4the 9.7
9.0
714
715
709
711 699
8.5
of certain manufacturing
processes.
9
8.2
600
50
50
FY08
100
12
emissions per unit of powersports and power equipment production
rose significantly in FY2008
North
North American
AmericanCO
CO22Emissions
Emissions—
—
600
Powersports
Products
Manufacturing
Per-Unit
Automobile
CO
FY01Manufacturing
FY02 FY03
FY04Per-Unit
FY05 FY06
FY07 CO
FY08
2 Emissions
2 Emissions
(Electricity
(Electricity &
& Natural
Natural Gas
Gas only)
only)
121
15
700
100
CO2 emissions from electricity and natural gas used at
1.08
1.05 1.07
Honda’s
North American
manufacturing
operations
totaled
1.01 CO
Automobile
Manufacturing
Per-Unit
2 Emissions
1.00
0.96 0.94
& Natural
only) an increase of 1.1% from
1.08(Electricity
million metric
tons inGas
FY2008,
0.84
1000 fiscal
the previous
0.78 year.
150
100
kg/Unit
0.96
kg/Unit
kg/Auto
1.00
800
150
200
208
kg/Unit
Metric Tons x 1 Million
FY02
1.08
• propane
• fuel oil
• gasoline
• coke
• kerosene
70%
250
250
1000
1.08
0.50
Total CO2FY01
Emissions
FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08
kg/Auto
FY01
0.84
Q 70%Electricity
1.05 1.07
1.01
Q
26%Natural
Gas
0.94
Q 4% Other Fuels:
North
North American
American CO
CO22 Emissions
Emissions—
—
Powersports
Products Manufacturing
Per-Unit
CO2 Emissions
Automobile Manufacturing
Per-Unit CO
2 Emissions
(Electricity
(Electricity &
& Natural
Natural Gas
Gas only)
only)
1.25
0.75
900
0.96
(Electricity & Natural Gas o
kg/Unit
About 96% of the CO2 emissions from manufacturing
operations result from electricity use and natural gas
combustion. Electricity is used for automation, plant lighting,
motors and compressors, and cooling. Natural gas is used
for heating and conditioning fresh air, for manufacturing
processes such as melt furnaces and paint bake ovens,
and for air emissions control equipment.
Total CO2 Emissions
(Electricity
4% & Natural Gas only)
Sources of North American
1.25
Manufacturing CO2 Emissions*
Reducing the
environmental
North
American CO2 Emis
impact of product
Powersports Products Ma
manufacturing
12
10.3
8.5
9
6
FY01
FY02
9.0
FY03
North American Manufacturing Total Energy Use
12
6.9
6.8
7.2
10
7.1
6.7
6.7
8
6.6
6.5
6
8
6
4
4
9.09
8.82
9.43
9.73
9.83
9.91
0
2
7.76
2
GJ/Auto
Reducing the
environmental
impact of product
manufacturing
Improving the energy efficiency of Honda factories is
the single biggest focus of our efforts to reduce the
environmental impact of our manufacturing operations
in the region.
Total energy consumed in all production activity
increased 0.5% in FY2008 to 9.88 million gigajoules ,
primarily as a result of increases in production volumes
and added production of powertrain components.
Energy use per unit of automobile production in
North American was reduced 1.5%, to 6.5 GJ/auto in the
same period, primarily because of energy efficiency gains,
more efficient utilization of production capacity, and a
warmer than usual winter.
7.61
Energy Consumption
GJ x 1 Million
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FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
0
Total Energy Use1
Average Energy Used Per Auto Produced2
1 Total energy use (from consumption of electricity and natural gas)
includes all North American manufacturing operations.
2 Energy per auto includes all auto-related manufacturing
operations, including automobile engine and transmission
production; it does not include power equipment and
power sports.
Honda Plant-Specific Energy Reduction Initiatives in FY2008
LOCATION
United States
Canada
INITIATIVE
RESULTING SAVINGS
Marysville, Ohio,
Auto Plant
Reprogrammed plastic injection molding machine pumps to
run in an on-demand sequential cycle, stepping up loads as
required by machine function
600 kWh/yr
(36 metric tons CO2 /yr)
East Liberty, Ohio,
Auto Plant
Replaced older, oversized (150 hp) chiller condenser pumps
with new, more efficient 100 hp pumps
295,000 kWh/yr
(231 metric tons CO2 /yr)
Anna, Ohio,
Engine Plant
Installed variable frequency drives on the supply and return
pumps and cooling towers
1.2 million kWh/yr
(940 metric tons/yr CO2)
Tallapoosa, Georgia,
Transmission Plant
Implemented new Web-based energy monitoring system to
exercise more comprehensive control of lighting and HVAC
energy use
not available
Lincoln, Alabama,
Auto Plant
Implemented a program on Paint Line 2 to monitor
equipment use and to turn off processes between shifts,
during lunch breaks, and on weekends.
9.9 million kWh/yr
(7,755 metric tons CO2 /yr)
and 45,493 MMBtu
of natural gas
Alliston, Ontario,
Auto Plant
Installed a heat recovery unit between vehicle tailpipe
exhaust and outside-air pipe
$46,678 per year
Ongoing Efforts to Improve Energy Efficiency
Lighting
• Replacing old fixtures with energyefficient lighting, which can reduce
energy use by as much as half.
• Realigning controls to improve
lighting management, increasing
the ability to turn lighting off
during nonproduction periods,
and providing light in areas
only as needed.
Heating, Ventilating, and
Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Improving management and
control of HVAC systems
to reduce energy use.
Chiller Systems
•O
ptimizing chillers with
energy-efficient systems that
are properly sized to the areas
they serve.
Motor Efficiency
• Installing highly efficient variablefrequency drives (VFDs) and
impellers to optimize the flow
of pumped fluids.
Compressed Air
•M
anaging compressed air systems
to provide the right pressure to the
right areas at the right times. This
includes reducing overall pressure;
weekend pressure reductions;
installing smaller systems to
serve areas more efficiently; and
implementing cool-air intakes.
Metering
• Installing electrical metering
equipment in specific areas
to monitor and manage power
use. Metering in key areas also
helps to identify the best locations
for conservation projects, and
to measure the impact of
new systems.
• New Web-based metering system
allows users to monitor energy use
in real time, allowing associates to
identify equipment that is running
and turn it off during nonproduction
periods. Web-based metering was
implemented in four plants in
FY2008, and we are now developing
operational standards to further
optimize the system use.
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New “Intelligent Paint Booth” Technology
Automobile body painting consumes large amounts of
energy, because automakers need to regulate the temperature
and the relative humidity of the air to achieve the desired
product appearance and finish quality. In collaboration with
the Mechanical Engineering Department at The Ohio State
University, Honda of America Mfg., Inc., developed a new
paint booth air conditioning system that reduces energy
consumption and related CO2 emissions as much as 25%
through the continuous, automatic control of temperature
and humidity using a predictive control mechanism.
Following a pilot demonstration at the Marysville
Motorcycle Plant’s paint shop in 2006, “intelligent paint booth”
operations started at the Marysville Automobile Plant’s Line
2 paint shop in November 2007. Other Honda plants in North
America, including the East Liberty Auto Plant, Honda Mfg.
of Alabama Line 2, and Honda of Canada Mfg. Line 1, are
implementing this new control system. Honda of America
Mfg., Inc., has applied for a patent on this unique predictive
technology. Other Honda companies in the United Kingdom,
Japan, and China are currently studying the possibility of
implementing this technology in their automobile paint shops.
Waste to Landfill
Honda works continually to minimize the generation of
waste sent to landfills, by both designing of more efficient
manufacturing systems that produce less waste and by
maximizing recycling and reuse. In North America, we targeted
a 70% reduction in total waste to landfill (excluding mineral
waste) from FY2001 levels by FY2010.
Honda Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Plants
In FY2008, Honda Canada Mfg. Inc.’s two automobile plants
in Alliston, Ontario, joined four other Honda manufacturing
plants as zero-waste-to-landfill facilities, including Honda
Manufacturing Alabama, LLC, which began operations in 2001
and is the first automobile plant in North America to achieve
zero waste to landfill.
North American Waste to Landfill
(excluding mineral waste)
14.9
20
10.2
16
12
United States
6
1.9
3.8
FY01 FY02
FY02
FY03 FY03
FY04 FY04
FY05 FY05
FY06 FY06
FY07FY07FY08FY08
8.3
FY01
11.0
10.4
2.3
13.8
2.7
17.9
3.3
5.8
4.9
6.7
4.9
8
0
location
9
12
4
15
kg/Auto
Metric Tons x 1000
24
3
Canada
0
Total Waste to Landfills in Metric Tons x 10001
Average Waste to Landfills Per Auto Produced in Kilograms2
1 Total landfill waste includes all North American operations.
2 Landfill waste per auto includes all auto-related manufacturing
operations; it does not include power sports products and
power equipment production.
Total waste from manufacturing processes sent to landfills
(excluding mineral waste) was reduced 34.5% in FY2008 from
the previous fiscal year and 78.7% from the FY2001 baseline,
exceeding our target of a 70% reduction from baseline by FY2010.
Mexico
Production
CAPACITY
Zero
waste to
landfill
since
Lincoln, Alabama
300,000 automobiles
and engines
FY2002
Swepsonville,
North Carolina
340,000 lawnmowers,
2 million general purposes
engines
FY2007
Alliston, Ontario
Plant 1
195,000 automobiles
FY2008
Alliston, Ontario
Plant 2
195,000 automobiles
FY2008
El Salto,
Estada de Jalisco
30,000 automobiles
and engines
FY2003
30,000 motorcycles
FY2003
Reducing the
environmental
impact of product
manufacturing
Water Use
Reducing Wastewater
North American Manufacturing Total Water Use
0.6
800
600
0.4
400
FY03
FY04 FY05
1,064
FY02
1,076
923
FY01
1,122
931
1,016
766
0
0.2
769
200
0.8
FY06
FY07
FY08
0.0
Total Water Use1
Average Water Use Per Auto Produced 2
1 Total water use includes all North American operations.
2 Water used per auto produced includes all auto-related
manufacturing operations; it does not include power sports
products and power equipment manufacturing.
Air Emissions
Honda’s plants release various air contaminants, primarily volatile
organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM), oxides
of nitrogen (NOx), and carbon monoxide (CO). VOC emissions
typically come from painting operations. PM emissions usually
result from metal casting and finishing processes and from
painting operations. NOx and CO emissions typically result from
the combustion of natural gas for heating and from the use of
engine and full-vehicle testing dynamometers. Air emissions are
released in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Emissions are routinely monitored, tracked and reported to
regulatory agencies in accordance with federal, provincial, and
state requirements. Factories are also periodically inspected for
compliance with legal requirements.
Marysville Auto Plant Water Recycling
Production of pure water using reverse-osmosis systems
produces about one gallon of wastewater for every three
gallons of “good” water. Beginning in early 2008, wastewater
previously released to the sanitary wastewater treatment
system in Paint Line 2 was directed to a storage tank for
recycling into the body painting pretreatment process,
saving roughly 6.5 million gallons of water per year.
In a similar process, wastewater recovered from the
reverse-osmosis process on Paint Line 1 is recycled into
the Paint Line 1 sludge pits, where it is used to capture
and remove painting solids that do not adhere to
painted products.
VOC Emissions
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the primary air emissions
from Honda’s North American manufacturing plants, with 60%
coming from painting operations. It has always been our policy
to minimize the release of VOCs by adopting less-polluting
processes whenever possible.
VOC emissions from auto body painting operations in
FY2008 were up 0.4% from the previous fiscal year and down
45.3% from the FY2001 baseline. At 15.7 g/m2, VOC emissions
in FY2008 were well below the company’s target of 20 g/m2.
North American VOC Emissions*
From Automobile Body Painting
30
24
18
12
6
0
15.7
0.70
15.6
0.73
20.8
0.79
22.0
0.79
23.6
0.71
24.5
0.75
Gallons x 1000/Auto
1000
0.67
28.6
0.70
28.7
1200
Gallons x 1 Million
Reducing the
environmental
impact of product
manufacturing
Efforts to minimize water use and wastewater production are
continually undertaken at all of our North American plants.
Total water used for manufacturing activity in FY2008 was
reduced 1.1%, or 12 million gallons, from the previous fiscal
year, to 1.064 billion gallons. Average water use per unit of
automobile production was reduced 4.1%, or 30 gallons, to
700 gallons.
g/m2
30
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
*Mexico is included for FY08 only.
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Waterborne Paint
In 2006, the Marysville, Ohio, auto plant, Honda’s highest
volume auto plant in North America, began operating a
new state-of-the-art paint shop that reduced body painting
emissions approximately 47%. In FY2008, six of eight
automobile production lines, which account for 70% of total
North American automobile production capacity, were using
a waterborne basecoat paint process. Additionally, three
production lines — Marysville Line 2 and both lines in Lincoln,
Alabama — are now using waterborne primer/surfacer.
Reducing the
environmental
impact of product
manufacturing
Reducing Chemical Releases — TRI/NPRI Reporting
Honda has reduced its total Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and
National Pollutant Release (NPRI) emissions more than 36.9%
despite significant expansions in production capacity since
calendar year 2000. Automobile-specific TRI/NPRI emissions
per unit of production were reduced about 53.2% in the United
States and Canada in the same period.
Honda operations in the United States and Canada report
total chemical releases annually in accordance with regulatory
United States and Canada Total TRI/NPRI Releases*
requirements. In the United States, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
data are submitted to both state and federal environmental
protection agencies; they are available for public review at
www.epa.gov. In Canada, National Pollutant Release Inventory
(NPRI) data are submitted to Environment Canada and to the
Ontario Ministry of the Environment; they are available for public
review at www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/npri.
United States and Canada TRI/NPRI/Auto Releases*
1.5
kg/Auto
1.5
1.0
CY07
0.0
0.58
CY06
0.68
828
CY05
0.87
948
CY04
1.00
1.200
CY03
1.24
1.260
CY02
1.24
1.556
CY01
1.36
1.509
CY00
1.24
1.497
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.314
Metric Tons x 1000
2.0
CY00
CY01
CY02
CY03
CY04
CY05
CY06
CY07
Honda’s U.S. and Canada manufacturing operations report TRI (section 8.1) and NRPI (Schedule 1, Part 1) releases and transfers for disposal.
Accidental Spill and Release Prevention, Tracking and Reporting
Prevention of environmental spills and releases is a key
design consideration for all Honda manufacturing facilities.
Exterior chemical and wastewater storage tanks and transfer
systems are constructed with materials and designs that
minimize the risks of leaks and spills. Most exterior tanks and
piping systems have backup containment capabilities to
facilitate recovery of any leaked or spilled material. Additionally,
storage tanks are equipped with alarms that give advance
warning of overfilling. Virtually all materials with the potential
for release are handled within enclosed buildings. Learning from
accidental releases is critical to preventing future occurrences;
therefore Honda tracks all significant incidents. Major incidents
undergo root-cause analysis, and the information gained is used
to improve operations.
Emergency Response
All of Honda’s manufacturing facilities have response plans that
define the policy and procedures to be followed in emergencies.
Honda’s major manufacturing operations have well-trained,
experienced on-site emergency responders and emergency
equipment. The emergency response plans are tested through
tabletop exercises and periodic in-plant drills involving both
on-site personnel and local community responders.
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Reducing the environmental impact of
transporting products from factories to dealers
Product
Development
End-of-Life
Purchasing
Administration
Product
Distribution
Sales and
Service
Manufacturing
Distribution
Automobiles
Honda and Acura automobiles are moved primarily by train,
which is the most efficient mode of transport among all
available options, including truck, air and ship. In FY2008, 81%
of all Honda and Acura automobiles manufactured in the U.S.
or arriving at U.S. ports were transported by train, the highest
percentage of any automaker operating in the United States.
Also, in FY2008, we purchased and deployed a fleet of 400
flexible and efficient multilevel Auto-Max railcars — the only
railcar fleet of its kind in the U.S. auto industry. Auto-Max railcars
transport more units per railcar using less fuel than traditional auto
transport railcars, because of their improved aerodynamic design
and unit-body construction using lightweight composite materials.
As a result of the shift to Auto-Max railcars, in FY2008 we saved
531,048 gallons of diesel fuel and reduced CO2 emissions from
automobile transport 5,493 metric tons from the previous
fiscal year.
Rail Infrastructure Improvements
In FY2008, we made a $7 million investment in our
Ohio product distribution center, adding rail capacity and
improving the total efficiency of operations at Honda’s largest
automobile distribution center in North America. According
to CSX Railroad, which provides rail services for the center, these
infrastructure improvements have resulted in a fuel savings of
2,436 gallons, or 25.2 metric tons of CO2, compared with the
previous calendar year.
We also implemented a new wireless yard management
system at our Ohio and Alabama manufacturing facilities,
eliminating 1,000 reams of paperwork each year.
Powersports Products — Returnable Crates
Since 2002, Honda’s U.S. Motorcycle Division has been using
returnable crates for its U.S.-made powersports products.
In FY2007, the initiative was further expanded to include
Gold Wing motorcycles and the FourTrax ATV. In FY2008,
all domestically produced motorcycles, ATVs, and personal
watercraft were shipped in returnable containers. The reverse
logistics process includes powersports dealers in all states,
including Alaska and Hawaii, who are linked via an interactive
computer network to the supply chain and return process.
Locally, both Honda dealers and consumers benefit from
reducing waste.
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of Honda and Acura product sales and servicing
Product
Development
End-of-Life
Purchasing
Administration
Sales and
Service
Sales and
Service
Manufacturing
Distribution
Sales
E-Statements for Honda Financial Services (HFS)
Customers
In FY2008, Honda Financial Services implemented a new
electronic-statement and notification process, giving its
customers the option of paperless transactions. By the end
of the fiscal year, roughly 65% of the HFS customers had
elected the e-statement option. Based on a very positive early
response from customers, HFS estimates that the new system
will eliminate the production and mailing of more than a million
paper statements each year.
Service
Reducing Service Parts Packaging
Honda’s North American Service Parts Operations Division
continued to reduce waste by reducing packaging material. The
continuous improvement and redesign of packaging for sheet
metal parts was implemented throughout the year, enabling
us to reduce corrugated waste and to minimize weight and
the space required for the shipping and storage of parts. Along
with sheet metal parts, many other parts have undergone a
packaging revision to reduce material.
In addition, the division has consolidated three packaging
operations into one out-sourced operation that allows for the
consolidation of packaging specification activity and reduced
transportation. Through the expansion of the existing program,
and the establishment of new initiatives, we eliminated
about 1.45 million pounds of corrugated cardboard from the
wastestream in FY2008. In addition to reductions in packaging,
we also require that suppliers of plastic containers for Honda
service products and accessories contain a minimum of 24%
postconsumer plastics.
Case Study: Package Simplification of Large Sheet Metal — Accord Fender
Previous
New
Material reduction (%)
Size
12.43 cu. ft/pc
10.17 cu. ft/pc
18.2%
Number of Materials
3 pcs.
2 pcs.
33.3%
Weight
19.0 lbs
18.25 lbs
3.9%
Motorcycle and ATV Battery Recycling
The lifespan of motorcycle and ATV batteries are typically shorter than those of automotive
batteries because of initial preparation, storage, and seasonal use factors. Over the past four
years, we embarked on an aggressive program to provide Honda dealers with training and
with testing tools to minimize premature and unnecessary battery replacement. The program
has led to a 41% reduction in new-unit battery replacements. Honda also subcontracts with a
national battery supplier who provides free dealer pickup and recycling of any battery, which
helps to minimize the potential for improper battery handling and disposal.
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of product end-of-life treatment
Product
Development
End-of-Life
Purchasing
Administration
Sales and
Service
Product
Recycling
Manufacturing
Distribution
Honda is engaged in various initiatives to reduce the environmental impacts of the disposal of its products at the
end of their useful lives. Our efforts begin with design and development of new products, where we work to achieve a
high level of recyclability, and continue in our collaboration with recyclers, where we look for ways to further improve
our designs to enhance dismantling efficiency and to minimize the production of automobile shredder residue (ASR).
The Automotive Dismantling Process
Step 1: Pre-treatment
Recycle Fluids
Honda is participating in a multiindustry study to evaluate the efficacy
of fluid collection and to identify
product design changes that will
improve the process.
Recycle Materials
Catalytic converters — Honda actively
recycles the precious metals in
automobile catalytic converters,
including all units collected during
warranty service at Honda and Acura
dealerships in the United States
and Canada.
Hybrid batteries — we use recyclable
nickel-metal hydride battery packs
in all our hybrid vehicles. Honda is
recycling virtually all hybrid batteries
recovered during warranty service at
Honda dealers in the United States
and Canada.
D
Step 2: Dismantling
Remanufactured Parts
Honda has an extensive parts
remanufacturing program. In FY2008,
we added 32 new parts to our list of
remanufactured components marketed
to customers as more affordable
and environmentally responsible
alternatives to new parts.
D
Plastic Fuel Tanks
Honda completed a major study of
disposal methods for plastic fuel tanks
and found that recycling for energy
recovery may be an economically
feasible alternative to disposal in
landfills. Most plastic fuel tanks
contain as much energy as a full-size
automotive tire, approximately
20,000 BTUs.
Step 3: Metal Separation
Metal Recovery
LKQ Corporation, a large supplier of
recycled auto parts, and Honda are
conducting a pilot project in Southern
California for the recycling of aluminum
components from the auto shredder.
Making new aluminum from recycled
aluminum takes 95% less energy than
primary aluminum production and 4
pounds of bauxite are saved for every
pound of aluminum recycled. Honda
is monitoring the progress of this pilot
project to determine if an economically
and technically viable advantage exists
for the use of recycled aluminum in
Honda products and component parts.
Metallic Content of Automobiles
P 73% Ferrous metals
P 3% Non-ferrous metals
P 24% Other materials
73%
Wheels — we recycle aluminum and
steel wheels collected from Honda and
Acura dealers, using these metals to
produce new wheels.
3%
24%
D
Step 4: Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR)
Honda meets with and exchanges information with selected shredder operators to
understand the challenges and to monitor the development of new equipment
and technology that would reduce the production of landfill waste and improve
the recovery of valuable resources. Promising technologies among the approximately
200 shredder companies operating in the United States are being evaluated. Honda
will consider supporting new approaches through investment, market development,
and infrastructure support.
About 1.5% of
material sent to
landfills is ASR
ASR is composed of:
38% Plastics
21% Rubber
14% Glass
4% Fluids
15% Other
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Reducing the environmental footprint
of Honda facilities and office operations
Product
Development
End-of-Life
Purchasing
Administration
Sales and
Service
Administration
Manufacturing
Distribution
Green Building Initiatives
Honda’s commitment to reduce the environmental impact of its
North American operations extends to its offices and buildings.
We are incorporating sustainable concepts into facility construction
and operation, including locally harvested and manufactured
construction materials, cool roofs, dual-paned glass, high-recycledcontent materials, and energy-efficient lighting.
FUTURE
EXISTING
NEW
FACILITY
Honda certified three new green buildings within the past year.
These new facilities join two existing LEED-Gold buildings,
including our Gresham, Oregon facility, the first mixed-use
industrial facility in America to earn Gold certification as
a new building. Three additional Honda facilities are being
designed to achieve LEED certification in the future.
CERTIFICATION
DETAIL
Acura Design Studio
Torrance, Calif.
Gold
March
2008
Opened in May, 2007, the Acura Design Studio uses reclaimed
water for toilets and irrigation, and a highly-efficient displacement
ventilation system.
Midwest
Consolidation Center
Troy, Ohio
Gold
April
2008
The 547,000-square-foot warehouse facility has a reflective roof,
and energy-efficient lighting, and its second-floor mezzanine was
constructed from wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
Data Center
Longmont, Colo.
Silver
(version
2.2)
April
2008
Data centers are considered very difficult to certify because of their
large energy consumption. The Longmont facility is the first LEED
Version 2.2 Silver-certified data center in the country.
Northwest Regional
Facility
Gresham, Ore.
Platinum
June
2008
Honda’s first LEED-certified facility was also the first new mixed-use
industrial building in the United States to earn Gold certification, and
has since become the first LEED Platinum-certified existing building
in the automobile industry. The facility is 48% more energy-efficient
than required by Oregon’s Energy Code.
Honda R&D
Central Plant
Raymond, Ohio
Gold
April
2006
The central plant at Honda R&D’s Ohio Center uses rainwater for
flushing toilets, a biodiesel-powered emergency generator, and
an ice chiller system that reduces peak energy demand from air
conditioning by as much as half.
Honda Aircraft Co.
Headquarters
Greensboro, N.C.
N/A
N/A
This 68,000-square-foot office complex for support of Honda’s
aviation business opened in August 2008.
Honda R&D Marine
Engine Facility
Grant-Valkaria, Fla.
N/A
N/A
Honda R&D broke ground in December 2007 on this 11,000-squarefoot facility for the research and development of Honda outboard
marine engines.
Honda Canada
Headquarters
Markham, Ontario
N/A
N/A
Honda Canada’s new headquarters facility, situated on a 53.3-acre
campus, will seek LEED Gold certification from the Canadian Green
Building Council (CaGBC). The 500,000-square-foot facility will house
approximately 700 associates.
36
Green Office Initiatives
In addition to our green building certification initiatives, associates
at Honda facilities throughout North American are engaged in
activities aimed at reducing waste and improving the energy
efficiency of our daily operations.
Improving Warehouse Efficiency
This year the company continued to roll out the use of energyefficient fluorescent lighting and motion sensors in facilities
around the country.
• A lighting retrofit was conducted at our Irving, Texas,
service parts warehouse, resulting in an annual savings
of 432,956 kwh, or roughly 8.4% of total power use at the
259,900-square-foot facility.
• Motion sensors added to lighting at the Chino, California,
service parts warehouse saved 122,360 kwh annually, or
roughly 5.1% of the facility’s total power use.
Electricity Cogeneration at American Honda
Honda R&D Americas’ Ohio new-model development center
(HRA-Ohio) in CY2007 increased its volume of recycled materials
50% over CY2006 levels. The facility had already doubled its
recycling activity over the previous three years (CY2004 through
CY2006). Although total waste production at the facility has
increased due to continued growth in its activities, HRA is
now focused on reducing total waste production.
HRA-Ohio Landfill vs. Recycle
800
Metric Tons
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
At our American Honda headquarters facility in Torrance,
California, we have dramatically increased the production of
electricity with an efficient natural gas-powered cogeneration
system. Cogeneration produces heat and power in a single
thermodynamic process. In FY2008, 30% of the electricity used
to power the Torrance campus was derived from cogeneration,
approximately the same level as the previous fiscal year.
Electricity from Cogeneration
30
25
kWh in Millions
Reducing the
environmental
footprint of Honda
facilities and office
operations
Recycling at Honda R&D Americas
20
15
10
5
0
FY04
FY05
Annual Production
FY06
FY07
FY08
Cumulative Production
0
FY00
FY01
Landfill
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
Recycle
Water Use at American Honda
American Honda began to use recycled water on its Torrance
headquarters campus in 2007. More than 18% (almost
10.5 million gallons) of water used annually at the facility
is now recycled water.
37
Land Stewardship Initiatives
In recent years, global warming, the loss of endangered species,
and the overuse of renewable resources such as groundwater have
pointed to a worldwide necessity to protect, restore and maintain
our natural ecosystems. Honda’s commitment to the environment
includes efforts to preserve delicate ecosystems on land surrounding
its manufacturing, R&D and warehouse facilities.
Preserving Natural Ecosystems in Indiana
Reducing the
environmental
footprint of Honda
facilities and office
operations
New Wetlands in Ohio
Honda of America Mfg., Inc., in Marysville, Ohio, has partnered
with the Nature Conservancy and the Ohio EPA to restore the
headwaters of the Big Darby Creek, a state and national scenic
river widely recognized as one of the most biologically diverse
streams of its size in the Midwest.
As part of an initiative to upgrade water outlet structures
on retention ponds throughout Honda’s 8,200-acre automobile
manufacturing and R&D property near Marysville, Ohio, the
company in 2007 completed work on a new 14-acre wetlands
area that is helping to preserve Big Darby and the wildlife it
sustains. Honda is augmenting this new floodplain with aquatic
plantings to further filter sediment from the water that flows into
the Flat Branch, a tributary near the headwaters of the
Big Darby.
In constructing Honda’s newest automobile plant in Greensburg,
Indiana, Honda sought to minimize the impact to local ecosystems,
including the environment surrounding two streams within
property boundaries: Muddy Fork Creek and Buck Run Creek.
A small portion of the Buck Run headwaters, located in the
center of the property, and about two-thirds of the Muddy Fork
Creek floodplain had narrow forested creek buffers extending
beyond their banks. To minimize the impact to these areas, Honda
elected to avoid the Muddy Fork Creek floodplain, and to hold
work in the Buck Run floodplain to a minimum. Construction of
the new plant, along with the relocation of an existing rail-bed
necessitated the filling of approximately 1,400 linear feet of
jurisdictional stream. To mitigate the Buck Run habitat loss and
to restore some of the previously modified Buck Run floodplain,
the construction project included 7.7 acres of riparian forested
buffer restoration and 16.9 acres of native grassland buffer. This
new native landscape will not require mowing, and the native
seedlings used in the riparian buffer will produce nuts, fruit, and
seeds to attract birds, butterflies, and other animals, helping to
enhance the biodiversity of the area.
Encouraging Responsible Use of Public Lands by Motorcycle and ATV Riders
Honda recognizes that environmental stewardship associated
with off-road motorcycles and ATVs includes not only clean
and efficient vehicles, but also riders who act responsibly,
limiting their use to designated trails. This is particularly
important on public lands where off-road riders must
respect both fragile ecosystems and the interests of other
public land users.
To this end, Honda partners with numerous industry
groups, government agencies, and the recreation and
environmental communities to find solutions that encourage
responsible use of motorized recreation.
Honda also works closely with responsible national
organizations, such as the National Off-Highway Vehicle
Conservation Council and Tread Lightly, to teach responsible
riding. We also maintain partnerships with public land
agencies and local conservation groups to promote
environmental protection.
In addition to rider education, Honda recognizes the
importance of law enforcement to discourage misuse of
the public lands. The combination of responsible riding and
accountability through enforcement will promote a riding
ethic that encourages responsible use and enjoyment of
public lands.
38
Environmental Technology Milestones
Honda’s continuous focus on improvement in the fuel efficiency
and emissions performance of its automobile, powersports and
power equipment products has resulted in a number of environmental
performance milestones and industry-leading achievements.
1971
1973
1970
1971
P Honda announces CVCC (Compound
Vortex-Combustion Controlled) , the first
engine technology to meet U.S. Clean Air
Act standards without the need for a
catalytic converter.
1973
P Honda introduces 4-stroke marine
engines that are cleaner, more fuelefficient and quieter than the 2-stroke
outboard motors standard at the time.
Honda has manufactured only 4-stroke
outboard motors since 1973.
1974
P First car to meet U.S. Clean Air Act
without the use of a catalytic converter
solely through engine performance:
the 1975 Honda Civic CVCC.
1977
P The Civic tops the U.S. EPA’s list of
America’s most fuel-efficient cars.
1989
1990
1995
1998
1999
1980
1990
1986
1990
1998
P The Civic CRX-HF is the first
P VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and
P U.S. EPA recognizes the 1998 Honda
mass-produced 4-cylinder car to
break the 50-mpg fuel economy mark.
1989
P Honda becomes the first automaker
in America to use waterborne basecoat
paint in mass production.
Lift Electronic Control) — Honda’s
foundational technology for
achievements in low emissions, high
fuel-efficiency, and high performance, is
introduced in the U.S. in the Acura NSX.
1995
P First gasoline low-emission vehicle
(LEV) in the industry is introduced in
California: the 1996 Honda Civic.
P Fuel economy leadership puts four
Honda models on the U.S. EPA’s list of the
10 most fuel-efficient cars.
1996
P The Honda Civic HX Coupe with a
continuously variable transmission is
the only automatic transmission vehicle
to make the U.S. EPA’s top-10 list of
fuel-efficient cars.
1997
P First CARB-certified gasoline
ultra-low-emission vehicle (ULEV) is
introduced: the 1998 Honda Accord.
P Honda becomes the first automaker
to introduce low-emission vehicle (LEV)
technology voluntarily in mass-market
vehicles (Honda Civic) throughout the
U.S. and Canada.
P World’s first 360-degree inclinable
mini 4-stroke engine for handheld power
equipment is introduced by Honda. It
is more fuel-efficient and virtually
smoke-free, with ultra-low noise.
P First advanced battery-powered
electric vehicle is introduced and leased
to customers: the 1997 Honda EV Plus.
Civic GX natural gas vehicle as the
cleanest internal combustion engine
it has ever tested.
P Honda introduces ultra-quiet portable
inverter generators that achieve substantially higher fuel economy and lower
emissions than conventional generators.
P Honda becomes the first company
to introduce an entire line of
high-performance outboard motors
that meet U.S. EPA emission standards
proposed for the year 2006.
1999
P First CARB-certified gasoline
super-ultra-low-emission vehicle (SULEV)
in the industry is introduced: the 2000
Honda Accord.
Honda Introduces fuel-cell prototype
vehicles: the FCX-V1 and the FCX-V2.
P First gas-electric hybrid vehicle is
introduced in North America: the 2000
Honda Insight.
39
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005
2006
2008
2000
2000
2003
2005
2007
P First 50-state ultra-low-emission
P First hybrid vehicle certified as
P World’s first fuel cell family, Jon
P No. 1 fuel economy status
the Sierra Club Excellence in
Environmental Engineering Award:
the 2000 Honda Insight.
P Honda begins experiments with a
P First natural gas home refueling
P First vehicle certified as an advanced
technology partial zero-emission vehicle
(AT-PZEV) by California’s Air Resource
Board (CARB): the 2001 Civic GX.
cell stack that starts and operates at
temperatures below freezing while
improving fuel economy, range, and
performance with reduced complexity.
2001
2004
Cylinder Management (VCM) technology,
the first cylinder deactivation system for
an overhead cam (OHC) V6 engine: the
2006 Odyssey minivan.
P First production motorcycle certified
P FCX vehicles are leased to the state
P Honda introduces the iGX, a revolu-
vehicle (ULEV) is introduced: the
2001 Civic.
P First product of any kind receives
to meet CARB’s 2008 emission standards,
the Honda Gold Wing, is sold.
P Honda is the first mass-market
automaker to offer an entire lineup of
cars and light trucks that meet or exceed
low-emissions vehicles (LEV) standards.
P First solar-powered hydrogen
production and fueling station for fuel
cell vehicles built and operated by
an automaker opens at Honda R&D
Americas’ Los Angeles Center.
P America’s first zero-waste-to-landfill
auto plant opens in Lincoln, Alabama.
2002
P First application of hybrid technology
an advanced technology partial
zero-emission vehicle (AT-PZEV) by
the CARB: 2002 Civic Hybrid.
hydrogen Home Energy Station (HES).
P Honda develops breakthrough fuel
of New York, the cities of San Francisco
and Chula Vista, and the South Coast
California Air Quality Management
District.
P The 2005 FCX, Honda’s second-gen-
eration fuel cell vehicle, is certified by the
U.S. EPA as a Tier 2 Bin 1 (ZEV) vehicle and
by the CARB as a zero-emission vehicle
(ZEV).
P First V6 hybrid car is introduced:
the 2005 model year Honda Accord.
P Union of Concerned Scientists gives
Honda its “Greenest Automaker” award.
and Sandy Spallino, take delivery of
the first fuel cell vehicle leased to an
individual customer.
device, Phill, is offered for lease in
California together with Honda
Civic GX natural gas vehicle.
P Introduction of Honda Variable
tionary, intelligent, computer-controlled
general-purpose engine. It sets an even
higher standard for fuel efficiency and
quiet operation.
P The 2006 Civic hybrid introduced
4th-generation Honda IMA technology
with 50 mpg combined EPA city and
highway fuel economy.
2006
P Honda Soltec, LLC, established for
production and sales of Honda-developed
CIGS solar panels in Japan.
P Retail sales of natural gas-powered
Civic GX to retail consumers expanded
from California to New York State.
to an existing mass-market car: the 2002
Civic Hybrid.
P Honda develops plant-based
P First hydrogen-powered fuel cell
P Honda announces it will aim for a
vehicle to receive both U.S. EPA and CARB
certification for commercial use, and the
first to meet applicable federal motor
vehicle crash safety standards: Honda FCX.
P Honda is first with an entire lineup of
personal watercraft (PWC) powered by
4-stroke engine technology.
P World’s first commercial application
of a fuel cell vehicle with the lease of a
Honda FCX to the city of Los Angeles.
biofabric for use in automobile interiors.
5% improvement in its U.S. corporate
average fuel economy (CAFE) from
2005 levels by 2010.
P North American debut of Honda FCX
Concept with more compact, powerful
and efficient V Flow stack points toward
an all-new Honda fuel cell vehicle to be
introduced in 2008.
maintained: Honda has the highest
corporate average fuel economy (CAFE)
rating among the six major automakers
for the 2006 model year.
P Union of Concerned Scientists names
Honda the “greenest automaker” for the
fourth consecutive time in its biennial
report on automakers’ environmental
performance.
P World debut of the FCX Clarity
next-generation fuel cell car, powered by
a more powerful, efficient and compact
new Honda V Flow fuel cell stack.
P Began testing of fourth-generation
experimental hydrogen Home Energy
Station (HES IV).
2008
P 2008 Civic GX tops the American
Council for an Energy Efficient
Economy’s “Green Car” list for the
fifth straight year.
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Environmental Community Activities
Honda is always looking for ways to make positive contributions to the communities where it does
business. We focus chiefly on community-based environmental education, preservation and restoration
efforts, in the form of corporate charitable giving, foundation giving, in-kind contributions, and company
support of volunteer efforts by Honda associates who take an active role in their communities.
Selected Environmental Organizations Supported by Honda in Fiscal Year 2008
Environmental
Education
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm
Dayton, Ohio
http://aullwood.center.audubon.org
Actua — Environment and
Engineering Program
Ontario, Canada
Alabama 4-H Center
Columbiana, Alabama
www.aces.edu/4hcenter/index.php
Auntie Litter, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama
www.auntielitter.org
Aquatic Adventures Science
Education Foundation
San Diego, California
www.aquaticadventures.org
Brukner Nature Center
Troy, Ohio
www.bruknernaturecenter.com
Clean Air Champions
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
www.cleanairchampions.ca
The Columbus Zoo
ZooAides Teen Volunteer Program
Columbus, Ohio
www.columbuszoo.org
Community Against Pollution, Inc.
Anniston, Alabama
www.ag.auburn.edu/auxiliary/grassroots/cap/
index.htm
Earth Rangers
Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
www.earthrangers.ca
Legacy, Inc.
Montgomery, Alabama
www.legacyenved.org
Living Classrooms of the
National Capital Region
Washington, D.C.
www.livingclassroomsdc.org
Environmental Preservation
& Restoration
North Carolina A&T State University School
of Agriculture &
Environmental Science
Greensboro, North Carolina
www.ag.ncat.edu
Ohio Wildlife Center
Powell, Ohio
www.ohiowildlifecenter.org
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Loggerhead and Green Turtle Project
Naples, Florida
www.conservancy.org
Friend of the Cahaba River
National Wildlife Refuge
West Blocton, Alabama
O’Neill Sea Odyssey
Santa, Cruz, California
www.oneillseaodyssey.org
Gladys Porter Zoo
Sea Turtle Conservation Program
Brownsville, Texas
www.gpz.org
Otesha
www.otesha.ca
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Portland, Maine
www.gmri.org
Pee Dee Resource and Education Center
(Clemson University)
Pickens, South Carolina
www.clemson.edu/peedeerec
Heal the Bay
(California Coastal Cleanup Day)
Santa Monica California
www.healthebay.org
Pollution Probe Clean Air and
Commuter Challenge
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.pollutionprobe.org/2007CAC
Keep America Beautiful
(Great American Cleanup)
Stamford, Connecticut
www.kab.org
Recycling Council of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Keep Etowah Beautiful, Inc.
Gadsden, Alabama
Sea, Sand & Stars Nature Center
Orange Beach Elementary School
Orange Beach, Alabama
www.orangebeachelementary.com
Logan Martin Lake Protection Association
Pell City, Alabama
www.lmlpa.org
Seattle Aquarium Society
Seattle, Washington
www.seattleaquarium.org
Wallowa Resources, Inc.
Enterprise, Oregon
www.wallowaresources.org
The Wilds
Cumberland, Ohio
www.thewilds.org
Living Lands & Waters Foundation
East Moline, Illinois
www.livinglandsandwaters.org
Madrona Marsh Preserve
Torrance, California
www.friendsofmadronamarsh.com
Nature Conservancy
Ohio Chapter
Dublin, Ohio
www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica
/states/ohio
New Tecumseh Streams Committee
Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Madison Children’s Museum
Madison, Wisconsin
www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Rolling Hills Estates, California
www.pvplc.org
Nature Canada
www.naturecanada.ca
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeepers
Gainesville, Georgia
www.ucriverkeeper.org
South Carolina Adopt-A-Highway
http://www.dot.state.sc.us/community
/adoptahiway.shtml
Tree Canada
www.treecanada.ca
41
North American Corporate Profile
Honda manufactures, sells and services a broad array of automobile, power equipment, and powersports
products in its North American region. This is Honda’s single largest market for the production and sales of
Honda and Acura automobiles, and as such represents a significant part of our company’s global effort to
reduce its environmental footprint, particularly in automobile production and in-use CO2 emissions.
Key Data
Key North American Locations
Capital Investment
More than $10 billion
in North America
Employment
More than 35,000
associates in
North America
Map Legend
Major
Manufacturing
Facilities
Parts Purchases
More than
$18.8 billion in
parts and materials
purchased from
more than 600
North American
original equipment
manufacturers in
the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2008.
Major
Manufacturing
Facilities
(under
development)
Research
and Development
Centers
Parts Centers
Sales and
Marketing
Headquarters
Honda Companies
Covered in this Report
Additional information
on Honda and Acura
products and corporate
activities can be found at:
United States
Canada
Mexico
American Honda Finance Corp.
Honda North America, Inc.
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC
Honda Power Equipment Mfg., Inc.
Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc.
Honda Transmission Mfg. of America, Inc.
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC
Honda Engineering North America, Inc.
Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Honda Trading America Corp.
Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC
Honda Aircraft Company, Inc.
Honda Aero, Inc.
Honda Canada, Inc.
Honda of Canada Mfg.,
a division of Honda Canada, Inc.
Honda R&D Americas, Inc. (Canada)
Honda de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
www.honda.com
http://www.honda.ca
http://www.honda.com.mx
www.corporate.honda.com
The 2008 Honda Environmental Report
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containing 100% post-consumer waste fiber.
The paper is manufactured with wind power
and certified by the independent, nonprofit
U.S.-based Green Seal organization and by the
independent, U.K.-based Forest Stewardship
Council (FSC). The report is also 100% recyclable.
All trademarks, trade names, service marks,
and logos referenced herein belong to their
respective companies. All images contained
herein are either owned by American Honda
Motor Co., Inc., or used under a valid license.
It is a violation of federal law to reproduce these
images without express written permission
from American Honda Motor Co., Inc., or the
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Specifications, features, illustrations and
equipment shown in this report are based upon
the latest information available at the time of
printing. Although descriptions are believed to
be correct, accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
©2008 American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Honda North American Environmental Report 2008

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