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Foreword・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 04
Commitment to the Environment・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 05
History of Environmental Conservation・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 06
The Automobile Industry and Environmental Problems・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 08
Honda Environment Statement・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 10
Section 1
Product Development
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Automobiles
column Full-scale Efforts towards the Century of the Environment:
Decision to Replace Various Engines with New-Generation “ i-series ” Engines・・ 12
・ Cleaner Exhaust Gas・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 14
・ Improvement of Fuel Economy・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 16
・ Practical Use of Alternative Energies・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 18
Motorcycles
・ Technologies to Pursue New Possibilities for Motorcycles・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 23
Power Products
・ Technologies for Next-Generation Lifestyles・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 27
New Local Transport Systems・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 28
Section 2
Production and Purchasing
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Commitment to Zero Emission
・ Reduction of Waste・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 30
・ Conservation of Air, Water, and Soil Quality・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 32
Energy Saving ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 34
Environmental Management・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 36
Symbiosis with Local Communities/
Comfortable Working Environment・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 36
column Measures Taken at Honda’s Overseas Factories・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 37
Green Purchasing・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 38
Section 3
Transportation,
Sales, and Administration
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Improvement of Transportation Efficiency・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 40
Reduction of Packaging Materials・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 41
Measures Taken by Honda Dealers・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 42
Measures for Offices・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 44
Section 4
Disposal and Recycling
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Measures Taken at the Development Stage・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 46
Measures Taken at the Production Stage・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 48
Measures Taken at the Use Stage・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 48
Measures Taken at the Waste Stage・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 49
Measures for the Future・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 51
column
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Efforts Made by Suppliers・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 52
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Section 5
Organizational Structure
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System to Promote Environmental Activities・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 54
Environmental Management・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 55
LCA System to Quantify Environmental Impact・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 56
Section 6
Social Activities
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Contribution to Nature, the Next Generation,
and to Local Communities・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 58
Overseas Activities・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 59
Environmental Communication・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 59
Terminology・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 60
Index・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 62
Honda Environmental Information Disclosure・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 63
Using Honda ECOLOGY
Honda ECOLOGY is structured as below so that a wider range of people
may understand this outline of Honda’s environmental activities.
・Using a combination of brief sentences and visual illustrations helps readers easily understand Honda’s ideas, past
activities, and future plans for environmental conservation.
・The aims and details of Honda’s environmental activities are introduced as specifically as possible.
① Introduction to the themes and an outline of Honda’s
environmental activities
② Depiction of the background, ongoing efforts, and
progress for such themes
③ Explanation of the aim and specific details of activities
● Page structure of Honda ECOLOGY
①
②
③
Internet Links
Honda ECOLOGY is generally revised every three years. For the latest information, please refer to the website
introducing Honda’s commitment to the environment
www.honda.co.jp/environment
Unless otherwise specified, all references are domestic.
03
Foreword
Global environmental problems represented by global warming, resource depletion, and the
disposal of waste began to be internationally recognized as common problems for everyone in the
1990s. At the Kyoto Conference held in 1997, targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
were set and at the World Summit on Sustainable Development held at Johannesburg in 2002, the
Johannesburg Declaration was adopted to promote sustainable development and environmental
conservation at the same time.
Since the 1960s when pollution was recognized as a serious problem, Honda has been aggressively
striving to solve environmental problems by promoting technological development, including the
development of CVCC engines, towards a goal of ensuring a “blue sky for children.” Honda’s
strenuous efforts for environmental conservation also includes the development of world-leading
exhaust emission reducing technology, and the hybrid technology to achieve the world’s highest
fuel efficiency. As a result of such effort, the users of Honda products, including motorcycles,
automobiles, and power products, exceeded 12 million people around the world in fiscal 2001.
By the year 2010, Honda is determined to become a company that all people can look up to. To
attain this goal, and to be a leader in environmental conservation, we have always promoted our
efforts in the environmental field. As a result, the Honda FCX has become the world’s first fuel cell
vehicle to obtain U.S. government approval for commercialization. We would like to further our
commitment to the environment throughout our corporate activities and to provide customers with
products that totally satisfy them.
This booklet is published separately from the Honda Environmental Annual Report, and is revised
every three years to promote a wider understanding of our ideas, past efforts, and future projects
concerning environmental conservation.
We would be very pleased if this fully revised edition gains more readers, and look forward to
receiving the frank opinions and reactions of our readers.
December 2002
Hiroyuki Yoshino
President and CEO
Michiyoshi Hagino
Senior Managing Director
Director responsible for environmental activities
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Hiroyuki Yoshino
Michiyoshi Hagino
President and CEO
Senior Managing Director
Director responsible for
Commitment to the Environment
To Share Our Dreams and
Joys with More Customers
Handing down “Joy” from one
to create new joys for its customers
for fuel economy, with time limits,
generation to the next
through giving full consideration to the
and disclose information about the
Honda has long been engaged
global environment. Also, it is aiming to
achievement of these targets in the
in environmental conservation,
become a company that all people can
Honda Environmental Annual Report
aggressively undertaking measures
look up to, by aggressively
and at our website.
suitable for the time. In the 1990s,
communicating with local people and
amid the increasing momentum toward
with its customers throughout the
For global and social sustainability
environmental conservation and the
world and sharing its joys with them.
Honda thinks it important to deeply
acceleration of environmental meas-
understand what impacts companies
ures all over the world, we improved
Towards higher goals
have on the world’s environment,
our organizational structure and system
For the effective promotion of
society, and economy and to act bas-
step by step (see page 54) and made
environmental conservation activities
ed on this understanding. To share joys
our “Honda Environment Statement”
and for the steady achievement of
with a greater number of customers,
as guidelines for our attitude towards
results, we are always setting higher
we will search for ways to enable the
the environment (see page 10).
goals. For example, for every product
development of society in harmony
domain, we announce the quantitative
with the environment.
In the 21st century, Honda is
accelerating its environmental activities
targets for cleaner exhaust gases and
A company
that people
can look up to
We continuously strive to be a
leader in brining forth new values
and creating joy.
Creating new
values of joy
Expanding
Joy for the
joy
next generation
In order to pass on joy to future generations while
sustaining social development, Honda will do its part
to solve environmental challenges on a global scale.
Honda will seek to expand the circle of joy by putting
down roots in the communities in which it operates
while maintaining its position as a global corporation.
05
Meeting the Challenges of the Age and
Making Progress towards the Next Age
Honda’s History of Environmental Conservation
Honda’s history of environmental conservation: this means to meet the challenges of the time and
to make progress towards the future. Honda has always wanted to pass on the beautiful natural
environment to the next generation, and will continue its environmental conservation activities,
meeting the high goals that it has set independently.
In the 1950s and 1960s
●1968
The Air Pollution Control Law enacted.
In the 1980s
●1972
●1987
●1978
The Club of Rome points out the finiteness
of the earth in its Limits to Growth.
First oil crisis
Second oil crisis
●1978
Regulations on exhaust gas
●1970
The Muskie Act enacted (U.S.).
The CAFE regulations introduced (U.S.).
●1973
Japan
In relation
to products
Movements in the world
General
In the 1970s
●1975
U.S.
Montreal Protocol adopted.
Law concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer
through the Regulation of Specified Substances and
Other Measures enacted.
Europe
●1970
In relation
to companies
●1970
●1974
●1958
Super Cub goes on sale.
●1966
Circulative use of industrial water started
(in the coating process).
●1972
●1973
The CVCC engine meets the requirements
of the Muskie Act—a world first.
CIVIC CVCC goes on sale.
●1988
VTEC engine unveiled.
●1983
REV-featured motorcycle (CBR400F) goes
on sale.
●1980
Committee to deal with energy issues
established (as a part of the committee to
deal with oil issues).
Committee to deal with CFCs established.
Motorcycles
Automobiles
●1966
Research on low-emission vehicles
started to attain the goal of a “blue sky for
children.”
AP Lab formed inside Honda R&D.
A diet session on pollution held and 14
pollution-related laws enacted or revised.
The Water Pollution Control Law enacted.
The total emission of SOx comes under regulation.
Power
products
In relation to its products
●1966
Honda’s activities
●1988
●1970
●1971
●1972
Corporate
activities
●1975
●1976
●1976
●1979
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Headquarters for anti-pollution measures established.
Hamamatsu Factory introduces wastewater
treatment facilities, adopting the activated
sludge method (for the first time in Japan).
Sayama Factory attaches Japan's first
electric dust collector to its cupola.
Committee to deal with oil issues established.
Meeting to present examples of effective
resource/energy use launched.
The Furusato Afforestation Project launched.
Committee to promote environmental
conservation established (as a part of the
headquarters for anti-pollution measures).
●1989
History of Environmental Conservation
In the 1990s
In the 2000s
●1990
Japanese government announces its plan to prevent global warming.
Basic Environment Law enacted.
Third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto Conference) held.
Law concerning Rational Use of Energy revised.
●2001
●2002
Basic Law for Establishing a Recycling-based Society enacted.
World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg.
Step-by-step regulation of exhaust gas from motorcycles.
Fuel economy criteria for 2010 established based on the revised Law concerning Rational Use of Energy.
●2000
Exhaust gas regulations for 2000
LEV regulations introduced (in California).
Regulations on the exhaust gas from CARB general-purpose engines started (in California).
U.S. EPA introduces regulations on exhaust gas from marine engines.
U.S. EPA introduces marine emission regulations.
●2001
U.S. CARB Marine Tier 2
EPA Phase 2 Regulations
Release of ultra low emission vehicles (Accord/Accord Wagon)
●1993
●1997
●1999
●1998
●1999
●1994
●1994
●1996
●1998
●1993
●1998
●1991
●1997
●1998
●1991
●1993
●1995
●1995
●1995
●1996
●1996
●1996
●1997
●1997
●1997
●1997
●1998
●1999
●1999
●1999
●1999
●1999
●1994
●1994
●1997
●1998
●1998
●1998
●1998
●1999
●1999
●1994
●1997
●1998
●1990
●1991
●1994
●1997
●1997
●1997
●1998
●1998
●1999
●1999
●1999
●2001
●2002
Boden Lake regulations introduced.
EU 2000/2005 regulations introduced.
Law for the Promotion of Utilization of Recyclable Resources enacted and the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law revised.
Regulations on dioxins started on a full scale. (Dioxins are newly included in the substances specified under the Air
Pollution Control Law.)
Manifest system begins to be applied to end-of-life vehicles.
●2001
CIVIC equipped with a VTEC-E engine goes on sale.
Accord equipped with a new VTEC engine goes on sale.
CIVIC meeting the LEV standards of California goes on sale.
CIVIC equipped with a 3-stage VTEC engine goes on sale.
Honda ULEV technology unveiled.
New Dream wins first prize in the World Solar Challenge.
Honda LEV
Honda EV Plus (electric car with batteries) unveiled.
CIVIC GX (natural gas vehicle) unveiled.
Accord, meeting the ULEV standards of California, goes on sale.
Honda ZLEV technology unveiled.
CIVIC FERIO and PARTNER, meeting Honda LEV standards, go on sale.
Z and LIFE go on sale as the first LEV-spec minicars.
Insight (a hybrid car) goes on sale, achieving the highest fuel efficiency (35 km/l) for a mass-produced gasoline-powered vehicle in the world.
Accord meets the U.S. SULEV standards for the first time in the world.
S2000 goes on sale as the first vehicle meeting the 2000 emission standards.
Next-generation 2-liter, 4-cylinder gasoline engine goes on sale.
Prototype fuel cell vehicle unveiled.
●2000
CUV ES (electric scooter) goes on sale.
RACOON (electric motor-assisted bicycle) goes on sale.
CRM250AR, introducing the AR combustion technology, goes on sale.
LEAD goes on sale as the first motorcycle meeting motorcycle emission regulations in Japan.
CBR600F equipped with the air injection system goes on sale.
VFR800FI equipped with the 3-way catalytic converter system that achieves an emission level below one-tenth of
the emission criteria in Europe goes on sale.
LEAD and VTR250 meet the domestic noise regulation.
GIORNO Crea equipped with a 4-stroke engine goes on sale.
CB400 SUPER FOUR equipped with a HYPER VTEC engine goes on sale.
●2001
Outboard engine BF6/8/40 meets the Boden Lake Regulation criteria.
GX22/31 (a supersmall 4-stroke engine) goes on sale.
THE BF series meet the U.S. EPA’s emission standards and the voluntary emission criteria of the Japanese Marine
Equipment Association.
●2001
All Honda models in the world meet the CARB
Tier 2 and EPA Phase 2 standards.
A recycling committee established.
Environmental Committee established to deal with environment-related issues.
Use of CFC-12 and 1,1,1-trichloroethane totally discontinued in production processes.
Green Factory Project launched.
New Recycle Project launched.
Honda Belgium N.V. acquires ISO 14001 certification, followed by other Honda subsidiaries in
various countries.
Green Dealer Project launched.
All plants acquire ISO 14001 certification.
Suzuka Factory achieves zero landfill waste.
Honda Green Conference started (as a part of the meeting to present the examples of efficient resource/energy use).
Europe Recycle Center (ERC) established.
●2000
Domestic plants achieve zero external landfill waste targets.
Green Dealer Certification System launched.
Closed system adopted for the water wasted in the outboard
engine assembling process (Hosoe Plant of the Hamamatsu
Factory).
Green Purchasing Guidelines established.
ICVS operation starts in Singapore.
Hosoe Plant starts its operations with dramatically improved
energy efficiency (Hamamatsu Factory).
Honda Chemical Substance Guidelines
established.
●2002
●2000
●2001
●2001
●2001
●2001
●2001
●2002
●2002
●2002
●2001
●2000
●2001
●2001
●2002
●2002
●2002
Law on Promoting Green Purchasing enforced.
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law enacted.
Fuel cell vehicle (FCX-V3) running tests start.
STREAM (equipped with the new generation engine DOHC i-VTEC
engine) goes on sale.
New CIVIC GX (a natural gas vehicle) certified as an SLEV vehicle.
CIVIC and CIVIC FERIO go on sale as SLEV vehicles.
CIVIC Hybrid goes on sale, achieving the world’s highest fuel
efficiency among mass-produced five-passenger gasolinepowered vehicles.
Fit (equipped with an i-DSI engine) goes on sale.
FCX-V4 (fuel cell vehicle) goes on sale.
FCX becomes the first fuel cell vehicle in the world to be certified
by the U.S. government and leased to the city of Los Angeles.
Accord and Accord Wagon go on sale
as SLEV vehicles.
FCX certified as the first fuel cell
vehicle by the Japanese
government and leased to the
Cabinet Office.
Crea SCOOPY and Dio (equipped with water-cooled 4-stroke 50 cc
engines) go on sale.
STEP COMPO goes on sale.
07
Taking Steady Measures to Share Joy
with People All over the World
Honda has been delivering its products to its customers all over the world to share its joys with them, while at the
same time making every effort to solve environmental problems, recognizing the impact it has on the global
environment. We are now determined to continue to fulfill our environmental responsibilities, which are increasing in
their importance, while endeavoring to obtain more than 20 million customers by fiscal 2004.
Severe situation concerning landfill sites
Time to saturation of
landfill sites
(Estimated in 1999)
Honda’s activities and environmental challenges
Amount of
industrial waste
12.3 years
400
million tons
240
million tons
Generation of
end-of-life vehicles
Emission of CO2 and
waste at offices
3.7 years
General Industrial
waste
waste
1975
1999
End-of-life vehicles:
approximately 5 million vehicles per year
Emission of CO2 and
waste, and soil/water
pollution in the course of
sales activities
Sources: upper graph—website of the Japan Automobile
Manufacturers Association.
Lower quantitative data—Report on a Recycling-Based Society 2002,
Ministry of the Environment.
Exhaust gas, CO2, and noise from products
Change in CO2 emissions in the world
(from 1950 to 1996)
In terms of carbon
(Million tons)
7,0 00
6,0 00
Total
5,0 00
4,0 00
Developed countries
3,0 00
Developed countries
in the West
2,0 00
Developing countries
1,0 00
Eastern Europe plus former
Soviet Union
0
1 950 1960 1970 1980 1990
(Year)
Source: Estimates by Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (in the U.S.).
Resource depletion
Time to depletion for major resources (as of 2000)
161
years
227
years
266
years
61
years
43
years
40
years
Oil
Natural gas
Iron
Coal
Aluminum
(as of 1999)
Lead
Source: Quality of the Environment in Japan 2002, Ministry of the Environment.
Global environmental problems and countermeasures
◎Global warming
◎Resource depletion
◎Ozone depletion
A rapid increase in the consumption of
Resources used for automobiles are roughly
The ozone layer surrounding the earth
fossil fuels such as oil and coal seen after
divided into oil and metal resources. For oil,
absorbs most ultraviolet rays in the sunlight
the industrial revolution has resulted
which has been supporting the automobile soci-
and thus protects the living creatures on the
in a rise in temperature, which exerts
ety, the time remaining before depletion is being
earth. The use of CFC-12 for automotive air
an influence over the ecosystem and
prolonged, but in view of increasing consumption,
conditioners, which destroys the ozone layer,
increases wind and water damage. The
the absolute amount may decrease. For mineral
was fully discontinued in 1995 but there is still
emission of CO2, which represents a typical
resources, it is said that the amount presently
a problem of how to collect and completely
greenhouse gas, has been increasing since
mined per month greatly exceeds the total
destroy CFC-12 from end-of-life air condi-
fiscal 1990, in ordinary households and in
consumption of mineral resources before the
tioners.
the transportation sector.
beginning of the industrial revolution!
Products ・Higher fuel efficiency through the introduction of “i-series engines” (pages 12 and 16) ・Practical use of clean energy technologies, including fuel cell vehicles (pages 18, 23, and 27)
・Adoption of 4-stroke engines to motorcycles and power products (pages 22 and 26)
Production
Energy saving through the introduction of natural gas cogeneration systems (page 34)
Implementing measures based on the Honda Environment Statement
08
Sales
・Collection and destruction of CFC-12
from automotive air conditioners (page 42)
The Automobile Industry and Environmental Problems
Increase of customers all over the world,
and increasing environmental responsibilities
Ozone depletion by CFCs
Change in the sales quantity of Honda products
Collection rate of CFC-12
(for 2000)
(10,000 units)
2,000
57 %
1,800
Motorcycles
Automobiles
Power products
1,600
27 %
13 %
1,400
Refrigerators
for
households
Freezers
Automotive
and air
air conditioners
conditioners
(including
for industrial use destruction rate)
1,200
1,000
Source: Quality of the Environment in Japan 2002,
Ministry of the Environment.
800
600
400
Air pollution caused
by factories
200
0
1990 ’91
’92
’93
’94
’95
’96
’97
’98
’99 2000 ’01
’02
2004
(Fiscal year)
Water and soil pollution
Exhaust gas and CO2 emitted
from transportation activities
Honda aims to obtain more than 20 million customers by fiscal 2004
(i.e. by March 2005) through its sales of automobiles, motorcycles, and power
products. It is determined to accelerate its environmental conservation activities to
fulfill its important responsibilities as a global company while providing new values
to as many customers as possible.
Regional environmental problems
and countermeasures
◎Air pollution
◎Air, water, and soil pollution
◎Waste problem
Air pollution is caused by carbon monoxide
In the high economic growth period, it was
In recent years, the leaching of harmful
(CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides
required to take measures against dust and
substances from landfill sites has become
(NOx), and suspended particulate matters
sulfur oxides (SOx) generated from fuels
a problem and people are increasingly
(SPMs), and the emission of these sub-
combusted in metal casting furnaces and
demanding advanced waste disposal
stances should be reduced. In recent years,
against water pollutants contained in waste-
measures and opposing the construction of
the emission from a single automobile
water. Most of these pollutants have been consid-
new landfill sites. On the other hand, waste
has been remarkably reduced thanks to
erably reduced thanks to the development of
disposal costs are rising, causing the illegal
the development of exhaust gas cleaning
pollution prevention technologies. It is now
disposal of waste. Presently, approximately
technologies, but total emissions have
required to reduce the environmental impacts
5 million vehicles are wasted every year as
remained on the same level due to an increase
caused by our production activities by reducing
end-of-life vehicles, around 70 to 80% of
in the overall number of automobiles through
the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for
which are recycled. The remaining 20%
the progress of motorization. For example,
drying paints for parts, properly managing the
or so are shredded and such shredder
approximately 30% of areas do not meet the
transfer of chemical substances used, and by
residue also needs to be reduced.
NOx emission standards according to data
reducing landfill waste.
obtained from pollution monitoring stations
located on roadsides.
Products
・Cleaner exhaust gas by the introduction of
“i-series engines” (pages 12 and 14)
・Practical use of clean energy technologies,
including fuel cell vehicles (pages 18, 23, and 27)
Production
・Taking VOC measures through the
introduction of water-based paints (page 32)
・Circulative use of industrial water (page 32)
・Soil and underwater monitoring (page 33)
Sales
・Drastic pollution prevention by creating a
risk management manual (page 42)
Production
・Zero landfill waste (page 30)
Recycling
・Research on the end-of-life vehicle
disassembling lines (page 50)
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Honda Environment Statement
Honda will pursue challenging goals
for the conservation
of the global environment.
Honda Environment Statement
As a responsible member of society whose task lies in
the preservation of the global environment, 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 count on a successful future
not only for our company, but for the entire world.
We should pursue our daily business interest under the following principles:
1. We will make efforts to recycle materials and conserve resources and energy at
every stage of our products’ life cycle from research, design, production and
sales, to services 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 life cycle of these products.
3. As both a member of the company and of society, each employee 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.
Established and announced in June 1992
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Section 1
Product Development
1
Ongoing Technological
Developments to Attain Higher
Goals for the Next Generation
It is important for us to improve the environmental performance of
Reduction of
our products to enable our customers to use the products
air pollutants
without being concerned about the impacts caused by these
products to the global environment. In their lifecycles, our
Improvement of
environmental performance
products tend to cause the largest environmental impacts while
they are in use, and we need to reduce such impacts. To meet
this requirement, Honda is striving to build a better relationship
Reduction of CO2
Practical use of
emissions
alternative energies
between people, the earth, and our products by setting severe
voluntary standards for environmental conservation, including
cleaner exhaust gases and higher fuel efficiency.
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column
Full-scale Efforts towards the Century of the Environment:
Decision to Replace Various Engines with New-Generation
“i-series” Engines
Honda, hoping to make its most popular engines in each class the “World’s No. 1 Engines” at the beginning of the
21st century, is now developing the new-generation “i-series” engines. Towards the “Century of the Environment,”
we are pursuing higher goals with all our strength, utilizing the unsurpassed skills of our product development
department.
1 To meet the next-generation
requirements
engine. Exhaust gases from these two
2 Honda’s decision to develop
a new engine
engines were 50% or less than the 2000
Heading the world, Honda unveiled a CVCC
exhaust gas emission standards and the
The development and production
engine that met the criteria of the Muskie Act
S2000 became the first automobile to meet
departments would need to cooperate
(the U.S. exhaust gas regulations) in 1972,
the 2000 emission standards. Also, these
together to accomplish the substantial work
and has long been taking measures to
engines were light and compact, enabling
of developing a new engine, which requires
achieve cleaner exhaust gas. In the latter
a more flexible design. As a result, the
the creation of hundreds of new parts,
half of the 1990s, various international
aerodynamic performance and the energy
including the cylinder block and cylinder
agreements were made, including the Kyoto
absorbing ability of the crushable zone were
head, which serve as the framework of
Protocol, which accelerated the global
improved. Thus these engines have greatly
the engine. Honda, however, decided to
movement towards environmental conserva-
contributed to the provision of products that
commence this difficult task, thinking it
tion. Accordingly, people increasingly de-
are excellent in handling, fuel economy, and
impossible to achieve the high goal that it
manded higher fuel economy to reduce CO2
safety. Honda, while developing such tech-
had set for the next generation by simply
emissions from automobiles as part of efforts
nologies to achieve “ultimate” functions, made
improving existing engines.
to reduce global warming.
a new, challenging decision: to introduce the
Under such circumstances, Honda began
The first objective was “downsizing
new-generation designs to various engine
the engines by 10% in terms of weight,
developing two new types of engines: a 1.0-
classes, to be the world’s No. 1 in terms of
improving their fuel economy by 20%, and
liter engine as the main power train for the
power, clean energy, and fuel economy.
increasing their output by 10%.” For their
Honda IMA System used for Honda’s hybrid
specifications, the following three issues
car, the Insight; and a 2.0-liter DOHC engine
were decided: to change the engine’s
for Honda’s sports car, the S2000. The
revolving direction, which had previously
former achieved the “ultimate high fuel
been set reversely from general engines,
economy” of 35 km per liter in the 10・15
to install all the engines sideways; and to
mode and the latter achieved the “ultimate
develop new transmissions for these
power” of 250 horsepower from a 2.0 liter
engines. As for application technologies,
●Honda’s
concept about the replacement of engines
Environmental goals in the
“Century of the Environment”
Replacing all engines with
“new-generation” engines
Ultimate
power
●Contribution to society
Environmental measures
Targets to be achieved to make Honda’s
new-generation engines “World’s No. 1”
Resource saving
S2000
Safety
Clean
●Contribution to customers
High-level
combination
Joy of driving
Insight
Overwhelmingly excellent
running performance
Ultimate fuel
economy
Clean performance : to reduce exhaust emissions
to the utmost limit
Fuel economy : to improve fuel economy by 10 to 20%
compared with previous engines
Compactness : to downsize the engines by 10 to 15%
in terms of weight to make them the
world’s most compact
Output :
to achieve torqueful performance
in the whole speed area
Production technology : to achieve higher production efficiency
and more innovative production
Comfort
DOHC i-VTEC
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i-DSI
Automobiles
it was decided to adopt the optimal
technologies for each engine, not using
4 Production innovation and
synergies
which had become very popular with
customers, we were able to establish
the same technologies for the engines
Honda then decided to replace existing
production systems to fully meet customers’
for different models. Thus we started to
engines with new-generation engines as a
needs.
“develop the ultimate gasoline engines,”
part of its production line reforms, in order to
using diverse application technologies
improve the efficiency and flexibility of its
and all our skills, including the advanced
production bases within and outside Japan
There are presently two types of engines in
technologies accumulated in the develop-
for the manufacturing of products with
the “i-series”: the 1.3-liter in-line 4-cylinder
ment of the Insight and S2000.
higher qualities as well as for the further
“i-DSI” engine and the 2.0-liter in-line 4-
reduction of its environmental impact.
cylinder “i-VTEC” engine. The “i-DSI” engine
3
Newly developed engines
Traditionally, at Honda factories, different
5
Pursuing diversified possibilities
for power trains
corresponds to 1.2 to 1.5-liter engines and
As the first result of these efforts, Honda
engines were manufactured by different
the “i-VTEC” engine corresponds to 2.0 to
unveiled a 2.0-liter “i-VTEC” engine in 1999.
production lines and the line and factory
2.4-liter engines. We are now planning to
operation rate differed depending upon order
expand the application of these new engines
gasoline engine was characterized by its
quantities. If, however, the production lines
to other models. Also, we are rapidly develop-
high performance and light and compact
were improved to increase the number of
ing new engines with other displacements.
design, and was used for the STREAM. For
engine types that one production line could
By 2005, all other Honda models, in addition
this “i-VTEC” engine, a lean-burn combus-
handle, more popular products could be
to the STREAM and the Fit, will be equipped
tion method was adopted as a result of trials
manufactured by multiple lines, and
with “i-series” engines, and thereby all Honda’s
and tribulations for improving fuel economy,
production could be allocated to various
objectives concerning cleaner exhaust
environmental performance, including cleaner
factories. Thus, more options could be
emissions and higher fuel economy will be
exhaust gas, and driving functionality.
provided and the needs of customers could
achieved (see figure below). In addition to
The second product of the new-
be met more flexibly, leveling the work load
the sophistication of gasoline engines, we will
generation engine series was the 1.3-liter
and improving the production efficiency of
also aggressively take other environmental
“i-DSI” engine used for the Fit. This engine
each production line at all Honda factories
measures, reducing CO2 emissions from
achieved a high fuel economy of 23 km per
across the world.
diesel engines, expanding the application of
The new-generation, 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder
liter in the 10・15 mode, and was equipped
with two ignition plugs per cylinder.
To manufacture multiple engine types
hybrid engines, and developing power trains
on one production line, however, careful
for the next-generation technologies–
consideration must be given to the produc-
including fuel cells. Also, for motorcycles and
Honda plans to replace various engines with
tion process, even as early as the engine
power products, we will take the necessary
its new “i-series” engines.
design stage. The replacement of engines
measures to reduce their environmental
was therefore an important decision to promote
impacts.
The “i” signifies “intelligent engine” and
production line reforms.
As a result, for the STREAM and the Fit,
Environmental goals for automobiles
to be achieved by 20051)
To achieve clean emissions of 50% or less of the 2000 emission
standards for all models by 2002
To reduce the total HC and NOx emissions from new automobiles
by approximately 75% by 2005
To obtain “ULEV” certification for most of Honda passenger vehicles
from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport by 2005
To achieve the 2010 fuel economy criteria for all the weight
categories by 2005
To improve the average fuel economy by approximately 25%
by 2005 (compared with the 1995 level)2)
1) These goals are all domestic goals to be achieved within Japan.
2) Already achieved in 2002.
Influence of engine replacement
Engine replacement exerts great influence over many
elements, including the design, performance, and
production system of an automobile. In order to replace
our engines in various classes, all the departments in the
company would have to cooperate together.
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Cleaner Exhaust Gas
Steady Improvement of Engines to
Achieve Cleaner Exhaust Gas
Honda has been developing environmental technologies, giving first priority to the reduction of exhaust emissions and setting its
own high goals for each of the periods. We developed CVCC engines in the 1970s, and released LEV-spec engines and met the
highest emission standards such as ULEV and SULEV standards for the first time in the world in the 1990s. Also, we introduced the
“i-series” new-generation engines towards the 21st century. Further accelerating the progess in environmental technologies, we will
provide the world with greener vehicles.
Cleaner exhaust gas target for 2005:
◎To reduce the total exhaust emissions of HC and NOx by approximately 75% for new vehicles by 2005 (compared with 1995)*
◎To achieve a clean performance that exceeds the 2000 exhaust emissions standards of Japan by 50% or more for all vehicles*
◎To obtain certification as “Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV)” from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
for most Honda models*
* Targets for Japan
To disseminate automobiles with
cleaner exhaust emission technology
1972
1996
1999
Honda LEV
CVCC
Improved combustion at
engine start, when the
engine is cold. Also, by
keeping exhaust emissions
at a high temperature, it is
made possible to quickly
maximize the catalyzer’s
cleaning ability.
Honda LEV
Announcement of the
new-generation,
2-liter, 4-cylinder
gasoline engine
“i-VTEC”
CVCC
Approved as the first
vehicle meeting the
exhaust emission
standards for year 2000
Announcement in 1972 of the CVCC technology to
meet ahead of others the U.S. exhaust emissions
standards called the “Muskie Act,” which was said
to be impossible to comply with. Release in Japan
in 1973 of the CIVIC CVCC using the latest CVCC
technology
First applied to CIVIC FERIO
(put on sale the in 1997)
S2000
(put on sale in 1999)
Technologies to comply
with the exhaust emissions
regulations enforced in California
1995
CIVIC CVCC
(Released in 1973)
1997
Met the LEV
standards
times,
1 Improvement with the
1)
starting with CVCC
CO, HCs, and NOx contained in exhaust gases
1999
Met the ULEV standards Met the SULEV standards*
for the first time in the world
for the first time
in the world
（
* The world’s strictest clean exhaust gas
standards for gasoline-powered vehicles)
2)
3)
2 Meeting the LEV , ULEV , and
SULEV 4) standards for the first
time in the world
technology was subsequently applied to nine
remodeled Honda automobiles. In 1999, the
ULEV technology was further improved to
may cause photochemical smog and acid rain,
In 1995, in its pursuit of the ultimate
meet ahead of others in the world the SULEV
and exert diversified influences on people.
technologies, Honda unveiled the ultra low
standards of California.
Honda has been giving the first priority to
emission engine to meet ahead of others in
5)
3 Progress to i-VTEC and to the
the reduction of these substances and
the world the ULEV standards of California,
improving its exhaust gas cleaning
which were said to be the strictest in the
Subsequently, in Japan in 2000, the Minis-
technologies. Following the movement of the
world. (In 1997, in the U.S., we released an
try of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
times, we have entered benchmarking
Accord equipped with this engine.)
implemented the Low Emission Vehi-
technologies for low emission engines in the
“Excellent Low Emission” level
At the same time, we were developing the
cles’ Approval System. Under the sys-
market, including CVCC, Honda LEV, and
“Honda LEV” technology, which reduced the
tem, vehicles are classified as “Good,”
DOHC i-VTEC technologies. We have also
CO, HCs, and NOx contained in exhaust
“Excellent,” or “Ultra” low emission vehicles.
been conducting research to comply with
emissions to one-tenth of the levels set by
Honda, by inputting the new-generation
our high, voluntary environmental standards
Japan’s automobile exhaust emissions
DOHC i-VTEC engine, obtained certifica-
in addition to the environmental regulations
regulations for 1978, and released the
tion as “Excellent” low emission vehicles
implemented in different countries.
products equipped with the technology
(achieving emissions that are 50% or less of
1) CVCC: Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion
2) LEV: Low Emission Vehicle
3) ULEV: Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
4) SULEV: Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
5) i-VTEC: Intelligent-Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic
Control System
within Japan. This marked the start of the
the emission standards for 2000) for almost
distribution of products having clean perfor-
all its models other than light trucks as of
mances much higher than those of the stand-
October 2002. By 2005, we intend to obtain
ard products marketed at that time. The
the certification as “Ultra” low emission
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Automobiles
NOx regulations in Japan and the U.S.*
Regulations for the emission of NOx enacted in Japan Unit: g/km
U.S. CARB regulations (for NOx) Unit: g/mile
3.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
3.00 (regulations in 1972)
1973
1975
1980
2.00
2.18 (regulations in 1973) CVCC (first CIVIC)
1.20 (regulations in 1975) CVCC-1 (CIVIC)
0.85 (regulations in 1976) Over 1 ton
0.60 (regulations in 1976) 1 ton or below
0.25 (regulations in 1978) CVCC + oxidation catalyzer (CIVIC, Accord, Prelude)
1985
（g/mile）0.40
0.20
LEVⅠ 0.40
0.20
0.20
0.05
LEVⅡ
0.1（g/km）
0.05
0.40
0.05
0.02
2000
Tier I
TLEV
LEV・
・
・Honda LEV (CIVIC)
ULEV・
・
・ULEV (Accord)
LEV
ULEV
SULEV・
・
・Meeting SULEV
standards
2001
1990
Regulations in 2000
J-TLEV
Honda LEV（S2000）
・
・
・J-LEV
J-ULEV
1995
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
2000
2002
0.08 Regulations in 2000
*The regulations cannot simply be compared between
Japan and the U.S., because the units and
test methods differ.
2002
2005
To obtain Ultra Low Emission
Vehicle certification for
most models
Accord 20E
Reducing HC and NOx emissions by
achieving cleaner exhaust gas for new vehicles
DOHC i-VTEC
Total HC and NOx emissions from new vehicles
(shown in a percentage to the level of 1995)
CIVIC G
(%)
-75%
100
STREAM
80
Progress of VTEC, exhaust systems, and catalyzers
In addition to Honda’s unique VTEC, more precise control of in-take valve timing has
realized low exhaust gas, high fuel economy, and higher torque performance. Also, the
adoption of a rear dual exhaust system and a NOx absorbing catalyzer for leaner burn has
made it possible to comply with the Excellent Low Emission Vehicle certification level set
by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
800,000 vehicles
60
40
20
Sales quantity (in Japan)
0
“Ultra Low Emission Vehicle”
certification level
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 ・・・・ 2005
(Fiscal year)
vehicles (achieving the emissions that are
25% or less of the emission standards for
Noise reduction
2000) for most of our passenger vehicles.
Implementing careful measures to reduce the noises
caused by automobiles
We started the sale of “Ultra” low emission
vehicle-certified CIVIC and CIVIC FERIO in
October 2001 and have also obtained the
ULEV certification for the CIVIC Hybrid,
Noises caused by automobiles include engine noise, air intake and exhaust noise, and noise
caused by the friction between tires and roads. Honda is reducing such noises to improve the
quietness performance of its automobiles. Specifically, we have improved the engine intake and
exhaust system, applied sound absorbing materials to the engine compartment, and improved
silencers and mufflers. We are thus implementing considered measures for noise reduction.
Accord, and Accord Wagon.
4 Evolution from the CIVIC
Honda has been improving its exhaust gas
cleaning technologies based on a consistent
approach: to completely combust the
gasoline in a highly efficient engine and to
clean the exhaust gas by the use of three-
Automobile noise reduction
technologies
Air intake system
・Centralized air intake system
・Adoption of a large-capacity air cleaner with a muffler
Engine
・Adoption of “silent chains”
for the timing belt
・Improved parts rigidity
Air exhaust system
・Adoption of a large-capacity silencer
・Adoption of a double catalyzer cover
Use of sound absorbing materials
Road noise reduction measures
・Adoption of low noise tires
way catalyzers.
This approach requires the combustion
control according to changing external
computer technology and by conducting
make these efforts to provide customers
conditions and running conditions. Honda
research to pursue the possibilities of
with automobiles of ever higher clean
has been trying to meet the requirement step
increasing catalyzer density and the use of
performances.
by step by increasing the sophistication of
new materials. We will further continue to
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Improvement of Fuel Economy
Honda’s Unique Approach to Improve Fuel Economy
to Reduce CO2 Emissions: Input of
New-Generation Engines and Hybrid Systems
Honda, as its approach to the remarkable improvement of fuel economy, has developed the VTEC mechanism that enables high fuel
economy as well as high output, a hybrid car that achives the world’s highest fuel economy, and the transmissions that enable the
effective transmission of power. We also introduced new-generation “i-series” engines. In the 21st century, we will accelerate the
development of environmental technologies to further reduce the emission of CO2 from vehicles.
Fuel economy improvement target for 2005
◎To achieve by 2005 the new fuel efficiency standards of Japan for 2010 for all weight categories*
◎To improve the average fuel economy by approximately 25% (compared with 1995)*
*Targets for Japan
Improvement of engine efficiency
1989
1991
1993
1995
VTEC
VTEC-E
New VTEC
3-stage VTEC
Features two cams on a single
camshaft—one for the high-speed
range and the other for low-and
mid-speed ranges. By using either
of these cams according to driving
conditions, the engine achieves
superior fuel economy while
delivering high power output.
Features two intake valves, one of
which is suspended at low engine
revolutions. Through this, the engine
achieves fast but stable lean
combustion with high fuel economy.
Developed by combining the
advantages of the VTEC engine,
which produces an excellent
balance of power and fuel economy,
with the intake valve suspension
mechanism for VTEC-E engines that
achieve superior fuel economy.
Optimizes intake valve timing and lift
in three stages (low, medium, and
high speeds), and achieves the
highest fuel economy and power
output in the 1.5-liter engine class.
First applied to the INTEGRA
From VTEC to new-generation
i-VTEC
First applied to the CIVIC
First applied to the Accord
First applied to the CIVIC
“cleaner exhaust gas” with the “joy of driving”
variable transmission composed of two of
in a sophisticated manner. The “ i ” means
Honda’s own pulleys and a special metal belt.
Combust gasoline with no waste. Use the
“intelligent” and by 2005 we intend to
In 1998, we further developed the Honda
derived energy as driving power to the
upgrade all our engines in various classes to
Multimatic S, improving fuel economy
greatest possible degree. These are the
intelligent engines as the “i series.” In 2001,
compared with that of the Honda Multimatic
objectives that every engine design pursues.
we developed the 1.3 liter i-DSI* engine and
by adopting the PROSMATIC, which
adopted it in the Fit.
optimizes the timing for speed changes,
* i-DSl : Inteligent Dual & Sequential Ignition
widening the pulleys, and by improving the
1
For example, the VTEC engine released in
1988 achieved high power output and high
fuel economy through the use of two alternate
cams mounted on a single camshaft—one for
2 Honda Multimatic S
precision of oil pressure control. The Honda
Multimatic S has also been applied to the HR-V,
the high-speed range and the other for low-
The efficient transmission of power generated
and mid-speed ranges. Honda further
by highly efficient engines contributes to
improved the VTEC technology, and
greater fuel economy. Honda has therefore
subsequently in 1999 unveiled the i-VTEC
also been making efforts to improve power
In 1999, Honda developed a hybrid system to
engine as the most advanced VTEC engine.
transmission efficiency. We equipped the 6th
improve the fuel economy of gasoline-
Through technological renovation such as the
generation CIVIC released in 1995 with an
powered vehicles to the utmost limit, and
sophistication of combustion controls by an
innovative automatic transmission called
released the Insight, in which the Honda
intelligent system and drastic downsizing
“Honda Multimatic,” together with the 3-stage
integrated motor-assist (IMA) system was
(through lighter and more compact design),
VTEC engine to greatly improve its fuel
installed. The IMA system uses a gasoline-
we combined “higher fuel economy” and
economy. Honda Multimatic is a continuously
powered engine as its primary power source
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Fit, and CIVIC Hybrid.
3
Hybrid
Automobiles
Hybrid Technologies
1999
2001
The Insight, running 35 km on a liter of gas
The CIVIC Hybrid, running 29.5 km on a liter of gas
With the combination of the Honda IMA system, the newly
developed 1.3-liter, i-DSI cylinder idling VTEC engine, the DC
brushless motor, and of the Honda Multimatic S, the model
achieves among the highest fuel economy for massproduction gasoline-powered vehicles for 5 passengers,
running 29.5 km on a liter of gas (10 15 mode).
With higher combustion efficiency, the lighter and more
compact “1-liter lean-burn VTEC engine,” the highly
efficient motor-assist system, the light aluminum body
and with better aerodynamic performance, the model
achieves the world’s highest fuel economy, running 35
km on a liter of gas (10・15 mode/5-speed transmission).
•
IMA system
1999
2000
2002
2001
2005
i-DSI engine
DOHC i-VTEC
By the use of twin plugs, which is
revolutionary for a 1.3-liter engine,
the engine comes close to the “ideal
engine,” which is “fast and enables
complete combustion.”
The ultimately compact
engine intelligently and
extremely precisely
controls combustion.
Annoucement of the
new-generation,
2-liter, 4-cylinder
gasoline engine “i-VTEC”
Improvement by 30%,
exceeding the objective of
improving average fuel
economy by approximately
25% (in March 2002)*
The STREAM, running 14.2 km
on a liter of gas
Equipped with the DOHC
i-VTEC engine, the model
achieves the highest fuel
economy in the class,
running 14.2 km on a liter of
gas (10 15 mode).
* Target for Japan
Further improvement
•
The Fit, running 23 km
on a liter of gas
The progress of the transmission
1995
Application of
“i-series” engines
to various classes
2000
>> Continuously variable transmission
>> Automatic transmission
Honda Multimatic
Honda Multimatic S
Direct-control 5-speed AT*
In combination with the
3-stage VTEC engine, the
transmission improves the
fuel economy of automobiles
by 20% compared with those
equipped with traditional
transmissions.
With higher efficiency, the
transmission improves
the fuel economy of
automobiles by 8%
compared with those
equipped with the Honda
Multimatic.
Compared with the Accord
equipped with a 4-speed AT
(put on sale in 1998),the fuel
economy is improved by
approximately 7%.
of fuel economy
Through a combination
of the i-DSI engine and
Honda Multimatic, this
model achieves the
world’s highest fuel
economy.
*AT: Automatic transmission
Improvement of
average fuel economy
and a motor as an auxiliary power source. The
Insight, with this system, runs 35 km (10 15
•
mode) on a liter of gas, which represents the
world’s highest fuel economy for a massproduction gasoline-powered vehicle. The
Insight was ranked as No. 1 in the U.S.
Honda is reducing the emission of CO2, which causes global warming, by improving the fuel
economy of its vehicles in all the classes. We have improved the fuel economy by 30%,
exceeding the objective of improving the average fuel economy by approximately 25% by 2005
(in March 2002).
Change in the average fuel economy
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s fuel
economy ranking consecutively for four years
*
16.0
(as of October 2002).
Furthermore, in 2001, we released the
CIVIC Hybrid installed with the new Honda
IMA system. We are thus applying higher fuel
14.0
economy technologies to our standard
products, contributing to environmental
improvement through our products chosen by
12.0
＋25%
a greater number of customers in various
product categories.
10.0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
(Fiscal year)
* 10 15 modes
•
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Practical Use of Alternative Energies
Use of Clean Energy Vehicles
in Our Daily Lives for the Future
Honda, to popularize clean energy vehicles characterized with extremely low CO2 and other emissions, has improved the
performance of electric and natural gas vehicles. Also, by utilizing the technologies accumulated in the development process, we
promoted the practical use of fuel cell vehicles. In July 2002, our fuel cell vehicle became the first in the world to obtain an approval
for commercialization from the U.S. government. Furthermore, we obtained an approval for the car also in Japan and started its
sales in a limited quantity both in Japan and the U.S.
Next-generation technology target:
◎To introdue fuel cell electric vehicles into the market by 2002
Practical use of alternative energies
1990
1999
Electric vehicle
2000
Experimental fuel
cell electric vehicles
New-type Dream
Honda has been participating in the World Solar
Challenge. The model won massive victories in
the competitions held in 1993 and 1996.
FCX-V1
Experimental fuel cell electric vehicle
Type that uses pure
hydrogen as fuel, which is
stored in a hydrogenabsorbing alloy
Type that retrieves
hydrogen from methanol
by the use of a reformer
Honda EV Plus
In 10.15 mode, the model runs
220 km on a single charge. Its specially
designed body is roomy enough to
seat four adults comfortably.
FCX-V3
FCX-V2
Motor drive technology
Developing new-generation vehicles based on a complete
understanding of the characteristics of alternative energies
1997
Energy management technology for the Insight
Natural gas vehicle
High-pressure
gas storing technology
1 Honda EV Plus, which is
More suitable for practical use
with improved accelerating ability
from standstill and higher fuel
economy
High-pressure gas storing technology
CIVIC GX
New CIVIC GX
The model reduces CO2 exhaust emissions
by approximately 20% compared with
gasoline-powered vehicles. Further, it nearly
eliminates CO, HCs, and NOx from the
exhaust gas.
The model features a newly
designed engine, longer
cruising range, and more
space for passengers.
(Put on sale in 2001)
comparable to that of traditional models,
of the electrolysis of water, creates electrici-
including a longer cruising range and more
ty that runs the motor. Fuel cells generate
Honda believes that the value of environment-
space for passengers. Further, since 1990, we
electricity by a chemical reaction that oc-
friendly technologies will increase through the
have been participating in a world solar car
curs at a low temperature, and the energy
use of such techologies by a greater number
race as a challenge to new technologies. The
conversion efficiency is as high as 60%. In
of people. Based on this belief, we have been
race provided us with an opportunity to
addition, the reaction produces only water
developing alternative energy vehicles giving
increase the sophistication of various tech-
and generates almost no CO or NOx. Honda
the first priority to the improvement of their
nologies for higher energy efficiency and provide
has been developing two types of fuel cell
performance to make it comparable to that of
feedback to EV technologies. We utilize the
electric vehicles: one is a type that uses pure
vehicles currently available on the market,
technologies accumulated through diversified
hydrogen as fuel, stored in a hydrogen-
including speed, accelerating ability, and
methods in combination for the development
absorbing alloy, and the other is a type that
safety in the event of a collision. For example,
of fuel cell electric vehicles.
uses methanol as raw material and retrieves
powered by natural gas
we started to develop the technologies for
electric vehicles (EVs) in the latter half of the
2 Development of fuel cell electric
vehicles as the FCX Series
hydrogen from the methanol using a reformer.
3 Launch of FCX-V3 test runs
1980’s and released the Honda EV Plus in
Honda unveiled experimental fuel cell electric
1996 and the natural gas-powered CIVIC GX
vehicles named the “FCX-V1” and “FCX-V2,”
In 2000, Honda released the FCX-V3 that
in 1997. Subsequently in 2000, we released
and their prototype “FCX” in 1999. This
installed a stack manufactured by Balard and
the remodeled and improved CIVIC GX as the
vehicle uses fuel cells as its power source.
used high-pressure hydrogen as fuel. The
New CIVIC GX. All of these products embody
The chemical reaction between hydrogen and
riding capacity was improved from two to four
Honda’s efforts to achieve a performance
oxygen, whose principle is just the opposite
by downsizing the system. In 2001, the FCX-
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on public roads
Automobiles
Using clean energy
for producing hydrogen
Honda established a hydrogen production and
fueling station within its research institute in
Los Agneles in the U.S. to generate hydrogen
for fuel cell vehicles from water by the use of
solar energy. It started experimental operation
in July 2001. The station utilizes solar power in
order not to emit CO2 in the process from the
production and saving to the supply of
hydrogen. At the station, solar cells are used to
generate electricity and the electricity is used
to extract hydrogen from water. The extracted
hydrogen is pressurized and supplied to fuel
cell vehicles, and recycled as water.
Hydrogen manufacturing and supply station
2001
2002
2003
FCX-V4
With a more compact power unit, the cruising range is prolonged from 180
km to 315 km. To be comparable to the performance of models available in
the market, the performance of the model was improved regarding the
maximum speed, acceleration, and safety in case of collision.
FCX
In July 2002, the FCX becomes the first fuel cell electric
vehicle in the world to obtain EPA and CARB certifications
required for sales in the U.S. It achieves a powerful accelerating
ability from standstill, a maximum running speed of 150 km/h,
and a cruising range of 355 km through the improvement of the
motor torque performance by approximately 15% from that of the
experimental FCX-V4, as well as by the improvement of the
medium-and high-speed output characteristics.
Introducing a fuel cell electric
vehicle in to the market
V4, which is an experimental fuel cell electric
vehicle achieving a maximum speed of 140
Conceptual diagram of the
fuel cell electric vehicle
km/h and a cruising range on a single charge
of 315 km, which are comparable to the
performance of vehicles available on the
Air supply
system
market, was developed. We have already
Humidification
started test runs on the public roads for the
FCX-3 and FCX-V4, both in the U.S. and in
Fuel cell
stack
Drive motor
Japan. We are also developing peripheral
technologies, including the experimental
operation of a hydrogen production and
High-pressure
hydrogen tank
Humidification
Ultra
capacitor
fueling station, which produces hydrogen
Cooling
system
through the use of solar power without
emitting CO2.
the first car in the world to obtain an approval
Japan, the FCX was approved by the Minister of
for commercialization from the U.S.
Land, Infrastructure and Transport in November,
government. In October of the same year,
and the leasing of the vehicle was started both
Honda continued the development of the FCX
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. reached a
in the U.S. and in Japan in December 2002.
to intraduce it in to the market at the end of
basic agreement with the city of Los Angeles on
Honda is determined to further develop the FCX
2002. As a result, in July 2002, the FCX became
the world’s first sale of fuel cell vehicles. Also in
as a next-generation clean vehicle.
4 Obtaining approval to commercialize
The FCX, and starting its limited
sale both in the U.S. and in Japan
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Cleaner Exhaust Gas
Applying 4-Stroke Engines to All Types
of Motorcycles, from Large Motorcycles to Scooters
Honda, since its foundation, has been developing motorcycles equipped with 4-stroke engines that are clean and excellent in fuel
economy. In recent years, we have accelerated the application of 4-stroke engines to scooters, including the GIORNO Crea. Also,
we decided to expand the application of programmed fuel injection (PGM-FI) systems that had been limited to large motorcycles,
including the application to cheaper 50cc products by 2005. Thus we are promoting the improvement of environmental performance
for all the classes.
Cleaner exhaust gas target for 2005:
◎Reduction of total HC emissions from new Honda motorcycles
to one-third by 2005 (compared with the 1995 levels)*
*Average of total emissions in Japan, the U.S., Europe, and Thailand
Exhaust gas cleaning technologies for large motorcycles
1951
1998
1999
VFR800FI
Combined use of three exhaust
gas cleaning technologies
Traditional use of 4-stroke engines
since its adoption in the Dream E model
HECS3
Secondary air injection system
Mainly developing clean,
fuel efficient, and quieter 4-stroke engines
PGM-FI
Advanced exhaust gas cleaning
technologies for motorcycles
Exhaust gas cleaning technologies for scooters
○HECS3*: (3-way catalytic converter system)
Further increase in the number of
scooters in which 4-stroke engines
(“Clean 4” engines) are used
Remarkably reduces the CO, HC, and NOx contents of exhaust
gases by combining the 3-way catalyzer with the O2 sensor that
precisely controls the air-fuel ratio for cleaner fuel combustion.
* Honda Evolutional Catalyzing System 3
idle
stop
○Secondary air injection system
Sends air to the exhaust port to combine oxygen with exhaust gas.
This promotes the combustion of unburned gas to reduce CO and
HC emissions.
○PGM-FI (Programmed fuel injection) system
LEAD
GIORNO Crea
An electronic control unit (ECU) controls the air-fuel ratio according
to operational situations and thereby reduces the emission of air
pollutants.
First compliance with the domestic exhaust
emissions regulations for motorized bikes with
engines by the adoption of more efficient 2stroke engines and oxidation catalyzers
Adoption of a water-cooled 4-stroke 50
cc engine Adoption of the world’s first
“idle stop system” for a mass-produced
motorcycle in the GIRONO Crea Deluxe
1 Advanced exhaust gas cleaning
immediately after it is discharged from
such as PGM-FI, to motorcycles, first
the combustion chamber to promote the
targeting large motorcycles and then
combustion of unburned gas. In 1998, we
gradually expanding the target to include
The world’s first exhaust emissions
equipped the VFR800FI (made for the
smaller ones. For example, the SILVER
regulations for motorcycles were adopted in
European market) with a 3-way catalytic
WING, released in 2000, is equipped with
the United States in 1978. Since then, other
converter system called HECS3, which
PGM-FI for the first time as a 600 cc model,
countries have followed suit. Japan has
Honda developed independently. As a
which has reduced the CO and HC contain-
introduced motorcycle exhaust emission
result, we have complied with the exhaust
ed in the exhaust gas to approximately
regulations in stages since 1998. Even before
emissions regulations in Europe, the U.S.,
half of the regulation standards.
such regulations were established, Honda
and Japan, achieving emissions far below
has been developing its very own technolo-
the regulation standards.
technologies for high
performance motorcycles
gies to achieve cleaner exhaust gases. These
technologies are used in a variety of its motorcycles.
For example, with the PGM-FI, which is a
2 Adoption of exhaust gas
cleaning technologies in larger
to smaller motorcycles
3 Introduction of “Clean 4”*
technologies to scooters to make
their exhaust gases cleaner
Honda has also been making efforts to
achieve cleaner exhaust gases for scooters,
To introduce exhaust gas cleaning
which are popular as a simple means of
light and compact fuel injection system that
technologies for automobiles to compact
transportation and are sold in large quan-
provides optimal air-fuel ratio, we have
motorcycles, we needed to solve a number
tities. For example, in 1998, we adopted the
achieved cleaner combustion. Furthermore,
of problems in terms of technologies and
oxidation catalyzer that we independently
we introduced a secondary air injection
cost. Despite these difficulties, Honda has
developed to the LEAD to reduce its CO and
system to inject fresh air into the exhaust gas
been transferring its advanced technologies,
HC emissions to half or one-third of those
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Motorcycles
More advanced exhaust gas cleaning technology
for the new GOLD WING and the VFR
For the GOLD WING, which was fully remodeled in August 2001, and the VFR, fully remodeled in January
2002, we have achieved cleaner exhaust gases by greatly increasing the number of cells in the HECS3 3way catalytic converter system from 100 to 300 cells. As a result, their CO and HC emissions are now
one-tenth of the domestic regulation standards and NOx one-fourth, which represents the world’s highest
environmental performance.
Cleaner exhaust gas (g/km)
0
0.5
1.0
CO
HC
100 cells
2000
300 cells
2001
New VFR
VFR 2001 model
NOx
2002
2003
2005
New VFR
Application of 4-stroke
engines to motorcyles
GOLD WING
idle
stop
The SILVER WING
Equipped with PGM-FI for the
first time as a 600 cc model
FORZA S
idle
stop
Crea Scoopy i
Sale of 125 cc and 150 cc scooters equipped
with PGM-FI in Europe in the spring of 2003
Gradual adoption of the system in small
scooters also in Asia (including Japan)
idle
stop
Adopting PGM-FI in 50 cc models
SMART-Dio Deluxe
from the previous model.
engine when the motorcycle comes to a
Starting with the GIORNO Crea, equipped
standstill (e.g. at traffic lights) and restarts
with a water-cooled 4-stroke 50 cc engine
the engine when the rider opens the throttle.
released in June 1999, we have also been
* Clean 4 : “Clean” (efficient gasoline combustion),
“Economy” (high fuel economy),
“Silent” (high quietness), and
“Tough” (high durability)
introducing our advanced exhaust gas
cleaning technologies to scooters, naming
4-stroke engines characterized with four
advantages (clean, silent, economical, and
The engine automatically
stops when the motorcycle
comes to a standstill.
When the rider opens the throttle,
the engine smoothly restarts and
allows the rider to proceed.
to 50 cc motorcycles
Although the PGM-FI system is indispen-
cooled 50 cc engines to scooters, although
sable for automobiles, the application of this
the adoption of such engines is said to be
system is limited to large motorcycles be-
difficult for scooters with small displace-
cause it is difficult to apply it to cheaper
ments. Combined with the adoption of very
motorcycles in terms of cost and technol-
small air injection systems, the CO and HC
ogy. Despite the difficulty, Honda is
emissions from these scooters have been
determined to apply the PGM-FI system to
reduced to approximately half of the
some of its 50 cc models by 2005 as part of
regulation standards. To reduce exhaust
its efforts to set the standards for motor-
emissions and to improve fuel economy, we
cycles in the 21st century.
are also dynamically introducing the “idle
Idle stop system
4 Applying the PGM-FI system
tough) “Clean 4.” We have applied water-
stop system,” which automatically stops the
idle
stop
The system employs electronic controls to
automatically stop the engine when the
motorcycle comes to a standstill, such as
at traffic lights. When the rider opens the
throttle, the engine restarts and allows the
rider to proceed. Due to the system, fuel
economy has been improved by approximately 5.1% compared with models not equipped with this device. (Measured by Honda
based on the assumption that the motorcycles are running in urban areas.)
Many models are equipped with the idle stop
system, including the GIORNO Crea Deluxe,
the Crea Scoopy i, the FORZA S, and the
FORZA ST.
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Continuous Development of Technologies to Improve
Fuel Economy, Focusing on Motorcycles
with the Fuel Efficient 4-Stroke Engines
Since its sale in 1958, the Super Cub has been loved by people all over the world. With its history of evolution and improvement
that extends over 40 years, this product has achieved a high fuel economy, running 75.4 km1)–130 km2) on a liter of gas. Honda
has been improving the fuel economy of its motorcycles and scooters, mainly focusing on 4-stroke engine technologies, to
provide a satisfactory lineup of products with less CO2 emissions and better economical efficiency.
1) Measured internally by Honda at a specified driving mode (ECE R40) 2) Measured at a constant speed of 30 km/h
Fuel economy improvement target for 2005:
◎To improve the average fuel economy* by 30% or more by 2005 (compared with 1995 levels)
*Average fuel economy for Japan, the U.S., Europe, and Thailand
Progress in technologies for higher fuel economy
1999
2001
2005
Water-cooled, 4-stroke 50 cc engine
World’s first water-cooled 50 cc engine. The
installation of the water cooling system on a
50 cc engine is made possible by downsizing
and integrating the cooling system components.
Various technologies, including the more compact
combustion chamber, have contributed to the
improvement of fuel economy.
Further improvement
of fuel economy
Crea Scoopy (75.0 km/l 2))
The model is equipped with a more
efficient and more compact engine.
The body weight is reduced by the
improvement of components and of
the die-cast frame.
GIORNO Crea (51.8 km/l 1)/71.3 km/l 2))
This model is equipped with a newly developed watercooled, 4-stroke 50 cc engine as well as with the idle
stop system (for the first time as a 50 cc motorcycle).
1) Measured internally by Honda at a specified driving mode (ECE R40)
2) Measured at a constant speed of 30 km/h
Weight reduction, downsizing,
and friction reduction technologies
specifications of engine components, has
improved the precision of the machining
Technologies to make motorcycles
lighter and more compact
technologies and reduced friction to increase
>> ACG starter
The ACG starter used for scooters has been improved and its weight
reduced by adopting a new operating method.
>> Highly rigid aluminum die-cast frame
For the GIORNO Crea, we have reduced the weight through the
adoption of highly rigid aluminum die-cast frames. Furthermore, for the
Crea Scoopy, we have achieved a further weight reduction by using the
frames developed for the GIRONO Crea for the front part, after making
some modifications to the frame, and by designing new frames for the
rear part.
>> Resin radiator tank
We have adopted resin as the material for the radiator tank.
further improve fuel economy, we are now
the output and improve fuel economy. To
developing a small fuel injection system for
motorcycles to optimize the air-fuel ratio, and
are making efforts for the practical use of
Highly rigid aluminum
die-cast frame
advanced scooters.
3
Improvement for the reduction
of body weight
The reduction of body weight greatly
contributes to the improvement of fuel
Through these technologies, the weight of the engine alone has
been reduced by 4 kg and the weight of the entire body by 6 kg.
Technology to reduce friction
various technologies to provide more
economy. In September 1998, Honda, jointly
Resin radiator tank
We have reduced friction by optimizing the specifications of engine parts
using computers and by improving the precision of machining technologies.
with its other cooperative suppliers,
developed a welded structure made of
aluminum die cast and extruded aluminum
materials (this technology is known to be
1 From the GIORNO Crea to the
Crea Scoopy
2 Improvement of the water-cooled,
4-stroke 50 cc engine
difficult), and in the same year adopted highly
rigid aluminum die-cast frames for the CBR
As the “Clean 4” series, Honda is introducing
Honda adopted a newly developed water-
600F. These frames were subsequently
scooters with high environmental performance
cooled, 4-stroke 50 cc engine for the GIORNO
applied to other models, including the
into the market. One of the important themes
Crea. The water cooling system stabilizes
GIORNO Crea. For the Crea Scoopy, the
for these scooters is “economy” or the
combustion and improves the compression
frames for the GIORNO Crea were applied to
improvement of fuel efficiency. The Crea
ratio, thereby contributing to higher fuel
the front part after making some modifications
Scoopy, released two years after the GIORNO
economy. The Crea Scoopy, through improve-
to the frames and new frames were designed
Crea in 1999, represents Honda’s efforts for
ment of the 4-stroke 50 cc engine and of
for the rear part to further reduce the body
further improvements of the new models for
various devices, including the starter, has been
weight. Also, the material for the radiator tank
fuel economy.
made more compact. Further, Honda has used
was changed to resin. As a result, the entire
computer technology to optimize the
body weight has been reduced by 6 kg.
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Motorcycles
Noise reduction
measures for motorcycles
Noise reduction
Analyzing various noise sources
and implementing careful noise
reduction measures
Air intake system
・Larger air cleaner capacity
・Two-chamber structure
・Air intake resonator
Air exhaust system
・Larger muffler capacity
・High capacity sound-abatement system
・Use of glass wool
・Use of punching divider
Honda employs a computer-assisted sound
source analysis technology to promote research
for the prevention of any noise from motorcycles. Based on accumulated research results,
we succeeded in realizing significant noise reduction for the LEAD and the VTR 250, released
in January 1998. These models complied with
Japan’s noise regulations enacted in October
1998, ahead of other models. In the remodeling
process, we have been taking further noise reduction measures, including the reduction of
noise from the drive chains and tires.
Engine
・Improved gear accuracy
・New combustion chamber shape
・Noise-proof engine cover
Sound prooting and sound absorbing
in aterials
Driving system
・Lighter chain
・Low-noise tire tread pattern
・Morris damper for drive and driven sprockets
Vibrating system
・Rubber engine mount
Noise reduction technologies used for the VFR
Engine
>> Through the adoption of the V4 VTEC engine, two of
the four valves are suspended at low rpm. This lowers
the sound pressures level inside the combustion chamber.
>> A silent chain drive was adopted for the camshaft.
Drive system
>> The newly developed
“Silent Cross Chain” and a drive
sprocket developed specially for the
chain are utilized.
Technologies to Pursue New Possibilities for Motorcycles
Focusing on Alternative Energies
for Creating New Lifestyles and New Pleasures
Honda, in the pursuit of new possibilities for motorcycles, has been developing and releasing products that use energy sources
other than gasoline. For example, we released an electric scooter using electricity, which has attracted much attention as a clean
energy vehicle, and subsequently unveiled concept models for the next generation. Also, we are increasing our lineup of electric
motor-assisted bicycles, which are becoming quite popular.
Electricity-powered motorcycles
1994
1998
2001
CUV ES
e-DAX
Charged by a 100-V power
supply. The model runs 60
km on a single charge,
which takes eight hours.
Electric motor-powered
commuter scooter introduced
as a concept model at the
Tokyo Motor Show.
Electric scooter
MOBIMOBA
RACOON
Released as a transportation method
with little environmental impact. The
model has increased the possibilities
for motorcycles. Anyone can easily
operate and enjoy it.
Electric
motor-assisted
bicycle
1 Electric scooter CUV ES
Honda has been developing electricitypowered scooters since the latter half of the
motorcycles at motor shows, etc.
2 Lineup of electric motor-assisted
bicycles
STEP COMPO
The first electric motor-assisted bicycle that
adopts the aluminum die-cast monocoque
frame. The cruising range is almost doubled
compared with the RACOON COMPO.
RACOON COMPO
The first electric motor-assisted
bicycle that can be folded.
The cruising range of the STEP COMPO is
almost double compared with that of the
RACOON COMPO.
1980s. In 1994, we released a small scooter
In 1995, Honda released an electric motor-
called the CUV ES as an electric scooter
assisted bicycle, the RACOON, which uses
environmental impact that meet the various
adopting a low-vibration DC brushless motor
electricity as an auxiliary power source. In
needs of society by aggressively developing
that produces very little operating noise. The
1998, we released the RACOON COMPO,
products that use alternative energies, such
built-in charger can recharge the battery on
adopting highly rigid aluminum frames. The
as electricity.
household 100-V power supply and the
RACOON COMPO is made foldable by the
scooter runs 60 km on a single charge,
reduction of the battery weight. In 2000, we
which takes eight hours.
totally remodeled the RACOON to reduce its
Since the release of the CUV ES, we
Honda will provide the products with little
weight by 3.5 kg compared with the previous
have been continuously pursuing the pos-
model. Furthermore, in 2001, we released
sibilities for new-generation motorcycles and
the STEP COMPO, further improving the
have introduced various experimental
RACOON by the addition of an “ECO mode.”
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Cleaner Exhaust Gas
Compliance with the World’s Strictest Exhaust
Emissions Regulations with Power Products
that Can Be Used Safely in Different Situations
Used in everyday life and often in the natural environment, power products must be “clean, easy to use, tough, and durable.”
To meet these requirements, Honda has been using 4-stroke engines with excellent environmental performance for all its
power products from the outset.
Since the beginning of the 1990s, power products have been required to meet various environmental regulations. In
response, Honda has applied its environmental technologies also to its power products. We have released a wider range
of products that comply with the world’s more strict exhaust emission regulations.
Exhaust gas cleaning target for 2005:
The e-spec mark is placed on every
Honda power product that meets the EPA's
◎To reduce the average exhaust emissions of HC and NOx
by approximately 30% (compared with 1995)*
final emission standards, which are the strictest in
the world.
*Average emission levels worldwide
All products shown in the timeline have this
mark.
Compliance with the world’s standards
1994
1997
1998
2000
BF130
Boden Lake regulations
Release of nine models in
compliance with the Stage
1 regulations (enforced in
1993)
This model achieves emission levels far
below the 2006 standards (final goal) of
the U.S. EPA1) marine engine exhaust
emissions regulations.
Regulations for outboard engines
BF8/BF9.9
Improved models of the outboard engine
widely used for a variety of vessels including
those for starters and professionals
These models achieve emission levels far
below the CARB2) 2008 standards, which are
even stricter than the EPA 2006 standards.
Enforcement of the Boden
Lake Stage 2 regulations (from 1996)
The U.S. EPA marine engine exhaust
emission regulations (1998–2006)
Exhaust emissions regulations
for multipurpose engines
1) EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
2) CARB: California Air Resources Board
1 To comply with the world’s
GX22/GX31
CARB 2000 Tier 2
The world’s first multipurpose,
regulations (below 65cc)
4-stroke engines that can be
operated at any angle in any direction
These models achieve clean exhaust gas
and almost double the fuel economy
compared with their 2-stroke
counterparts.
following regulations: the Boden Lake
1998 to 2006. All 17 models in Honda’s
regulations set in Europe for outboard
outboard engine lineup have already met the
Used in everyday life and often in the natural
engines, and the EPA and CARB (California
2006 standards of the EPA regulations. We
environment, power products must be “clean,
Air Resources Board) regulations set in the
are further expanding our clean exhaust
easy to use, tough, and durable.” To this end,
U.S. for multipurpose engines.
outboard engine lineup and improving their
strictest environmental regulations
Honda has been using 4-stroke engines for all
its power products from the outset, believing
2 Lineup of “clean and high quality”
outboard engines
performance. For example, in 2000, we
released the BF8/BF9.9, which is the world’s
that 4-stroke engines are the best choice due
One of the well-known exhaust emission
lightest 4-stroke outboard engine with the
to their excellent environmental performance
regulations for outboard engines is the Boden
highest durability in its class and has
in terms of exhaust gas, fuel economy, and
Lake regulations, which were put into effect in
achieved emission levels far below the
operating noise. Since the beginning of the
Europe in 1993. To meet these regulations,
standards set by the CARB 2008 standards.
1990s, power products have been required
Honda input technologies to make the air-fuel
Furthermore, in 2001, we released the world’s
to be environment-friendly against the back-
mixture leaner and to optimize ignition timing.
largest outboard engine, the BF225, as one
drop of worldwide enhanced environmental
One year earlier than the enforcement of the
that represents our efforts to make a “high
awareness. Following this trend, we have
regulations, we released a number of out-
quality, 4-stroke outboard engine that is both
continued to make numerous improvements
board engines that met these regulations.
user and environment friendly and econom-
to our products, based on the use of
In the U.S., the Environmental Protection
environment-friendly 4-stroke engines. As a
Agency (EPA) has enforced marine engine
result, our power products have achieved
exhaust emissions regulations, which are to
emission levels far below the levels set by the
become increasingly strict in phases from
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ical.” This engine complies with the 2008 CARB
standards.
Power Products
Achieving cleaner exhaust
gasses from marine engines
Compliance with the CARB 2008 standards,
the world’s strictest marine engine
exhaust emissions regulations
Supporting various
activities with clean energy
Cleaner exhaust gas from BF8 (HC+NOx)
Working environments that
require clean energy products
・Ill-ventilated places
・Long time use of the products
（g/kWh）
10
15
Old BF8
New BF8
20
25
30
35
40
35.7
17.9
CARB
2008
standards
Proposing clean energy
products generating
few hazardous substances
Cleaner exhaust gas from BF225 (HC+NOx)
>> The small natural gas-powered GX390 engine
Small, compressed natural gas-powered 4-stroke engine
developed as the engine for trucks to be used within wholesale
markets to transport fresh food, etc. CO and HC emissions have
been greatly reduced compared with gasoline-powered engines.
The model has been adopted by a wholesale market in Sapporo
City as the engine for the trucks used inside the market.
（g/kWh）
10
BF225
15
20
25
30
35
>> The electric motorassisted wheelbarrow
HPE60 “Nekomaru”
The electric motorassisting technology
adopted for the
RACOON has been
utilized. The wheelbarrow
reduces the work load
for transporting goods in
ill-ventilated or unpaved
areas.
Products using clean energies
40
13.17
CARB 2008
standards
2002
2001
The U.S. CARB marine engine exhaust
emissions regulations
(2001, 2004, and 2008 standards)
2005
2006
2008
Achievement of the target
(reduction of average emissions by approximately 30%)
BF225
2001
Compliance with the
present strictest CARB
Tier 2 and EPA Phase 2
regulations for all the
models, which are now
available all over the world
This model achieves emission levels far below
the EPA 2006 standards. Furthermore it
complies with the CARB 2008 standards for
the first time as a large-sized outboard engine.
Small tiller “Komame”
The tiller complies with the EPA Phase
2 and CARB Tier 2 regulations, which
are the world’s strictest exhaust
emission standards.
Efforts to achieve
cleaner exhaust emissions
EPA Phase 2
(100–225cc: new)
EPA Phase 2
(50cc or above: hand held)
EPA Phase 2
(100–225cc: continued)
CARB Tier 2
(65–225cc: vertical)
GX100
This model achieves high reliability and
durability with its light and compact
body. It complies with the world’s
strictest EPA Phase 2 regulations.
CARB Tier 2 (65–225cc: horizontal, 225cc or above)
EPA Phase 2 (below 100cc: hand held)
3 Earlier compliance with regulations
for multipurpose engines
Small multipurpose engine GX25
Generator EU16i
Equipped with the GX100
This model complies with the EPA Phase 2
regulations and CARB Tier 2 regulations
at the top level in the classes*.
* EPA: Class 1-A, CARB: 65 cc or below
EPA Phase 2 (below 50cc: hand held)
stroke engines that offered superior environmental performance. In 1997, to meet
Phase 2 and CARB Tier 2 regulations.
4 Improving the working environment
In 1995, for the first time in the world,
such expectations, Honda released the
with clean energy products
California introduced exhaust emissions
GX22/GX31 as the world’s first 4-stroke
A lot of power products are used in various
regulations for power products. In response,
engines that could be operated at any angle
working environments as devices to support
Honda has been improving the clean
in any direction. Compared with their 2-stroke
operations. Honda, in order to provide
performance of its power products with the
counterparts, the HC emissions from 4-stroke
products that contribute to the improve-
goal of meeting the final standards of such
engines were reduced to one-tenth and the
ment of working environments, has been
regulations, which are to be strengthened in
fuel economy was almost doubled. Further,
developing power products using cleaner
phases. By the end of 2001, we complied
by the adoption of the “compact OHV” and
natural gas and electricity while also making
with the EPA Phase 2 regulations, which
“uni-block cylinder” technologies, the unit
gas emitted from gasoline-powered products
are currently the strictest environmental
weights of the engines were kept to almost
cleaner. For example, we applied in-wheel
regulations in the world, for all our power
the same as those of the 2-stroke ones. In
motors using electricity to electric motor-
products. These products are now available
April 2002, we released the world’s lightest
assisted wheelbarrows and self-propelled
both within and outside Japan.
handheld engine, the GX25. This model
carts for harvesting leaf tobacco. (The leaves
complies with the EPA Phase 2 regulations,
covering the fields tend to confine the exhaust
For example, in the past, most handheld
hedge trimmers were powered by 2-stroke
which are said to be the world’s strictest, as
gas within the fields.) In 2002, Honda’s GX390
engines. As exhaust emissions regulations
well as with the CARB Tier 2 regulations. Also
compressed natural gas-powered engine was
were strengthened, however, there were
in January 2001, we entirely upgraded the
adopted by a wholesale market in Sapporo
increasing expectations for the use of 4-
small tiller “Komame” to comply with the EPA
City for trucks used inside the market.
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Achieving Excellent Fuel Economy by
Taking Advantage of 4-Stroke Engines
For power products often used in business, fuel economy is one of the most important performance criteria.
Honda has improved the fuel economy of outboard engines and generators by making full use of the 4-stroke
engine technologies that it has been developing over many years. Also, it put on sale the world’s first hybrid
snow blower, which has higher fuel economy than traditional ones, as one of its measures to promote the fuel
economy of its power products.
Fuel economy improvement target for 2005:
◎To improve the average fuel economy by approximately 30%
(compared with 1995 levels) by 2005
Fuel economy by model
1980
1983
1987
1995
2000
2002
2001
2005
Ave. fuel economy up approx.30%
Small tiller “Komame”
4-stroke side valve
We developed a special 4-stroke OHV
engine for Komame and achieved the fuel
consumption of 225cc per hour.
Improved
by 100%
Technology to achieve a
performance equivalent to
larger engines with a compact one
Outboard engine BF9.9
With the BF9.9, we achieved the top level fuel economy
in its class through the adoption of a carburetor with an
accelerator pump that permitted lean-burn combustion,
PGM-IG; a hemisphere combustion chamber, and a
cross-flow center plug
BF9.9
Fuel economy can be improved by achieving the
same horsepower with a compact but more efficient
engine. With improved fuel economy, the fuel tank
can in turn be downsized, making the product
lighter, more compact, and handy.
Improved
by 30%
Higher fuel economy
EM1500 (output equipment)
Inverter generator EU16i
Improved
by 20%
Technology to control fuel
economy in a highly efficient manner
We have developed and adopted the technologies to
control the fuel supply according to loads on the engine,
including a programmed fuel injection system that
optimizes the ignition timing and “eco-throttles.” We have
also developed and adopted a hemispherical combustion
chamber to get higher thermal efficiency and a carburetor
with an accelerator pump. These fuel economy improvement technologies have made it possible to operate
power products for longer durations.
1 Further improvement of fuel
economy by downsizing
4-stroke engines
Honda’s 4-stroke engines, which have a long
history, have been further improved for better
We developed the lightest model in its class.
The generator automatically controls the
engine rotating speed according to the
capacity of the machine equipped with the
generator by the adoption of a highly efficient
inverter and an eco-throttle.
Hybrid snow blower
Snowra i HS1390i
HS1390Z
Improved
by 10%
The world’s first hybrid snow blower.
The snow blower apparatus that requires high
levels of power is driven by an engine, and the
drive part that needs to be carefully controlled
is powered by an electric motor.
improved by 30% compared with the previous
to downsize engine displacement for the
model, achieving both high output and high
improvement of fuel economy. For example,
fuel economy.
for the Komame F220, a tiller remodeled in
2 Accurate control systems
and innovative ideas
2001, we have adopted a new 57cc OHV
engine instead of the 90 cc side-valve engine
performance. By the adoption of advanced
For the inverter generator EU16i, released in
traditionally used for the product. By develop-
technologies such as electronically controlled
2001, we adopted our own high-speed, multi-
ing the technology to achieve a higher output
ignition and lean-burn combustion systems,
way alternator, which has made the product
with a smaller displacement, the fuel economy
our power products equipped with 4-stroke
approximately 30% lighter than the previous
of the Komame F220 has been almost doubled
engines are now more energy saving. The
model, although maintaining the same output.
compared with the previous model.
outboard engine BF9.9, which was fully
Furthermore, the adoption of a highly efficient
remodeled in 2000, provides a performance
inverter and an eco-throttle has enabled
released in 2001, is the world’s first hybrid
equivalent to its previous model, despite the
control of the engine rotating speed to be kept
snow blower: the snow blower apparatus is
reduction of the displacement from the
in accord with the capacity of the machine
driven by an engine, and the drive part is
traditional 288cc to 222cc, which has led to
equipped with the generator, thereby pre-
powered by an electric motor. Given the
the downsizing of the product as a whole by
venting unnecessary fuel consumption. With
higher work efficiency and smoother operation
20%. As a result of adopting a cross-flow
these environmental technologies applied
achieved by hybridization, the actual fuel
center plug, a hemispherical combustion
to EU16i, we have achieved a 20% improve-
economy has been improved by approximate-
chamber, highly precise digital ignition timing
ment in fuel economy compared with the
ly 10% over the previous model and the time
control, and lean-burn combustion
previous model.
over which the machine can be operated has
technologies, fuel economy has been
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Furthermore, Honda sometimes chooses
The snow blower Snowra i HS1390i,
been prolonged.
Power Products
Noise reduction
Continuous noise reduction based
on a full understanding of product
Outboard engine
characteristics
To reduce the noise pollution caused by power
products, it is basically necessary to adopt engines
that have excellent low-noise features for these
products. Honda, based on the use of the 4-stroke
engines that have excellent quietness performance,
has been applying OHC and OHV technologies to
multipurpose engines, and downsizing the engines
without reducing output. Further, we have adopted
larger and higher performance air silencers and
mufflers for outboard engines and tillers, respectively. We are implementing further measures for
noise reduction, including the adoption of a doublesoundproof structure for generators and the use of
engine covers for tillers.
Noise reduction for power products
Generator
Tiller
・4-stroke engine
・Eco-throttle
・Large air silencer
・Double-soundproof
・Large idle chamber
structure
・V-6 engine
(for the BF225, BF200, and BF175)
・Water-cooled idle port
・Chamber (for the BF20 and BF15)
Multipurpose
engine
・Reduced displacement
・OHC mechanism
・Large silent muffler
・Built-in timing belt
・Large air cleaner
・Large muffler
・Soundproof engine cover
Noise level heard by an operator when using
a standard rotor tiller (Surveyed by Honda)
dB(A)
70
Technologies for Next-Generation Lifestyles
75
80
85
90
85.5
Komame F210 (old)
Komame F220 (new)
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Making Proposals for
“Next Lifestyles” without Being Shackled by Traditional Ideas
Honda develops technologies and manufactures products while paying attention to society’s development, including those
occurring in people’s lifestyles. In 1998, we unveiled a cogeneration system for households, which utilizes the technologies that we
have accumulated. Also in 2002, we unveiled next-generation thin film solar cells. We are thus always developing and proposing
new technologies.
Technologies for next-generation lifestyles
1998
2001
GF160V
The world’s smallest gasolinepowered engine. Utilizing Honda’s
years of experience in developing
highly efficient engine technolo
-gies, it is compact and quiet, has
a long life, and achieves clean emissions.
Cogeneration system
for households
The total thermal efficiency for
power generation and hot water
supply is 80%. The size has been
reduced, for the first time in the
world, to a compact size usable
even in ordinary households.
2002
Cogeneration unit
for households
The total thermal efficiency
is 85%, and with the use of
natural gas as fuel, it is
expected that CO2
emissions will be reduced
by approximately 20%.
Next-generation thin
film solar cells
Through the use of non-silicon
compounds as the main material, the
energy used for manufacturing has been
reduced to a fraction of that required for
manufacturing traditional solar cells.
(Example: Hosoe Plant, Hamamatsu Factory,
see page 35.)
and a household cogeneration system for
made by Honda in comparison with thermal
power generation and hot water supply. By
power generation and gas-powered hot water
Honda has been aggressively promoting
using natural gas as the fuel, CO2 and NOx
supply).
research and development for using
emissions were greatly reduced compared
environment-friendly energies, and has
with cases in which gasoline-powered
developed technologies for next-generation
products were used. Further, with our natural
Honda has also been developing advanced
lifestyles, including devices to improve energy
gas-powered products, we have achieved the
technologies to use solar energy. The
efficiency within people’s households. Based
goal of “zero CFC-12.”
manufacturing of solar cells used for solar
1 Household devices using
clean energies
on the know-how that we have accumulated,
Furthermore, in 2001, we developed a
3 Advanced technologies
for using solar energy
power generation requires relatively large
we will continue to make various proposals to
cogeneration unit for households and put it
amounts of energy and it is important to
support more people in leading environment-
into pilot operation in a number of households.
reduce the environmental impacts of the
friendly lives.
This unit generates electricity and heat with its
cells throughout their lifecycles. To meet
special sine wave inverter generator driven by
this requirement, Honda unveiled its
a natural gas-powered engine. The total
“next-generation thin film solar cells”
thermal efficiency for power generation and
in 2002 and with these cells succeeded in
devices using clean energies, including the
hot water supply is 85%, and the unit is
reducing the energy required for manufac-
GF160V, which was powered by natural gas
expected to reduce CO2 emissions by
turing to a fraction of that required for manufac-
and was widely applicable as a power source,
approximately 20% (according to calculations
turing traditional solar cells.
2
Development of next-generation
household devices
In 1998, Honda released a series of household
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New Local Transport Systems
Seeking New Vehicle Utilization
Methods Around the World
The popularization of automobiles and the increasing use of private automobiles for transportation have resulted in serious traffic jams
and lack of parking spaces. To solve these traffic problems, Honda is implementing the projects for new local transport systems called
“ICVS” all over the world. Noting that a lot of vehicles are parked without being used in urban areas, we are promoting the shared use
of automobiles for effective transportation within the areas, which will lead to more public space and smoother traffic. In the ICVS
projects, we are pursuing the possibility of the effective use of resources and the improvement of the living environment, while ensuring
the comfortable transportation by private cars.
Projects for new local transport systems
1998
1999
2001
CarLink
2002
Car Link II
Honda Cycle Partner
Honda Cycle Partner was
developed as a system for
the shared use of electric
motor-assisted bicycles in
apartment areas, etc.
<Single-port system>
Demonstration of a new
local transport system called
ICVS was started at
Twin Ring Motegi.
The pilot operation of a
system for using CIVIC ULEVs
was started jointly with the
California Department of
Transportation.
<Station car system>
The pilot operation of a
system for using natural gas
vehicles was started jointly
with the University of
California, Davis (UC Davis).
<Station car system>
ICVS Singapore
Public operation of an ICVS
project was started in
Singapore.
<Multi-port system>
UCR IntelliShare
The pilot operation of a system
for using electric vehicles was
started jointly with the
University of California,
Riverside (UC Riverside).
<Multi-port system>
System for the Intelligent Community Vehicle System (ICVS)
1. Single port system
2. Station car system
3. Multi-port system
Vehicles are picked up and returned at
a single port.
Vehicles are picked up and returned at
ports established near stations for
transport between homes and offices.
Several ports are established in the area
and vehicles can be picked up and
returned at any of these ports.
Station
Port
Port
Port
Port
Port
Destination
Company
Home
use of public space, including parking lots,
shared use of CIVIC Hybrids by the
and to a considerable reduction in traffic
members, who will utilize them for business
In 1998, Honda began the public operation
congestion. Based on the ICVS concept,
trips and for commutation in the morning
of the Intelligent Community Vehicle System
Honda has been promoting the experimental
and evening.
(ICVS), a new local transport system, at Twin
operation of various transport systems in
Ring Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture. The ICVS
different areas of the world.
1 New local transport system ICVS
allows the members of the system to jointly
use vehicles with small environmental
2 ICVS operation in Singapore
Also, in Japan, we are promoting the
practical use of new local transport systems,
including the sale of “Honda Cycle Partner,”
which is a system for the shared use of
impacts and to use other transportation
In March 2002, Honda started operation of
electric motor-assisted bicycles, mainly at
modes according to their needs, and thereby
the ICVS in Singapore to further improve this
apartments in metropolitan areas.
reduces the environmental impacts caused
system for practical use. Within the central
by transportation. The introduction of the
business district of the country, we
ICVS is expected to lead to more efficient
established multiple ICVS ports for the
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Section 2
Production and Purchasing
2
Reduction of Environmental Impacts
to Zero to Achieve Environment—
Friendly Factories That Local
People Can Be Proud of
We input a variety of resources and energy into our production
processes to manufacture products.
Zero
emission
Honda is implementing measures to minimize the impact that its
production activities have on the global environment, improving
the working environment, and promoting symbiosis with local
Resources
and energy
Symbiosis
with society
Green
Factories
communities around its factories in order to develop them into
“Green Factories” that local people can be proud of.
Also, we are conducting various environmental conservation
activities in cooperation with our suppliers of materials and parts,
Comfortable
production
activities
Environmental
management
encouraging them to obtain ISO 14001 certification.
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Reduction of Waste
Zero Emission for the Effective
Use of Resources
Honda has been promoting “zero emission” to reduce waste generated from and environmental impacts caused
by its factories to the minimum under its green factory project. In July 2000, by reducing the generation of waste
and promoting recycling, we achieved “zero landfill disposal” at all of our plants in Japan. Also, we are aggressively implementing countermeasures against waste sources to reduce the total amount of waste generated.
Target for waste reduction
◎Achievement of zero landfill disposal by 2001
●Green factory measures
Themes:
Issues:
Zero emission
Promotion of recycling
Resource and energy saving
Reduction of waste
Environmental management
Reduction of air pollutants
Comfortable production activities
Conservation of water quality
Sludge
Waste tires
General waste
Casting sand
Iron, aluminum,
Glass
Fluorescent tubes
Dry batteries
Efforts for zero landfill disposal
1995
Reduction of
waste by 50%
(compared with
1991 levels) at all
factories
1997
Launch of the
green factory
project
1999
Achievement of
zero landfill
disposal by the
Suzuka Factory
2000
Achievement of
zero waste at all
factories
2002
Waste wood
Reduction of
waste to be
incinerated
Composite resin
Remnants
Waste oil
Cutting fluid
1 “Zero landfill disposal”
“After materials are carried into a factory,
nothing but products should be carried out
from it.” This is the words of Honda’s
fundamental idea about the environment,
At most of our factories, pocket-sized
which has been promoted within the
brochures detailing the waste items to be
company since its foundation.
sorted were prepared and everyone carries
2 Onsite examination of
actual situations
these brochures with them to help with the
careful sorting of waste. It has been proved
founder. In the production process, a
As of 1996, Honda disposed of
that the careful sorting of waste leads to a
significant amount of resources and energy
approximately 7,000 tons of waste as landfill.
reduction of the loads imposed on waste
are used, and not only products but also
To reduce such waste to zero, we first
incinerators and to the reduction of dioxins
waste products, wastewater, air pollutants,
examined and analyzed the actual situation:
generated by incineration.
and CO2 are generated. Honda, aiming to
what kinds of waste were generated, and in
reduce the environmental impacts caused
what ways, and why were they disposed of
by these by-products to zero, has long
as landfill. We analyzed these waste
If we depended entirely upon external
been implementing the measures for zero
problems in relation to our activities,
recycling companies, it would not be
emissions. As part of such measures, we
materials, technologies, and costs, and
possible to achieve 100% recycling. We
started to implement “zero landfill disposal”
planned practical measures to reduce all
have therefore been examining methods
measures in 1996 and achieved the objective
waste. Our staff made many proposals for
to recycle materials that are said to be
at all of our factories in July 2000. “Zero
waste reduction, including a method to
unsuitable for recycling in cooperation with
landfill disposal” represents Honda’s
recycle even the labels attached to parts.
our suppliers as well as with external
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3 Efforts for recycling and
zero landfill disposal
Manufacturing
Achievement of “zero landfill disposal”
7,000 tons
Introduction of a new incinerator
New incinerator installed at
the Suzuka Factory
This incinerator has greatly
reduced the emission of dioxins
to the level that meets the world’s
strictest dioxins emissions
standards, as enforced in Europe.
In September 1999, the Suzuka Factory
achieved “zero landfill waste” for the first
time in the automobile industry. This was
followed by the Saitama and Hamamatsu
Factories in March 2000, and by the Tochigi
and Kumamoto Factories in July 2000, and
“zero landfill disposal” was achieved at all
of Honda’s factories in Japan one and a
half years earlier than planned.
Zero
Fiscal 1996
Fiscal 2001
Efforts for zero landfill disposal at factories
Incineration
Incineration ash
Recycled as
cement material
Incineration ash from an
incinerator is sieved to
remove foreign matter.
Recycled as
paving materials
Reused as
resources
Crushing
Recycled as
litter for plants
Waste casting sand is sorted
to be reused as sand or for
paving stones and blocks.
Crushed waste wood is used
as litter to protect plants
within the premises.
Reused as various resources
Separation and sorting
Reused repeatedly
Disposal
recycling companies. For example, we
developed a device to remove foreign matter
from incineration ash and improved this
Cutting fluid dispersed in the
form of mist in the cutting
process is collected. Also,
cutting fluid attached to chips
generated in the cutting process is collected and reused after
removing oil from it.
4 Implementation of localized
measures both within and
outside Japan
again and again. As a result, approximately
For the achievement of “zero landfill
2,100 tons of incineration ash, which had
disposal,” each of Honda’s factories
previously been sent to landfills, were
simultaneously implemented their own
recycled as a material for cement or as
measures and any measures that proved to
paving materials (recycled as paving
be effective at one factory was aggressively
materials after being fused and solidified).
introduced to other factories to accelerate
Also, we have significantly increased the
achievement of our goals. As a result,
recycling of waste oil, cutting fluid, and
approximately one year earlier than planned
composite resin remnants. Thus a large
(in July 2000), “zero landfill disposal” was
(HUM) in the United Kingdom, the
amount of waste that was previously
achieved at all our factories in Japan. The
amount of waste for landfills was
destined for landfills, is now recycled.
diagram shown above outlines our efforts to
reduced to less than one-third compared
attain this goal. Such efforts have also been
with the level of 1995 (60 kg/vehicle).
made at our factories overseas. For example,
Thus Honda is promoting localized waste
at Honda of the U.K. Manufacturing Ltd.
reduction activities all over the world.
Canada
Waste reduction in the coating process
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Conservation of Air, Water, and Soil Quality
Measures and New Technologies to
Prevent Air and Water Pollution Measures to prevent air pollution
Honda has long been taking measures to prevent air and water
pollution based on the principle of “preventing the generation
of pollutants at the source.” We are preventing air pollution by
introducing pollutant removing devices and pollutant emission
reducing devices and by switching to cleaner fuels.
At the Hosoe Plant of the Hamamatsu Factory, unique
measures are implemented for the conservation of water
resources and water quality, including the adoption of a closed
system for wastewater.
1972
Independent development of
Japan’s first electric dust collector
(to remove dust emitted from
casting incinerators)
(at the Sayama Plant of the Saitama Factory)
Switching to alternative
fuels as anti-NOx and
SOx measures
1970
Establishment of a pollution
measures headquarters
● Green factory measures
(developed into an environment
Themes:
Issues:
Zero emission
Promotion of recycling
Reduction of waste
Reduction of air pollutants
Measures to purify wastewater
1964
promotion committee in 1979)
1971
Japan’s first general
wastewater treatment
plant that adopts the
activated sludge method
Circulative use of
industrial water
(at the Hamamatsu Factory)
The plant started its
operations in 1971 and was
improved in 2000 to reduce
the disposed sludge to zero.
1 Prevention of air
at places near to the polluting sources.
pollution at the source
For example, to reduce SOx and NOx
instead of that containing chlorine, as a
lubricant in the parts cutting process.
In the 1970s, it was regarded as one of the
emissions, they have switched from heavy oil
Because the newly adopted cutting fluid
important objectives for companies to
to kerosene and to natural gas as fuels for
does not disperse in the form of mist
prevent pollution. Accordingly, at Honda’s
boilers. Further, they have dramatically
compared with the traditional cutting fluid,
plants, measures were promoted to prevent
reduced pollutants through the use of
the environment within the factory was
air pollutants such as SOx (sulfur oxides), HC
catalyzers and of more environment-friendly
improved, in addition to making recycling
easier.
(hydrocarbons), and NOx (nitrogen oxides)
incinerators. For anti-VOC measures, they
from being generated in the combustion
have introduced water-based paints as well
of fuels as a heat source in the parts
as highly efficient painting machines, thereby
manufacturing and heat treatment
reducing the amount of paints used and
processes, including the casting process.
VOC emissions.
Subsequently, measures to reduce dioxins
generated at the incineration of wastes were
2
Implementation of drastic
anti-dioxin measures
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according to Honda’s
voluntary standards
Honda has been taking water pollution
prevention measures also based on the
principle of “prevention at the source.”
also implemented. Presently, all plants are
Honda has introduced incinerators that
Since 1970, we have been introducing
making further efforts to reduce the
remarkably reduce dioxins contained in
general wastewater treatment plants to each
generation of pollutants and to deal
exhaust emissions to some of its factories,
of our factories and have been treating and
with volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
including the Suzuka Factory. The factories,
managing wastewater in a sophisticated
generated in the painting process. Over
however, do not solely depend on these
manner according to our voluntary
many years, the plants have been
incinerators: they also sort waste that
standards, which are actually stricter
consistently taking anti-pollution measures
contain chlorine, which can cause the
than those set by laws and government
based on the principle of “preventing the
generation of dioxins, before incinerating
ordinances. Over this period, we have
generation of pollutants at the source.”
them. Further, the factories are reducing the
consistently been trying to reduce the
Specifically, they are trying not to generate
use of materials that contain chlorine. For
consumption and waste of water at the
pollutants but if this is unavoidable, they
example, in 1998, the Suzuka Factory
source by the circulative use of water.
introduce devices to control the generation
started to use chlorine-free cutting fluid,
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For example, the Kumamoto Factory,
1998
2000
Operating new-type
incinerators to prevent
dioxin emissions
Drastic sorting of
wastes to be incinerated
Enabling remarkable
reduction of dioxins in
exhaust gases
2001
Switching from kerosene to
natural gas as higher
quality fuels
Introducing new-type
painting machines to reduce
VOC emissions
Sorting wastes
containing chlorine
by the use of test
paper to prevent
the generation of
dioxins
(at the Suzuka Factory)
Manufacturing
(at the Kumamoto Factory)
The highly efficient bell
painting machine for metallic
coating has reduced VOC
emissions by 50%.
Launch of the Green
Factory Project in 1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Introducing devices to
remove phosphorous
in order to reduce the
phosphorous content
in wastewater
Introducing a system
to monitor wastewater
on a 24-hour basis
Introducing the facilities
to treat concentrated
wastewater
“Closed system”2) for
wastewater from the outboard
engine assembling process
(at all Honda factories)
(at the Hosoe Plant of the
Hamamatsu Factory)
(at the Suzuka Factory)
Introducing facilities to
treat wastewater that
contains oil
Introducing the contact
oxidation system1) to the
general wastewater
treatment plant
(at the Hamamatsu and
Kumamoto Factories)
Discontinuing the coated
surface pre-treatment using
hexavalent chromium and
adopting a harmless treatment
method using zinc phosphate
1) Contact oxidation (highly activated sludge method): System to improve treatment efficiency by attaching microorganisms to
shells and plastics
2) Closed system: system to conserve water resources and water quality by the circulative use of water, which reduces wastewater to zero
(improvement of the pure water
cleaning tank) (at the Takanezawa
Plant of the Tochigi Factory)
which started operations in 1976, is reusing
97% of industrial water supplied to the
factory. It is making efforts to further
Test plant (at the Kumamoto Factory) for “zero wastewater”
increase the reuse rate and is reducing
the amount of ground water pumped by
switching to the use of rainwater. Rainwater
contains a smaller amount of minerals than
the ground water that has been traditionally
Circulative use:
approximately 12,000,000 tons
(reuse rate of 97%)
Approximately
100,000 tons
Regulating reservoir
Presently: discharged in to the
river (110,000 tons)
Future: Recycling by purification
using vegetation
Removing nitrogen, phosphorous,
and chlorine ions
(concentrated in reused water)
used as industrial water and the minerals
contained in rainwater will not easily
Ground water
Approximately
300,000 tons
concentrate, even after repeated use.
Rainwater can therefore be used longer than
ground water, thus reducing the amount of
water that is finally wasted. Towards the goal
of “zero wastewater,” we are putting into
practical use the technology to remove
nitrogen and phosphorous concentrated in
reused water through the power of vagetation.
4
Conservation of soil and
ground water quality
Purification test using vagetation
Steps towards “zero wastewater”
Water saving
through the use
of rainwater
Expanded use of rainwater in
the supplementary supply of
water to production processes
Full recycling of
wastewater by
ecological treatment
The figures represent those for a period of a year.
Honda factories, attributing importance to
“symbiosis with local communities” in their
green factory activities, conduct research
harmful substances used at the factories
of soil and underground water even at the
and monitoring of soil and underground
have flowed out of the premises. Also, we
places where no harmful substances are
water at the observation wells bored within
are increasing the number of survey points
used.
their premises. The results show that no
and promoting the monitoring and research
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Pursuit of Energy Efficiency for the
Reduction of CO2 Emissions
Honda is committed to the efficient use of resources, materials, and energy for production without waste,
thereby reducing the CO2 emissions that cause global warming.
We are improving our factilities and production methods by introducing natural gas cogeneration systems
and by improving our production lines to reduce the environmental impacts caused by our factories and to
make them the most energy efficient in the world.
Honda’s energy saving target in the production domain:
◎To reduce energy intensity by 15% by 2001 (compared with 1990 levels) [already achieved]
◎To reduce energy intensity by 30% by 2010 (compared with 1990 levels)
●Green factory measures
Issues:
Themes:
Efforts made targeting power sources
Zero emission
1976
Improvement of energy conservation
technology and energy efficiency
Introduction of
a water thermal
storage system
1995
Introduction of
an ice thermal
storage system
CO 2
Efforts made targeting production processes
1976
Holding meetings to
present examples of the
effective use of resources
and energies
1 Expanded use of energy-saving
equipment
To reduce the emission of air pollutants such
as CO2, NOx, and SOx from our factories,
In a cogeneration system, however, such loss
it is also necessary to use generated energies
is minimized and higher energy efficiency can
in the production processes efficiently and
be achieved.
without waste. Honda started to improve its
In 1998, we introduced a cogeneration
production lines in 1999, including increasing
Honda has been switching its fuel source to
system powered by natural gas to the Suzuka
the number of models that could be produced
natural gas, which represents one of the clean
Factory. The unit achieved a total energy
by a single production line. We are now im-
energies. Further, we generate energy to
efficiency of 70%, reducing the CO2 emis-
proving the production lines at our factories all
supplement the electricity purchased from
sions from the factory by 2,500 CO2-tons on
over the world in order to reduce the environ-
power plants, while carefully controlling CO2
an annual basis. By further improving the
mental impact caused by our production
emissions.
waste heat recovery efficiency and the power
activities.
In a cogeneration system, an engine, such
generation efficiency, we expect to achieve
Specifically, for welding, coating,
as a gas turbine, runs a generator to generate
energy efficiency as high as 86% for the
and assembling, we have introduced new
electricity and the gas exhausted from the
cogeneration unit installed at the Saitama
technologies and reviewed the processes for
engine is also used as a source of energy. The
Factory and for the third and fourth systems
the promotion of energy saving. For example,
heat from the exhaust gas is used to generate
to be installed at the Suzuka Factory in
in the welding process, we replaced hy-
steam, which is in turn used for multiple
September.
draulic robots, which had been operated
purposes, including use in air conditioners. In
the case of electricity purchased from power
2 Production line innovations
constantly, with electric servo robots, which
can be operated only as required. We
plants, approximately 60% of the electricity is
In addition to reducing the environmental
thereby reduced the energy consumed by
lost in the generation or transmission process.
impact caused by the generation of energy,
the welding robots to less than half, and,
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Energy Saving
Manufacturing
Cogeneration system
●Energy efficiency of the
Energy saving measures
implemented at the Hosoe Plant
●Energy settings
purchased electricity
for a cogeneration system
Combustion loss
(20%)
Boiler
Power generation/
transmission loss (60%)
Fuel
(100%)
Gas-turbine
generator loss
(5%)
Effective
heat
(80%)
Input
(100%)
Input
(100%)
Power plant
Manufacturing a variety of outboard
engines from two horsepower engines to 225 horsepower ones by
one production line
Electricity
(28—36%)
Steam
(34—47%)
Generation
efficiency (40%)
Highly efficient
production system
Exhaust loss
(20—25%)
Total
(70—75%)
Aiming at power generation of
100,000 kWh a year, taking
advantage of the abundant
sunshine amount in Hamamatsu
2001
1998
Introduction of a
cogeneration system
Next-generation thin film
solar cells
2002
2010
Starting the operation of the
Hosoe Plant with greatly
improved energy efficiency
Reducing the unit energy
consumption by 15%
compared with 1990 levels
1998
Reducing the parts to
which the MIG welding
method that uses CO2
gas is applied, thereby
reducing CO2 emissions
by 20%
(Compared with 1993 levels)
1999
Production line
innovations
Aiming at reducing the
unit energy consumption
by 30% compared with
1990 levels
Expansion throughout the world
Examples of improvements
made in production processes
furthermore, shortened the time required for
welding. As a result, the total CO2 emissions
from the entire welding process have been
reduced by 20% compared with the level
before the aforementioned improvements
were made. Regarding the coating process,
we simplified the layout of the lines and
aggressively introduced advanced technologies to improve coating s efficiency and
total energy efficiency. Also, we started to
Welding process
In the past, it was necessary
to use different welding
devices for each model, but
now a device that can be
used for a variety of models
has been developed. Also,
the introduction of electric
servo robots has sped up the
welding process.
Coating process
Body assembling process
The coating line has been
shortened by streamlining the
pretreatment process. Waterbased paints are now used
for intermediate and finish
coatings and coating efficiency
has been improved to reduce
the emissions of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs).
In the past, the time required for assembling varied by
model, but by the use of
subassembly lines, the
differences have been reduced. Presently, using a more
compact assembly line, a variety of models are assembled.
use water-based paints for intermediate and
finish coatings to improve coating efficiency
outboard engines, a variety of devices and
generation thin film solar cells that Honda has
and reduce emissions of VOCs. As a result of
technologies are introduced to improve
independently developed are attached to the
these efforts, the CO2 emissions from the
energy efficiency. For example, multiple
plant’s roof for solar power generation (see
coating process have been reduced by 20%
models can be now manufactured by a single
page 27). By the improvement of efficiency
compared with previous levels.
production line more speedily and easily. By
and introduction of advanced technologies,
advanced management of the production
the plant has reduced its consumption of
system and space, both efficient production
electricity to almost a half of that of traditional
At the Hosoe Plant of the Hamamatsu Factory
and comfortable environment for workers
plants.
constructed in September 2001 for producing
are achieved at the plant. Also, the next-
3 State-of-the-art factory
with higher energy efficiency
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Environmental Management
Manufacturing
Aggressive Introduction of ISO 14001-Certified
Environmental Management Systems
Honda has been promoting the introduction of environmental management systems to manage and reduce the environmental
impacts caused at each stage of its production activities. By 1998, all Honda domestic factories acquired ISO 14001 certification.
We are also encouraging our suppliers to acquire the certification. In foreign countries, 31 Honda factories have acquired ISO
14001 or EMAS certification.
Themes:
Issues:
Zero emission
Encouraging the
acquisition of
ISO 14001 certification
Expansion of environmental
management
1997
Acquisition of ISO 14001
certification by Honda
Belgium N.V. and subsequent acquisition of this
certification by other Honda
group companies in different
countries
certification by the
Hamamatsu Factory
Honda, to continuously reduce and manage
ISO 14001/EMAS-certified Honda business
sites as of the end of fiscal 2002
the environmental impact caused by its
production facilities and processes, has
Eight business
Eight business sites
sites in Europe
in North America
been aggressively introducing ISO 14001(Three EMAS-certified: sites)
Fifteen business
certified environmental management
sites in Japan
(including all factories)
systems. In Japan, the power products
manufacturing plant in the Hamamatsu
Factory was the first among Honda’s
factories to acquire ISO 14001 certification
(in 1997), and by the end of fiscal 1998, all
the other factories had acquired this
Fourteen business
certification. Also, at overseas factories,
sites in Asia and Oceania One business
site in South America
we have promoted the acquisition of
certification, and as of the end of fiscal
2001, a total of 32 Honda factories in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and
Oceania are ISO-14001 certified. Furthermore, in Europe, we are also promoting the
* EMAS: Eco Management and Audit Scheme
acquisition of EMAS.*
1998
certification by all Honda
factories in Japan
2002
Encouraging the
acquisition of
certification by
major suppliers
Encouraging the
acquisition of
certification by
Honda’s overseas
factories
Manufacturing
Making Our Factories
in Harmony with Local People and Employees
Symbiosis with Local Communities/Comfortable Working Environment
Since its foundation, Honda has been attributing importance to the
philosophy of “Respect for the Individual.” Based on this, Honda
factories are conducting symbiosis activities with local communities and improving the working environment, in order to become
factories that are appreciated by local people as well as by those
working in them.
Furusato
Afforestation
Tools to reduce
work loads
On this land of
approximately 346,000
square meters, as many
as 550,000 trees were
planted.
A variety of tools have
been developed to
reduce the loads imposed
on staff in moving heavy
objects, etc.
1 Prevention of sensory pollution
Themes:
Issues:
Zero emission
More comfortable
working environment
Activities for symbiosis
with local communities
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and greening activities for symbiosis
with local communities
2 Provision of a comfortable
working environment
At Honda’s factories, automation has been
At Honda’s factories, efforts have been made
promoted and the devices that ensure workers’
to prevent sensory pollution such as noise,
health and safety have been aggressively
vibration, and bad odors by introducing
introduced to improve the working environment.
soundproof walls and deodorizers. Also,
For example, at the Hosoe Plant of the
greening activities named “Furusato (native
Hamamatsu Factory, which started operations
place) Afforestation” have been continuously
as the newest production base in Japan in
conducted since 1976 to plant broadleaf trees
2001 to manufacture outboard engines, new
that are suitable for the local ecosystem in
engine assembling tools have been introduced.
and around the factories to help improve the
The tools decrease the load placed on
local environment and reduce CO2. And at
employees by enabling them to assemble
Honda’s overseas factories, we are implemen-
engines from all the directions. Furthermore, the
ting various measures for symbiosis with local
plant has introduced conveyors to move the
communities and the natural environment
outboard engines to the water testing tanks and
(see page 58).
thereby freed workers from heavy lifting.
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Measures Taken at Honda’s Overseas Factories
To provide worldwide customers with the products that satisfy them, Honda has established a
system for local Honda staff to develop, manufacture, and sell products that meet the needs of
local communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. For environmental
conservation, which is now a common theme for people all over the world, we make it a rule
for our local staff to take environmental measures that are optimal for local communities. Some
of these measures are introduced below.
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
(in Alabama, U.S.)
To become a global standard
for environment-friendly factories
In establishing Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) as Honda’s newest factory in North
America in November 2001, Honda set itself the goal of integrating the factory into the local
community as a factory that people can look up to and introduced various advanced
environmental conservation measures. For example, as measures to prevent soil pollution, the
factory minimizes the risk of oil spills at the time of delivery by concentrating all oil supply facilities
into one location. Also, all the supply pipes are installed overhead and are equipped with drip
pans to enable easy visual inspections and to prevent oil from soaking into the soil in the event of
pipe leaks. Furthermore, treated wastewater is discharged through a double-walled effluent line
and monitored by sensors to give special protection against leakage. To prevent air pollution,
water-based paints are used for coatings, and state-of-the-art facilities to make volatile organic
compounds harmless were introduced to ensure double and triple measures for environmental
●U.S.
Energy saving measures
Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (HAM), which is Honda’s production base in North America, is
reducing the environmental impact caused by its production activities based on it own policies
concerning environmental activities. The East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) centrally manages the use
of energy and water by each of its production processes, and fully examines the improvement
possibilities of the processes. The remarkable results of effective measures taken at the plant
include the improvement of energy efficiency on holidays and 53% energy saving by replacing
hydraulic motors with electric motors for transporting paints to the coating process.
Preventing oil leakages
Overhead supply pipes
enable problems to be
detected quickly, and oil
drip pans are installed in
the bottom sections of
the pipe in case of
leakage.
Electric motors used
for transporting paints
(small cylinder-shaped
objects in the center
of the photo)
Central monitor to
check the amount of
remaining paints and
to control the motor
operation
●Belgium
Installation of new water purifying equipment
to improve the quality of treated wastewater
Honda Europe N.V. (HE) installed bio-rotors to improve the quality of treated wastewater. The
rotors stir the wastewater, introducing fresh air to activate the bacteria in the water, and thereby
purifying it. HE regards the treatment and further purification of wastewater as one of its most
important tasks.
●Thailand
Bio-rotor (water purifying equipment)
Before the installation of skylights
Reduction of electricity consumption
by the use of natural light
Thai Honda Mfg. Co., Ltd. (THM) replaced mercury vapor lamps with fluorescent lighting fixtures
(each with two tubes) and thereby reduced the consumption of electricity for lighting equipment.
To further save energy, THM has installed skylights in the roof of its factory. Because natural
light streams in through them, there is no need to turn on the lights during the eight hours of
daylight, which is half the time that the factory is in operation. The company has greatly reduced
its electricity consumption.
After the installation of skylights
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Green Purchasing
For the Procurement of
Environment-Friendly Materials and Parts
To reduce the environmental impact caused by our products throughout
their life cycles, it is necessary to cooperate with suppliers. Honda, in
order to procure environment-friendly materials and products, established
the Honda Green Purchasing Guidelines and held a number of meetings
to explain the guidelines to suppliers. We are thus implementing effective
measures to promote green purchasing, which means to choose
environment-friendly products and services.
Office supplies targeted
for green purchasing
Honda Green Purchasing Guidelines
Promotion of green purchasing
Promoting the
acquisition of
ISO 14001
certification by
suppliers
2005
2002
2001
Establishment
of the Green
Purchasing
Guidelines
Honda’s guidelines
on chemical
substances
Explanatory
meetings for
suppliers
Target:
Acquisition of
ISO 14001
certification by all
Honda suppliers
(in Japan)
2008
2007
Target:
Zero landfill
disposal at
suppliers
2010
Target:
Acquisition of
ISO 14001
certification by all
Honda suppliers
(overseas)
Target:
Reduction of
CO2 emissions
by 6% over
2000 at
suppliers
Outline of Honda Green Purchasing Guidelines
Products1)
Manufacturing2)
Corporate
system3)
Classification
Management item
Target
Management of chemical
substances contained in products
(purchased parts)
Content of chemical substances in
products (parts and materials)
Compliance with the schedule set
forth in Honda’s guidelines on
chemical substances4)
Management of environmental
impacts by suppliers
CO2 emission volume
Waste amount (reduction of landfill)
2010: 6% reduction over 2000
2007: Zero landfill
Promoting environmental
management systems at suppliers
Further acquisition of
ISO 14001 certification
2005: Completion in Japan
2008: Completion in other countries
1) Products purchased by Honda
2) Manufacturing process of products
3) Environmental management system to manage the manufacturing process
4) The guidelines show the schedule for reducing, discontinuing the use of, or replacing with alternatives for chemical substances with environmental
impacts, including those regulated in Europe (lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium) and those voluntarily regulated by Honda.
1 Reduction of environmental
impacts in cooperation
with suppliers
One single automobile is composed of 20,000
to 30,000 parts, most of which are purchased
from suppliers. To reduce the environmental
impact caused by the manufacturing of
automobiles, it is therefore necessary for
automobile makers and their suppliers to
cooperate with each other. Honda asks its
suppliers to introduce ISO 14001-certified
environmental management systems. So far,
55 major suppliers have already acquired this
certification. In 2002, all factories (or plants) of
suppliers, providing materials to, or manufacturing products for, Honda, started to promote
the acquisition of ISO 14001.
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2 Establishment of Honda Green
Purchasing Guidelines
Honda set its green purchasing guidelines to
aggressively promote the green procurement
of materials and parts in December 2001. The
guidelines provide details of the specific
management items and targets to be dealt
with by Honda and its suppliers toward 2010,
for the three fields as shown in the table
above. We will continue to ask our suppliers
to manage and disclose data on environmental impacts and will continue to purchase
environment-friendly materials and parts.
3 Green purchasing of
office supplies
Based on the principle of green purchasing to
promote the preferable purchasing and
popularization of environment-friendly
products and services, we are also
purchasing environment-friendly products and
services for our offices. The following shows
Honda’s basic ideas for green purchasing:
1. Purchase products and services by taking
into account the various types of environmental impacts on each stage of the
products’ life cycle.
2. Purchase products and services that are
produced and sold by businesses that have
management policies concerning the
environment and that are actively engaged
in environmental conservation.
3. Actively obtain environmental information
concerning products, manufacturers, and
distributors, and use the information for
making purchasing decisions.
At Honda, general office supplies have
been replaced with environment-friendly ones
and as of 2002, 353 items used in the offices
are environment-friendly products.
Section 3
Transportation,
Sales, and Administration
3
Delivering Products to Customers,
Taking Considerations to Environmental
Conservation at Every Stage
Honda is striving to reduce its environmental impacts at every
stage of its activities, including the transportation of products to
destinations, the marketing of products to customers, and the
administration of its operations.
For example, at the transportation stage, we have reduced CO2
emissions and the use of packaging materials by improving the
Measures
for dealers
H
efficiency of our distribution system.
Improvement
of product
transportation
efficiency
At the marketing stage, we have launched the “Green Dealer
Project” to encourage our dealers to contribute to environmental
conservation, thereby pleasing our customers and local
communities.
Furthermore, we are introducing environmental management
Reduction of
packaging materials
Measures
for indirect
departments
systems to encourage our indirect departments, such as our
offices, to all become involved in environmental activities.
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Improvement of Transportation Efficiency
Transportation
Pursuit of Highly Efficient,
Environment-Friendly Transportation
Honda has been improving transportation efficiency by expanding the areas to which products are delivered by ship as well as by
promoting joint transportation by multiple manufacturers. Also, we are implementing diversified measures for green logistics, including
the introduction of ISO 14001-certified environmental management systems to associated transporation companies.
Transportation-related targets:
◎To introduce environmental management systems to
associated transportation companies
◎To improve transportation efficiency
Efforts made for improving
transportation efficiency
1980
1997
Upsizing of
transportation vehicles
2000
Switching to transportation
by ship for the delivery of
automobiles to the Hokkaido
and Tohoku regions
2002
Further implementation of
measures to reduce CO2
emissions and the promotion
of efforts to acquire ISO 14001
certification
Joint transportation with other
companies (by ship and truck)
Export of products from the
ports nearest to the factories
Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification by three of the
four associated transportation companies that have
a large share in the transportation of Honda
Optimization of
transportation logistics
Expansion of measures to reduce CO2 emissions
●＝measures have been implemented
HONDA
Direct transportation
Dealer
1998
1999
200 0
2001
Expansion of the areas to which
products are transported by ship
●
●
●
●
●
Direct transportation from the factories
●
●
●
●
●
Upsizing of the transportation vehicles
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
Joint transportation with other makers
Export from the ports nearest
to the factories
Production Product control
plant
center
Port
1997
HONDA
Port
Dealer
Transportation
by ship
1 Improvement of transportation
efficiency by reforming the entire
transportation system
For the transportation of products, Honda
has been improving efficiency by reducing
the emission of CO2 and other gases,
reducing waste generated in the transportation activities by using recyclable
packaging materials, and introducing
environmental management systems.
Recently, as one of the most important
themes for transportation, we have been
maximizing transportation efficiency by
using different transportation methods in
combination, taking into consideration their
various advantages and disadvantages. For
example, a ship can carry a large amount of
products at one time and thereby the CO2
emission per product can be kept to a low
level. However, it takes more time to deliver
products by ship. On the other hand, while a
truck discharges more CO2 per product, it
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Product
control
center
Dealers remote
from the factories
(in Hokkaido,
Kyushu, etc.)
requires less time for delivery and is suitable
for sending products to multiple destinations. Transportation efficiency can be improved by optimally combining different transportation methods based on such characteristics
as these.
2 Reduction of energy loss
through the optimization of
transportation methods
In the past, products destined for Hokkaido
were all shipped to Tomakomai Port and
then delivered to each destination within
Hokkaido by truck. Now, however, products
destined for the eastern parts of Hokkaido
are shipped to Kushiro Port to shorten the
delivery distances by truck.
At the same time, we are aggressively
promoting joint transportation by ship and
truck with other companies. For example,
we transport our own products to their
destination, and then transport the products
of another company on the return trip. At
Honda, as mentioned above, transportation
efficiency has been improved by the shift to
railways and ships and by mixed modes
(optimal combination of transportation by
truck with other transportation methods).
Energy loss in transportation can be reduced
by eliminating relay points. In the past,
products were delivered from factories to
dealers via sales offices. However, Honda
is now promoting the direct shipping of
products from factories to dealers to improve
energy efficiency in transportation.
3 Cooperation with transportation
companies to reduce environmental impact
Honda asks its associated transportation
companies to promote environmental
activities and to acquire ISO 14001
certification for their environmental
management systems. In addition, we are
replacing our trucks with low-emission
vehicles and conducting surveys on diesel
particulate filters (DPFs) and low-sulfur fuels.
In cooperation with the transportation companies, we will continuously improve such
activities to further reduce the environmental
impact caused by the transportation of our
products.
Transportation
Reduction of Packaging Materials
Reduction of Waste Generated in
Transportation to Promote Resource Saving
Honda is reducing the use of packaging materials by encouraging the use of returnable containers in
addition to the use of simple packages, review of packaging materials, and alteration of packaging
specifications. Also for products exported overseas, we are aggressively introducing returnable
containers, not only to the shipment from Japan but also to transporation between overseas areas.
Transportation-related targets:
◎Reduction of
packaging materials
Efforts to reduce packaging materials (Japan)
1999
2000
Introduction of returnable
containers to the transportation
of repair bumpers (PP returnable
plastic cardboard containers)
2002
2001
Shift to simple packaging
(from individual packaging to the use of
reinforced bubble wraps)
Use of returnable containers
in a greater number of parts
Introduction of a tabulation
system to check the exact
amount of packaging materials
used
The Hosoe Plant producing outboard
engines started the use of returnable
containers for the domestic
transportation of its products.
Reduction of packaging materials
(in domestic transportation)
Before
improvement
After
improvement
Transportation using
returnable containers
Shift to
simple packaging
Shift from the use of both
cardboard and bubble wraps
(vinyl packaging material
encapsulating air bubbles) to
the use of bubble wraps only
Further reduction of
packaging materials
Packaging
Surface
Marine
transportation transportation
Local
unpacking
Folding
of the cases
Loading into a
transportation container
Delivery
Delivery
Unpacking
Marine
Surface
management
transportation transportation
Efforts to reduce packaging materials (Overseas)
1993
1999
2000
Starting the use of Starting the use of
returnable external returnable internal cases:
cases
for the export of parts to
the U.K.
Promoting the reuse of
packaging materials in
KD (knock-down)* partimporting countries
Starting the recycling of
vapor corrosion inhibitor
(VCI) films and polyethylene
sheets used as packaging
materials: U.K.
2001
Returnable internal cases
Development and application of new returnable internal
cases for the export of parts to the U.K.
Expanded use of returnable external cases: Italy and
Spain
Starting the use of returnable cases for
exporting outboard engines
Using returnable cases for the export of
completed motorcycles to Europe
Returnable
external case
* KD shipments: export of knock-down (KD) parts for local assembly
1 Reduction of packaging materials
2 KD shipments using
by a shift to simple packaging
returnable cases
Honda has been making efforts to reduce the
use of packaging materials. For example,
cardboard, which is a representative
packaging material, is now recycled. To
reduce environmental impacts, however, it is
also necessary to reduce the use itself. We
are now reviewing packaging materials from
various aspects, including proper strength
and impingement protection methods, and
are shifting towards much simpler packaging
such as improved packaging pads. Montesa
Honda Factory S.A. in Spain has introduced
a system to transport motorcycles imported
from Italy for sale without using packaging
materials. This system is called the Non
Packing Import (NPI) system and we intend to
introduce it to other countries.
We are also using returnable cases for knockdown (KD) parts, which are manufactured in
Japan and exported overseas for local
assembly. We are exporting KD parts by
using returnable external cases to 10
countries around the world, including the U.S.
and Canada. In 2001, we newly developed
returnable internal cases and have been using
these to export KD parts to the U. K., thereby
greatly reducing the amount of cardboard
used for such exports. Further, Honda Europe
N.V. has introduced returnable cases for
motorcycles and has greatly reduced the use
of packaging materials. The company is
located in Belgium as Honda’s base for
supplying products to Europe and manages
the import and export of automobiles,
motorcycles, power products, and repaired
parts.
3 Recycling and reuse of waste
packaging materials
For the reuse of waste packaging materials,
we are also working to recycle vinyl and film
materials, which account for a major part of
packaging materials used for transportation.
All of the shrink-wrap films used instead
of ropes to bundle the packages to be sent to
and within Japan are collected and recycled.
Moreover, for protecting the hoods and
trunks of the automobiles to be sent from
factories to customers, we have developed
and are now using recyclable water-soluble
films, which can be attached to the hoods
and trunks without adhesives.
As another example of the careful
measures that we are taking to promote
recycling, we have discontinued the use of
adhesive labels for vinyl bags. In the past, we
printed the necessary information on the
labels, which prevented the recycling of the
vinyl bags, but now the information is printed
directly onto the bags.
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Advanced Dealer Activities to Please Customers
and Local Communities and to Win Their Trust
Honda is implementing its unique environmental management system and the Green Dealer certification
system to further sophisticate its environmental activities in its sales and service segments. Honda
dealers are promoting steady environment conservation activities by continuously implementing improvement measures to become advanced dealers who can please their customers and local communities.
Environmental targets for dealers
◎Introduction of environmental management systems
◎Promotion of proper disposal of end-of-life products
Introduction of environmental management systems
to Honda’s automobile dealers
1998
1999
Launching the
Green Dealer Project
2000
certification by each
company in the Honda
Primo, Clio, and Verno
channels (see page 55)
Starting the unique Green
Dealer certification system
based on the know-how
accumulated through the
acquisition of ISO 14001
certification
Continuous improvement
First step
Number of dealers certified in
fiscal 2000: 1,693
H
2002
2001
First step
fiscal 2001: 561
Second step
fiscal 2001: 1,024
●Green
dealer expansion concept
Flow of the Green Dealer certification system
Proper disposal of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs)
Proper disposal of waste parts and oil
Green Dealer expansion
Improved energy efficiency
Contribution to local community
Improved environmental conservation
1 From the acquisition of
●First
step
Theme: Compliance with laws and
improvement of the
environment
Compliance with laws: 100%
recovery of CFC-12 and air bags;
proper disposal of ELVs, waste parts,
and oil; compliance with equipmentrelated laws; improvement of the
environment within and around the
dealers; and cleanup activities
Green Dealer certification system as part of its
unique environmental management system.
ISO 14001 certification to the
This system will be utilized extensively by
implementation of the unique
environmental management system Honda dealers to reduce the loads imposed
Honda has been promoting the acquisition of
ISO 14001, which is the international standard
for environmental management systems, to
improve the environmental activities in its
sales and service stages. In August 1999, the
Planning Management Block, the Service
Division of Japan, and the six service centers
around the country received this certification
for the first time in the automobile service
industry in Japan. Honda Dealers have also
been making aggressive efforts. In November
1999, Honda Clio Kyoto Co., Ltd. became
Japan’s first automobile dealer to acquire this
certification. This was followed by Honda
Verno Aichi Co., Ltd. in December and Honda
Primo Tokyo Minami Co., Ltd. in January
2000. Based on the know-how accumulated
through the activities necessary to obtain ISO
14001 certification, Honda has started the
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on them in acquiring ISO 14001 certification
and to reduce the environmental impacts of
their activities.
2 Two-step improvement of
environmental conservation
activities
Honda dealers who have achieved
compliance with relevant laws and
environmental improvement are certified as
“Good Green Dealers” (Step 1) and then
certified as a “Best Green Dealer” if they meet
the stringent criteria for further improved
environmental efficiency. The certified dealers
play their roles as advanced Honda dealers
who contribute to environmental conservation
and please customers and local communities.
They continuously try to improve their
activities based on the PDCA (Plan, Do,
Check, and Act) cycle. Honda also publishes
●Second
step
Theme: Environmental efficiency
improvement
Continuous management of energy
consumption and implementation of energy
saving measures
Establishment of environmental objectives,
including the sorting and reduction of waste
Promotion of environmental education
through the organization of environmental events
and distribution of environmental brochures
various manuals and posters to make people
more aware of the environment and thereby
supports Honda dealers in obtaining Green
Dealer certification. As of the end of March
2002, 2,254 dealers were certified as Good
Green Dealers and 1,024 as Best Green
Dealers.
3 Proper disposal of end-of-life
products and CFC-12
Honda urges its dealers to issue manifests (to
manage end-of-life vehicles) and is taking
measures for the proper disposal of end-oflife parts and other materials. For example,
we have aggressively exploited the CFC-12
recovery and destruction system which is
used in automotive air-conditioning systems,
established by the Japan Automobile
Manufacturers Association and local
governments, and completed a nationwide
promotion in October 1998. Also for air bag
inflators, we are cooperating with other
manufacturers in the inflator recovery and
disposal system examinations promoted by
Measures Taken by Honda Dealers
H
Marketing
● Examples of measures taken by “Green Dealers”
Honda VERNO Aichi Co., Ltd.
●Countermeasures against
oil emissions: As a
precaution against oil
emissions, displays the
wastewater flow by arrows.
Honda VERNO
Shin Tokyo Co., Ltd.
●Introduces two “Eco-Ice” ice-heat
accumulating air conditioners
(each equivalent to a 13-hp unit).
Honda VERNO Aichi Co., Ltd.
●Drastic waste sorting:
Waste is sorted clearly for
both employees and
customers to recognize
the distinguished waste
Honda CLIO
Shin Kanagawa Co., Ltd.
●Neighborhood cleanup:
All employees are
engaged in neighborhood
cleanup activities
Honda CLIO Kyoto Honda PRIMO Tokyo-Minami
Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.
●“Environmental corner”: Installed to make customers
more aware of the environment
the automobile industry.
Honda VERNO Shin Tokyo Co., Ltd.
effectively air-conditions
the extensive void space by using
electricity in midnight, which
reduces the generation of CO2.
●“Eco-Ice”
Honda CLIO Minami-Sapporo Co., Ltd.
energy savings:
Time in which electricity can be
used is indicated on the lighting
switches for energy saving
●Drastic
information magazine, GD Press, to promote
information sharing among dealers.
4 Full consideration for the
environment, including the
5 Aggressive contribution to
implementation of energy saving
society to become dealers that
and pollution preventing measures
are admired by local communities
Honda is promoting energy saving and
pollution prevention measures in order to
control and reduce the environmental impacts
of its sales activities. For example, we have
created a special environmental account book
for our dealers to encourage them to control
their energy consumption to attain their
energy saving goals. In addition, we are
introducing energy saving devices such as
“Eco-Ice,” which is an ice-heat accumulating
air-conditioning system.
Honda also adopts a wide variety of
environmental pollution prevention measures,
including the proper disposal of waste parts
and oil treated by Honda dealers. To prevent
pollution as far as possible, some of the “Best
Green Dealer” certified dealers have created
risk control manuals as a precaution against
the emission of waste oil. Honda collects
such initiatives and introduces them in its
environmental manuals or through its
In order to expand its environmental
conservation activities, Honda believes it
necessary for the sales activities of Honda
dealers, who have direct contact with
customers, to be understood and recognized
by the customers. We therefore ask our
dealers to contribute to local communities,
starting from activities that can be easily
undertaken. For example, some are engaged
in cleanup activities not only in and around
their companies but also in the entire local
community. Others are dispatching environmental information, including how to
protect the environment by installing “environmental corners” within their stores to make
local customers visiting the stores more
aware of the importance of their environment.
Also, the experimental “Eco Wagon” mobile
seminars that enabled children to enjoy
crafting and experience the natural
environment, were highly evaluated by
participants. Honda intends to continue these
activities and obtain even greater support
from local people to expand its environmental
conservation activities.
6 Activities targeting the dealers
of Honda motorcycles
and power products
Honda is expanding the Green Dealer system
to the dealers of motorcycles and power
products in addition to automobile dealers.
For the dealers of Honda motorcycles, we
will promote the Green Dealer system for the
proper disposal of wasted motorcycles and
parts and for the aggressive reduction of
environmental impacts caused by their sales
activities in line with the development of
Honda Dream Shops. Honda Dream Shops
are new style shops dealing with sports bikes
and we are planning to establish 200 shops
all over Japan by fiscal 2005. Also for dealers
of Honda power products, we will establish a
Green Dealer certification system in or after
fiscal 2002 and encourage more dealers to
participate in the system.
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Measures for Offices
Administration
Full Consideration for the Environment
in All Daily Business Activities
Honda also gives full consideration to environmental conservation at its offices and believes that it is
most important to indirectly improve the environment by encouraging its factories, suppliers, and even
its customers to contribute to environmental conservation by demonstrating good examples in its
business activities conducted at its offices, including sales activities.
Environmental conservation objectives for our offices
Introducing low-emission
vehicles as company-owned
vehicles
◎Establishment and continuous improvement
of environmental management systems
Honda aggressively introduced
the government-certified lowemission vehicles for its own
use.
Introduction of environmental
management systems to office buildings
1998
1999
Honda Head Office
(Aoyama Building) starts
activities for the
certification.
2001
Head Office acquires
ISO 14001
certification.
2002
All six regional offices
acquire ISO 14001
certification.
First-step measures
Head Office enters
the second stage of
ISO 14001
certification.
For the
establishment and
continuous
improvement of
environmental
management
systems
Second-step measures
(Reduction of direct environmental impacts)
・Energy and resource saving
・Waste sorting
Head Office in the
Aoyama Building
Lighting equipment
Customers
OA equipment
Office air
conditioners
Suppliers
Indirect influence
Indirectly improving
the environment by
encouraging
customers, suppliers,
and factories to
contribute to
environmental
conservation by
making proposals,
giving instructions, or
conducting sales
activities
Factories
Head Office
Cooling facilities
Waste
Kitchen
facilities
(in Aoyama Building)
First-stage measures
(reduction of direct
environmental impacts)
Emergency
power generation
facilities
1 Environmental measures at offices:
acquisition of ISO 14001 by the
Head Office and regional offices
2 Waste sorting and recycling
for resource saving
Each Honda office is also promoting the
3 Introducing low-emission
vehicles as company-owned
cars as part of environmental
conservation activities
Honda is implementing measures to give full
reduction of waste and resource saving. For
consideration to the environment at its offices.
example, at the Aoyama Building, employees
As a part of the measures to reduce the
For example, our Head Office in the Aoyama
sort their waste into 14 types, installing boxes
environmental impact caused by corporate
Building started to implement measures to
to collect each one.
activities, Honda is introducing or replac-
reduce the environmental impact of its
Energy saving is also promoted as one of
ing existing vehicles for its own use with
activities at the end of 1998 and obtained
our important environmental conservation
government-certified low-emission vehicles,
ISO 14001 certification during 1999.
objectives. For example, incandescent lamps
including those emitting extremely small
Subsequently, our six regional offices also
in the corridors of each floor are being
amounts of harmful substances.
obtained this certification in 2001. At the
replaced with fluorescent lamps, only some
Aoyama Building, three years from the start
lamps are switched on, and the ventilating
of activities to obtain ISO 14001 certification,
fans of the underground parking space are
employees now conduct activities to reduce
turned on only when automobiles actually
their direct environmental impact as a part of
enter. At the Aoyama Building, wastewater
their daily business activities. The Head Office
from restrooms, kitchens, and cooling towers
is planning to add more environmental
are collected and used for flush toilets to
aspects to its daily operations.
promote the conservation of water resources.
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Section 4
Disposal and Recycling
4
“From Cradle to Cradle”
Pursing further
recycling possibilities
recycled in terms of weight.
In recent years, the remaining 20–25% of shredder residues have
become a problem in the lack of landfill sites and in the conver-
Waste
vehicles
Remainder
(bodies, etc.)
Automobile
shredder
residue (ASR)
Recycling (75–80%)
Landfill or incineration
(20–25%)
Local
municipalities
Materials
(iron and nonferrous metals)
Shredding companies
are disposed of within the country and 75–80% of them are
Second-hand
car dealers
Materials
(catalysts, non-ferrous metals,
such as aluminum, and oils)
Disassemblers
wasted as end-of-life vehicles, of which approximately 4 million
Second-hand parts
(engines, air conditioners,
tires, and exterior parts)
Automobile
dealers
Customers
Presently in Japan, approximately 5 million vehicles are annually
Recycling flow of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs)
sion to a recycling-based society, and people are increasingly demanding the proper disposal of these residues. To solve this problem, the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law was enacted in 2002.
Under these circumstances, Honda is continuing to implement
aggressive measures to minimize the use of substances with
environmental impacts and the amount of landfill waste, and
promote the recycling of resources at every stage of its products’
lifecycles, including development, production, use, and waste.
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Consideration for Product Recyclability
from the Product Development Stage
To promote recycling, Honda gives full consideration to product recyclability right from the earliest
development stage. At the development stage, we strictly evaluate our products from the following
three “R” aspects: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Further, we use environment-friendly materials and
structures for our products.
Consideration for recyclability at the development stage
1983
1992
Consistent use of
polypropylene (PP)
bumpers, which can be
easily recycled
1996
1997
Clear indication of materials
Introduction of
weighing 100 grams or heavier on bumpers that can be
all the products to make it easier easily dismantled
to sort end-of-life products for
recycling (Since 1999, names of
materials weighing 5 grams or
heavier have been indicated.)
1998
Improvement of
recyclability by using
only olefin materials
for instrument
panels instead of
composites
Introduction of an
integrated design for
faster and more
appropriate disposal
of the air bags of
end-of-life vehicles
(ELVs)
Advance recyclability evaluation system
1992
1994
2001
>> Commencing introduction of an
>> Starting the introduction
advance evaluation system for the
of an advance recyclability
recyclability of motorcycles
evaluation system for
automobiles
>> Improving the advance
recyclability evaluation
system based on the “3Rs”
Advance recyclability evaluation system
Feedback
Meeting to evaluate the product in advance
Feedback
(evaluation made at the completion of the production preparation)
Verification of the mass production plan
Meeting to evaluate technologies
Mass production preparation stage
(evaluation made at the development completion)
Development stage
Designing
Planning
Products with improved 3Rs
Accumulation
of technologies
Planning stage
Energy saving technology
Resource recycling technology
Recycled parts
Technological
research
Research stage
Honda has improved the 3Rs by reflecting the following evaluation results in the product design since the development stage: recyclability;
how easy to dismantle the product; how easy to sort the end-of-life parts; safety at the final disposal; compactness; light weight; long life; and
reusability.
●“Reuse”
which the use of substances that do have an
means to reuse resources that were wasted in
environmental impact can be reduced to the
Honda aims to reduce waste as far as
the past, thus reducing waste, which requires
minimum.
possible and to minimize the environmental
a design that enables easy dismantling and
impacts of its production activities by
longer product lives.
much as possible. They can be used to make
1 Product design based on the “3Rs”
Recycled materials need to be used as
adopting the “3R” concept in its product
●“Recycle”
new parts and thereby the use of new mate-
design.
means that materials that were wasted are
rials can be reduced, which contributes to the
●“Reduce”
once again used as materials, which also
efficient use of resources.
means to reduce waste by making parts
requires a design that enables easy disman-
smaller, lighter, more durable, and easily
tling and longer product lives. It is also impor-
repairable, which requires a design that
tant that materials that can be easily recycled
provides sufficient functions with fewer
are used for those parts that will be dismantled.
resources.
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It is also necessary to design products for
Measures Taken at the Development Stage
Examples of “reduced” design
● Downsizing
side protectors
Example of a use of recyclable materials
● Use
of single resin material for instrument panels
Traditional composition and recycling of instrument panels
Traditional core metal of
design
iron plate + PVC
PP integrated
hollow casting
Reduced
design
● Composed
of
different materials
Covering material
PVC
Recycled
PPF
Used as heat
source
ABS
Disposed
of as waste
Covering material: PVC
Foaming material: PPF
Crushing
Base material: ABS
Side protector braids were traditionally made from metal and resin. For
the CR-V, however, only polypropylene materials are used. Downsizing
by gas assist injection molding made it possible to reduce the amount
of materials used while maintaining the necessary rigidity, resulting in a
reduction in weight by 50% compared with the previous model.
Base material
Sorting for disposal
New composition and recycling of instrument panels
● Composed
of single material
Instrument panel
(mono-material technology)
Covering material: TPO*
● Dividing
a bumper into parts
Foaming material: PPF
Base material: PP
Crushing
Recycling
* Thermoplastic olefin
Traditionally, the following three different materials were used: polyvinylchloride (PVC)
as the covering material; polypropylene foam (PPF) as the foaming material; and
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) as the base material. Presently, however, olefin
materials mainly composed of polypropylene (PP) are used for all the instrument
panel layers. This makes it unnecessary to sort the crushed materials and it is now
possible to recycle them as a base material for instrument panels.
Step wagon
Rear bumper
consisting of 3 parts
Front bumper
consisting of 2 parts
By dividing the bumper, which was integrally molded in the past, into
parts, it can now be more easily dismantled and only the broken parts
need be replaced with new ones, thereby reducing the generation of
waste.
Example of a design
that reduces environmental impacts
Use of lead
(in grams)
2,000
1850 g
Reduction by
using alternative
materials
1,800
1,600
●Reduction in the use of lead
Technologies have been developed for promoting the use of
lead-free parts, and the target for
2005 (reduction in the use of lead
to one-third of 1996 levels) was
achieved for all the models as
early as 2001.
● Use
of colored material for the exterior of motorcycles
Acrylonitrile-Ethylene rubber-Styrene (AES) has
been newly developed as a material for the
exterior of motorcycles. AES, which can be clearly
colored and is highly light resistant, is now used
for rear cowls and front covers, eliminating the
need for subsequent painting, which was
necessary when ABS resin was used as the
material. The use of ASE has improved the recyclability of motorcycles.
Example of using recycled materials
● Parts
for which materials recycled from bumpers are used
Materials recycled from bumpers replaced with new ones in repairing,
etc. are used for various other parts.
Splash shield
Rear center shelf
Trunk mat
1,400
Guidelines set by the
Japan Automobile
Manufacturers Association
1,200
1,000
Reduction to
half in 2002
800
Reduction to
one-third in 2005
600
400
250 g
200
0
1996
2002
Standard use
Use of lead per
calculated by the
CIVIC
Japan Automobile
Manufacturers
Association
● Reduction
in the use of lead
Lead has been used to ensure the
free-cutting ability of crankshafts,
etc. Now lead-free materials are
used in the crankshafts for the
minicar That’s, the motorcycle
CBR954RR, and for the “GX
Series” multipurpose engines.
Measures are now being
implemented so that lead
is no longer needed in
electrodeposition coating
and in the production of
electronic boards
use of hexavalent
chromium, mercury, and
cadmium
Floor carpet
● Parts
Side spacer
Aerodynamic undercover
of a scooter to which recycled materials are used
● Minimum
Rear fender
Hexavalent chromium has been
used to ensure resistance to
corrosion. Already, chromium-free
paints are used
for outboard
engines.
Air cleaner case/
cover
Undercover
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Measures Taken at the Production Stage
Pursuit of Recyclability
through the Development of Technologies
Honda is aggressively developing technologies to make effective use of resin materials, which are difficult to
reuse or recycle. Based on newly developed technologies, we are examining the possibility of reusing or
recycling wasted resin materials as parts for new products or as repair parts.
Recycling technologies for the production stage
1993
1997
2002
(PVC-PPF covering
material)
Development of a sorting
technology using a
crusher and water tank
(PVC-PF covering
material)
Development of an
integrated sorting device
with an air separator
(Covering material composed
of olefins alone)
Establishing recycling
technologies by injection
molding
To PVC tool bag
To PVC covering material
Application to resin interior parts
1 Recycling technology for materials
for covering instrument panels
Vacuum formed
Punching
possible to recycle PVC materials. In 2002,
it was decided to use only olefins as the
Remnant
In the production of instrument panels, it is
covering material. Now the waste is crush-
important to reuse the material wasted from
ed and recycled into pellets to be used for
the punching process. Initially, it was difficult
injection molding by adding virgin PP and talc
to reuse the waste because it was made of
(materials that provide rigidity). The pellets are
PVC and PPF. By the development of sorting
used as resin materials for defroster ducts,
technologies and devices, however, it became
etc.
Instrument panel
Recycling
Measures Taken at the Use Stage
Establishment of a System
to Recover and Properly Dispose of Waste Parts
Honda has been making efforts to build networks for the recycling and proper disposal of waste parts. We
started the establishment of a network to recover and recycle bumpers replaced with new ones in 1991.
Since then, supported by our dealers and those in related industries, we have been expanding such
Establishment of a bumper recovery network
1995
1991
Starting the recovery of
bumpers (in the Kanto
and Koshinetsu areas)
1999
Completion of the bumper
recovery nationwide network
2000
Starting the recovery test
of bumpers from wasted
automobiles (in specific areas)
Expanding the recovery from
Honda dealers to general
maintenance shops
Bumper recovery technology
1996
1999
2001
>> Development of the sandwich >> Removing most of the paint
>> Development of a technology to
molding technology
films using metal mesh screens
remove the paint film on bumpers
1 Establishment of a nationwide
network for recovery and
recycling of bumpers
After a period of trial and error to establish an
infrastructure for recovery, Honda has built up
a network for recycling bumpers that have
been replaced with new ones throughout
Japan. We first began tests in the Kanto and
Koshinetsu regions in October 1991. Later, we
spread the area to the Chubu and Kinki
regions, the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu
regions, and the Hokkaido and Tohoku
regions. Then, in November 1995, the network
was extended to Okinawa and the remote
islands (Okinoerabujima, Amami-Oshima, and
Goto) to complete our nationwide coverage.
We have taken steps to make the recovery
process as smooth as possible. For example,
by locating intermediate processing plants
between the recycling plants (in Saitama and
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Mie prefectures), we have reduced the cost of
recovery from remote areas. In order to reduce
the load on dealers, we have designed a
shipping system that allows dealers to ship the
bumpers without cutting them into sections,
thereby also improving recovery efficiency. In
fiscal 2001, we recovered approximately
280,000 bumpers. Since the start of the
recovery system, we have recovered approximately 1.58 million bumpers in total. In 1999, we
also began a geographically limited model experiment to collect and recycle bumpers from
ELVs.
Hokkaido region
・ Bumpers are collected and transported to an
intermediate processing company by courier service.
・ After being crushed at the intermediate processing
company, they are delivered to a recycling company
by marine container transportation.
Tohoku region
・ Bumpers are collected and
delivered to Sendai by courier
service and then to the final
processing company as they are.
Chugoku and Shikoku regions
・ Bumpers are collected and
transported to an intermediate
processing company by courier
service.
・ After being crushed at the
intermediate processing
company, they are
delivered to a
recycling company.
Blue: Intermediate processing companies
Red: Recycling companies
Okinawa region
・ Recovered by a courier and
transported to Tosu by air
Sendai
●
Saitama
● Kyowa Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Kanto and Koshinetsu regions
・ Depending upon the number of
Mie
collected bumpers, return trucks
●
Nabeka that deliver repair parts or special
Co., Ltd. bumper recovery trucks are used
● Hiroshima
Takase Gosei
Kagaku Co., Ltd.
Tosu ●
Nishiki Co., Ltd.
Gotofukue
Kyushu region
・ Bumpers are collected and transported to an
intermediate processing company by courier service.
・ After being crushed at the intermediate processing
company, they are delivered to a recycling company.
●Ebetsu
Hokkai Jushi Kogyo
Corporation
to deliver the collected bumpers
to a recycling company.
Chubu and Kinki regions
・ Depending upon the number of
collected bumpers, return trucks that
deliver repair parts or special bumper
recovery trucks are used to deliver the
Amami-Oshima
collected bumpers to a recycling
and Okinoerabujima
company.
2 Technology to recycle recovered
3 Establishment of a system to
bumpers
recover and destroy CFC-12
●Sandwich molding technology for bumpers
●Technology to remove the paint film from
Honda asked its dealers to cooperate in the
establishment of systems to recover and
bumpers
In 1996, we developed a technology to
manufacture bumpers using recycled
We have established the technology to
destroy the CFC-12 used for automobile
materials as core materials. This technology is
remove the paint film from bumpers jointly
air conditioners, and completed the es-
called “sandwich molding technology,” and
with recycling companies. Bumpers are
tablishment of such systems all over Japan in
uses the recycled bumpers without removing
crushed into chips and the chips are forcefully
1998. We are further promoting the proper
the paint film. (The paint film on bumpers
rubbed together to generate frictional heat,
disposal of harmful substances through
made it difficult to recycle them in the past.)
which removes the paint film. Materials
measures such as the introduction of
The bumpers, with the paint film still on them,
recycled from bumpers using this technology
equipment for recovering and recycling
are crushed, washed and pelletized, and used
have been used as repair bumpers made from
HFC134a.
as the core materials for bumpers.
100% recycled materials.
Chips before removing
the paint film
Chips after removing
the paint film
Recovery of CFC-12
Sandwich molded bumper
Measures Taken at the Waste Stage
Further Reuse and Recycling of Parts
Honda started to market the parts that had been wasted after use as “Honda Recycle Parts”
(composed of recycled and reused parts) under the slogan of “Effective use of second-hand
parts for the environment while maintaining quality and minimizing the burdens imposed on
customers” to further promote the recyclability of our parts.
Reuse and recycling of parts
1995
Launch of the
remanufacturing
business (in the U.S.)
1998
2001
Launch of the
remanufacturing
business (in Japan)
1 Remanufacturing of parts
2002
Starting the sale of
Honda Recycle Parts
Promoting the sale of
Honda Recycle Parts
Recycled parts
Since October 1998, Honda has been selling
at reasonable prices parts recycled from
those parts replaced with new ones during
repair work. At genuine Honda parts
manufacturers, end-of-life components in
Power steering
pump assembly
Power steering
gearbox assembly
Torque converter
Distributor
Drive shaft
assembly
those parts to be reused are replaced with
new ones, and the new parts are recycled as
fully functioning high-quality parts, monitored
to Honda’s criteria.
Reused parts
Second-hand parts
2 Sale of reused parts
Removed parts
● Audio
systems,
radios, cassettes,
etc.
We have been selling those parts that were
selected and removed from ELVs based on
the Honda Standards and parts of new
automobiles replaced with optional parts as
● Functional
● Exterior
parts and metal parts
(doors, hoods, trunks, etc.)
parts,
such as dampers
reusable parts at lower prices since July 2001
in the Kanto region and since January 2002 in
all the regions in Japan.
● Others
● Lighting
parts (headlights, taillights, etc.)
Side garnishes,
wheels, etc.
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Measures Taken at the Waste Stage
Supporting People Engaged in Recycling by
Providing Them with Devices and Systems
for Efficient Dismantling
Image of a
Honda is developing devices and systems to remove parts more
rapidly in the dismantling process and to dispose of them more safely.
We are supporting dismantlers by proposing the use of such
devices and systems and promoting the proper disposal and recycling
of materials.
Development of dismantling
support technologies
1996
Development of a
vehicle turnover
device for
dismantling
1997
2002
Recovering
instrument
panel harnesses
Recovering
front window glass
dismantling line
“A” press
Transfer
Vehicle turnover
device for dismantling
Waiting and
preparation
Removing liquids
Removing covers
Transfer
Recovering
CFC-12
Recovering
air bags
Development of
New vehicle
turnover device
diversified dismantling
for dismantling
support devices such
as a wire harness winder
Recovery of IMA batteries used
exclusively in hybrid cars
recommended by Honda in an easy-to-
turnover device for dismantling, which
used exclusively in hybrid cars
enables the recovery of glass and rear
IMA batteries used for Honda’s hybrid cars
suspensions even while the automobile is
are nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries,
being turned over. Due to such improve-
and we established our own system to
ments, the time required for recovery has
recover these batteries in 1999. The
been reduced by approximately 62%
recovered IMA batteries are effectively
compared with the previous model.
recycled into stainless steel and battery
We commenced the sale of such devices,
materials.
vehicles to their plants, dispose of waste
4 Management of ELVs using
manifests, and proper recovery
and disposal of air bag inflators
liquids, remove parts and press the dismantled
Honda has been asking its dealers to manage
automobiles in a single work flow.
ELVs using manifests*. Also for air bag
Accordingly, work efficiency has doubled
inflators, we are cooperating with other
compared with the traditional dismantling
manufacturers in the examinations on their
methods.
recovery and disposal system promoted by
2 Publication of a dismantling manual
Honda prepared the manual explaining
how to dismantle the parts designated by
the public organizations and the parts
Dismantler
Instructions on the removal
of IMA batteries
from the vehicle
Honda Trading Co., Ltd.
3 (responsible for the management
of recovered parts in general)
4
Flow of IMA batteries
3 System to recover batteries
2
Pickup of recovered batteries
associated dismantlers in January 2002.
mantling line equipped with a new vehicle
line enables dismantlers to deliver end-of-life
Delivery of an ELV from a
customer or a distributor
distributed to all Honda sales bases and the
In March 2003, we announced a new dis-
targeting vehicle dismantlers. The dismantling
1
understand manner. Copies have been
Notification of receipt
device for dismantling
for a new dismantling line
Notification
1 Evolution of the vehicle turnover
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
(carrier certified by Honda)
Flow of IMA batteries
5
Nihon Recycle Center (recycling company)
the automobile industry.
*Documents used for managing the disposal of
industrial waste, including ELVs, which clearly
shows the responsibilities of those generating the
waste.
Dismantling manual
Manifest
Example of measures to improve the environment and to recycle waste
Development of an extremely light beach cleaner
to be pulled by an ATV
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In recent years, much of the beautiful
The cleaner is to be pulled by an all
and rich beach environment has been
terrain vehicle (ATV) equipped with
damaged due to waste generated by
balloon tires, which are entirely suit-
various leisure and sports activities
able for beach activities. This cleaner
conducted on beaches. Honda has
contributes to the efficient recovery
developed a beach cleaner that effi-
of waste, which is a key to waste
ciently collects driftwood, ropes, PET
recycling, and to the maintenance of a
bottles, discarded cigarette stubs, etc.
wholesome beach environment.
Extremely light beach
cleaner to be pulled
by an ATV
Objects to be
removed from the
beach: discarded
cigarette butts, filters,
wood chips, charcoal,
firework remains, etc.
Measures for the Future
To Further Promote
Recycling for the Next Age
In Japan and indeed throughout the world, people are keenly moving towards the
establishment of recycling societies. Honda, ahead of many others, has been
implementing diverse environmental projects. In the future we intend to conduct
research to establish our projected visions to enable us to steadily move towards
realizing a true recycling society.
Honda’s recycling activities
Establishment of a
recycling committee
1999
1998
1997
1990
Launch of the New
Recycle Project
2001
Announcement of
the Honda Recycle
Initiative
The dismantling
verification center started
operations in Tochigi.
Launch of the Green
Dealer Project
Establishment of the
Europe Recycle Center
(ERC).
Launch of a project to
comply with automobile
recycling laws
1 Establishment of the dismantling
verification center
In December 1999, we established a
dismantling verification center within Honda
Honda’s future
recycling goals
Engineering’s Tochigi technical center. The
dismantling verification center is mainly
Dismantling verification center
engaged in research on the necessary
technologies for dismantling ELVs, information provision, providing feedback in order to
help design automobiles that can be more easily dismantled, and in identifying the
requirements for ELV dismantling support devices.
Honda’s organizations responsible for recycling
Honda will try to reduce the environmental impact of its activities by accelerating recycling-friendly designs in order to
achieve an actual recycling rate of 95% by
2015 and by reducing the use of substances
with environmental impacts in compliance
with its guidelines on chemical
substances. Further, we are conducting
surveys on ASR disposal technologies to
achieve zero ASR* in landfill wastes.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
World
Environmental
Committee
Sales, service, parts departments, and
overseas departments
New Recycle
Project
* Automobile shredder residue
Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Recycling evaluation, technological
development, and assessment
Honda Engineering Co., Ltd.
Dismantling and recycling technologies
Example of measures taken overseas
Market
Rebuilding motorcycles in Thailand
A.P. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (APH)
Selling
In 1998, APH, Honda’s distributor in
These parts are then rebuilt into
Thailand, started to purchase second-hand
motorcycles, which are sold through sales
Honda motorcycles sold in the domestic
companies selected by APH. APH has
market, rebuild them at its special plant,
been providing the rebuilding know-how
and to sell them as rebuilt products. This
to sales companies, who themselves are
was an attempt to make more effective
establishing the system to procure, rebuild,
use of resources, reduce waste, and to
and sell second-hand motorcycles. Already
promote recycling. By June 2002, a total of
23 sales companies have their own
4,273 rebuilt motorcycles were marketed.
rebuilding facilities, demonstrating how
Specifically, second-hand motorcycles
such rebuilding efforts have been made
purchased at auctions, etc. are dismantled
across the entire country. AHP will further
at APH’s special plant and the parts are
pursue the possibility of a completely
stored after being sorted, repaired or
closed recycling system for motorcycles
repainted according to their condition.
by taking further appropriate measures.
Recycling
second-hand
motorcycles
Purchasing
second-hand
motorcycles
Cleaning
Minimization of waste
Rebuilding
Repainting
Motorcycle
rebuilding
line in Thailand
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column
Efforts Made by Suppliers
●Examples
presented at the
Honda Green Conference
Honda aims to make both its employees and its suppliers more aware of the importance of environmental
conservation by holding the Honda Green Conference. At this conference, which is held as a group-wide
event, participants exchange information about their environmental improvement activities and evaluate
them to obtain more knowledge and skills on environmental conservation. At the second conference, held
in November 2000, and subsequently,conferences a total of 10 major Honda suppliers made presentations
about their environmental conservation activities.
Honda Green
Conference
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. Achieving zero wastewater by recycling
water in the coating process
Supplementary
water
Pretreatment
(oil removal and coating)
Water purifying device
using an RO membrane
to make wastewater
reusable
Achieving a water
recycling rate of 57%
Purified
water
▼
Water used for final
washing and
supplementary
water
▼
▼
Yachiyo Industry, which manufactures Honda minicars, implemented measures to achieve zero wastewater by maximizing the
water recycling efficiency in its repair parts production line. As a result, the company achieved zero wastewater at its factory for
the first time in the automobile industry. Specifically, the company introduced two water purifying devices using reverse osmosis
(RO) membranes to filter wastewater from the factory in two ● Zero wastewater
stages, thereby achieving a water recycling rate of 57%. The
treated water is reused in the pretreatment and
No. 1 water purifying device
Concentrated
Evaporator
water
electrodeposition coating processes. The remaining 43% of
Filtered water
the wastewater, is evaporated, thereby achieving zero
UF
No. 2 water purifying device
Water
device
wastewater.
Purified
water
Electrodeposition coating
Simplified wastewater
treatment
Sludge
No discharge of wastewater
Water use: Reduced to 7,430 tons/year (May 2000 through April 2001)from the
previous level approx 17,500 ton/year
Honda Express Co., Ltd.
Reducing waste to one-tenth by
the introducing a new returnable case
Honda Express, which is one of the carriers of Honda products and parts, has been
making efforts ahead of others in the industry to reduce the packaging materials used
for transportation. For the export of products to Europe, the company has developed a
returnable case that is lighter but as durable as the returnable cases traditionally used
for exporting. The new returnable case is made more suitable for collection because it
can be compactly folded. By promoting the usage of this cases, the company has
reduced the amount of waste to one-tenth of previous levels. Furthermore, by
reducing the amount of energy required for transportation through reducing the weight
of the case, this has also reduced CO2 emissions by 5,780 tons on an annual basis.
The new case
can be easily
assembled using
square pipes and
bolts.
Honda Verno Kobe Co., Ltd.
Reducing the consumption of electricity by
using a power consumption monitoring unit
Honda Verno Kobe, which sells Honda automobiles in the Kobe District in Hyogo Prefecture,
newly installed a unit to monitor power consumption on an hourly basis in cooperation with
an electric appliance manufacturer. As a result, it was revealed that electricity was being
consumed for lighting even on regular holidays, and that the peak of the consumption was
during 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Based on this finding, the company has implemented the
following countermeasure: on the day before a holiday, electricity is turned off at the
distribution board, and a timer is installed for the accurate management of power
consumption. Also, the delivery of automobiles to the company is scheduled not to be
concentrated at any one time, so that energy consumption can be spread. Thanks to these
measures, power consumption has been reduced by 12% and CO2 emissions by 6,494 kg.
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A monitoring unit is
installed in front of the
signboard. A timer
automatically turns off
the lights.
Section 5
Organizational
Structure
5
Restructuring the Organization to Promote
Environmental Conservation
All Over the World
Honda is improving and expanding its organization to conduct
environmental activities on a worldwide scale in order to achieve the
following objectives: to conduct environmental conservation activities
at all stages of its operations and throughout the lifecycles of its
products; and to implement speedy and flexible measures through
company-wide environmental projects.
Further, to understand the degree of environmental impact caused at
each stage of our operations and to implement the most effective
measures for each stage based on this understanding, we have
established a lifecycle assessment (LCA) system.
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System to Promote Environmental Activities
Worldwide System for Conducting
Environmental Activities
Environmental conservation measures are required all over the world. Honda is implementing speedy and
effective environmental conservation measures by establishing and expanding the system for conducting
these activities all over the world, including the establishment of the World Environmental Committee and
the launch of projects based on specific themes.
Establishment of environmental conservation organizations
1980
1989
Committee to
deal with
energy issues
established.
1991
1990
Committee to
deal with CFCs
established.
Recycling
committee
established.
● Organization
for worldwide
Head of Business Operation
Motorcycle operations
1992
Japan
Environmental
Committee
established.
Honda
Environment
Statement
announced.
1995
Green Factory
Project launched.
2000
LCA Project
launched.
New Recycle
Project launched.
World Environmental Committee
Environment and Safety
Planning Office
Head of Regional Operation
Head of Functional Divisions/R&D/Projects
Regional operations (Japan)
Head of Purchasing Division
Japan Environmental Committee
Automobile operations
1997
World
Environmental
Committee
established.
Head of Administration Division
Regional operations (North America)
Power products operations
North America Environmental Committee
Service parts operations
Regional operations (South America)
Head of Administration Division
Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Motorcycles
Automobiles Power Products
South America Environmental Committee
Honda Engineering Co., Ltd.
PDCA* cycle
Regional operations (Europe,
the Middle East, the Near East, and Africa)
European Environmental Committee
World Environmental
Committee
Execution
Regional operations (Asia and Oceania)
Asia & Oceania Environmental Committee
Regional
Environmental
Committee
Green Factory Project
New Recycle Project
LCA Project
Individual
Departments
* Plan, Do, Check, Action.
Committee was established to plan and
scale. For example, in 1997, we launched the
implement worldwide environmental con-
Green Factory Project to respond to recycling-
servation activities. In 1999, the Committee
based society initiatives and the New Recycle
Environmental conservation can be said to
was given a position equal to the Executive
Project to promote recycling activities for the
be one of the most important management
Committee, which enabled the company to
circulatory use of resources. In 2000, we
objectives for a company to continue
make management decisions more speedily
started the LCA Project to further analyze and
sustainable corporate activities in the future.
and more globally in the environmental field.
quantify the various environmental impacts
1 Establishing the Environmental
Committees for global
environmental conservation
Honda announced its Honda Environment
Statement in 1992 to clearly demonstrate
the direction of its ongoing environmental
2 Domestic environmental
organizations and companywide projects
caused by our activities.
3 For continuous environmental
activities
activities, and improved and expanded its
Within Japan, the Japan Environmental
At Honda, environmental activities are
organizational structure towards the achieve-
Committee sets the company’s environmental
conducted as follows: First, the Executive
ment of the goals cited in the Statement.
goals and policies for the company to con-
Committee decides upon midium-term
Before the announcement of the
duct more sophisticated environmental
environmental policies, based on which each
Environment Statement, the company
conservation activities. These goals and
department makes their own plans. The
established an Environmental Committee in
policies are set according to the situations
Environmental Committee discusses and
1991, as a body that would take the central
of each department and coordinated for the
approves the plans and then each depart-
role in corporate environmental activities. The
entire company to maintain and improve its
ment subsequently conducts environmental
organization was subsequently expanded for
environmental performance through the
activities based on the approved plans. The
environmental conservation in the Americas,
lifecycles of its products. Also, we have a
results are then examined and evaluated by
Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
system to implement projects for specific
the Environmental Committee. Their
environmental themes on a company-wide
evaluations can then be reflected in the
In 1995, the World Environmental
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PDCA
ISO
Environmental Management
From Product Development to Disposal
Introducing Environmental Management Systems
to Each Stage of Product Lifecycles
Honda, in order to drastically reduce the environmental impact caused by its activities, is introducing
environmental management systems at every stage of product lifecycles. Also, we give environmental
education to all grades of employees to help them to take environmental measures in their daily business
activities.
All Honda factories in Japan have
acquired ISO 14001 certification,
and the acquisition is being promoted
at its overseas factories.
Honda is encouraging its
suppliers to obtain ISO 14001
certification. As of fiscal 2001,
125 factories among 55 suppliers
are ISO 14001-certified.
As of fiscal 2001, three of the four
companies that transport Honda’s
products in large amounts are
ISO 14001-certified.
Production
Transportation
Purchasing
Introducing environmental management systems
to all corporate activities related to product lifecycles
H
At offices
The Head Office in the
Aoyama Building and the six
regional offices are already
ISO 14001-certified.
●ISO 14001-certified offices
November 1999—the Head Office in the Aoyama Building
February 2001—Regional offices in Sapporo, Sendai,
Sakurashinmachi (in Tokyo), Nagoya,
Osaka, and Fukuoka
●ISO 14001-certified dealers
1999: Honda Clio Kyoto
Honda Verno Aichi
2000: Honda Primo Tokyo-Minami
Honda Primo Toriko
Honda Clio Kansai
2001: Honda Clio Kinki
2002: Honda Primo Hokuriku Head Office
Sales and service
Based on the know-how
obtained from the
certification, Honda is
implementing its own Green
Dealer Certification System.
*Corporate names were those at the time of ISO 14001 acquisition
formulation of the next goals and plans. This
Honda encouraged its factories to obtain
the company,” and for “those to be promoted
to managers.”
process is called a Plan, Do, Check, and Act
ISO 14001 certification and all the factories in
(PDCA) cycle and the departments conduct
Japan obtained certification by the end of
their activities based on detailed plans,
1998. In 1999, the Head Office in the Aoyama
help them understand Honda’s commitment to
following this cycle.
Building also acquired certification, followed
the environment and work in their departments
by all the regional offices throughout the
in consideration of the environment. For those
country in 2000. For overseas factories, those
being promoted to managers, training is pro-
in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania
vided to enable them to encourage environ-
Throughout the product lifecycle, including
are making efforts to obtain certification. In
mental activities from the standpoint of managers.
development, production, transportation, and
Europe, factories are also striving to acquire
marketing, Honda is reducing its
the Eco Management and Audit Scheme
mainly to younger employees working at
environmental impact by introducing ISO
(EMAS) certification.
factories was revised to add more environ-
4 Introducing environmental
management systems to help get
all Honda sites ISO 14001-certified
14001-certified environmental management
systems, both within Japan and overseas.
ISO 14001 is an international standard for
5 Environmental education and
training to promote employee
awareness of the environment
environmental management established by the
Honda gives environmental education for each
International Organization for Standardization
employee to understand his/her role in the
based in Switzerland. By conducting environ-
company’s environmental activities and to take
mental impact assessment, environmental
part in such activities as part of their daily
management and auditing according to this
business activities. Different education
standard, we can continuously improve our
programs are provided for “new employees,”
environmental conservation activities.
“employees working for two to eight years in
For new employees, training is provided to
In fiscal 2001, the basic training provided
mental conservation aspects to the training.
Environmental booklet for
the families of employees
Environmental
training text for
new employees
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LCA System to Quantify Environmental Impact
From Product Development to Disposal
Quantifying Environmental Impact at Every Stage
of a Product’s Lifecycle
Honda launched the LCA Project in 2002, in order to quantify the environmental impacts caused by its
activities at each stage of its operations and to take effective countermeasures. In June 2002, we designed
and introduced the Honda LCA System and since then have been expanding use of the system.
● Honda Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) System
Disposal and recycling
Transportation
Manufacturing products
Service maintenance
Manufacturing parts
Mining and
producing
materials
Driving (use)
Comparing CO2 emissions
from the CIVIC FERIO and the CIVIC Hybrid
under the Honda LCA System
Honda LCA
Data System
CO2 emission rate (%)*
CIVIC FERIO
CIVIC Hybrid
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Raw materials Production
Driving
Service Disposal Transportation Total
Lifecycle stage
*Rate when total emissions from the CIVIC FERIO are defined as 100
1 Building an LCA system to quantify
environmental impact
Honda launched the LCA Project in June
2000 and built and introduced the Honda
LCA System in June 2002 to quantify the
environmental impact caused by its business
activities. LCA is a method to comprehen-
generated. Honda regards LCA as a most
such as the amount of materials and energy,
important tool to accurately assess its overall
are managed, and the Honda LCA
environmental impacts.
Management System, used to set
2 Managing environmental impact
data and setting the reduction
objectives
By utilizing the Honda LCA System, the total
sively examine environmental impact at each
amount of CO2 emitted from Honda’s annual
stage of a product’slifecycle, from the
activities and the environmental impacts
procurement of materials to production,
caused by Honda products used within
distribution, use, and finally disposal, by
Japan can be calculated. The Honda LCA
calculating resource/energy consumption,
System comprises the Honda LCA Data
CO2 emissions and the amount of waste
System in which environmental impact data,
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The CIVIC Hybrid is
equipped with a special
IMA system and
batteries and its CO2
emissions at the raw
materials and
production stages are
higher than the CIVIC
FERIO. At the driving
stage, however, CO2
emissions from the
CIVIC Hybrid are much
lower thanks to its high
fuel economy. As a
result, over the entire
lifecycle, CO2 emissions
from the CIVIC Hybrid
are around 25% lower
when compared with
the CIVIC FERIO.
environmental impact reduction objectives.
The System can be commonly utilized for all
Honda products, including motorcycles,
automobiles, and power products.
LCA
Section 6
Social Activities
6
Expanding Social Activities and Dispatching
Relevant Information,
Recognizing Honda’s Social
Responsibilities as a Global Company
Honda is aggressively conducting social activities—in addition to its
corporate activities—in order to contribute to society at large. Based
on partnerships with people in different positions, we are promoting
social exchanges and activities all over the world. Also, we are
dispatching and disclosing information in relation to environmental
conservation to share more data with a wider range of people.
Through these activities, Honda will participate in society more
dynamically, fully recognizing its social responsibilities as a company.
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Contribution to Nature, the Next Generation,
and to Local Communities
Social Activities to Pass on Lush Greenery
and a Love of Nature to Future Generations
Honda, as a part of its social activities, is conducting “Green Renaissance” activities for global nature
conservation and is encouraging its factories and offices to harmonize themselves with local communities.
Also, we are enthusiastically organizing and cooperating in a variety of environment-related events.
Plans for the afforestation of a desert
in China—the “Joyful Forest” Project
Honda implemented the “Joyful Forest” Project
in the Horchin Desert, within the Autonomous
Region of Mongolia in the People’s Republic of
China. Under the project, poplars, pine, acacia,
and elms were planted.
Eco Wagon: a program for children
to experience and study nature
Children participating in an “Eco Wagon
Expeditionary Party,” which was held at Twin
Link Motegi to provide participants with an
opportunity to be in contact with nature
throughout the four seasons.
Supporting reforestation activities
Fuel economy competition
Honda has been supporting and participating
in a reforestation project named the
“Riverhead Forest (Tone River) Volunteer
Revitalization Project.” This project for the
conservation and revitalization of nature
through reforestation is being undertaken by
the CCC Creative Plant’s Gunma Project.
For more than 20 years—since 1981—Honda
has been holding a fuel economy competition,
in which participants compete on “how many
kilometers they can drive using only one liter
of gasoline.”
Supporting employees in participating
in nature experience and research programs
Honda supports its employees in participating
in the research activities of international
organizations involved in sustainable development and the preservation of natural resources
and cultural heritage.
Cleaning operation
At Honda’s factories and offices throughout
Japan, employees cooperate with local
people to regularly conduct local cleaning
activities. Such activities are conducted also
at Honda’s business sites in foreign countries.
Publication of Honda Philanthropy
In 2001 Honda started to publish Honda Philanthropy, to outline the
results of its annual social activities and has since been publishing it on a
regular basis to disclose information about its social activities. Also, we
introduce our activities and solicit participation in our events at our
website to promote even wider communications with people.
1 “Green Renaissance”
activities for reforestation,
and environmental education
Honda has been conducting nature conservation activities to pass on the richness of
nature to the next generation under the
auspices of its Green Renaissance Office.
Specifically, support is given to organizations
engaged in nature conservation, such as
reforestation, as well as to volunteer activities
conducted by its employees and OBs. For
example, the Green Renaissance Office gives
support to the Desert Afforestation Volunteers’
Association, an NPO that carries out a model
afforestation and agricultural project that
contributes to preventing desertification
through sand-arresting afforestation in the
Horchin Desert of the Autonomous Region of
Mongolia in the People’s Republic of China.
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The office started this “Joyful Forest Project”
as a joint project with the Association and the
local community in fiscal 2000.
The office also provides children, who will
be the major players of the next generation,
with opportunities to have real contact with
nature. For example, it organized “Eco
Wagon,” a program that enables children to
experience and study nature. Approximately
24,000 children participated in the program in
total as of the end of September 2002. Also,
the office established a nature observation
course named “Hello Woods” in a natural
forest located within Twin Link Motegi in
Tochigi Prefecture, and organized an “Eco
Wagon Expeditionary Party” to provide
participants with an opportunity to be in direct
contact with nature. Through these activities,
Honda is improving its environmental
educational programs.
2 Contribution and symbiosis with
local communities at domestic
factories and offices
Honda, since its foundation, has been
conducting its corporate activities attributing importance to “symbiosis with local
communities,” which means not to cause any
problems for local people, to meet as many of
their expectations as possible, and to become
integrated in local communities as a corporate
citizen. Based on these ideas, Honda’s factories and offices are conducting a variety of
cleaning and nature conservation activities.
For example, at its factories and offices
throughout Japan, cleaning activities have
long been conducted in cooperation with local
people to regularly clean local rivers and
roads.
Overseas Activities
Promoting Symbiosis with Local Communities and
Supporting Environmental Activities Across the World
Honda is promoting symbiosis with local communities and supporting
environmental research activities at its business sites all over the world.
1 A variety of activities promoting
symbiosis with local communities
and environmental conservation
held by the U.S. government. Also, HAM
conducts research on vegetation that is
effective for soil and water conservation on
Honda is promoting symbiosis with local
the land within its premises. Furthermore, in
communities and supporting environmental
cooperation with local NGOs and
research activities at its business sites all
universities, it has been actively conducting
over the world. For example, in the U.S.,
surveys on the changes happen-ing in the
Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (HAM), which is
ecosystem that affect geese, which seems to
Honda’s production base in North America,
be partially caused by climate change.
holds Environmental Expos on “Earth Day,”
Researching and protecting
the ecosystem (in the U.S.)
It has been observed that wild geese, which
migrate to lakes from Canada to spend the
winter, often stay at the lakes even after winter
has gone. Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (HAM)
cooperated in research on this issue to protect
the local ecosystem, temporarily holding the
wild geese for protection.
Environmental Communication
Disseminating Information about
Environmental Measures through Various Channels
Honda dispatches environment-related information to society at large through a variety
of media, including the Internet and brochures, and by holding particular events. Also,
we are promoting environmental communication by organizing environmental exhibitions
targeting local communities.
Website to introduce Honda’s
commitment to environmental conservation
At this website, information about Honda’s
environmental conservation activities is
introduced, including updates about its
latest activities. Various environmentrelated brochures can be downloaded
from the website.
1 Distributing environmental
information through various media
Low-emission vehicle fair
Honda exhibits low-emission vehicles at
the environment-related events organized
by municipalities to provide visitors with
opportunities to see Honda’s low-emission
vehicles and next-generation technologies.
Environment-related marks
Honda discloses information about its
Symbolizing Honda’s
environmental measures
environmental activities by publishing
HONDA ECOLOGY and the Honda
At the website, environmental specifications
by product and environmental news are
updated from time to time. Also, Honda has
At FAN FUN LAB at Twin Link Motegi,
environment-related exhibits are permanently
displayed on four themes, including air
pollution prevention, global warming
prevention, and recycling.
2 Disseminating information
through events and exhibitions
To promote symbiosis with local communities, Honda’s factories and offices hold environmental exhibitions, conduct cleaning ac-
Environmental Annual Report, as well as by
introducing related activities at its website.
FAN FUN LAB
tivities, and participate in local environmental
Symbolizing Honda’s application of environmental technologies to products and enthusiastic environmental measures taken in relation
to the manufacturing, disposal, and recycling
of its products
events, such as low-emission vehicles fairs,
especially in “Environment Month” every June.
At the FAN FUN LAB at Twin Link Motegi,
environment-related exhibits are permanently
attracted the attention of its customers,
displayed to enable children and adults to
shareholders, suppliers, and local people,
study environment-related issues in an
as well as society at large due to its
commitment to environmental conservation.
enjoyable manner.
Clean 4
(for motorcycles)
e-SPEC
(for power products)
Green Dealer
(for dealers)
Honda Recycle Parts
(for parts)
This is achieved through advertising “Honda
e-TECH” (representing Honda’s ecologyconscious technologies) and by using ecomarks for environment-friendly products and
activities.
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Terminology
Cutting fluid
5, 2002, jointly proposed by the Ministry of Economy,
The liquid that is used in grinding or cutting materials
Trade and Industry, the Ministry of the Environment,
Activated sludge method
such as steel or aluminum with a machine tool to
and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Activated sludge (clump of microorganisms) is used
prevent wear and improve precision of the work.
Full-scale enforcement is planned for 2004. According
A
to clean wastewater such as sewage and industrial
D
matters.
to the law, automobile manufacturers and importers
will be required to collect and recycle end-of-life
effluent that contains a substantial amount of organic
Dioxins
vehicles and to report about the movement of these
Generic term for such dioxins as polychlorinated
vehicles (“the automobile manifest system”). Users
Air injection system
dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated
will pay the cost for recycling when they purchase
A device that improves the clean performance of
dibenzofurans (PCDFs). While the toxicity differs by
new cars. (For vehicles already in use, users will pay
motorcycles. It introduces external air to the exhaust
type, some dioxins are highly poisonous and can
the cost at the first compulsory automobile inspection
gas from the engine’s combustion chamber to
cause skin disorder, intestinal disorder, cancer, or
conducted after the enforcement of the law.) Also,
incinerate unburned gas and reduce the amount of
deformed childbirth.
automobile makers and importers have to collect
CFCs, air bags, and shredder residues from waste
carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs).
C
Dismantling business and shredding
business
cars and dispose of them appropriately.
F
CFC-12 and HFC-134a for automotive airconditioners
A dismantling business primarily removes parts of
value from ELVs, then collects and sells the parts.
Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law
CFC-12 used for automotive air-conditioners was
After that, a presser or shredder (an intermediate
Short for the Law concerning the Recovery and
found to destroy the ozone layer, and its production
processing business) presses or crushes the body
Destruction of Fluorocarbons. This law aims to limit
and consumption were totally banned in 1995. As an
and sorts metals from non-metal materials, then
emissions of fluorocarbons, which cause the de-
alternative, HFC-134a was developed. As HFC-134a is
properly disposes of the materials.
pletion of the ozone layer and global warming, and
a greenhouse gas, however, its alternative is now
being developed.
mandates the proper recovery and destruction of
E
these substances at the disposal of specific products,
Electrically controlled fuel injection system
including automotive air conditioners. It sets forth the
Club of Rome
The system uses sensors to detect the engine’s
systems for promoting their recovery and destruction,
Formed in 1970, the Club of Rome is an international
operating conditions, uses a computer to calculate
as well as the responsibilities to be fulfilled by the
private organization of scholars who study and
the optimal fuel injection volume, and then supplies
national and local governments, and by manufacturers.
comment on problems concerning the livelihood of
the fuel into the cylinder of the engine.
mankind. The Club of Rome revealed its report, Limits
G
Energy Saving law (Law concerning the
Rational Use of Energy)
Greenhouse gasses
Human Environment (Stockholm Conference) in 1972,
and warned that should the trend of population
Enacted in 1979, after the second oil crisis, this law
warming. COP3 (refer to the definition for COP)
increase and environmental deterioration continue,
is intended to encourage the effective use of fuel
pointed out six types of greenhouse gasses: CO2,
the earth’s growth will reach its limits within 100 years.
resources. This law points out gasoline-powered
methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), HFC, PFC, and
Since then, international efforts have been made to
vehicles as specified machinery and requires their
SF6.
reach “sustainable growth.”
manufacturers to make an effort to improve their
to Growth, at the United Nations Conference on the
Generic term used to refer to gasses that cause global
energy consumption efficiency. The law also
Green Purchasing Network
COP
stipulates fuel efficiency target standards. Automotive
The Green Purchasing Network was established in
Acronym for the Conference of the Parties to the
fuel efficiency standards have been amended in the
February 1996 to promote green purchasing among
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
past. The Japanese government established the
consumers, companies, and governmental organiza-
Change. In 1992, the United Nations concluded the
“Guideline of Measures to Prevent Global Warming”
tions in Japan. The network aims to establish a
Framework Convention on Climate Change to
to realize the greenhouse gasses reduction target
society where first priority is given to environmental
promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
established at COP3. In June 1998, the law was
friendliness, in addition to price and quality, when
as a step towards solving the global warming
amended based on this guideline (enacted in April
products and services are purchased.
problem. COP is an international conference where
1999) and set targets for gasoline-powered passenger
the signatories gather to discuss specific measures.
cars by a top-runner scheme. The target calls for a
COP has met eight times as of November 2002. At a
22.8% fuel economy improvement by 2010 (compared
ISO 14000
COP7, held in Marrakech in Morocco, the Marrakech
to 1995).
The set of international standards established by the
Accords were created, which set the specific rules for
I
International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Initiative
including the Environmental Management System
The former Ministry of International Trade and
(ISO 14001), Environmental Audit (ISO 14010), and
Cupola
Industry of Japan established the “End-of-Life Vehicle
Environmental Label (ISO 14020). ISO 14001, the
A casting furnace for melting steel for molding into
Recycling Initiative” in 1997 as a comprehensive
certification that many companies and municipal
parts and others. The combustion gas that is
policy package to promote the recycling and proper
governments are attempting to acquire today, was
produced when coke as fuel is burned contains a
disposal of end-of-life vehicles. The initiative defined
established in 1996.
minute amount of metallic powder and dust that are
specific targets to achieve an effective recycling rate
harmful to the human body. The gas was one of the
and recyclability rate within specified time limits.
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change)
growth in Japan (1960s, 1970s). Later, the problem
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was
was alleviated with the development of the bag filter,
Short for the Law concerning the Recycling of End-of-
established in 1988 jointly by the United Nations
a cloth bag that removes dust.
Life Vehicles. This law was enacted in Japan on July
Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World
implementing the Kyoto Protocol (Kyoto Mechanism).
causes of air pollution in the years of high economic
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Meteorological Organization (WMO) as an official
O
3-way catalytic converter
forum for world governments to discuss issues related
Ozone layer depleting substances
Such precious metals as platinum, palladium, and
to global warming. The Panel examines global warm-
Generic term used to refer to the substances that
rhodium are used as catalysts to remove carbon
ing from a scientific perspective, and accumulates
deplete the ozone layer, which absorbs the majority of
monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC), and nitrogen
and announces technological findings and information
ultraviolet rays in sunlight before they reach the
oxides (NOx) from exhaust gas at the same time.
concerning the effects of global warming (including
ground and protect organisms on the earth. Examples
socioeconomic influences) and possible
include the CFCs (Freon) and halon used as
countermeasures.
refrigerant and detergent, and some of carbon
Three constituent elements in exhaust gas
(CO, HC, and NOx)
tetrachloride, trichloroethane, and methyl bromide.
Co is carbon monoxide, HC is hydrocarbon, and NOx
J
Johannesburg Summit
P
is a generic term for nitrogen oxide (NO) and nitrogen
dioxide (NO2). The three constituent elements are
(World Summit on Sustainable Development)
PRTR
referred to as the three major contaminants and are
International conference (“Rio + 10”) held in
Acronym for Pollutant Release and Transfer Register.
included in exhaust gas from automobiles and
Johannesburg in South Africa in August 2002. Ten
PRTR is used by companies to keep track of the
factories. The NOx concentration in the atmosphere in
years after the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro,
movement of chemical substances that may pollute
urban areas has been leveling off.
Brazil, in June 1992, the participants discussed the
the environment from factories and others to the
situation concerning the implementation of Agenda
atmosphere, water, or soil as releases or transfers
2- and 4-stroke engines
21 (the action plan made at the Earth Summit) and
included in waste. These movements are reported to
A 2-stroke engine completes the four processes
other issues that have subsequently arisen. At the
the government, which makes a list from the data, and
conducted within a cylinder (fuel intake, compression,
Johannesburg Summit, the Johannesburg Declaration
makes it public. As a result, the information can be
combustion, and exhaust) with 2-strokes of the piston
on Sustainable Development and an implementation
widely shared and used to control risks associated
(one rotation of the crankshaft), whereas a 4-strokes
plan detailing 152 specific objectives, including the
with chemical substances.
engine requires 4-storkes (two rotations of the
ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, were adopted.
L
R
crankshaft). An engine causes mixture of fuel and air
to explode to gain a reciprocal action from the piston
Recycling society
in the cylinder. This reciprocated movement is
LCA (Lifecycle Assessment)
A social system that minimizes the environmental
converted into the rotating movement of the
The technique of determining the total environmental
impact by minimizing the total waste volume disposed
crankshaft to create power. A 4-storke engine is
impacts of a product’s lifecycle (recovery of raw
in the environment by preventing the occurrence of
structurally more complex than a 2-stroke engine.
materials, production, distribution, use (consumption),
waste, reusing products, and recycling resources as
However, 4-stroke engines are better than 2-stroke
and disposal) by taking into account the amount of
much as possible. It has attracted attention as the
engines in environmental performance such as
resources and energy consumed and the amount of
form of a new society that can achieve sustainable
quietness, exhaust emissions, and fuel economy.
waste disposed. Due to the wide acceptance of this
development and a replacement of the mass-
concept, various segments of the industry the are
consumption society. The Basic Law for Establishing
taking active steps to reduce environmental impact in
a Recycling-based Society (promulgated in 2000)
VOCs
all the stages of lifecycle.
provides for what is necessary to establish such a
Acronym for volatile organic compounds. Primary
society and gives first priority to the restraining of the
examples are organic solvents included in paint and
Lean burn
generation of waste, reusing and recycling waste, and
adhesives. Besides having long-term toxicity, VOCs
An internal combustion method whereby the engine is
to the proper disposal of final waste.
lead to the depletion of the ozone layer in the
run on a lean air-fuel mixture (the fuel is proportionately lower to air than usual). The air-fuel ratio (mass ratio
T
V
stratosphere and formation of photochemical smog in
the troposphere.
of air to fuel) of gasoline engines is typically about
10・15 mode/11 mode
1:15. Fuel efficiency can be improved and fuel
Driving conditions for measuring exhaust emissions
consumption reduced by using a leaner air-fuel ratio
and fuel economy. The 10・15 mode cycle is derived
Wire harness
during low loads.
from the 10-mode cycle simulating driving conditions
An automobile has a massive number of wires
on general roads by adding another15-mode segment
(approximately 1,000) that form wiring networks to
of a maximum speed of 70 km/h, which simulates
convey electronic information and supply electric
Montreal Protocol
driving conditions on urban expressways. The 11-
power. Wire harnesses are used to systematically
(Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
mode cycle is divided into 11 patterns simulating
install terminals and connectors that connect these
Ozone Layer)
driving conditions in the suburbs and the maximum
wires and facilitate their installation on the car.
This protocol set forth the production limits and
speed is set at 60 km/h.
M
consumption limits of substances that deplete the
W
Z
ozone layer based on the Vienna Convention (adopt-
Thermoplastic resin
Zero emission
ed in 1985) that set the international framework for
Plastic that softens when heated, that shows
The primary concept is to redesign production
actions to protect the ozone layer. It was adopted in
thermoplastic property (retains the changed shape),
processes in an industry to create a new recycling
1987 and subsequently reviewed and reinforced in a
and that hardens when cooled. As the change by
industrial system that minimizes the creation of waste
number of phases.
heating and cooling can be repeated indefinitely, the
to minimize the environmental impacts imputable to
material is superior in recycling ease. Today, it is
waste from industrial activities. The term was first
abundantly used for automotive interior parts. Typical
used to advocate a zero emission research concept at
examples of thermoplastic resin are polypropylene
the United Nations University in 1995.
(PP) and acrylonitorile butadiene styrene (ABS).
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Index
A
ABS・・・・・47
Accord・・・・・07,14
Activated sludge method・・・・・06,32
Air bag inflators・・・・・42,50
Air injection・・・・・07,20,21
Air pollution・・・・・09
Aluminum die cast frame・・・・・22
AR combustion・・・・・07
Automation of work with heavy objects・・・・・36
B
Beach cleaner pulled by an all terrain vehicle (ATV)・・50
BF series・・・・・07,24,25,26,27
C
CARB・・・・・07,19,24,25
CarLink Project・・・・・28
CBR600F・・・・・22
CFCs for automotive air conditioners・・・・・08,42,49,60
CIVIC・・・・・06, 07,14,15,16
CIVIC Hybrid・・・・・07,14,17,56
CIVIC FERIO・・・・・07,14,56
CIVIC GX・・・・・07,18
Clean 4・・・・・20
Cleaning operation・・・・・58
Closed wastewater treatment・・・・・07,33
Club of Rome・・・・・06
Co generation system・・・・・34,35
Contact oxidation system・・・・・33
Continuously variable transmission・・・・・16,17
COP・・・・・60
Crea SCOOPY・・・・・07,21,22
Cupola・・・・・06,60
Cutting fluid・・・・・32
CUV ES・・・・・07,23
CVCC engine・・・・・04,06,14
D
Dioxins・・・・・07,30,33
Dismantlers・・・・・45,60
Dismantling Verification Center・・・・・51
DOHC i-VTEC・・・・・12,13,14,16,17
E
Eco wagon・・・・・58
e-DAX・・・・・23
Electric motor-assisted bicycle・・・・・07,23
Electric Vehicle (EV)・・・・・18,28
Electric scooter・・・・・07,23
Electronically controlled fuel injection system・・・・・20
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Initiative・・・・・51,61
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law・・・・・07,45,51
Energy Saving Law・・・・・07,60
Environmental Committee・・・・・07,54
EPA・・・・・07,24,25
e-SPEC・・・・・24,59
Europe Recycle Center・・・・・07,51
EU series・・・・・25,26
F
FAN FUN LAB・・・・・59
FCX・・・・・04, 07,18,19
Fit・・・・・07,17
FORZA S・・・・・21
Fuel cell vehicle・・・・・04, 07,18,19
Fuel Economy Competition・・・・・58
Furusato (Native Place) Afforestation Program・・06,36
62
G
GIORNO Crea・・・・・07,20,22
Global warming・・・・・08
GOLD WING・・・・・21
Green Dealer Project・・・・・07,42,43,59
Green Factory Project・・・・・07,30
Greenhouse gasses・・・・・08
Green purchasing・・・・・07,38
GX series・・・・・07,24,25
H
Highly efficient bell painting machine for metallic coating・・33
Honda Cycle Partner・・・・・28
Honda e-TECH・・・・・59
Honda Environment Statement・・・・・05,08,10,54
Honda EV Plus・・・・・07,18
Honda Green Convention・・・・・07,52
Honda IMA System・・・・・17
Honda LEV・・・・・07,14
Honda Multimatic・・・・・16,17
Honda Recycle Parts・・・・・49
HPE60 Nekomaru・・・・・25
Hybrid car・・・・・07,16,17
HYPER VTEC・・・・・07,22
I
ICVS・・・・・07,28
i-DSI engine・・・・・07,12,13,17
IMA battery recovery・・・・・50
Idle stop system・・・・・21
Insight・・・・・12,17
Instrument panel・・・・・46,47,48
Integra・・・・・16
ISO 14001・・・・・07,36,42,44,55
J
“Joyful Forest” Project・・・・・58
O
Olefin・・・・・46,47,48
Outboard engines・・・・・07
Oxidation catalyzer・・・・・20
Ozone layer depleting substances・・・・・08
P
Packaging materials・・・・・41
PGM-FI・・・・・20,21
Presentation on Effective Use of Resources
and Energy・・・・・06,34
PP・・・・・46,47,48
PRTR・・・・・61
PVC・・・・・48
R
RACOON COMPO・・・・・07,23
Recovery of bumpers・・・・・48
Recovery of CFC-12・・・・・08,42,49
Recycling committee・・・・・07,51
Recycling society・・・・・07,45,51,60
Reducing lead content・・・・・47
Remanufacturing business・・・・・49
Returnable containers・・・・・41,52
REV・・・・・06
S
Sandwich-molded bumper・・・・・49
Shrink-wrap film (stretch film)・・・・・41
SILVER WING・・・・・21
Smart Dio Deluxe・・・・・21
Snowra i HS 1390i・・・・・26
STEP COMPO・・・・・23
STREAM・・・・・07,14,17
SULEV・・・・・07,14
Super Cub・・・・・22
K
T
Komame・・・・・25,26
L
Lake Boden regulations・・・・・07,24
Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)・・・・・56
LEAD・・・・・07,20
Lean burn・・・・・15,60
Low emission vehicle fair・・・・・59
M
Manifest system・・・・・42,50
Modal mix・・・・・40
Modal shift・・・・・40
Montreal Protocol・・・・・06
Muskie Act・・・・・06,14
MOBIMOBA・・・・・23
N
Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV)・・・・・07,18
New recycle project・・・・・07,51
New CIVIC GX・・・・・18
New DREAM・・・・・07,18
New Honda IMA system・・・・・17
New Local Transportation System・・・・・28
New VTEC・・・・・07,16
New VFR・・・・・21,23
Next-generation thin film solar cell・・・・・27,35
Next-generation 2-liter, 4-cylinder
gasoline engine・
・
・
・
・07,13,14,17
Noise reduction (automobiles)・・・・・15
Noise reduction (motorcycles)・・・・・23
Noise reduction (power products)・・・・・27
NPI・・・・・41
Thermoplastic resin・・・・・61
3 constituent elements in exhaust gases
(CO, HCs, and NOx)・・・・・09,14,20,61
3-stage VTEC・・・・・07,16
3-way catalytic converter・・・・・07,15,20,21
3R・・・・・46
TPO・・・・・47
Treatment method using zinc phosphate・・・・・33
Twin Link Motegi・・・・・28,59
U
Ultra low emission・・・・・07,14,15
UCR IntelliShare Project・・・・・28
ULEV・・・・・07,14
V
Vehicle turnover device for dismantling・・・50
VFR800FI・・・・・07,20
VOC・・・・・32
VTEC・・・・・06,14,16
VTEC-E・・・・・07,16
W
Water-cooled 4-stroke 50 cc engine・・・・・07,20,21,22
Wire harness・・・・・61
Work posture improvement・・・・・36
World Environmental Committee・・・・・54
Z
Zero emission・・・・・30,31,61
Zero landfill disposal・・・・・07,30,31
Honda Environmental Information Disclosure
Honda publishes two types of brochures as its primary media for environmental information disclosure.
These are Honda ECOLOGY and the Honda Environmental Annual Report, both of which have been made
available to the general public on the Internet.
Roles of each brochure
Name
Honda Environmental Conservation Activities
Honda ECOLOGY
Role
Frequency
We are using two different brochures to convey and disclose
environmental information in order to reinforce and strengthen
our two key concepts:
●
Describes in detail all of
Honda’s environmental
activities, including Honda’s
basic stance concerning the
environment, the environmental
conservation activities
advanced by each department,
and future directions.
Every three years
Introduces the latest
activities and the
specific results obtained
during the previous year.
Annually
We see the Honda Environmental Annual Report as an integral part of
Honda’s Plan, Do, Check and Action (PDCA) Process, relating to our
environmental commitment made over the entire report year.
●
Honda Environmental
Annual Report
It is vital that we convey accurate information on the progress made in
our environmental commitment during the previous year by clearly
distinguishing between “Annual Results” and “Past Results and Future
Efforts”.
It is important to convey a full picture of our environmental
commitment, past, present and future, so that the general public are
able to assess our results for the year for themselves. This furnishes
them with the essential information by which we are judged.
We trust that the public will understand this and make the best use of
Honda ECOLOGY and the Honda Environmental Annual Report to make an
informed assessment.
Honda ECOLOGY is revised every three years and the Honda
Environmental Annual Report is issued in the summer every year.
Honda’s disclosure of environment-related information
Description of environmental
commitment
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
Overview of environmental commitment
Honda ECOLOGY
Brochure: Revised every three years
Website: Updated from time to time
● Basic stance concerning the environment
● The environmental conservation activities of
each department
● Future directions
Environmental Annual Report
Accomplishments and plans concerning
environmental conservation activities
● Report and assessment of accomplishments
during the previous year
Honda
Environmental
Annual Report
Honda
Environmental
Annual Report
Honda
Environmental
Annual Report
● Announcement of annual plan
Corporate Profile
Company name
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Head office
1-1, 2-chome Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established
September 24, 1948
Representative
Hiroyuki Yoshino, President and Chief Executive Officer
Capital
¥86,067 million (as of the end of March 2002)
Sales (results of fiscal 2001)
Consolidated:¥7,362,438 million Unconsolidated: ¥3,211,186 million
Total number of employees
Consolidated: 120,600 persons (as of the end of March 2002)
Unconsolidated: 28,500 persons (as of the end of March 2002)
Major products
<Automobiles> Ordinary vehicles, small-sized vehicles, and minicars
<Motorcycles> Small-sized motorcycles, mini motorcycles, and motorbikes
<Power products> Agricultural instruments, tractors, generators, multipurpose engines, mowing machines,
hedge trimmers, transporters, snow removing machines, outboard engines, pumps, etc.
<Number of consolidated subsidiaries> 300 subsidiaries (as of the end of March 2002)
For all inquiries concerning the contents of this brochure, please contact:
●Environment
and Safety Planning Office Tel: 81-3-5412-1155 Fax: 81-3-5412-1154
you need a copy of this brochure, please contact: Customer Center: Tel: 0120-112010 (toll-free number available only within Japan)
(Office hours: 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
●If
●You
can download the brochure from Honda’s website: www.honda.co.jp/environment/ecology
can also check for the latest information on the website.
●
,
, FAN FUN LAB, VTEC, Honda LEV, Honda Multimatic, FCX, ICVS, PGM-FI, Snowra, Cycle Partner,
HELLO WOODS,
, and IMA are the registered trademarks of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
●Puchina, Eco Wagon and i-DSI are now under application for registered trademarks.
●You
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