Sustainability

Toyota was awarded the Gold Prize in PRIDE INDEX for the third year in a row, presented by "work with Pride", one of the volunteer associations supporting the facilitation and establishment of diversity management of sexual minorities such as LGBTQ+.

We consider diversity, equity, and inclusion to be a key element of our business infrastructure and are working to create a welcoming workplace where employees with diverse skills and values, regardless of gender, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital or family status, can demonstrate their abilities to the fullest and achieve self-fulfillment.

The Toyota Automobile Museum―established in 1989 by Toyota Motor Corporation to help build a prosperous future for both people and vehicles―considers the constant pursuit of sustainability a critical part of its mission. To further this cause, the museum introduced an exhibition series on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2021 titled "Let's Think About SDGs in Toyota Automobile Museum."

The inaugural exhibition gave an overview of SDGs, with the subsequent exhibition focused on carbon neutrality. The last of these, which started on August 1, 2023, and will continue until January 14, 2024, features various low-carbon vehicles powered by solar energy, electricity, biodiesel, and so on.

The idea behind these exhibitions is to accurately inform young people and children about the current state of society in general as well as problems closer to home, prompting them to take actions that contribute to a better future. In the activity area, many visitors―including families with small children―have taken the time to fill out a questionnaire and share what they are doing to help achieve the SDGs.

Staying true to its founding spirit, the Toyota Automobile Museum will keep contributing to a sustainable future.

Let's Think About SDGs in Toyota Automobile Museum 2021 2022 2023

As part of the Challenge to Establish a Future Society in Harmony with Nature, Toyota has been collaborating with diverse individuals in society to expand the circle of nature conservation and other activities promoting coexistence with nature from local communities to a global scale.

In December 2022, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) adopted the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework with the common global goal to "halt and reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a recovery track by 2030."

To achieve this goal, targets such as 30by30 have been established within this framework for each country to conserve 30% or more of their terrestrial and marine areas.

Toyota has joined the 30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity^*2 to contribute to the achievement of the 30by30 goal in Japan through its ongoing efforts for nature conservation at various facilities. The four sites, namely Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama, Biotope Tsutsumi, Forest of Toyota, and Toyota Mie Miyagawa Forest, obtained certification as Shizen Kyosei Sites from the Ministry of the Environment in October 2023.

These sites will be registered in the World Database as OECMs^*2.

We will continue to make the most of the technology and expertise we have accumulated through various businesses, aiming to achieve a sustainable society where humans and nature can coexist.

In working toward "producing happiness for all," Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is committed to creating an attractive workplace where employees with wide-ranging skills and values can demonstrate their abilities to the fullest.

In line with our health-related philosophy and policy,^* we promote health and productivity management in collaboration with staff in charge at each workplace, as well as affiliated companies, and make constant improvements by reviewing each measure.

In recognition of these policies and activities, in March 2023, TMC was included in the Health & Productivity Stock Selection, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This is the second time for the Company to be included in this selection, following 2021.

TMC was also recognized as a "White 500" enterprise under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organizations Recognition Program, which METI and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi jointly implement, for the sixth consecutive year.

Based on our philosophy that the physical and mental health of our employees is the driving force behind our good performance and happiness for all employees, we will continue our efforts to further promote health and productivity management.