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Toyota obtained ISO 14001 certification for its Product Environment Management System, making it the first Japanese automaker to do so for product design and development. The system promotes reducing environmental impact during the use and disposal of vehicles, which have the largest impact over a vehicle's lifecycle. Toyota set quantitative goals for six areas: fuel efficiency, emissions, noise, refrigerants, harmful substances, and recycling. Toyota will apply this system when developing new models starting with the Harrier introduced in 1997.

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Toyota obtained ISO 14001 certification for its Product Environment Management System, making it the first Japanese automaker to do so for product design and development. The system promotes reducing environmental impact during the use and disposal of vehicles, which have the largest impact over a vehicle's lifecycle. Toyota set quantitative goals for six areas: fuel efficiency, emissions, noise, refrigerants, harmful substances, and recycling. Toyota will apply this system when developing new models starting with the Harrier introduced in 1997.

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Toyota obtained ISO 14001 certification for its Product Environment Management System, making it the first Japanese automaker to do so for product design and development. The system promotes reducing environmental impact during the use and disposal of vehicles, which have the largest impact over a vehicle's lifecycle. Toyota set quantitative goals for six areas: fuel efficiency, emissions, noise, refrigerants, harmful substances, and recycling. Toyota will apply this system when developing new models starting with the Harrier introduced in 1997.

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April 7, 1998

Toyota Takes ISO 14001 Certification for


Product Environment Management System
-First Automaker in Japan for Such Certification-

Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION obtained ISO 14001 certification for its Product
Environment Management System in March of this year. Toyota became the first domestic
automaker to obtain such certification in the product design and development field.

The new system promotes the design and development of vehicles that reduce the burden on the
environment in the use and disposal stages. These two stages are believed to have the largest
environmental impact during a vehicle's life cycle. Toyota's system is based on self-imposed,
quantitative goals in each of six areas: (1) fuel efficiency, (2) exhaust emissions, (3) external noise,
(4) air conditioner refrigerants, (5) environmentally harmful substances, and (6) recycling.

Toyota has been promoting product development based on this system, starting with the new
Harrier announced in December 1997. Toyota will apply the system to the development of a
series of new models it plans to launch.

Toyota also has taken the initiative in obtaining certifications for its production plants. Among the
domestic plants with ISO 14001 certification are Takaoka (Mar. '96), Tsutsumi (Dec. '96),
Motomachi (Aug. '97), and Tahara (Dec. '97). Overseas plants include TMUK in the United
Kingdom (Sept. '96), TMT Gateway in Thailand (Dec. '97), TMCA Altona in Australia (Jan. '98),
and CAPTIN in Canada (Dec. '97). Toyota plans to obtain certification at all domestic operations
and major overseas operations by the end of 1999.

ISO 14001 is an international environment management standard aimed at reducing the


environmental burden of industrial activities. It was formulated in 1996, and since then companies
worldwide have been introducing environmental management systems based on it and acquiring
certification from third party inspection registration authorities. Toyota's certification came from
the Japan Automobile Research Institute, Inc., which specializes in inspections and registrations
in the transportation equipment field.

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Reference Material: Product Environment Management System Details

1. Management Policy and Targets


In line with four product environment policy items (Chart 1), Toyota has set management targets
in six areas (Chart 2) thought to be detrimental to the environment at the use and disposal stages
of the vehicle life. Toyota will promote the design and development of vehicles within the context
of in-house quantitative targets in each of the six areas.

Chart 1. Product Environment Policy


1. We will vigorously engage in product development with a consideration for the global
environment, regional society, and the sources that generate waste material.
2. We will move to prevent pollution by closely adhering to environmental legislation and by
setting our own environmental standards.
3. We will carry out environmental audits, take steps to manage ourselves, and continuously
strive to improve our environmental performance.
4. Each employee will be aware of the importance of environmental measures that consider
the overall product life cycle, thereby helping lessen detriment to the environment.

Chart 2. Target Areas and Objectives for "Product Environment Management"

*Note: Current objectives are as shown in this chart, but ongoing reviews will be made to upgrade
the levels.

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2. Management Organization
Six persons, under the jurisdiction of the head of environmental matters, will be placed in
charge of the six areas of concern. This will allow for the horizontal management of the
design and development of each model.

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