YOKOHAMA, Japan (June 30, 2016) - #nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today published its annual Sustainability Report showing that the global automaker’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have fallen by 22.4% over the past decade.
Nissan’s success in reducing emissions, promoting zero-emission vehicles and saving energy at its facilities has made it the highest-performing automotive company tracked by the Carbon Disclosure Project, which works with thousands of companies to tackle climate change.
Hitoshi Kawaguchi, #nissan Chief Sustainability Officer, said: “We aim to deliver further environmental progress in addition to promoting all electric vehicles and pursuing efficiency, on energy and resource diversity, efficiency and recycling in the current year, as part of the #nissan Green Program. This reflects the continued efforts of all #nissan employees and partners, in line with our mid-term #corporate objectives.”
Improvements in sustainability reflect initiatives such as the #nissan Energy Saving Collaboration (NESCO), which measures energy loss at #nissan plants. Last year, the company also formed a new team – Resource NESCO – with a mandate to improve water usage and increase the use of recycled materials by 25% for newly-launched models in fiscal 2016.
Progress on sustainability at #nissan has accelerated thanks to the success of the #nissan Green Program, first introduced in 2002. The most recent version, NGP2016, set ambitious targets to cut Nissan’s environmental impact and resource consumption by 2016.
Carbon Footprint Minimization
The latest Sustainability Report showed that the level of CO2 reduction at #nissan facilities represented a 22.4% improvement over the levels in FY2005.
Nissan’s measures to reduce emissions include the following:
Efforts to reduce energy consumption and emissions at facilities coincided with continued innovation in the development of zero-emission vehicles.
Nissan was among the first #auto makers to address the world’s environmental concerns, as well as the expectations of the next generation of customers, with the launch of the LEAF, the world’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV).
Zero emission vehicle penetration
More than 200,000 #nissan LEAFs have been sold since the vehicle was introduced. The company has also enhanced the consumer appeal of zero-emission vehicles with initiatives such as:
Nissan is dedicated to improving in four main areas: zero-emission vehicle penetration, fuel-efficient vehicle expansion, #corporate carbon footprint minimization and new natural resource use minimization.
The Sustainability Report details the achievements of Nissan’s eight sustainability strategies, covering environment, safety, philanthropy, quality, value chain, employees, economic contribution, #corporate governance and internal controls.
For CEO Carlos Ghosn message on Sustainability Report.
For full Sustainability Report, 2016.
Blue Citizenship:
Blue Citizenship is the commitment of #nissan Motor Co., Ltd. to realize our vision of Enriching People's Lives. We commit to our customers, shareholders, employees and the communities where we do business to deliver engaging, valuable and sustainable mobility for all. Through our business activities, we aim to create economic value and to actively contribute towards the development of a sustainable society.
About #nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the #nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2014, the company sold more than 5.3 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.3 trillion yen. #nissan engineers, manufactures and markets the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the #nissan LEAF. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan manages operations in six regions: ASEAN & Oceania; Africa, Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America and North America. #nissan has a global workforce of 247,500, and has been partnered with French manufacturer Renault under the Renault-Nissan Alliance since March 1999.
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