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46 MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2006
Aiming to Become a Company That Co-exists With the Environment and Helps Build a Sustainable Society
MMC has formulated the Mitsubishi Motors Environment Initiative Program 2010 (EIP 2010), a new action plan to
tackle environmental issues through fiscal year 2010. The launch of EIP 2010 follows the completion of MMC’s
previous Environmental Sustainability Plan (ESP). Based on the accomplishments and outstanding issues of ESP,
EIP 2010 will guide the company’s efforts to co-exist with the environment and to contribute to building a sustain-
able society as MMC strives to both revitalize itself and spur further growth.
Environmental Policy
MMC formulated an Environmental Policy in 1999 that
clarifies measures for protecting the environment within
the context of management of the company.
Mitsubishi Motors Environment Initiative
Program 2010
Based on the accomplishments and outstanding issues
of ESP, MMC launched Mitsubishi Motors Environment
Initiative Program 2010. EIP 2010 also reflects the
latest environmental developments around the world,
such as the February 2005 ratification of the Kyoto
Protocol and increasingly stringent environmental regu-
lations and legislation in Japan, North America, Europe
and elsewhere. This new environmental program
strengthens initiatives in four main areas: Environmen-
tal Management, Prevention of Global Warming,
Prevention of Environmental Pollution and Recycling &
Resource Conservation. EIP 2010 also incorporates new
measures relating to resources and energy from the
standpoint of reducing dependence on oil.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Environmental Policy
(Basic Guidelines)
Mitsubishi Motors recognizes that protection of the
global environment is a priority for humanity and as
such makes the following pledges:
1. Taking a global perspective, MMC is committed to
harnessing all its resources to achieve continuous
reductions in the environmental impact of all its
corporate activities, spanning development, pro-
curement, production, sales, and after-sales ser-
vicing of vehicles.
2. As a good corporate citizen, MMC is committed to
taking actions that protect the environment at the
level of local communities and of society as a whole.
(Behavioral Standards)
1. MMC will endeavor to protect the environment by
forecasting and assessing the environmental im-
pact of the company’s products at all stages in
their life cycle.
Priority is given to the following areas:
•Prevention of global warming by reducing emis-
sions of greenhouse gases
•Prevention of pollution by restricting emissions
of substances harmful to the environment
•Reduction of waste and maximizing efficient
use of resources by promoting conservation and
recycling
2. MMC will endeavor to improve our environmental
management practices as part of ongoing efforts to
improve the environment.
3. MMC will comply with environmental regulations and
agreements, and will work to protect the environment
by establishing voluntary management targets.
4. MMC will encourage our affiliates and suppliers,
both in Japan and abroad, to cooperate in working
to protect the environment
5. MMC will actively disclose environment-related in-
formation and will seek the understanding of local
communities and of society at large.
The main points of EIP 2010 are as follows:
1. Environmental management
MMC will build its integrated global environmental man-
agement framework to extend environmental management
systems to affiliates and subsidiaries in Japan and around
the world, including non-manufacturing operations.
2. Prevention of global warming
•MMC will aim to improve overall fleet fuel economy by
achieving compliance with 2010 Japanese Fuel Con-
sumption Standards in fiscal year 2007. Also, the com-
pany will continue efforts in development of clean diesel
engines, high-efficiency transmissions and other core
new-generation technologies.
•MMC will develop ethanol and other bio-fuel technolo-
gies to meet the need of diversifying energy sources.
•The company will pursue R&D in its own Green Plastic
line of materials and parts made from plant-based resins,
aiming to commercialize products in successive stages.
3. Prevention of environmental pollution
MMC will institute R&D programs aimed at bringing new-
generation electric vehicles to market to aid in preventing
global warming and reducing society’s dependence on oil.
4. Recycling and resource conservation
While continuing to design products that are easier to re-
cycle, MMC will work to make all parts and components
reusable*. The company will also work to reduce shredder
residue disposal costs at the same time as raising its
shredder residue recycling rate and achieve the required
rate before relevant legislation comes into force in 2015.
*End-of-life vehicles are disassembled into their smallest metal
parts, which are then fed through a press to provide raw material
for manufacturing steel.
Environmental Activities