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Name: Sotero, Maria Bernaditte L.

Course & Year: BSBA


Read and Analyze 05 Activity 1 Supplementary Readings. The reading is on the 2020
Sustainability Report of Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation, highlighting six (6)
environmental goals of the company.

Environmental Compliance with Philippine


Research Findings
Considerations Law
Yes, or no? Explain.
Yes, Toyota Motor Philippines
complies with all legislative
TMC and its related operations or requirements and ensures that all
mass- production had direct landfill documents required to begin
waste equal to or less than 1% of the transactions are processed correctly.
Planning and amount generated. TMP is dedicated to TMP requires ISO 14001
Land issues lowering its carbon footprint, certification from all of its suppliers
increasing its sustainability impact, and branch offices. Obtaining such a
and maintaining a high standard of registration certificate confirms that
operation while providing more Toyota's advocacy for ensuring
benefits to the community. environmentally responsible
practices throughout the
manufacturing process is on the
correct course.

Toyota was operating to handle


harmful byproducts by diminishing
their utilization. Toyota always Yes, TMP persisted to recommend
monitors its Volatile Organic operations based on the updated
Compound (VOC) emissions during TOYOTA Green Purchasing
the vehicle lamination process. TMP Guidelines by an Updated self-
guarantees improved paint quality for assessment checklist for domestic
fewer repaint units, as well as the suppliers to ensure thorough
Hazardous composting of used thinner to clean chemical substance management and
Substances steelmaking and the set-up of paint Persistent confirmation of suppliers
sprayers to control paint power usage. who significantly contributed to
To reduce the amount of Volatile green activities. TMP reduces their
Organic Compounds and Prohibited greenhouse gasses of Volatile
Chemical Substances in the Organic Compound and Prohibited
environment. As Toyota advances to Chemical Substance, in accordance
upgrade its vehicles in Southeast Asia, with DENR regulatory requirements.
it's encouraging to see that the
automaker is now planning for the
reuse and management of these
hazardous products.
Yes, Toyota has clearly determined
new and innovative ideas and
TMP engages its entire production technologies, the company
process in efforts to reduce, and announced the Toyota
eventually eliminate, carbon footprint Environmental Challenge 2050,
in all aspects of the vehicle's life cycle. which aims to achieve zero CO2
TMP takes assertive action to improve emissions and a net positive
Air mobility efficiency in public environmental impact as defined by
manufacturing, quantifies, and vehicles Section 51 of Republic Act No.
by involving its supply chain affiliates. 8749, also known as the "Philippine
TMP's logistics process was able to Clean Air Act of 1999." Moreover,
reduce 649 tons of Carbon dioxide in the company seeks to discover
2019 by adopting the appropriate hydropower that would help to
continuous improvement operations. further lessen the emissions of
carbon dioxide. It will also persist in
closely examining its environmental
emissions as it improves its
operations.

TMP has been able to cut its water


Yes, in 2019, TMP installed a water
consumption per unit produced by
harvesting system on selected
approximately 40%. According to the
building roofs. TMP washes motor
sustainability report, TMP determines
pool vehicles using cutting-edge
that Water consumption should be
technology that can hold up to 1,500
minimized and optimized. By ensuring
liters of rainwater. The Friendly
that the water discharge is safe, the
Water Water Tank can hold up to thirty tons
WWTP treats water from TMP's
of recycled water, which can be used
manufacturing plant and offices. TMP
to water plants at the TMP nursery
also implemented Biochemical
and Toyota Forest. This is also the
Treatment in the painting sludge pool.
most visible process that TMP has
Its effectiveness resulted in less waste-
implemented to conserve water in
water generation and, as a result, a
accordance with the Republic Act
reduction in the amount of water
9275 Philippine Clean Water Act of
required for replenishment.
2004.

Noise There are no findings of noise environmental considerations in the


TMP sustainability report.
As the country's use of Toyota
vehicles grows, reducing waste Yes, TMP does, in fact, initiate
remains a concern. TMP, on the other proper waste segregation in
hand, is looking for better ways to production and workplace settings.
implement a much more sustainable Manufacturing wastes are divided
solid waste management system into three categories: hazardous
Waste throughout the company. In 2019, wastes, recyclable wastes, and
TMP produced 641,236 kg. general wastes. TMP will hold a
Hazardous waste includes sludge, oil, briefing to notify the waste
thinner, and batteries. TMP's management committee about the
recyclable and general wastes have execution of RA 9003 or the
been kept on-site, recycled, and Ecological Solid Waste Management
dumped since they were turned over Act.
to a third-party supplier for handling
and disposal.

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