Toyota Motor Europe has released its sixth European Sustainability Report, with a special focus on climate change and CO2 reduction, for the 2006 fiscal year (April 06 – March 07).

The report can be viewed and downloaded here.

Key highlights in FY2006:

Developed and phased in Toyota Code of Conduct across Europe
Achieved zero waste to landfill targets and ISO 14001 certification across all European manufacturing plants
Released results of 2006 five-year Environmental Action Plan (up to 2010)
On-track to achieve the European Commission’s 95% vehicle recovery and reuse target by 2015.
Conducted first European Key Stakeholder Survey to benchmark sustainability performance.
Ranked No. 1 in 13 European countries for Complete Customer Satisfaction (After-Sales).
Contributed €11.8 million to European society through social contributions.

As a baseline for reporting, this report makes reference to the G3 international standard developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and has been independently assured by Deloitte.

Toyota Motor Europe oversees the wholesale sales and marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts and accessories, and Toyota’s European manufacturing and engineering operations. Toyota employs around 80,000 people in Europe and has invested over €6 billion since 1990. Toyota’s operations in Europe are supported by a network of 28 National Marketing and Sales Companies in 48 countries, a total of around 3,000 sales outlets, and eight manufacturing plants, with a ninth under construction in Russia. In 2006, Toyota sold 1,124,119 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Europe, enjoying its tenth consecutive record year of sales.

If you have any feedback or would like to receive a printed version of the 2007 European Sustainability Report, please email pr@toyota-europe.com.