The largest environmental impact of our manufacturing results from the use of natural gas and production of electricity, which creates CO2 emissions. Honda is decreasing its CO2 generation by reducing energy usage, increasing energy efficiency of processes, installing carbon neutral equipment when equipment is at end of life, and using clean energy. Some of our efforts include:
• Installing a solar walkway for pedestrian travel
• Paint oven modifications to reduce natural gas usage
• Replacing gas heat sources with electric heat pumps
• Recovering and utilizing waste heat to reduce natural gas usage
• Paint Reverse Osmosis water recovery
• Cooling tower upgrades
• Boiler control upgrades
Reduce Industrial Water Intake
We use as little water as possible in our product development and manufacturing efforts. Additionally, we’ve implemented programs to effectively treat all wastewater prior to its discharge to municipal treatment plants.
Building a responsible supply chain is an ongoing effort. That’s why we work closely with our suppliers to improve their sustainability performance across seven key pillars: Compliance and Ethics, Diversity, Environment, Governance, Health and Safety, Social Responsibility, and Trade Compliance.
For environmental sustainability, we focus on enhancing biodiversity, conserving water, and reducing CO₂ emissions. We set requirements and share best practices with our suppliers to make a meaningful impact together.
We’ve collaborated with 13 other automakers to develop the Automotive Industry Guiding Principles and Practical Guidance Document to achieve supply chain excellence, innovation, and performance in a sustainable manner. The auto industry supply chain has a high degree of complexity, so these guidelines allow us to work together to attain the highest standard when it comes to the environmental performance of our supply chain.