2010 Plans and Performance

Efforts toward the Goals

2010 Plans	2010 Performance
Development of products and services based on "Pillars of the Environment"	Incorporated into the most recent medium-term plans of each business division

Environmental Preservation Issues

		2010 Plans	2010 Performance
Greenhouse Gases	1. CO2 emissions assessment and reduction	Each company reduce by 1.5% (annual average) per unit of sales	In conjunction with lower production volumes, 38 of 108 group companies achieved the target
	2. Improvement of fuel efficiency	Identify and develop models with improved fuel efficiency among the products lines of each business division	Proceeded as planned (miniaturization, adoption of FI, adoption of 4ST, etc.)
	3. Reduction of CO2 emissions from manufacturing processes	Reduce the total emissions volume by 26% (compared to 1990) in all manufacturing processes of Yamaha Motor	Reduced the total emissions volume by 49.0%
	4. Reduction of CO2 emissions from distribution operations	Reduce annual emissions by 3.0% per unit of sales (by 2007 standard)	Although substantial improvements were made compared to 2009, the reduction per unit of transported volume was only 2.2%
Hazardous Substances	1. Reduction of exhaust gas from products	Meet the regulations ahead of schedule	Satisfied all regulations
	2. VOC reduction (2 companies*1)	Reduce by 50% compared to 2000 (per unit of painted area)	Goal achieved with a 60.8% reduction
	3. Promotion of green procurement	Promote green procurement at all domestic and key overseas group companies	Green procurement conducted in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of each country and voluntary industry standards
	4. Adherence to laws and self-imposed operating standards	Operate a system to collect data on environmentally hazardous substances contained in parts (E-sis) at all 26 companies (one company fewer than in 2008 as a result of removal from group companies)	System in operation at all 26 companies as planned
Waste Material / Preserve Resources	1. Promotion of "3R" in product development	Achieve 95% reusability/recyclability	95% reusability/recyclability achieved for six of seven business product lines
	2. Promotion of "3R" in manufacturing	Keep waste materials for direct/indirect landfill disposal to 0 tons	0 tons
	2. Promotion of "3R" in manufacturing	Achieve recycling rate of 100% in manufacturing processes	100%
	3. Waste materials in manufacturing processes (3 companies*2)	Continue super-zero emission	Achieved super-zero emissions again
		Implement measures and effectiveness assessment	Ongoing implementation of complete sorting and sale of sorted materials
	4. Establishment of recycling system for products in Japan	Raise awareness of recycling systems among shops that handle end-of-life motorcycles in order to shift to no-fee recycling by October 2011	Training on recycling systems conducted at 110 meeting sites nationwide
		Maintain a nationwide recycling system for industrial-use unmanned helicopters	Disseminated information on proper disposal (ongoing proper disposal of all helicopters)
		Collect information and support the building of a lead-acid battery recycling system by SBRA*3	Participated in industry Automobile Battery Recycling Task Force; other activities ongoing
	5. Reduction of parts packaging materials	Reduce packaging materials, making 68% of packaging materials returnable	71.3% returnable rate achieved
	6. Promotion of recycling in sales channels	Implement Eco-Partner outlet policy in ASEAN (target: 1,000 outlets)	587 outlets acquired Eco-Partner status (495 in Indonesia, 2 in Thailand, 10 in the Philippines, and 80 in Singapore)
	7. Reduction of water consumption	Understand actual water consumption conditions of group companies globally	Investigation of water consumption conditions completed at 54 of 91 target companies (59%)

System to ensure continuation of environmental activities

	2010 Plans	2010 Performance
1. Setting up and operating Group EMS (ISO 14001/Yamaha self-certification)	Review Group EMS programs	45 companies acquired ISO 14001 certification 5 companies acquired Yamaha self-certification
	58 companies to introduce self-checks using the G-YECOS original Yamaha environmental information network system	Seven companies introduced G-YECOS in 2010, reaching 74 companies in total
	Integrate YHSJ*4 and other activities and acquire certification	YHSJ was integrated in April; an expanded review was conducted and certification received in November
	Increase environmental auditors to 140	Two training sessions were held to support the development of environmental auditors and the total number of environmental auditors reached 171 (including interns)
2. Environmental risk management	Reduce environmental risks by making them visible and assessing them	Work was performed on making risks visible by registering information on the G-YECOS system but the registration rate was low; further efforts will be made to raise the registration rate
3. Creation and use of environmental management support tools	Comply with the revised PRTR Law Expand system operations to Marine Engine Business unit	System updates in conjunction with a review of substances subject to the PRTR Law were completed Operation of the chemical substance management system in Marine Engine Business Unit began in April

Approaches

		2010 Plans	2010 Performance
Approach to Environmental Concerns	1. Expansion of the Eco Life activity menu	Achieve 67% participation rate in eco-commuting	Employees were encouraged to participate through the company intranet and via email. Participation reached 68% (nine business sites are registering under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Eco-Commuting Business Site certification program)
	2. Expansion and support of diverse Eco activities	Establish the Eco Point system at YMC	190 persons applied to participate in the system
	3. Fostering of "Eco Mind"	Introduce "Management layer and general manager class education" into by-segment education of employees	An outside instructor was invited to Yamaha in October and management level and general manager class education is being conducted on an ongoing basis
Harmonious Coexistence with Communities	1. Coexistence with communities	Achieve participation of a cumulative total of 40,000 Yamaha Motor group people in the 40,000 People's V Campaign	A cumulative total of 42,800 people (20,500 in the environmental field and 22,300 in the social contribution field) participated (third consecutive year in which at least 40,000 people participated)
	2. Corporate social contribution	Give lectures on corporate environmental initiatives at community events and schools	Gave lectures on corporate environmental initiatives at two universities in Shizuoka Prefecture and at seminars sponsored by Aichi Prefecture
		Continue holding various types of training programs	Accepted environmental trainees from two junior high schools in Iwata City and other schools
		Continue environmental activities in concert with local municipalities, research and educational institutions and other corporations	Participated in tree thinning in areas planted by Iwata City, a beach clean-up program in Hamamatsu City, a clean-up campaign for Lake Hamana in Kosai City, a tree planting program in Nakatajima conducted by another company, and other programs
	3. Coexistence with nature	Research on and preparations for eco-system monitoring Sea turtle preservation	Ongoing monitoring at the site of the planned Kikugawa Test Course Cooperation in the baby turtle release program conducted by a local non-profit organization
Information Disclosure	1. Information disclosure and dialogue	Participate in events intended to improve communication with local communities	Held dialogues with local governments concerning the status of Yamaha Motor's waste processing Participated at environmental events sponsored by local non-profit organizations (communication with non-profit organizations and local residents)
	2. Communicating environmental information in relation to products, technologies, and services	Exhibit environmentally friendly products at Eco Products Expo.	Displayed environmentally friendly products (EC-03, PAS, etc.)
		Promote environmental product information dissemination	Ongoing disclosures on the company website of environmental information for each motorcycle model and information on 3R designs and motorcycle, FRP boat, and FPR pool recycling systems

*1: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Powered Products Co. Ltd.
*2: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Powered Products Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
*3: Stands for Lead Acid Storage Battery Recycle Association
*4: Yamaha Motor Hydraulic System Co Ltd.

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