Working Toward the Mobility Society of the Future
Message from
the President
The Source of Our
Value Creation:
What Makes Us Toyota
Value Creation Story:
Working toward the Mobility
Business Foundations
Corporate Data
for Value Creation
Society of the Future
Message from the CSO > Roundtable Discussion with the Outside Directors > Dialogue with Institutional Investors on Corporate Governance > Corporate Governance
Message from the CFO > Capital Strategy > The Environment > Vehicle Safety > Quality and Information Security > Intellectual Property and Privacy > Value Chain Collaboration
Human Rights Diversity and Inclusion > Human Resource Development > Health and Safety and Social Contribution Activities > Risk Management and Compliance
Impact on Strategy
Recognition
Specific
influence
Products and services
Social trends toward decar-
bonization
Reflected in fuel efficiency
and other regulations in
many countries
Greatly affecting product
development and production
Supply chains/value chains
The business of manufacture and sale of automobiles emits
large amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases from its
product production and the entire value chain.
The following strategies were influenced:
• Long-term strategy (2050 Target): Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 announced in 2015
• Medium-term strategy (2030 Target): 2030 Milestone announced in 2017
• Short-term strategy (2025 Target): 7th Toyota Environmental Action Plan announced in 2020
In each of the above strate-
gies, the numerical target for
CO2 emissions reduction was
set as part of the New Vehicle
Zero CO2 Emissions Challenge.
• In each of the above strategies, the numerical target for CO2
emissions reduction in the entire value chain was set as part
of the Life Cycle Zero CO2 Emissions Challenge.
In 2021, the decision to aim for sales of 3.5 million battery.
electric vehicles (BEVS) in 2030 was announced.
• The medium-term strategy takes into account the following:
• Manufacturing and disposal of batteries for the manufacture
of electrified vehicles
Collaboration with suppliers
Risks and opportunities related to recycling
c) Resilience of the Organization's Strategy, Taking
into Consideration Different Climate-related
Scenarios, including a 2°C or Lower Scenario
STEP 1
Set Future Storylines Assuming Climate
Change Effects
Climate change and the policies of various coun-
tries may expose the automobile industry and
mobility society as a whole to substantial chang-
es. These changes will present both risks and
opportunities for Toyota. Based on risk and
opportunity analysis, using such scenarios*1 as
those of the International Energy Agency (IEA), we
envisioned three future storylines of society and
the external environment in around 2030: the stat-
ed policies future storyline, 2°C future storyline,
and 1.5°C or less future storyline.
*1 Set with reference to such scenarios as the IPCC's
Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 4.5 equivalent,
IEA's Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS), Sustainable
Development Scenario (SDS), and Net Zero Emissions by
2050 Scenario (NZE)
STEP 2
Investments in R&D
• Toyota's acceleration of R&D to respond
to tightened regulations and changes in
consumer needs caused by climate
change has led to:
Promotion of the R&D of electri-
fied vehicles
Increased R&D expenditures
In each of the above strategies,
the sales target for electrified vehi-
cles was set as part of the New
Vehicle Zero CO2 Emissions
Challenge.
In 2021, the decision to aim for
sales of 3.5 million BEVS in 2030
was announced.
R&D expenditures are required to
achieve this target.
Consider the Impacts on Toyota
In a society of the below 2°C future storyline or the
1.5°C or less future storyline, in which climate change
measures make steady progress, the percentage of
vehicles that are electrified (especially ZEVS*2) will
increase. In the society of the 1.5°C or less future
storyline in particular, the percentage of ZEVS among
new vehicle sales will likely increase greatly while the
use of carbon-neutral fuels*3 will also expand. With
regard to effects on production and purchasing, since
the introduction of carbon taxes and increased tax
rates may lead to higher costs, expanding the use of
energy-saving technology, renewable energy, and
hydrogen will mitigate risks.
On the other hand, if adequate climate change
measures are not implemented throughout soci-
ety, as described in the stated policies future sto-
ryline, production suspensions due to the
increased frequency and severity of natural disas-
ters, such as flooding, as well as production
decreases and suspensions due to supply chain
disruptions are likely to increase.
*2 ZEV: Zero emission vehicles. Vehicles that have the potential to
emit no CO2 or NOx during driving, such as BEVS and FCEVS
*3 Carbon-neutral fuels: Next-generation biofuels and
synthetic fuels
Adaptation activities and mitigation Activities
Automobile manufacturing, Toyota's main busi-
ness, entails a large amount of emissions of CO2
and other greenhouse gases from each process.
Influences of social trends toward decarbonization
Payment of carbon taxes
Emissions trading through carbon pricing
Costs of use of renewable energy and hydrogen
•In each of the above strategies, the numerical tar-
get for CO2 emissions reduction related to plant
operations was set as part of the Plant Zero CO2
Emissions Challenge.
In 2021, the decision to aim for carbon neutrality at
plants by 2035 was announced.
STEP 3
Toyota's Strategies
In April 2021, Toyota proclaimed that it would
address global-scale challenges to achieve car-
bon neutrality by 2050. As an initiative to this end,
we have been working on environmental technol-
ogy development for electrified vehicles, such as
hybrid electric vehicles (HEVS), plug-in hybrid vehi-
cles (PHEVS), battery EVS (BEVS), and fuel cell
vehicles (FCEVS). We believe environmental tech-
nologies can contribute to reduction of CO2 emis-
sions only when they are widely disseminated.
Toyota currently conducts sales in over 170
countries and regions, among which economic
conditions, energy and industrial policies, and
customer needs vary significantly. Therefore, it is
important to have a strategy that offers a variety of
electrified vehicle options to optimally meet the
diverse needs of each country and region.
Based on this electrified vehicle strategy, Toyota
has sold a cumulative total of over 20 million elec-
trified vehicles worldwide. As one of the first com-
panies to respond to climate change risks, Toyota
has achieved a CO2 emissions reduction of over
160 million tons through these vehicles (as of
March, 2022).
Going forward, with regard to BEVS, we will
successively introduce models based on a dedi-
cated platform in 2022 and seek to supply practi-
cal vehicles through battery development and
production strategies. In December 2021, we
announced our aim of developing 30 types of
BEVS and achieving a full lineup in the passenger
and commercial segments globally by 2030, with
the target of 3.5 million annual global vehicle sales
by 2030. To achieve this, we will advance the sale
of electrified vehicles optimized to fit regional con-
ditions and customer preferences.
In addition to BEVS, we are promoting electrifi-
cation from all directions. We will flexibly and stra-
tegically adapt total vehicle sales and other
conditions in response to changes in the market
while leveraging the strengths that we have
gained through experience. This will encourage
customers in each region to choose us and accel-
erate the increased use of electrified vehicles.
Even if battery demand increases in accordance
Iwith shifts in customer needs, as in the 2°C or
1.5°C or less future storyline, we will flexibly work
toward carbon neutrality by such means as
enhancing collaboration with existing and new
partners and swiftly establishing production struc-
tures at suppliers that have capital ties with Toyota.
In addition to increasing the number of electri-
fied vehicles, Toyota is working on CO2-reducing
off-cycle technology*4 (items not necessarily
reflected in driving mode fuel efficiency). Carbon-
neutral fuel technologies, such as hydrogen fuel
and hydrogen engine vehicles, will also contribute
to reducing the CO2 emissions of vehicles, includ-
ing vehicles currently in use. We are therefore
working to expand options for such technologies.
*4 Off-cycle technology: Technologies such as high efficiency light-
ing, waste heat recovery, active aerodynamic improvement, and
solar radiation/temperature management that improve actual
fuel consumption. The United States has a system of offering
credits in proportion to the amount of improvement achieved.
Achieving Carbon Neutrality
To achieve carbon neutrality in the automotive
industry, it is vital that energy policies (renewable
energy, charging infrastructure, etc.) and industrial
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
41
INTEGRATED REPORTView entire presentation