Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation, commonly known as Toyota, is a leading automotive manufacturer headquartered in Japan (JP). Founded in 1937, the company has established itself as a pioneer in the automotive industry, renowned for its innovative approach to vehicle production and sustainability. With major operational regions across Asia, North America, and Europe, Toyota excels in manufacturing a diverse range of vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, and hybrids. The company is particularly noted for its commitment to quality and reliability, exemplified by the Toyota Production System, which revolutionised manufacturing efficiency. Toyota's core products, such as the iconic Corolla and the environmentally friendly Prius, highlight its dedication to advanced technology and eco-friendly solutions. As a market leader, Toyota consistently ranks among the top automotive brands globally, celebrated for its achievements in safety, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
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Toyota's score of 64 is higher than 82% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.
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Toyota's reported carbon emissions
In 2024, Toyota's global carbon emissions were significant, with Scope 1 emissions totalling approximately 256,000,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions at about 287,000,000,000 kg CO2e. This reflects a continued commitment to reducing their carbon footprint, as they aim for carbon neutrality across all global plants by 2035. Toyota has set ambitious reduction targets, including a 68% decrease in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035, compared to 2019 levels. This target is validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and aligns with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Additionally, the company aims to reduce Scope 3 emissions from the use of sold products by 33.3% per vehicle kilometre by 2030. In previous years, Toyota reported a reduction of 22% in CO2 emissions from its operations by 2025, compared to 2013 levels, with a total of 4.9 million tonnes CO2e emitted in 2023. The company is also focused on achieving a 100% reduction in CO2 emissions from new vehicles sold in Europe by 2035. Overall, Toyota's climate commitments reflect a comprehensive approach to sustainability, targeting significant reductions across all scopes of emissions while striving for long-term carbon neutrality by 2050.
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 2,720,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 00,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 00,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 |
| Scope 2 | 5,070,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 00,000,000 | 000,000,000 | 000,000,000 | 00,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 |
| Scope 3 | - | - | - | 00,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 | 000,000,000,000 | 00,000,000 | - | - | - |
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Reduction initiatives & disclosure networks
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Toyota is participating in some of the initiatives that we track. This may change over time as the company engages with new initiatives or updates its commitments. DitchCarbon will update this information as it becomes available.
