Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) has published its 2013 CSR Report on the web. The report covers the initiatives Hino undertook in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 to fulfill its corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Hino sees CSR as its fundamental approach for contributing to society, and it works to integrate CSR into all of its business activities – the development, production, sales and service of commercial vehicles. At Hino, CSR is essential to realizing the corporate mission stated in the Hino Credo: “To make the world a better place to live by helping people and goods get to where they need to go – safely, economically and with environmental responsibility – while focusing on sustainable development.”
The purpose of the 2013 CSR Report is to enhance communication with stakeholders by clearly disclosing the approaches, policies, and measures that Hino has adopted for putting the Hino Credo into practice for each type of stakeholder.
Please note that the tables have been prepared following the Global Reporting Initiative G 3.1 Guidelines*1 and ISO 26000 CSR international standards, issued in November 2010.
PDF files are provided for easy printing from this year, since the printed edition was ended in 2009.
Overview of the 2013 CSR Report
1. Social Performance Section
This section of the report presents Hino’s activities and approaches to initiatives aimed at fulfilling the Hino Credo in relation to its stakeholders, categorized as customers, employees, business partners, shareholders, and local communities around the world. It includes a special feature on Hino’s initiatives to help with the recovery of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Hino’s hybrid buses, which are low-floor models with no steps, supplied for Bus Rapid Transit system.
Another feature focuses on Hino’s support for the education of future generations through Pro Bono,*2 a volunteer teaching program at primary schools, organized by Hino Motor’s Senior Managers Association.
2. Environmental Performance Section
This section introduces the environmental management activities of Hino Motors based on the Hino Global Environment Charter, which lays out the Company’s basic approach to environmental conservation, and various other activities, in accordance with Hino’s 2015 Environmental Initiative Plan,*3 providing relevant performance data. Special features in this section describe the contributions and environment-friendly activities of Hino’s new Koga Plant and the Company’s development of electric commercial vehicles, as examples of technologies that directly address environmental issues.
Websites for Hino Motors’ 2013 CSR Report
English version:http://www.hino-global.com/csr/
Japanese version:http://www.hino-global.com/j/csr/
Notes
*1. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an internationally recognized organization established in 1997 that develops and disseminates globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines for voluntary use by organizations reporting on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of their activities, products and services.
*2. Pro Bono refers to the use of specialized knowledge and skills by professionals volunteering in social contribution activities.
*3. Hino’s 2015 Environmental Initiatives Plan is a plan for environment-related activities spanning the fiscal years from 2011 to 2015.
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