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Toyota Reaffirms Commitment to a Sustainable FuturePLANO, Texas, April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today released four papers that detail the company's environmental sustainability positions in North America as it works toward the goals of its Global Environmental Challenge, which sets sustainability targets for the company to achieve by 2050. The papers detail the North American efforts the company is taking to minimize environmental impact, protect the natural world, and help create a net positive value in four key areas: Carbon, Water, Materials and Biodiversity. "At Toyota, we are working hard to address environmental issues facing the global community," said Kevin Butt, regional environmental director, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). "These position papers further showcase our efforts to achieve our ambitious environmental goals that ultimately aspire to contribute to global environmental sustainability." Unveiled in September 2015, Toyota's Environmental Challenge 2050 consists of six challenges that seek to push the company beyond minimizing environmental impact to creating net positive change. The new position papers, released as part of Toyota's Thought Leadership Summit at the Shell Eco-marathon in Sonoma, Calif., represent the company's roadmap in North America for how to attain sustainable development in four key areas by 2050.
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 36 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 47,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2017 – and about 87 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 16 years are still on the road today. At Toyota, we have always been fueled by our appetite to start the impossible. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. In that spirit, Toyota partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing mobility challenges. We share company resources and our extensive know-how to give people greater access to jobs, education and opportunity. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com. Media Contacts: Brian Lyons
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