Toyota has been announced as the greenest carmaker in the world and an environmental leader among the largest publicly traded companies after their global environmental performance assessment.
Commissioned by Newsweek magazine, Toyota’s track record of environmentally sustainable vehicles including its hybrid and fuel-cell technology has resulted in the award in the automobiles category for “Best in Industry Global”.
Each company is scored against their peers in a number of categories. Toyota recorded scores of 89.3 per cent for Energy Productivity, 35.1 per cent for Carbon Productivity, 59.2 per cent for Water Productivity and 69.7 per cent for Waste Productivity.
Out of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, the Global 500, Toyota was ranked 16th with a score of 72 per cent, ahead of powerhouse traders Apple, Starbuck and Nike. This score represents an improvement for Toyota solidifying their commitment to green initiatives. L’Oreal SA took out the category with a score of 89.9 per cent.
Toyota Australia Senior Divisional Manager –Sales and Marketing, Sean Hanley, said, "Globally, Toyota has demonstrated its leadership in sustainable mobility through its commitment to developing and improving existing and alternative vehicle technologies that reduce the impact on the environment."
"In Australia, we have been offering consumers our innovative hybrid vehicles since 2001 and we have already sold more than 80,000 of these fuel-efficient vehicles including Camry, Corolla and the Prius family."
"We are committed to expanding our portfolio in Australia to have at least eight hybrid vehicles in our range by the end of 2020.”
"In addition, we have imported three Mirai fuel-cell sedans to educate consumers, government and other stakeholders about this future technology and to generate greater awareness of its benefits," Mr Hanley said.
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