HONDA PUSHES SUPPLIERS TO REACH CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2050

Wed 17 November 2021:

According to sources quoted by Japanese news agency Kyodo on Tuesday, Honda has asked auto part suppliers to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Suppliers are required to reduce emissions by 4% annually from 2019 levels under the automaker’s long-term decarbonization plan, which is aimed at the whole supply chain.

Each supplier will set a target in accordance with its corporate size and products, and then submit a reduction plan toward the 2050 zero emissions goal.

Honda had already said that it would aim for net zero emissions by 2050 in its corporate operations, including production and sales.

The Japanese automaker is considering providing support to its parts suppliers to meet that goal, such as sending engineers to the companies, while asking them to bring forward decarbonization measures as early as possible.

Similar efforts have also been sought by other Japanese automakers.

Toyota Motor Corp has asked its parts suppliers to cut greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 by about 3 percent from a year earlier. Nissan Motor Co. has also decided to call on its business partners to reduce certain amounts of CO2 emissions from 2022 depending on company size.

The company promised in April to sell only emissions-free vehicles by 2040 in its three main markets Japan, China and North America, as other companies continue exploring the electric car market.

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