In their 2011 Global 500 Report, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) ranked the major companies by their efforts towards lowering greenhouse gas emissions and their overall efforts to address climate change. Ranked best among all Japanese companies in the survey and second among all the automakers was Honda Motor Company. Given the title “A Carbon Disclosure Leader”, Honda is very proud of the recognition from the United Kingdom based outfit, looking at it as a win for their June environmental vision. Despite the hat-tip, Honda issued a statement proclaiming that they are not done just yet.
“While we welcome the commendation from the Carbon Disclosure Project, we accept it as a challenge to continue to strengthen our environmental management and to elevate the discussion and disclosure of our environmental performance,” said Steve Center, Vice President of the Environmental Business Development Office for American Honda. Compared to the company’s C02 emissions recorded in 2000, a 10 percent drop was seen at the end of 2010. Honda is pushing even further now that they have been recognized and have set a goal of a 30 percent decrease by 2020. The company just might do it as they continue to release new technologies such as natural gas, clean diesel and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Honda also was and still is the first major automaker to put a Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle into production: the FCX Clarity.
“Still, there is more to be done. As technology evolves, we continue to work to create new value for our customers by developing real-world solutions that address both our customers’ need for mobility and society’s energy and environmental challenges, using technology developed from the original thinking of Honda associates.”
Source: Honda
