With the world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, communities and the business sector will play growing roles in solving social issues and working to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations. The automobile industry, too, faces an increasingly important responsibility to provide value to society by delivering safe, secure and sustainable mobility for all.

Nissan supports the Sustainable Development Goals.

The “Corporate Environmental Principle” has been established to enable us to realize Corporate Vision “Enriching People’s Lives”

Nissan's Environmental Philosophy - Symbiosis of people, vehicles and nature

As we strive to understand the environment better, all of us at Nissan bring to our activities a shared concern for people, society, nature and the earth. This commitment and concern is embodied in every Nissan product and in all of the company's operations, including sales, as the driving force of Nissan's ongoing contributions to a better society.

Ultimate Goal

Manage the environmental dependence/impact caused by our operations, and products to a level that can be absorbed by nature, and pass on rich natural capital to future generations.

What we want to be: ”Sincere Eco-Innovator”

Sincere: To address proactively the environmental challenges and reduce the impact on the environment.
Eco-innovator: In order to develop a sustainable mobility society, we will provide customers with innovative technology in our products and services.

Key Issues and Challenge

On top of being compliant, we strive for the continuous improvement of the following issues based on social needs and long term vision:

·Climate Change ~Carbon Neutral~

Promote society's de-carbonization through expansion of electrification, vehicle intelligence and innovative future Monozukuri.

·Resource Dependency ~No new material resource use~

Create a system that uses resources efficiently and sustainably, and promote services to use vehicles more effectively (Circular Economy).

·Air Quality ~Zero impact~

Ensure cleaner exhaust emissions and create a comfortable in-cabin environment to protect human health and to reduce the impact on the ecosystem.

·Water Scarcity ~Zero stress~

Reduce water consumption and manage water quality with Monozukuri that cares for ecosystem services.

To realize the promise of its environmental philosophy “a Symbiosis of People, Vehicles and Nature,” Nissan has promoted a series of midterm environmental action plans under the name “Nissan Green Program (NGP).” Under NGP2016, our previous plan, the company continued taking steps toward its ultimate goal of reducing environmental dependence and impact to levels that nature can absorb. The targets set for four key initiatives under the program, “Zero-emission vehicle penetration”, “Fuel-efficient vehicle expansion”, “Corporate carbon footprint minimization”, and “Natural resource use minimization” were fully achieved.

The automotive industry is subject to environmental regulations and standards around the world, covering areas like CO2 and other exhaust emissions. This also includes energy, fuel efficiency, noise, material resources, water, chemical substances, waste and recycling. As regulations become more stringent each year, consumer needs and interests concerning environmental performance are also changing.

To meet these demands, Nissan uses materiality assessments to analyze potential opportunities and risks. The company identifies the issues of utmost importance for Nissan and its stakeholders, and sets the necessary policies and targets for solving them on a priority basis and incorporate them into its environmental strategy.

"NGP2022" will accelerate efforts to address environmental issues, and at the same time strengthen the business foundation and work on creation of social value. The program will contribute to the achievement of the new medium-term business plan "Nissan M.O.V.E.to 2022" announced in November 2017. Specifically, we will promote the development of electric vehicles (EV) through "Nissan Intelligent Mobility", technological innovation of manufacturing, maximization of the value and utilization of resources and cars, and innovative technologies and services. We aim to realize the establishment of a new relationship among mobility, people and society.

Nissan continues to promote solid governance through its Global and Regional Environmental Management Committees (G-EMC and Regional EMCs). Executives meet regularly to discuss the progress of action plans under NGP2022, as well as emerging material risks, and corporate opportunities that should be implemented in the future plans.