According to its most recent environmental report, Toyota Motor North America has reduced greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations by about one-third since 2019. This puts the manufacturer ahead of track for its 2035 deadline to operate all of its regional sites carbon neutrally.

In fiscal 2025, North America’s total Scope 1 and 2 emissions decreased to 823,870 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, a decrease of 21% from the previous year and 32% from the 2019 baseline.

Higher purchases of renewable electricity and energy-saving efforts at plants in the US, Canada, and Mexico were the main causes of the decline.

In the year ending March 31, 2025, TMNA purchased 35% of its electricity from renewable sources. As new virtual power purchase agreements and other contracts come online, the business anticipates that share to reach at least 45 per cent by fiscal 2026. Toyota’s global emissions reduction targets have been confirmed by the Science Based Targets initiative.

By 2035, the North American division wants all of its facilities to be carbon neutral. Toyota Motor Corporation’s Environmental Challenge 2050 framework aims to achieve net zero life-cycle emissions from automobiles, suppliers, and logistics by 2050. Toyota is moving more quickly towards electrified powertrains. Eighty-three percent of Toyota and Lexus models sold in North America in 2024 were either exclusively hybrids, plug-in hybrids, or battery electric vehicles or were at least partially electrified.

In the United States and Canada, 43 and 49 per cent of Toyota and Lexus sales, respectively, were of electric automobiles. The U.S. fleet’s average exhaust carbon dioxide emissions per mile have decreased by 21% since model year 2019, while the Canadian fleet has achieved reductions of almost 30%.

The goal of new investments and goods is to secure those profits. Only a hybrid version of the ninth-generation Camry is being produced. The well-known RAV4 will only switch to hybrid and plug-in hybrid drivetrains starting with the 2026 model year, according to the firm.

Additionally, TMNA began manufacturing a fifth-generation hybrid transaxle in West Virginia and made investments in BEV assembly lines in Kentucky and battery pack assembly in Indiana.

In order to address the issue of charging infrastructure, IONNA, a joint venture with seven major manufacturers, intends to deploy a minimum of 30,000 powerful charging points throughout North America by 2030.

According to Sandra Phillips, chief sustainability officer at Toyota Motor North America Inc., “Toyota has always practised sustainability, and we will continue to do so as we pursue our mission of producing happiness for all.” Toyota is showcasing advancements in waste and materials in addition to pollution. 92% of the garbage produced in North American operations in fiscal 2025 was recycled, repurposed, or otherwise kept out of the trash disposal system. The major portion of the approximately 839 million pounds of garbage was made up of recycled scrap steel.

Single-use packaging usage has decreased by nearly 31% since 2018, surpassing a goal of 25% by fiscal 2026. Returnable packaging modules have replaced cardboard shipping boxes and timber pallets in plants.

More than 75 per cent fewer single-use plastics are used inside cafeterias, surpassing another 2026 target ahead of schedule. Plastic water bottles have been replaced by aluminium ones, and the majority of to-go packaging is now biodegradable. There are still some vending machines undergoing conversion.

The problem of battery materials is still more complicated. With manufacturing starting in 2025, Toyota’s battery plant in North Carolina is intended to serve as the centre of a closed-loop ecosystem for batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles. Although mechanisms for collecting, testing, and recycling obsolete Toyota packs are being created, the business now anticipates that the whole loop will take longer than the initial 2026 deadline. According to Toyota, a specific Environmental Sustainability group that integrates goals across business units and reports to the North American chief sustainability officer leads the company’s regional sustainability strategy.

Major plants and logistics hubs have ISO 14001-certified environmental management systems. In North America, sixteen Toyota and Lexus locations have LEED green building certifications, several of which are at the platinum level.

Serious environmental infractions are now uncommon. In fiscal 2025, Toyota reported no infractions under its definition, which includes situations where violations of environmental legislation result in fines of at least $5,000. In 2024, two such occurrences were reported, and previous years’ fines were reiterated.

According to Phillips, the corporation is focusing on three goals for its eighth Environmental Action Plan: being carbon neutral, promoting a circular economy, and encouraging nature-positive endeavours. As it works towards those long-term objectives, she continued, Toyota hopes to keep up momentum “through the ups and downs” of changing markets and laws.