• Sustainability
• Environment

• Biodiversity

• Mid- to Long-Term Targets and Results
• Environmental Policy and Management
• Climate Change
• Air Conservation
• Water Resources
• Resource Circulation
• Chemical Substances
• Biodiversity

Biodiversity

• Basic Concept

• Efforts for Biodiversity

Basic Concept

Under the slogan of “Sho-Sho-Kei-Tan-Bi (Smaller, Fewer, Lighter, Shorter, Beauty),” the Suzuki Group thoroughly conducts wasteless, efficient business operations and promotes production of compact cars by pursuing environmental technologies in order to reduce impacts on biodiversity and contribute to sustainable usage of resources in the future.

Based on such activity philosophy, the Suzuki Group will strive to cooperate with various stakeholders as a member of society and to develop a society harmonized with our beautiful natural environment.

Efforts for Biodiversity

Suzuki introduced the environmental brand to realize the philosophy of the Suzuki Global Environment Charter and announced the Suzuki Biodiversity Protection Guidelines as the environmental policy within the brand.

The Suzuki Biodiversity Protection Guidelines will be our guiding principles for recognizing that business activities, etc., can impact biodiversity, which has provided our life with enormous natural blessings (ecosystem services) since the birth of humanity, for reducing such impacts, and for making efforts to ensure sustainable usage.

Suzuki has taken many actions to reduce impacts on biodiversity in its business and social contribution activities and endorses the Keidanren Initiative for Biodiversity Conservation.

By releasing the Guidelines, we aim to raise awareness of biodiversity throughout the entire Suzuki Group, and to develop a sustainable society that can coexist with nature, while keeping good relations with our business partners and local communities.

Suzuki Biodiversity Guidelines

• Suzuki Biodiversity Guidelines

  
  

  *The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Emphasized efforts for biodiversity

Reduce environmental loads generated through business operations and products

• (1) Promote energy saving, resource saving, and the 3Rs at business stages from product development to recycling.
• (2) Promote improvements in fuel efficiency of and R&D for next-generation vehicles in order to reduce greenhouse gases.
• (3) Work on reducing the use of substances of concern through the supply chain.

Specific actions

Reduction of environmental loads generated through business operations and products		Expansion of environmental communication
(1)	Internal publication of energy conservation results for individual offices Effective utilization of resources through recyclable design Continuation of zero-level landfill waste and enhancement of water saving consciousness Improvement of transportation efficiency and reduction of packing materials Increase in the recycling rate of end-of-life products Promotion of solar power generation	(1)	Participation in local community cleanup activities Cleanup activities around plants and offices Suzuki’s Forest volunteer planting project Shimokawa Proving Grounds: Continuation of FSC certification program Participation in Corporate Forest Preservation Program Research and publication of Suzuki’s forest environmental contribution
(2)	Improvement of global average fuel efficiency Development of next-generation vehicles suitable as compact cars Development of a lightweight and low-cost air-cooled fuel cell Compliance with Fluorocarbon Emissions Control Act Compliance with various countries’ emissions regulations	(2)	Improvement of in-house environmental awareness by posting on internal website Training on global warming and in introductory workshops and on-the-job training for new employees Continuation of internal seminars on eco-driving Participation in and cooperation with local community environmental education events organized by NPOs
(3)	Compliance with various countries’ regulations for usage of substances of concern Development of technology for VOC reduction in car cabins and in painting processes Promotion of alternatives for substances of very high concern Close cooperation with suppliers based on the Suzuki Green Procurement Guideline Consideration for environments around office locations, etc.	(3)	Publication of the Suzuki Sustainability Data Book Publication of various types of environmental information on production and products Participation in and opening of booths at environment-related fairs and events Presentation of our eco-friendly production process through plant tours Social gatherings and exchange meetings with local residents living near plants Setting up an environmental section in Suzuki Plaza

Environments and ecosystems of surrounding areas

In 2018 and 2020, we conducted research on water area and flora and fauna living in and around rivers, of which more than 5% of their water comes from water released from our five domestic offices and plants. As a result, we confirmed that there are 213 species of flora and fauna, 12 of which are endangered, living in these habitats.

■ Wastewater discharge destinations and water areas impacted

Target areas	Discharge rivers	Affected water areas*1	Confirmed endangered species*2
Head Office	Horidome River	None	N/A (no impacted water areas)
Kosai Plant	Kasago River	Kasago River → Confluence point with Lake Hamana	Ruddy-breasted crake (Aves), Eurasian sparrowhawk (Aves), Red-rumped swallow (Aves), Rustic bunting (Aves), Japanese brown frog (Amphibian), Japanese eel (Pisces), Lefua echigonia (Pisces), Japanese rice fish (Pisces), Meretrix lusoria (shellfish), Small pondweed (plant) - 10 total species
Iwata Plant	Akuro River	Akuro River → Confluence point with Imanoura River	Sparrowhawk (Aves), Japanese eel (Pisces), Japanese rice fish (Pisces) - 3 total species
Osuka Plant	Nishioya River	Nishioya River → Confluence point with Benzaiten River	Peregrine falcon (Aves), Red-rumped swallow (Aves) - 2 total species
Sagara Plant	Hirugaya River	Hirugaya River → Confluence point of Hagima River and Shirai River	Ruddy crake (Aves), Grey-faced buzzard (Aves), Red-rumped swallow (Aves), Japanese eel (Pisces), Japanese rice fish (Pisces) - 5 total species
Hamamatsu Plant	Not released in rivers	None	Out of scope

• *1 Water areas where discharge from Suzuki accounts for 5% or more of the average annual water volume of rivers
• *2 Species that are listed as endangered on the red lists of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the Ministry of the Environment, as well as red lists and regulations of prefectures and cities.

Forest conservation activities

Suzuki’s Forest (Hamamatsu)

Forest of the Suzuki Shimokawa Proving Grounds (Hokkaido)

The Suzuki Shimokawa Proving Grounds are located in the town of Shimokawa (Kamikawa County) in northern Hokkaido, where the forest accounts for about 90% of the total land area. In 2003, Shimokawa acquired the international FSC® Forest Management Certificate (FSC®C015134; Shimokawa Forest Owners’ Cooperative, Shimokawa Town, and Northern Kamikawa Forest Management Office) as the first forestry cooperative in Hokkaido, and in 2011, it was designated as an Environmental Future City, featuring effective utilization of abundant natural resources, that strives to become a "Forest Future City where people can shine."

Moreover, a forest of approximately 300 hectares located on the proving grounds was also recognized as satisfying the strict forest stewardship standards of the FSC® certification program, so the area was also registered on the FSC® Forest Group Certificate for Shimokawa Town in 2006 (FSC®C015134). At the same time, Suzuki will continue to promote co-existence and co-prosperity with local communities, which take great care of nature, through participation in events and sales of agricultural products.

Participation in the Corporate Forest Preservation Program (Hokkaido)

As part of its environmental preservation and social action programs, Suzuki endorses the purpose of the Corporate Forest Preservation Program^*, which utilizes national forests. We have been supporting forest development activities through a Profit-Sharing Afforestation agreement concluded with the Japanese government (Forestry Agency) for the period from 1996 to 2028. For an approximately 4.3 hectare national forest (containing approximately 3,000 trees) in Shimokawa Town, Suzuki conducts profit-sharing afforestation by entrusting the work to the local forestry cooperative through the Hokkaido Regional Forest Office. Also, for many years, we have contributed to the preservation of national land through watershed conservation, sediment discharge prevention and CO₂ absorption and fixation, and when revenue is shared, the net profits will be used for further afforestation activities.

* Forestry Agency’s Corporate Forest Preservation Program and Profit-Sharing Afforestation
https://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/j/kokuyu_rinya/kokumin_mori/katuyo/kokumin_sanka/hojin_mori/index.html
The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Suzuki’s environmental contributions through these forests in FY2024 are evaluated as follows.

■ Suzuki’s environmental contribution through forest conservation (FY2024)

Measurement item	FSC® Forest Group Certificate for Forests of Suzuki Shimokawa Proving Grounds (FSC®C015134)	Corporate Forest Preservation Program, Regional Forest Office of Forestry Agency
(1) Contribution to water yield	155,609 m3/year	1,494 m3/year
(2) Contribution to prevention of sediment discharge	5,557 m3/year	51 m3/year
(3) Contribution to absorption/fixation of carbon dioxide	1,981 t-CO2/year	17.5 t-CO2/year

*Calculated using the project evaluation method employed by the Forestry Agency.
The combined figures for the Forests of Suzuki Shimokawa Proving Grounds and the Corporate Forest Preservation Program are as given below.
(1) 78.51 million 2-liter plastic bottles (2) 1,020 10-ton dump trucks (5.5 m³/truck) (3) Annual CO₂ emissions per person (tons/year) 5,295 person's worth

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Tree planting: "Protect the Earth, plant trees"

As part of our CSR and ESG initiatives, on November 19, 2024, we conducted our annual tree planting activity at UP Laguna-Quezon Land Grant in Siniloan, Laguna. Led by the Company president and other executives, 28 volunteers participated in the planting of 150 trees native to the Philippines, bolstering the Company's efforts toward environmental conservation and sustainability. This activity not only aims to support forest regeneration and biodiversity restoration, but also to raise environmental awareness among participants. Working with agencies like the UP Land Grant Management Office, we will continue to work for a greener, cleaner, and more sustainable future.

Suzuki Clean Ocean Project

Conducting the Suzuki Clean Ocean Project

Clean-Up the World Campaign (waterside cleanup activities)

Suzuki waterside cleanup activities marked the 16th year in 2025. The activities originally started in Japan in 2010 and were subsequently launched in 2011 as a global initiative of the Suzuki Group under the name of Clean-Up the World Campaign. Many overseas marine distributors participate every year, and in FY2024, a total of 5,682 people participated in 77 events around the world, working to contribute to local communities by cleaning up waterside areas.

The total number of participants since the start of the program reached 23,000 in FY2024, and the program is expanding every year.

Activity to collect marine microplastics using Suzuki’s Micro-Plastic Collecting Device for outboard motors

In addition to conventional waterside cleanup activities, Suzuki launched an activity to collect marine microplastics floating in the ocean. This collection activity uses a micro-plastic collecting device for outboard motors developed by Suzuki to collect microplastics floating on and near the water surface. This device has been installed as standard equipment on certain outboard motor models produced since July 2022 and is sold globally.

Cleanup activities

Suzuki Manner Improvement Activities

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