Toyota Sustainability - Global Reporting Initiative Index

Global Reporting Initiative Index

Net Balance Management Group has checked our reporting against the Global Reporting Initiative and has confirmed it to be Application Level A.

All indicators below are fully reported unless otherwise stated.

Element Description Comment/Page
1.1 Statement from the most senior decisionmaker of the organisation. President's Message
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. President's Message
President's Q&A
2.1 Name of the organisation. Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services. http://www.toyota.com.au/about/company
2.3 Operational structure of the organisation. http://www.toyota.com.au/about/company
2.4 Location of organisation's headquarters. 155 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
2.5 Number of countries where the organisation operates. http://www.toyota.com.au/about/company
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form. http://www.toyota.com.au/about/company
2.7 Markets served http://www.toyota.com.au/about/company
Toyota's customers are people and organisation who buy Toyota and Lexus-branded vehicles
2.8 Scale of the reporting organisation, including: number of employees; net sales; total capitalisation broken down by in terms of debt and equity; and quantity of products or services provided. http://www.toyota.com.au/about/company
Finance Report
Working at Toyota
We are not a publicly listed company and therefore do not report market capitalisation by debt and equity.
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership including: number of employees; net sales; total capitalisation broken down in terms or debt equity; and quantity of products and services provided. Working at Toyota
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period. The Motor Report (TMR) named the Camry Hybrid as the 'best buy' passenger car of 2010.
Toyota Australia was named as having the number one position for reputation among Australian car manufacturers and number three out of Australia's largest 50 companies for the fourth consecutive year in the 2010 RepTrakTM survey conducted by the Reputation Institute.
3.1 Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011
3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any). September 2010
3.3 Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) Annual
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. environment@toyota.com.au
3.5 Process for defining report content. Stakeholder Engagement
Home
3.6 Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). Home
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report. There are no specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities. This report covers all Toyota Australia sites and does not cover dealerships which are independently owned.
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations. The environmental performance data in this report is gathered from internal reporting procedures. The methodology used is in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol of the World Business Council of Sustainable Development and the World Resources Institute.
The social performance data is from formal statistics on customer relations, product quality, safety, health and human resources.
The economic data is from the finance group and is fully in line with corporate annual reporting procedures.
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports. There have been no restatements.
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. We have developed an online interactive report this year instead of a pdf online to enable us to update information to the site on a regular basis.
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. GRI index
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. Materiality and Verification
4.1 Governance structure of the organisation, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organisational oversight. Governance
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer. Governance
4.3 For organisations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. Governance
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. Governance
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organisation's performance (including social and environmental performance). Governance
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. The company has processes in place to ensure there are no conflicts of interest. These processes, which are consistent with the Corporations Act 2001 and the Constitution of the company, include an obligation of continuous disclosure, a form that all board members must sign upon appointment and a questionnaire that must be completed each year.
Directors are required to disclose any shares, debentures and securities in other companies, positions held in other companies and any interests in property, trusts or membership of other organisations.
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organisation's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics. Board members are selected based on their qualifications, experience, performance and industry knowledge and are appointed by Toyota Australia's Board of Directors, following recommendations of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC).
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. Toyota Guiding Principles

Code of Ethics

CSR Policy

Toyota Production System

Toyota Global Vision 2020
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organisation's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance. Governance
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. The President of Toyota Australia and senior executives of Toyota Motor Corporation review the performance of Directors and the Board as a whole against annual objectives and key performance indicators under the Toyota Global Assessment Performance framework. The Board of Directors does not have specific environmental and social performance measures.
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation. Energy, Resource Use, Climate Change Response
Working at Toyota
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses. Global Reporting Initiative
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organisations.
    Toyota Australia is a member of:
  • Australian Industry Group
  • Automotive Industry Innovation Council
  • Centre for Corporate Public Affairs
  • Committee for Economic Development of Australia
  • Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
  • Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation. Stakeholder Engagement
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. Stakeholder Engagement

Toyota Austrlia identifies its stakeholders as those groups who are directly affected by its operations or who directly affect the organisation.

4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. Stakeholder Engagement

Toyota Australia engages with each of its key stakeholder groups(outlined in the stakeholder engagement section) on an on-going basis.

4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Stakeholder Engagement

Economic - Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA EC Economic Performance Finance Report
DMA EC Market Presence Finance Report
DMA EC Indirect Economic Impacts Suppliers
Community
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed. Finance Report
EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation's activities due to climate change. EEO/NGERS
Suppliers - Environmental Risk Management
EC3 Coverage of the organisation's defined benefit plan obligations. Working at Toyota
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government. Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. Suppliers
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. Our recruitment procedures do not specifically require resources to be selected from operational locations. Instead we focus on hiring individuals with the skills and experience required to undertake the roles.
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. Community
Resource Use (Water Consumption)

Environmental - Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA EN Materials Resource Use
DMA EN Energy Energy
DMA EN Water Resource Use
DMA EN Biodiversity In Toyota Australia's Three Year Environmental Action Plan the company has committed to ensuring that any project undertaken by Toyota Australia considers biodiversity impacts in accordance with relevant state and national legislation and guidelines. It also states that where its operations are adjacent to sensitive environments such as Kororoit Creek which is close to the Altona manufacturing plant and Botany Bay, which is close to its Sales and Marketing offices in New South Wales, it will work with local partners to enable these environments to be protected and restored.
DMA EN Emissions, effluents and waste Climate Change Response
Resource Use
DMA EN Products and Services Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
DMA EN Compliance Management Systems
DMA EN Transport Energy (Logistics)
DMA EN Overall Environmental Management
EN1 Materials used by weight or volume. Resource Use
EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. Environment Management
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Energy

Direct energy consumption is made up of the fuel Toyota Australia burns as a business. The company reports on this energy consumption in GigaJoules. This consists of 77% natural gas, 2% other gaseous fuels and 21% liquid fuels. Toyota Australia reports on production gas use which is the largest and materially significant item.

EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. Energy

Toyota Australia reports on its indirect energy consumption (electricity), the source of which is brown coal. Electricity consumption at the company's production sites totalled 338,774 GJ and at non-production sites totalled 41,958 GJ in 2010

EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. Vehicles Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. Energy
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source. Resource Use
EN11 Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Toyota Australia does not own or manage sites in areas of high biodiversity value.
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Climate Change Response
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Climate Change Response
EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. Climate Change Response
EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. Toyota Australia does not have any emissions from ozone-depleting substances.
EN20 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. Climate Change Response
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination. Resource Use
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. Resource Use

Partially reported. The majority of the company's waste is generated at its manufacturing plant, so figures for non-production sites are not included.

The total waste at the company's manufacturing plant totalled 23,653 tonnes, of this 22,550 tonnes was recycled. The waste that was not recycled, and went to landfill, included 659.94 tonnes of general waste and 442.92 tonnes of prescribed waste.

EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills. There were no significant spills in the reporting period.
EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Vehicles Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
EN27 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. Vehicles Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Nil
EN29 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organisation's operations, and transporting members of the workforce. Energy
EN30 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.
    TMCA's total environmental expenditures in 2010/11 was $4.2 million which was higher than 2009/10 ($2.8m) due to:
  • Higher capital budget due to the TriGen project
  • TMCA captured all non-production waste management costs
  • This figure includes for the first time maintenance and capital costs for essential environmental equipment (RTO and Trade Waste Treatment Plant).

Labor Practices and Decent Work - Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA LA Employment Employees
DMA LA Labour/Management Relations Employees
DMA LA Occupational Health and Safety Working at Toyota
DMA LA Training and Education Working at Toyota
DMA LA Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employees
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. Employees
LA2 Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. Responding to Changing Market Conditions
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employee, by major operations. Benefits provided to full-time, part-time, and fixed term (temporary) employees who are directly employed by Toyota Australia do not differ. However, temporary or contract labour engaged via a third party (e.g. employment agency) do not have access to any employee benefits.
Working at Toyota
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. 78 per cent of employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement according to a March 2011 Headcount Report.
LA5 Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. Responding to Changing Market Conditions
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. Toyota Australia does not measure rates of occupational diseases or absenteeism. There were no work-related fatalities in the reporting period.
Working at Toyota
LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programmes in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. Working at Toyota
LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. Working at Toyota

Partially reported - data not available. Toyota Australia collects data based on training per year per employee per learning program rather than by employee category.

LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. Employees
Governance
LA14 Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. Employees

Human Rights: Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA HR Investment and Procurement Practices Suppliers
DMA HR Non-discrimination Employees
DMA HR Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Employees
DMA HR Child Labour We respect and honour the human rights of people involved in our business and, in particular, do not use or tolerate any form of forced or child labour.
DMA HR Forced and Compulsory Labour We respect and honour the human rights of people involved in our business and, in particular, do not use or tolerate any form of forced or child labour.
DMA HR Security Practices Not reported and not applicable. All employees are trained in the organisation's policies or procedures concerning human rights such as equal opportunities and Toyota's Code of Conduct.
DMA HR Indigenous rights Not reported and not applicable. Toyota Australia is not aware of any such cases.
HR1 Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. Nil.
HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. Suppliers
Partially reported - data not available. The company does not have a system in place to monitor how its suppliers are adhering to the guidelines but Toyota Australia will continue to monitor the situation and report more fully on this indicator by 2013.
HR4 Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken. There were two allegations of discrimination. There was one allegation of discrimination on the grounds of race through a recruitment process. This complaint was resolved externally through VCAT.
There was also one allegation of discrimination on the grounds of race and age through a recruitment process and this complaint was resolved informally.
HR5 Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. No risk to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining has been identified. We comply with all applicable laws in our countries of operation.
HR6 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labour. No risk of child labour has been identified. We comply with all applicable laws in our countries of operation.
Toyota Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Guidelines
HR7 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labour. No risk of forced or compulsory labour has been identified. We comply with all applicable laws in our countries of operation.
Toyota Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Guidelines

Society: Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA SO Community Community
DMA SO Corruption Governance
DMA SO Compliance Governance
DMA SO Public Policy The company contributes to public debate, through means such as written submissions and Senate hearings, on issues relating to the automative industry, and fiscal and environmental issues.
SO1 Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programmes and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. Community
TMCA does not formally assess its impacts on entering or exiting local communities. Community investment is measured using the London Benchmarking Group methodology.
SO2 Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption. 26 business units were analysed for risks relating to corruption. This represents 93 per cent of total business units.
SO3 Percentage of employees trained in organisation's anti-corruption policies and procedures. Our anti-corruption training program is provided to our executive staff. In the reporting period, 36 per cent of our executive staff completed the training.
SO4 Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. There were no incidents of corruption and therefore no actions taken.
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.
    In the reporting period, Toyota Australia made submissions to the following:
  • The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission, Inquiry into Victoria's Regulatory Framework
  • The Webb Dock West Automotive Development Industry Engagement Discussion Paper.

Toyota Australia is a member of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) Fuels Sub-Group which represents the FACI in consultations with the Federal Government's Fuel Standards Consultative Committee. Items discussed during the past year include revisions to the LPG (Autogas) Australian Standard, Australian E85 Fuel Standard and Fuel Additives.
SO6 Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. Toyota Australia's policy relating to political donations prohibits contributions (in-kind or otherwise) that are defined as donations under the Australian Electoral Commission guidelines.
SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. Nil.

Product Responsibility: Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA PR Customer Health and Safety Customers
DMA PR Product and Service Labelling Customers
Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
DMA PR Marketing Communications Customers
DMA PR Compliance Customers
DMA PR Customer Privacy Not applicable and not reported. Please see PR8
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. Customers
Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. Green Vehicle Guide
PR5 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. Customers
PR6 Programmes for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. Customers
PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. Nil
EC3 Coverage of the organisation's defined benefit plan obligations. Employees
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government. Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. Suppliers
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. Our recruitment procedures do not specifically require resources to be selected from operational locations. Instead we focus on hiring individuals with the skills and experience required to undertake the roles.
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. Community
Resource Use (Water Consumption)

Environmental - Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA EN Materials Resource Use
DMA EN Energy Energy
DMA EN Water Resource Use
DMA EN Biodiversity In Toyota Australia's Three Year Environmental Action Plan the company has committed to ensuring that any project undertaken by Toyota Australia considers biodiversity impacts in accordance with relevant state and national legislation and guidelines. It also states that where its operations are adjacent to sensitive environments such as Kororoit Creek which is close to the Altona manufacturing plant and Botany Bay, which is close to its Sales and Marketing offices in New South Wales, it will work with local partners to enable these environments to be protected and restored.
DMA EN Emissions, effluents and waste Climate Change Response
Resource Use
DMA EN Products and Services Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
DMA EN Compliance Management
DMA EN Transport Energy (Logistics)
DMA EN Overall Environmental Management
EN1 Materials used by weight or volume. Resource Use
EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. Environmental Management
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Energy
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. Energy
EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. Vehicles
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. Energy
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source. Resource Use
EN11 Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Toyota Australia does not own or manage sites in areas of high biodiversity value.
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Climate Change Response
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Climate Change Response
EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. Climate Change Response
EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. Toyota Australia does not have any emissions from ozone-depleting substances.
EN20 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. Climate Change Response
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination. Resource Use
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. Resource Use
EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills. There were no significant spills in the reporting period.
EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
EN27 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Nil
EN29 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organisation's operations, and transporting members of the workforce. Energy
EN30 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.
    TMCA's total environmental expenditures in 2010/11 was $4.2 million which was higher than 2009/10 ($2.8m) due to:
  • Higher capital budget due to the TriGen project
  • TMCA captured all non-production waste management costs
  • This figure includes for the first time maintenance and capital costs for essential environmental equipment (RTO and Trade Waste Treatment Plant).

Labor Practices and Decent Work - Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA LA Employment Employees
DMA LA Labour/Management Relations Employees
DMA LA Occupational Health and Safety Employees
DMA LA Training and Education Employees
DMA LA Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employees
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. Employees
LA2 Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. Employees
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employee, by major operations. Working at Toyota
Benefits provided to full-time, part-time, and fixed term (temporary) employees who are directly employed by Toyota Australia do not differ. However, temporary or contract labour engaged via a third party (e.g. employment agency) do not have access to any employee benefits.
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. 78 per cent of employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement according to a March 2011 Headcount Report.
LA5 Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. Responding to Changing Market Conditions
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. Working at Toyota
Toyota Australia does not measure rates of occupational diseases or absenteeism. There were no work-related fatalities in the reporting period.
LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programmes in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. Working at Toyota
LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. Working at Toyota
Partially reported data not available. Toyota Australia collects data based on training per year per employee per learning program rather thean by employee category
LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. Employees
Governance
LA14 Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. Employees

Human Rights: Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA HR Investment and Procurement Practices Suppliers
DMA HR Non-discrimination Employees
DMA HR Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Employees
DMA HR Child Labour We respect and honour the human rights of people involved in our business and, in particular, do not use or tolerate any form of forced or child labour.
DMA HR Forced and Compulsory Labour We respect and honour the human rights of people involved in our business and, in particular, do not use or tolerate any form of forced or child labour.
HR1 Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. Nil.
HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. Suppliers
HR4 Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken. There were two allegations of discrimination. There was one allegation of discrimination on the grounds of race through a recruitment process. This complaint was resolved externally through VCAT.
There was also one allegation of discrimination on the grounds of race and age through a recruitment process and this complaint was resolved informally.
HR5 Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. No risk to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining has been identified. We comply with all applicable laws in our countries of operation.
HR6 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labour. No risk of child labour has been identified. We comply with all applicable laws in our countries of operation.
Toyota Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Guidelines
HR7 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labour. No risk of forced or compulsory labour has been identified. We comply with all applicable laws in our countries of operation.Toyota Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Guidelines
Toyota Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Guidelines

Society: Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA SO Community Community
DMA SO Corruption Governance
SO1 Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programmes and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. TMCA does not formally assess its impacts on entering or exiting local communities. Community investment is measured using the London Benchmarking Group methodology.
Community
SO2 Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption. 26 business units were analysed for risks relating to corruption. This represents 93 per cent of total business units.
SO3 Percentage of employees trained in organisation's anti-corruption policies and procedures. Our anti-corruption training program is provided to our executive staff. In the reporting period, 36 per cent of our executive staff completed the training.
SO4 Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. There were no incidents of corruption and therefore no actions taken.
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.
    In the reporting period, Toyota Australia made submissions to the following:
  • The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission, Inquiry into Victoria's Regulatory Framework
  • The Webb Dock West Automotive Development Industry Engagement Discussion Paper.

Toyota Australia is a member of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) Fuels Sub-Group which represents the FACI in consultations with the Federal Government's Fuel Standards Consultative Committee. Items discussed during the past year include revisions to the LPG (Autogas) Australian Standard, Australian E85 Fuel Standard and Fuel Additives.
SO6 Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. Toyota Australia's policy relating to political donations prohibits contributions (in-kind or otherwise) that are defined as donations under the Australian Electoral Commission guidelines.
SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. Nil.

Product Responsibility: Disclosures on Management Approach

Element Description Comment/Page
DMA PR Customer Health and Safety Customers
DMA PR Product and Service Labelling Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
DMA PR Marketing Communications Customers
DMA PR Compliance Customers
DMA PR Customer Privacy Not applicable and not reported. Please see PR8
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. Customers
Vehicle Emissions and Lifecycle Impacts
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. Green Vehicle Guide
PR5 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. Customers
PR6 Programmes for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. Customers
PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. Nil