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Contents Corporate direction Environmental Social
Environmental principles and policies Understanding of environmental issues Strategic approach to environmental issues fGralombeawleonrkviaronndmgeonvtearlnmanacneagseymsteenmt
Sustainability data book 2024
Governance Data 060
Nissan Green Program Value chain activity achievements Third-party assurance
Further alignment with governments and partner companies
Since 2006, Nissan has been estimating long-term CO₂ reductions based on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, setting retroactive mediumterm goals in the Nissan Green Program, and making efforts to realize a society that is "a Symbiosis of People, Vehicles and Nature" by ensuring these goals are achieved. The Paris Agreement was adopted at COP21 in 2015. At that time, Nissan recognized the importance of the common goals of "holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2℃ and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5℃ above preindustrial levels," and reaffirmed the consistency between these goals and Nissan's long-term vision. In addition to its support for and endorsement of the Paris Agreement, from the IPCC special report Nissan recognized the need to further enhance its vision. In January 2021, Nissan declared the goal of carbon neutrality in 2050 across the product life cycle, including business operations. Nissan announced Nissan Ambition 2030 in November 2021, which includes promoting electrification initiatives that combine ambitious actions. Activities included the creation of an EV ecosystem require collaborations with governments, and a wide range of partners including companies in other industries. In March 2024, under The Arc business plan we announced the global expansion of initiatives such as EV36Zero. As an example of collaboration with the government, Nissan has been participating in the GX League*1 since the beginning of 2022 to expand opportunities for cooperation and enhance the effectiveness of climate change initiatives.
We also reviewed the stances of our industry associations on climate change and confirmed that they are in alignment with the direction Nissan should be heading. We will continue to collaborate within the automotive industry through the activities of our industry associations and take on the challenge of becoming carbon neutrality together with our partners.
Results of reviews of stances at industry organizations of which Nissan is a member
Group Paris Agreement Stance(the source)*2
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA)
• All out to achieve carbon neutrality (CN) in 2050 • CN by 2050 is not achievable without breakthrough technologies, premised on inexpensive and stable CN electricity and requiring strong support incl. policy and financial measures (April 8, 2021: Probing deeper into energy conservation, issues and requests targeting CN in 2050)
Nissan Stance Aligned with Paris Agreement
• JAMA's goal of CN in 2050 aligned with Paris Agreement goals and Nissan's vision
• CEO Uchida is the JAMA vice chair, Nissan executive officers are subcommittee chairs
• Developing fair and equitable LCA evaluations for autos focused on CN, promoting LCA international standardization through its subcommittee
• Nissan and JAMA aligned and will continue to cooperate toward CN in 2050
Japanese Business Federation (Keidanren)
Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI)
• Environment is the foundation of business activities and daily life; a sustainable society is the business community's top concern • Keidanren works with the government toward "CN by 2050" with unwavering determination (December 15, 2020: Toward CN by 2050 ("Society 5.0 with CN") Determination and Actions of the Business Community)
• Confirmed Keidanren's goal of CN in 2050 is consistent with Paris Agreement and Nissan's vision
• Nissan and Keidanren aligned and will continue to cooperate toward CN in 2050
• Auto industry is poised to target a 40–50% EV ratio by the end of this decade (October 12, 2021: President and CEO John Bozzella)
• AAI's ambitious EV ratio of 40-50% consistent with Nissan's goal for a 40% EV ratio in U.S.A. by 2030
• Nissan and AAI aligned and will continue to cooperate to achieve these goals
*1 Click here for more information on "GX League". https://gx-league.go.jp/en/ *2 The following text is interpreted and summarized by Nissan