Preventing global warming | Logistics

Initiatives to reduce transport fuel - promoting green logistics

To reduce CO2 emissions, we are striving to decrease the consumption of transport fuel, TOTO is working with transportation companies and sales dealers to increase transportation efficiency, in particular, by improving loading efficiency and conducting joint deliveries. 

In fiscal 2024, we will actively promote the introduction of energy-efficient vehicles (※1) by our logistics partners and the modal shift to ship transport, which began in fiscal 2023.

In addition, by participating in the SBT1.5℃ initiative (※2), we set higher targets than ever before and further strengthened our reduction activities, resulting in a reduction of 15.3% compared to fiscal 2021.

Reduction rate of transport fuel basic unit at domestic sites(compared to FY2021)

※1：For 2023, a calculation formula was adopted that took into account the latest evaluation of the introduction of energy-saving vehicles published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

※2：Activities to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030 (2030 target: -25% reduction compared to fiscal 2021)

Example of reducing transport fuel

Product transportation

Regarding the long-standing issue (※3) of extending the transportation lead time by one day, the Sales Division, production department, and logistics department worked together to solve the issue, enabling a modal shift, and part of the transportation between the Kyushu area and the Kanto area was changed from truck transportation to ship transportation.

*3: In the case of shipping by ship, the transportation lead time is longer than that of truck transportation.

logistics and transportation

The collection of (parts maker) of each supplier collected cargo by one truck, and TOTO carried out "the supply physical distribution" which delivered a lump to TOTO plant from 2014 and wrestled by CO2 reduction by the truck reduction.

I build a distribution infrastructure network to Kanto - Kyushu now.

I plan transportation efficiency by investigating all company horses for courses style, and coming true and will aim at the Environmental load reduction in future.

Current state and future vision for procurement and transportation

System kitchen

TOTO carries out "the cooperation delivery" beyond the fence in the delivery of the system kitchen in the every prefecture except the part area in Cleanup Corporation having a competing relation on a sale side and a distribution side.

I am improved in future and realize reduction of the truck vehicle number, the improvement of the loading rate (this theme won "Councillor Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry commercial affairs distribution preservation commendation" in "green distribution partnership excellence company commendation" in 2015) and work on Environmental load reduction.

Example of improved use of fuel in transportation (Thailand)

We improved loading efficiency by changing the pallets used when loading containers, from plastic pallets to sheet pallets.

(1) By enabling pallets to be stacked 3 high, loading efficiency was improved by 50%.

(2) Previously, pallets had had empty spaces.By changing to sheet pallets, we were able to fill in the empty spaces, and loading efficiency improved by 11%.