Increasing Usage of Recycled Material to 25%
Economic development in emerging countries is rapidly increasing demand
for mineral and fossil resources. Some predictions forecast that all currently
known mineral resources will have been extracted by 2050 if present trends
continue. Some mining sites currently in operation and new exploration sites
are located in areas where local ecosystems need to be preserved, and
there is concern about the environmental effects of topsoil excavation,
deforestation and wastewater.
To address these issues, Nissan is taking measures to minimize the
volume of newly extracted natural resources. As well as using resources
more efficiently, it is increasing the proportion of renewable resources and
recycled materials and increasing diversification. The company’s recycling
efforts are based on the policy that once a natural resource is extracted it
should continue to be used, while maintaining quality, to minimize
environmental impact. Nissan has set a target of increasing the recycled
material usage ratio per new vehicle for which production begins in fiscal
2016 by 25% in Japan, the United States and Europe. In the long term,
through promotion of activities, the company aims to maintain the total
volume of new natural resource usage at the 2010 level