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ACTIVITY
Legislative and Regulatory Audit (Toyota, 2020) With
the continuous burning of fossil fuels to power different industries, the presence of greenhouse gases–
specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), in the atmosphere continue to rise. As an effect, global temperature also
increases, which could lead to catastrophic environmental disasters in the future. This emergency prompts an
immediate response from different organizations to prevent these from happening and possibly reverse the
effects of global warming for a more livable future.
Toyota is aware of its environmental impact and has been continuously promoting a wide range of initiatives to
address increasingly severe global environmental issues, such as extreme weather, biodiversity depletion, and
water shortages. Through the Toyota Environmental Challenge (TEC) 2050, Toyota aims to go beyond zero
environmental impact and achieve a net positive impact in the communities it serves. Toyota affiliates around
the globe step up and work together with like-minded organizations to achieve the six (6) environmental goals
and ultimately build a more sustainable future for the next generations.
Requirements: (50 points)
Read and analyze 05 Activity 1 Supplementary Readings. The reading is on the 2020 Sustainability Report of
Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation, highlighting six (6) environmental goals of the company.
Study the Philippine environmental laws for each consideration in identifying legislative and regulatory issues
(see Table 1).
Based on the provided readings/supplementary research, create a catalog of environmental information that
applies to Toyota Philippines.
Use the provided guide questions (in Table 2) and input your findings in Table 3. Then, briefly explain whether
Toyota practices (for each consideration; i.e., air, water, and so on) comply with the Philippine environmental
laws.
Take note that you DO NOT have to answer the guide questions/environmental considerations item by item
(simply focus on items with available information/data).

Considerations Philippine Environmental Legislation/Regulation (DENR, 2021)

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1152; SECTION 22 LAND USE MANAGEMENT

Planning andThe law aims to provide a rational, orderly, and efficient acquisition, utilization, and
land issues disposition of land and its resources in order to derive therefrom maximum benefits. It also
aims to encourage the prudent use and conservation of land resources in order to prevent
an imbalance between the nation's needs and such resources.
REPUBLIC ACT 6969; TOXIC SUBSTANCES, HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR WASTE CONTROL ACT
OF 1990
Hazardous The law aims to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing,
substances sale, distribution, use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present
unreasonable risk to human health. It likewise prohibits the entry, even in transit, of
hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into the Philippine territorial limits for
whatever purpose; and provides
advancement and facilitates research and studies on toxic chemicals.
REPUBLIC ACT 8749; PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999
Air The law aims to achieve and maintain clean air that meets the National Air Quality guideline
values for criteria pollutants throughout the Philippines while minimizing the possible
associated impacts to the economy.

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Considerations Philippine Environmental Legislation/Regulation (DENR, 2021)

REPUBLIC ACT 9275 PHILIPPINE CLEAN WATER ACT OF 2004

The law aims to protect the country's water bodies from pollution from land-based sources
Water (industries and commercial establishments, agriculture, and community/household
activities). It provides for comprehensive and integrated strategy to prevent and minimize
pollution through a
multi-sectoral and participatory approach involving all the stakeholders.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1152; SECTION 22 COMMUNITY NOISE STANDARDS; STANDARDS
FOR NOISE-PRODUCING EQUIPMENT
The Law aims to regulate appropriate standards for community noise levels considering,
among others, location, zoning, and land use classification. There shall be established a
Noise standard for noise- producing equipment such as construction equipment, transportation
equipment, stationary engines, and electrical or electronic equipment and such similar
equipment or contrivances. The standard shall set a limit on the acceptable level of noise
emitted from a given equipment for the protection of public health and welfare,
considering, among others, the magnitude and condition of use, the degree of noise
reduction achievable through the application of the best available
technology and the cost of compliance.
REPUBLIC ACT 9003 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000
In partnership with stakeholders, the law aims to adopt a systematic, comprehensive, and
Waste ecological solid waste management program that shall ensure the protection of public
health and environment. The law ensures proper segregation, collection, storage,
treatment, and disposal of
solid waste through the formulation and adaptation of the best eco-waste products.

Table 1. Philippine environmental legislation/regulation

Source: http://ecac.emb.gov.ph/?page_id=43

Considerations Guide Questions

Does the company have an up-to-date site plan (preferably showing information on below-
Planning andground installations, drainage, and storage facilities; i.e., oil tanks)?
land issues Store hazardous materials anywhere on the site?
Have any site development planned for the next five (5) or 10 years?
Hazardous Does the company store/handle/use hazardous or potentially hazardous substances on-
substances site? Are any of the substances can be classified as potential pollutants?
Manufacture or use of ozone-depleting substances?
Does the company manage any processes, operations, or substances that give rise to
emissions to air (including vehicle exhaust emissions from transport)?
Air Have an up-to-date site plan showing air emission point?
Monitor any of those emissions? Why?
Have any technology installed to prevent and/or minimize harmful air emissions?
Does the company manage any processes, operations, or substances that give rise to
discharges to water (including discharges to sewers and controlled waters)?
Know what they are in detail (type/amount/circumstances of discharge)?
Water Monitor any of those discharges?

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Have any technology installed to prevent and/or minimize harmful discharges to water
(include water treatment plant)?
Have an up-to-date site plan that shows the current discharge points and drainage routes?
Does the company manage any processes, operations, or substances that give rise to noise
Noise and/or vibration (including, particularly, normal noise levels during late shift work and
vehicles on-site)?
Monitor noise in the workplace environment for health and safety reasons?

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Considerations Guide Questions
Monitor any other external environmental noise? Why?
Does the company segregate and/or monitor its waste streams?
Keep a detailed record of waste disposed from the site?
Waste Have a site plan that identifies waste storage points?
Have any reuse or recycling schemes in operation (including those that apply to its products
and processes)?
Table 2. Guide questions

Environmental Research Findings Compliance with Philippine Law

Considerations Yes or No? Explain.
With the continuous burning of fossil fuels to power different .
Planning and industries, the presence of greenhouse gases–specifically carbonYes the Toyota company comply to the
land issues dioxide (CO2), in the atmosphere continue to rise. As an effect, DENR law because, they aims to
global temperature also increases which could lead to catastrophic provide an efficient acquisition,
environmental disasters in the future. utilization, and disposition of land and
its resources in order to derive
This emergency prompts an immediate response from different therefrom maximum benefits. Also
organizations to prevent these from happening and possibly they have the future plan by 2050.
reverse the effects of Global Warming for a more livable
future.

Through the Toyota Environmental Challenge (TEC) 2050, Toyota

aims to go beyond zero environmental impact and achieve a net
positive impact in the communities it serves.

TMP has started to utilize renewable energy in its manufacturing

Hazardous operations to lower its electricity consumption, which resulted
substances to reduction in CO2 emission. The 1-megawatt (MW) Solar Array
offsets around 7% of TMP’s total energy requirement Yes the Toyota company complies with
the DENR law because they regulate,
After a full-year of harvesting over 1.3 million kWh solar restrict, or prohibit the importation,
energy, TMP was able to reduce its CO2 emissions per unit manufacture, processing, sale,
distribution, use, and disposal of
produced by 8% or a total of 725.25 ton-CO2 in 2019. This
chemical substances and mixtures that
also generated energy cost savings of over PhP 9 million in the present unreasonable risk to human
same year. health.

The company continues to explore alternative energy sources

that would help to further reduce and eliminate CO2 emissions
in TMP’s manufacturing operations in the future

TMP also ensures that the quality of water to be discharged back

to Laguna Lake is in compliance with all regulations
pertaining to the following parameters:
 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5),
 Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD),
 Total Suspended Solids (TSS),

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 pH level,
 Oil and Grease
 Heavy Metals

Air New hybrid-electric vehicles that emits lower CO 2.

Implementation of Kaisen activity, Toyota operation was Yes the Toyota company complies with
able to reduce 649 ton- CO2. the DENR law because they achieve
They also improve their transportation by using proactive and maintain clean air that meets the
measure. National Air Quality guideline values
Year 2019 Toyota establish Toyota Supplier network club for criteria pollutants throughout the
and 10 pioneer suppliers that started implementing of Philippines while minimizing the
energy Reduction innovation. As a result of those possible associated impacts to the
activities the TSN they reduce its CO 2 emissions by 5.20% economy.
or 4,400 ton-CO2 in 2019.

To reduce electricity consumption, select dealership have

already started utilizing natural lighting and ventilation in their
facilities. In Toyota Baguio, exhaust pipes were also installed in
their workshop to reduce air pollution within the dealership.

TMP’s thinks of new ways to minimize drawing underground

Water water and optimize other renewable sources.

Building a recovery system at the roof of the building to

harvest rain water.
Yes the Toyota company complies with
1500 liters of rain water storage for car washing of motor the DENR law because they protect the
pool vehicles. country's water bodies from pollution
from land-based sources industries and
Toyota also started recycling treated water from the Wastewater commercial establishments,
Treatment Plant (WWTP). Up to thirty (30) tons of recycled water agriculture, and community/household
can be stored at the Friendly Water Tank, which is used for watering activities.
plants at the TMP nursery and the Toyota Forest, as well as
replenishing the water in the man-made lagoon.

Because of these activities, TMP’s water consumption per unit

produced decreased by 13% in 2019, versus its 2018 level.
And decrease 40% versus 2010.

TMP also ensures that the quality of water to be discharged back

to Laguna Lake is in compliance with all regulations
pertaining to the following parameters:
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5),
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD),
Total Suspended Solids (TSS),
pH level,

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Oil and Grease
Heavy Metals
Also, for the very first time, TMP launched the Toyota HEV Yes the Toyota company complies with
Noise Drive Expo, where Toyota and Lexus HEVs were displayed and the DENR law
made available for test drives for the interested public. TheBecause they regulate appropriate
Toyota Mirai also made an appearance in the expo, as the future of standards for community noise levels
environment-friendly vehicle technology considering, among others, location,
zoning, and land use classification.
There shall be established a standard
for noise- producing equipment such
as construction equipment,
transportation equipment, stationary
engines, and electrical or electronic
equipment and such similar equipment
or contrivances.
TMP strictly implements proper wastes segregation in
Waste manufacturing and office settings

Manufacturing-generated wastes are categorized into three:

Yes the Toyota company complies with
hazardous wastes, the DENR law because they adopt the
recyclable wastes, systematic, comprehensive, and
General wastes. ecological solid waste management
program that shall ensure the
In 2019, TMP generated 641,236 kg. Of hazardous wastes such protection of public health and
as, sludge, oil, thinner and batteries. environment.

TMP’s recyclable & general wastes are properly segregated,

reused and disposed.

For wastes generated by team members during their work day,

Trash is segregated into plastics bottles, leftover foods, as well as
food containers and packaging.

These wastes are properly disposed to avoid blockage in the water

system, which can cause flash floods in the community.

Table 3. Legislative and regulatory findings

Rubric for grading:

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CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POINTS
Content Provided pieces of evidence, supporting 40
details, and factual scenarios
Organization Expressed the points in clear and logical 10
of ideas arrangement of ideas in the paragraph
TOTAL 50

References:
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). (2021). Major environmental laws.
http://ecac.emb.gov.ph/?page_id=43 Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation. (2020). 2020 Sustainability report.
https://new-tmp-website-2019-s3.s3.ap-southeast-
1.amazonaws.com/uploads/pages/29/006_29_1600392681649_000.pdf

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