Toyota Motor North America on Tuesday released its 2025 North American Environmental Sustainability Report, an annual accounting of the company’s progress toward shrinking its ecological footprint across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The report arrives as the automaker faces intensifying pressure—from regulators, consumers and its own global leadership—to accelerate its environmental commitments while navigating a rapidly changing automotive landscape.
“In North America, we focus on creating a positive impact on both society and the planet,” said Tim Hilgeman, Toyota’s senior director of environmental sustainability. He pointed to advances made over the past fiscal year, including reductions in single-use plastics and a steady increase in dealer participation in environmental programs. “We are looking forward to the continued momentum on the targets set for each of the environmental focus areas.”
The document outlines Toyota’s wide-ranging strategy across four pillars—carbon, circular economy, water and biodiversity—supported by detailed metrics and disclosures aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative framework.
Among the most notable developments: 83 percent of Toyota and Lexus models sold or leased in North America now offer an electrified option. The company reported a 32 percent reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions from 2019 levels, while 114 dealerships enrolled in its environmental engagement program, collectively cutting electricity use from nonrenewable sources by 20 percent.
Toyota said it had exceeded several of its circular-economy goals, including a 75 percent reduction in single-use plastics at company food-service sites and a nearly 31 percent drop in single-use packaging materials compared with 2018. The report also highlights expanded aluminum recycling initiatives.
Water consumption continues to trend downward: Toyota achieved a 6.7 percent reduction in gallons withdrawn per vehicle produced compared with 2021, with total consumption dropping 15 percent year over year and 40 percent since 2020.
Biodiversity efforts grew as well. Working with conservation groups, the company added more than 6,000 acres of pollinator habitat in fiscal 2025, bringing the total to more than 20,000 acres since 2022. Seventeen Toyota sites have earned Wildlife Habitat Council conservation certification, and the automaker used the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool to identify facilities with the most significant ecological impacts.
Toyota executives framed the findings as both progress report and call to action. “Toyota has an unwavering commitment to sustainability,” said Sandra Phillips, the company’s chief sustainability officer, adding that the work extends beyond the report to include community investments, workforce development and greater product accessibility.
The company said it is already preparing for its eighth Environmental Action Plan, set to begin in fiscal 2027, with goals centered on achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, advancing circular-economy practices and supporting nature-positive initiatives.
The full report is available on Toyota’s environmental sustainability website.