Honda celebrates World Environment Day 2016

New Delhi: For the 16th consecutive year, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd (HMSI) started its week long celebrations on the World Environment Day across the country at its dealership network and manufacturing plants at Manesar (Haryana), Tapukara (Rajasthan), Narsapura (Karnataka), Vithalapur (Gujarat). In tune with this year’s United Nation’s theme “Go Wild for Life’, Honda is celebrating Environment Week from 5th June -11th June.
Encapsulating the initiatives taken by Honda, Mr. Keita Muramatsu, President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd. said, ““Preserving the environment is top of the mind for us at Honda. As a responsible corporate, Honda announced it’s global vision of 30% CO2 reduction by 2020 and in India too, we are actively contributing to build a greener tomorrow. The same reflects in our processes, technology and plant architecture.”
Honda has a holistic approach towards environment preservation through its Green Factory, Green Dealer & Green Supplier concept aiming for a Cleaner, Greener & Brighter tomorrow.
Multi-stakeholder engagement activities were conducted through tree plantation and sapling distribution at schools, dealerships and plants, free PUC check-up and jute bag distribution, awareness messages were spread through sticker on invoices and employee uniforms across dealerships. Various employee engagement programs including in-house training, Slogan & Poster making competition, Environmental Awareness Training & Quiz, Skit Play, Awareness Banners and Mailers were organized to create a consciousness for a greener & better environment.
To build a responsible young adult at the school, children were engaged through quiz, drawing competitions and rallies along with plantation drives. Additionally, Honda will also be doing awareness creating cleanup campaigns and rallies for a clean & better environment.