Trends and Challenges in Reducing Supply Chain Emissions in the Automotive Industry Cluster: A Case Study of Toyota City, etc.

Abstract

As the need for further acceleration of climate change countermeasures increases, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas supply chain emissions are progressing in various industrial sectors. In this context, small and medium-sized enterprises （SMEs）, which account for not a small proportion of Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions, may become a bottleneck. Under these circumstances, Toyota City, which has formed an automobile-related industrial cluster, etc. are taking steps to promote decarbonized management, mainly targeting small and medium-sized enterprises. This paper summarizes these trends and discusses future issues in calculating and reducing supply chain emissions.