Initiatives for "Biodiversity"
Yamaha Motor works on solution to issue of biodiversity through its business activities.
Impact on Biodiversity
At Yamaha Motor, we understand that our business activities are heavily dependent on the blessings of nature that biodiversity produces, and that those activities may impact the ecosystem. With this understanding, we will aim to create a sustainable society in harmony with nature, where humans and every other creature that lives on Earth can coexist harmoniously and continue to enjoy the blessings of nature.
Outline of Yamaha Motor’s Main Biodiversity Initiatives
Background
We recognize the importance of preserving biodiversity and other issues related to sustainability, and also that addressing these issues can lead to opportunities for growth.
Yamaha Motor has always attempted to harmonize all of its corporate activities with the global environment, through initiatives including technological innovation in smaller, more environmentally friendly engines, the creation of products such as electrically power assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles that use smart power technologies, and research and development of next-generation power sources.
We have therefore formulated the “Outline of Yamaha Motor’s Main Biodiversity Initiatives” to build on these programs as we address biodiversity.
Concept
We will address biodiversity independently, systematically and continuously, based on our corporate philosophy, the Yamaha Motor Group Sustainability Basic Policy, and the Environmental Plan, from the perspectives of “diversity of ecosystems, biological species, and genes,” “activities that supplement the benefits of nature,” and “minimizing the impact created.
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Contribute with intellectual technologies that respect the earth
We are deeply aware of the significant benefits of nature on our product fields, and aim to use technology to preserve biodiversity.
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Pursue activities that are in harmony with the earth’s environment
We will continue to systematically address biodiversity by cultivating an ecological mindset and taking greater initiative.
Where biodiversity is threatened, we will promote activities at a global level that protect and foster nature in harmony with the earth’s environment.
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Make strides in environmental communication and information disclosure
We will cooperate and work together with broad segments of society in our activities to address biodiversity, and strive to disclose information as appropriate.
Initiatives for Creating a Society in Harmony with Nature
We view environmental conservation activities that embody the unique style of Yamaha from the following four perspectives.
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Activities to protect the natural environment where our products are used
We continuously engage in activities to protect mountains, oceans, and other natural environments where our products including motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, personal watercraft, and boats are used, as we view such activities are vital to continuing our business. 
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Activities that use our products
Our products are used to help protect nature, such as in conservation activities and unmanned survey operations in areas that cannot be easily accessed by humans. 
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Activities in collaboration with Yamaha users
There are many customers around the world who use our products. We will work with these customers to promote activities that protect the global environment. 
Activities that contribute to solving regional environmental issues
We operate our business in various regions across the world. With the understanding that our business activities are founded on the environment of these regions, we will also tackle regional environmental issues.
Global Activity Reports
Activity reports from Japan
Activities to protect the natural environment where our products are used
Activities that use our products
Activities in collaboration with Yamaha users
Activities that contribute to solving regional environmental issues
| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ Every month ] Protecting and monitoring threatened plant species transplanted within the premises of the Yamaha Motor Kikugawa Test Course when the course was developed (organized by Yamaha Motor) |
| Achievements | Bletilla striata and Penthorum chinense, both near-threatened species, increased in number
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ May 8, 2022 ] Participated in the 33th Loggerhead Turtle Cleanup Campaign to protect the environment for the endangered loggerhead sea turtles to come ashore to nest (organized by Hamamatsu City) |
| Achievements | Participants: 2,600, 32 from Yamaha Motor
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ November 12, 2022 ] Thinned moso bamboo that grows on company-owned land adjacent to Lake Hamana to prevent unwanted effects on the surrounding land and Lake Hamana (organized by Yamaha Motor) |
| Achievements | Participants: 25
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ March 16, 2023 ] Participated in reforestation activities aimed at nurturing the abundant groundwater of the area around Iwata City as part of the city's 20th Groundwater Recharge Project (organized by Iwata City) |
| Achievements | Planted approx. 300 trees
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ March 23, 2019 ] Participated in the Iwata City Coastal Disaster Prevention Forest Tree-planting Event to create a green coastal levee (organized by Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture) |
| Achievements | Planted approx. 500 trees
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ May 24, 2019 ] Organized the 11th Marine Cleanup Activities at Lake Hamana to carry out cleanup activities using our products such as personal watercraft and boats to access shores that cannot be reached by land (organized by Yamaha Motor) |
| Achievements | Collected 450 kg of garbage, with 114 participants
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ June 5, 2022 ] Participated in the 41st Lake Hamana Cleanup Campaign to help protect the region's natural resources of Lake Hamana (organized by Hamamatsu City and Kosai City) |
| Achievements | Participants: 81
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ November 12, 2022 ] Cooperated with coral planting in Okinawa Prefecture as a supporting company for Team Tyura Sango, a project to restore the coral reefs (organized by Team Tyura Sango) |
| Achievements | Participants: 22
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ June, 2022 ] Conducted environmental beautification activities in the neighborhoods of our offices during the Environment Months (organized by Yamaha Motor) |
| Achievements | Participants: approx. 3,000
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ September 3, 2022 ] Organized a Baby Turtle Observation Tour and "Sustainable Beach" Project to carry out beach cleanup and coastal restoration activities to protect the endangered loggerhead sea turtles, and remove alien plant species to protect the endangered riverside tiger beetle (organized by Yamaha Motor) |
| Achievements | Collected 167 kg of garbage, installed 60 sandbags for restoring the beach, removed 64 kg of grass, with 174 participants
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ September 27, 2019 ] Called on participants at the Yamaha Motorcycle Day fan event to join activities for harmonious coexistence with nature (organized by Yamaha Motorcycle Sales Japan) |
| Achievements | Participants: approx. 3,300 (of which 300 signed an environmental declaration at the booth)
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ October 29, 2022 ] Planted trees to help restore the Enshunada coastal forest (organized by Yamaha) |
| Achievements | Planted approx. 100 trees, with 66 participants (32 from Yamaha Motor)
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| Company | Yamaha Motor BizPartner Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ November 25, 2021 ] Sidewalk cleanup activities around the company |
| Achievements | One 40 liter trash bag full of litter collected by seven participants.
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| Company | Yamaha Kumamoto Products Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ June 17, 2022 ] Cleanup activities within Company grounds and nearby streets |
| Achievements | Participants: 224
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| Company | Yamaha Kumamoto Products Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ June 21, September 27, 2019 ] Carried out beautification activities around the company as part of an effort to create a people-friendly and environmentally friendly factory (organized by Yamaha Kumamoto Products) |
| Achievements | Participants: 304
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| Company | Yamaha Kumamoto Products Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ June 22, 2019 ] Participated in river and beach cleanup activities around the Yatsushiro Sea (organized by Yatsushiro City) |
| Achievements | Participants: 48
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| Company | Yamaha Kumamoto Products Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ October 16, 2022 ] Participated in cleanup activities at a green space along the Kuma River the day after an All Japan Fireworks Competition (organized by competition secretariat) |
| Achievements | Participants: 39
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Solutions Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ June 21, 2019 ] Carried out sidewalk cleanup activities around the company |
| Achievements | Participants: 300
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| Company | Yamaha Amakusa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ July 14, 2021 ] Cleanup activities around the company |
| Achievements | Participants: 80
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| Company | Sugo Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ October 17, 2022 ] Cleanup activities on the road around Sugo Co., Ltd. |
| Achievements | Participants: 18
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| Company | Sugo Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ August 19, 2019 ] Carried out cleanup activities around Sportsland SUGO |
| Achievements | Participants: 25
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Engineering Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ April 13, 2023 ] Cleanup activity in the vicinity of the company by new employees |
| Achievements | Participants: 15; 4 trash bags full of litter collected
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| Company | Yamaha Motor Engineering Co., Ltd. |
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| Activities | [ September 5, 2019 ] Carried out sidewalk cleanup activities around the company |
| Achievements | Participants: 22
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Activity reports from the Americas
Activities to protect the natural environment where our products are used
Activities that use our products
Activities in collaboration with Yamaha users
Activities that contribute to solving regional environmental issues
| Country Company |
U.S.A. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A |
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| Activities | [ Annual ] Financial support related to access to and conservation of property for outdoor recreation purposes |
| Achievements | Donated 250,000 dollars
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| Country Company |
U.S.A. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A |
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| Activities | [ September 24, 2022 ] Provided financial assistance for various outdoor environmental conservation, development and awareness activities through Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative |
| Achievements | Supports outdoor enthusiast organizations across the USA which are active in environmental conservation with funds of $500,000 USD a year. Accepts applications for assistance all year round.
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| Country Company |
U.S.A. Yamaha U.S. (Marine Business Unit) |
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| Activities | [ March 1, 2023 ] Donated outboard motors to environmental conservation organizations as part of Yamaha Rightwaters |
| Achievements | Donated an outboard motor to the Boone Lake Association, one of the most established environmental organizations in Tennessee, to be used on boats cleaning the lake surface. The organization maintains the environment in the Boone lake area so that people can enjoy fishing and boating in safety
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| Country Company |
U.S.A. Yamaha U.S. (Marine Business Unit) |
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| Activities | [ March 21, 2023 ] Yamaha Rightwaters supported Bassmaster Classic, a tournament for lovers of bass fishing, with an outboard motor for use in their field cleaning activities. |
| Achievements | They provided an outboard motor for use on a boat to transport 6,742 lbs (3,058 kg) of trash, old tires, plastic and metal waste, gathered by volunteers that included famous anglers, to collection areas
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| Country Company |
U.S.A. Yamaha Motor Corp, USA |
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| Activities | [ June / October, 2022 ] Yamaha employees participated on a volunteer basis in the maintenance of the traveling area and surrounding facilities of state-owned land where Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) are deployed. |
| Achievements | In June, Yamaha staff working in Marietta and Newnan in Georgia maintained the camping area in Chattahoochee National Forest, and in October, employees in Cypress, California, cleaned and planted trees in and around the OHV area in San Bernardino National Forest
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Activity reports from Asia & Oceania
Activities to protect the natural environment where our products are used
Activities that use our products
Activities in collaboration with Yamaha users
Activities that contribute to solving regional environmental issues
| Country Company |
Thailand Thai Yamaha Motor |
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| Activities | [ December 21, 2022 ] Distributed trees to employees to plant at home, an activity that could be performed safely even during the coronavirus crisis, to raise all employees' awareness of CO2 reduction |
| Achievements | Participants: 477
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| Country Company |
Thailand Thai Yamaha Motor |
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| Activities | [ July 9, 2020 ] Cleanup and planting activity at a mangrove forest |
| Achievements | Participants: 112
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| Country Company |
Thailand Yamaha Motor Electronics Thailand |
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| Activities | [ December 11, 2020 ] Protecting the environment by shaping moss balls, which are used in the treatment of wastewater, and supporting the expansion of green areas by moving saplings and preparing planting ground at a botanical garden |
| Achievements | Participants: 27
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| Country Company |
Thailand Yamaha Motor Electronics Thailand |
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| Activities | [ May 11, 2022 ] Cleanup activities around the company |
| Achievements | Participants: 36
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| Country Company |
The Philippines Yamaha Motor Philippines，Inc. |
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| Activities | [ July 19, 2019 ] Participated in a tree-planting project organized by a local environmental group to help preserve an environment full of greenery |
| Achievements | Planted 100 trees, with 5 participants from Yamaha Motor
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| Country Company |
Vietnam Yamaha Motor Vietnam |
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| Activities | [ January 26, 2022 ] YMVN garden tree-planting activity |
| Achievements | Participants: 30
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| Country Company |
Vietnam Yamaha Motor Vietnam |
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| Activities | [ March 19, 2021 ] Tree-planting and cleanup activities at a Buddhist temple |
| Achievements | Participants: 80
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| Country Company |
Vietnam Yamaha Motor Vietnam |
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| Activities | [ June 6, 2022 ] Beach cleanup activities |
| Achievements | Participants: 100
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| Country Company |
Taiwan Yamaha Motor Electronics Taiwan |
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| Activities | [ May 31, 2020 ] Execution of the “Let’s Do Beach Cleanup” activity |
| Achievements | Participants: 120
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| Country Company |
Taiwan Yamaha Motor Electronics Taiwan |
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| Activities | [ September 13, 2020 ] Tree planting activity as part of environmental conservation |
| Achievements | Participants: 72
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| Country Company |
China Yamaha Motor Powered Products Jiangsu |
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| Activities | [ November 16, 2021 ] Cleanup activities around the company |
| Achievements | Participants: 22
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| Country Company |
China YMCN |
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| Activities | [ March 9, 2023 ] Planted trees ahead of China's annual Arbor Day (March 12) |
| Achievements | Participants: 40
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| Country Company |
India YMI |
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| Activities | [ August 21, 2022 ] Launched an initiative called the “Save the Blue Ocean Ride” and cleaned up a beach as its first activity |
| Achievements | Participants: 650, 350 from YMI
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Activity reports from Europe
Activities to protect the natural environment where our products are used
Activities that use our products
Activities in collaboration with Yamaha users
Activities that contribute to solving regional environmental issues
| Country Company |
Norway Yamaha Motor Europe N.V |
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| Activities | [ January 2, 2021 ] Cleanup of the ocean using Yamaha products |
| Achievements | Participants: 177
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| Country Company |
Portugal Yamaha Motor Europe Portuguese Branch |
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| Activities | [ January 1, 2020 ] Execution of a beach cleanup activity that has been continuing for seven years |
| Achievements | Participants: 159
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| Country Company |
Portugal Yamaha Motor Europe Portuguese Branch |
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| Activities | [ May 23, 2019 ] Carried out Tagus River cleanup activities using two boat outboards in cooperation with local university, NGOs, and governments |
| Achievements | Participants: 30
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| Country Company |
Netherlands Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. |
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| Activities | [ January 2, 2021 ] Cleanup activities at a beach using ATVs. 1,609 volunteers participated and collected approximately 40 kilograms of litter |
| Achievements | Participants: 1609
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