Toyota Kirloskar Motors Wins Golden Peacock Award 2019

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) gets the “Golden Peacock Award for Energy Efficiency’ for the year 2019. The Award was presented by Mr. R V Deshpande (Honorable Minister for Revenue & Skill Development - Govt of Karnataka) to TKM Mangement during IOD India's "21st World Congress on ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT" held in Bengaluru.

TKM has won this recognition for its initiatives promoting ‘Energy Efficiency’ improvement. The company was awarded for its commitment towards the creation of a climate-resilient society in ‘harmony with nature’ guided by Toyota’s Global Environment Challenge 2050. The Toyota Environment Challenge 2050, which is developed in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, aims to have new vehicle zero CO2 emissions; zero CO2 emissions throughout vehicle lifecycle, plants with zero CO2; challenge of minimizing and optimizing water usage; establishing a recycling-based society and system and establishing a future society in harmony with nature. It is aligned with the United Nations 17 Universal Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] and has partnered with various international organizations to support the global warming countermeasures to achieve the ‘below 2-degree’ temperature goal. 

Expressing his delight on receiving the award, Senior Vice President and Environment Director Toyota Kirloskar Motor - Mr. Raju B Ketkale said, “We are delighted that our consistent efforts to Reduce Energy Consumption and achieve Energy Efficiency in our business operations have been acknowledged. TKM sources clean energy and adopt smart manufacturing systems towards Toyota’s ultimate global mission of ‘Zero Carbon Emission through various initiatives like the adoption of reverse refrigeration system, centralized control of chillers, adoption of smart ACs, TKM has been reducing the significant quantity of Co2 released over the years. From fuel-efficient vehicle to developing ever better eco-technologies and approaches, TKM focuses on environmentally sustainable solutions in every business operation and every vehicle that is manufactured. This achievement is a testament to our efforts and inspires us to continue to improve our processes.”