EDITOR’S LETTER
Former American Vice-President Al Gore once said: “The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I can’t stand the thought of leaving my children with a degraded earth and a diminished future.”
There are two reasons Gore’s quote haunts me like a dark shadow on Elm Street. Firstly, one of my greatest fears is being asked by
my grandchildren whether I did anything to protect the environment. It’s a thought that keeps me awake some nights. And while we’ve invested in gas stoves and heaters instead of using electricity and have separate bins for recyclables, we’re still in the infancy stage of the green movement.
Secondly, environmental protection doesn’t seem to receive the urgency it deserves. I’m as guilty as the guy next door because the moment I’ve done my recycling, I give myself a pat on the back and move on. This isn’t due to lack of desire to live completely off the grid, but to the inconvenience and (assumed) costs that come with such a lifestyle.
Mzo Witbooi Editor
However, the degradation of the earth and environment has an impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. If we don’t do enough to protect it, future generations could be faced with severe shortages of food, water, energy and minerals.
In response to the situation, our organisation launched Toyota
Environmental Challenge 2050 – an initiative to consider the world 20 or 30 years in the future – in order to remain closely aligned with the global environment. One of the interesting elements highlighted in the programme is the “New Vehicle Zero CO2
Challenge”. It outlines the organisation’s commitment to reducing vehicle CO2
emissions by 90% by 2050, compared with 2010 levels. To realise this, in addition to mileage improvement of engine-driven vehicles, Toyota will promote the development of next-generation vehicles with low or zero CO2
emissions – hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles.
The organisation’s made significant strides in this regard, with both the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen fuel car, the Mirai and the Prius (the world’s first mass-produced hybrid) winning 2016 and 2017 World Green Car of the Year respectively.
Moreover, Toyota’s environmental initiatives are also geared
towards ensuring that the brand lives in harmony with nature by making a positive impact on society.
We trust that our support of these environmental initiatives is well reflected in this second issue. The Life by Lexus section features an
exciting choice of some of the best eco-stays around the world, run by people who are committed conservationists. In Toyota Connect, the
two features that stand out for me are Planet-wise Power and Today for Tomorrow. In the latter, we chat to Riaan Olivier – General Manager of Group Safety, Health & Environment – whose green credentials are evident both at home and the workplace. We hope you find his passion for the environment as contagious as we do here at Toyota.
I also challenge you to reflect on Riaan’s words: “We leave this planet with nothing, so living leaner is the best way to live sustainably.”
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PHOTOGRAPHER: SHAUN MALLETT
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