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Toyota Named Top Global Green Brand

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    Interbrand released their 2011 rankings of "Best Global Green Brands" today, with Toyota climbing from #11 in 2010 to the top of the list in 2011. Congrats to our friends in Toyota City and Torrance! What is Interbrand's reasoning for putting Toyota at the top of the list? They spell it out pretty clearly in their report:
    Toyota is a strong performer when it comes to both environmentally sustainable performance and perception. Its high perception score is in large part due to the iconic status of the Prius, which has become synonymous with hybrid vehicle. And yet, even beyond the Prius, Toyota has made an effort to enhance its eco vehicle development reputation, as demonstrated by its 2010 partnership with Tesla. Additionally, on an internal level, it continues to embark on company wide initiatives to improve environmental performance each year. Overall, environmental sustainability is deeply ingrained in the brand and has been a core management priority since 1992, when Toyota adopted the “Toyota Earth Charter.” This focus on green has resulted in solid improvements in energy use, water consumption, waste, and toxic emissions. Toyota has also realized improvements in GHG emissions associated with its transportation and logistics fleet.​
    There are 6 other automotive manufacturers in the top 20: Volkswagen, Honda, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Ford. Below is the full press release from Interbrand.
    INTERBRAND RELEASES RANKING OF THE "BEST GLOBAL GREEN BRANDS" Interbrand debuts new global report; assessing brands by consumer perception of green activities and a demonstration of environmental performance New York, New York (26 July 2011) — Toyota (#1), 3M (#2) and Siemens (#3) lead Interbrand’s new global report, “Best Global Green Brands.” In its first global report to focus exclusively on green, Interbrand, the leading brand consultancy, combines public perception of environmental sustainability (“green”) with a demonstration of that performance based on publically available information and data. The foundation of the ranking is Interbrand’s 2010 Best Global Brands report, as these brands have a global presence and a demonstrated record of delivering value to stakeholders. Findings show that the strongest green brands consistently differentiate themselves and engage in green activities that consumers find relevant, as well as implement profitable green practices across their organization, from setting and executing environmental programs to effectively measuring and reporting their performance to the public. “As corporate citizenship increasingly becomes the norm, green initiatives may be among the most visible and easiest to claim and yet, can be the most challenging to deliver performance against,” said Jez Frampton, Global Chief Executive Officer at Interbrand. “We believe the strongest green brands lie at the intersection of performance and perception: their ability to build stronger connections with consumers as a result of actionable and credible environmental practices.” In completing the study, Interbrand conducted an evaluation of each brand’s consumer perceptions. Consumers in the 10 largest markets: US, Japan, China, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Brazil, Spain, and India were asked how green impacts their purchase decisions and their overall understanding and awareness of the brand’s green activities as a whole. The rankings developed by Interbrand are based, in part, on quantitative performance scores derived from an analysis of publicly available information. Deloitte was engaged to develop an environmental sustainability performance methodology based on publicly available data as an input to Interbrand’s overall scoring methodology. These performance scores were one of the many factors Interbrand considered when creating the final rankings. The finalized score is a combined metric taken from both a perception and performance calculation. Taken together, the resulting difference or gap between these two scores represents the potential misalignment between brand performance and consumer perception. Key findings from the study include: • Toyota is a leading example of making the environment a core management priority, while also engaging in a meaningful way with audiences around the world. • The automotive industry and electronics category lead the way not only in their ability to implement sustainable practices across their organization, but also in their ability to communicate their efforts effectively to the public. • A number of brands show large gaps between performance and perception. L’Oréal, Nokia, and HSBC all scored significantly higher in performance than perception, suggesting that while they are doing great things internally in terms of environmental sustainability, they are still not yet communicating their efforts to consumers as clearly as they could. • McDonald’s, GE, and Coca-Cola, on the other hand, all scored significantly higher in perception than performance. This suggests that these highly visible brands enjoy the positive impact of being a well known, powerful brand, with green perception matching general perception overall.​
    Source: [Interbrand]