PLANO,
Texas, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- When it
comes to social impact, civic engagement, and keeping community at
the core of its business, Toyota North America* is recognized by
Points of Light as a top community-minded company. This is the
second year both Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and Toyota Motor
North America (TMNA) have collectively ranked on The Civic 50 as a
unified submission. Previously, TFS earned a spot on the list for
seven consecutive years.
Points of Light, the world's largest nonprofit dedicated to
accelerating people-powered change, has included Toyota North
America in its Civic 50, which sets the standard for corporate
civic engagement and creates a roadmap for companies seeking to
best use their time, talent and resources to improve the quality of
life in the communities where they do business.
"Growing and sustaining existing and new relationships in the
community is embedded into everything we do," said Tellis Bethel, chief diversity officer and group
vice president of Social Innovation, Toyota Motor North America.
"We'd like to think of this recognition as a reminder that we're on
the right track."
Toyota North America is
committed to contributing its know-how, time, and resources to
communities across the country. Through youth development,
volunteer programs, and strong national and local partnerships,
Toyota is helping drive positive change and create limitless
possibilities for all. Notable contributions include (January 1, 2023 – December
31, 2023):
- Toyota team members tracked approximately 50,000 volunteer
hours.
- More than $67 million contributed
by Toyota to social causes, including by the Toyota USA Foundation.
- Board of Director grants totaling approximately $1 million.
- In 2023, The Way Forward Fund launched, supporting
organizations focused on strengthening access to care and injury
recovery support for individuals and families, initially focused on
children with traumatic brain injuries.
- Since June 2023, Driving
Possibilities, Toyota's career readiness and community engagement
initiative, announced six new sites. Driving Possibilities is
Toyota's newest college-career readiness and community enrichment
initiative designed to reduce barriers to education to help prepare
students for the careers of tomorrow. It's a long-term initiative
of the Toyota USA Foundation,
funded in part by Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and Toyota
Financial Services.
Honorees are companies with annual U.S. revenues of at least
$1 billion and are selected based on
four dimensions of their corporate citizenship and social impact
programs: investment of resources and volunteerism, integration
across business functions, institutionalization through policies
and systems and impact measurement.
"Expectations for companies to be leaders in civic engagement
continue to increase," said Jennifer
Sirangelo, president and CEO, Points of Light. "Toyota North
America demonstrates how to maximize the full range of their assets
– from people power to policy to financial contributions – to meet
pressing needs and create thriving communities where they live and
work. We're thrilled to uplift and celebrate them as an honoree of
The Civic 50 2024."
The Civic 50 survey is administered by True Impact, and the
results are analyzed by VeraWorks. The survey instrument consists
of quantitative and multiple-choice questions that inform the
scoring process. The Civic 50 is the only survey and ranking system
that exclusively measures corporate community engagement.
For more information on Toyota's community engagement, visit
www.ToyotaEffect.com.
*Toyota Motor North America and Toyota Financial Services moved
to the Plano headquarters, the first time in the same
location, in 2017 as part of the OneToyota initiative. The move
made for faster decision making and created a better experience for
customers and team members. Information from both companies was
collected and submitted to Points of Light.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
North America for more than 65
years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation
mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than
1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America who have contributed to the
design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 47 million cars and
trucks at our 12 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 13th plant
in North Carolina will begin to
manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With
more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker,
Toyota currently offers 28 electrified options.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
Social Innovation
To date, Toyota has
contributed more than $1 billion to
American nonprofit groups. For more information about Toyota's
contributions in the U.S., visit
http://www.toyotaeffect.com/impact.
About Points of Light
Points of Light is a nonpartisan, global nonprofit organization
that inspires, equips and mobilizes millions of people to take
action that changes the world. We envision a world in which every
individual discovers the power to make a difference, creating
healthy communities in vibrant, participatory societies. Through
145 affiliates across 39 countries, and in partnership with
thousands of nonprofits and corporations, Points of Light engages
3.7 million people in 16.7 million hours of service each year. We
bring the power of people to bear where it's needed most. For more
information, visit pointsoflight.org.
Media Contact
Amanda
Roark
469.292.2636
amanda.roark@toyota.com
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