All Honda U.S. auto plant locations have received the 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR Certificate for Outstanding Energy Efficiency, continuing the company’s long-standing recognition for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in manufacturing.
Leading the group are Honda’s Marysville and East Liberty Auto Plants in Ohio, both of which earned ENERGY STAR certification for the 19th consecutive year—every year since the EPA began the industrial plant program in 2006.
Other Honda facilities recognized include the Indiana Auto Plant, which received its 13th consecutive certification; the Anna Engine Plant in Ohio, now a seven-time awardee; the Alabama Auto Plant engine plant, honored for the sixth time; and both the Honda Transmission Plant in Ohio and Georgia, each earning their fifth certifications.
The company’s Canadian operations also received accolades in 2024, with both the auto and engine plants at Honda of Canada Mfg. earning their fifth ENERGY STAR awards.
“Our global goal to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050 has led Hondato undertake a number of environmental initiatives at our manufacturing plants in North America,” said Jeff Waid, who leads Honda’s Green Factory efforts for the region. “Energy efficiency initiatives and sustainable business practices focused on waste and water reduction are central to our environmentally responsible practices, and we are honored to earn the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR certificate.”
Honda’s sustainability strategy, dubbed "Triple Action to Zero," aims to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and activities, 100% renewable energy utilization, and full resource circulation by reprocessing materials. The company also offsets more than 60% of the electricity used in its North American manufacturing operations through long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power.
The EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification is reserved for industrial plants performing in the top 25% nationwide for energy efficiency, measured by energy used per unit produced. The program, launched in 1992, now recognizes tens of thousands of facilities across the U.S.
For more information on ENERGY STAR certification for industrial plants, visit energystar.gov/plants.
