The story of Ksenija

Manager CSRD Reporting

I’m Ksenija, I was born in Belgrade, Serbia and today I live in Nagoya, Japan. I joined TME in 2015, and as of January 2024, I have been working as a manager in the EU ESG Reporting team (ESG stands for Environment, Social and Governance).

How and why did you join Toyota?

I applied to TME and joined in 2015 as an Intern working on environmental system certification. Not the sexiest topic to work on, but I really liked it as I found a lot of opportunities to influence my colleagues who were quite open to getting feedback from someone new just starting out on their first job. After that I was offered a graduate position where I was involved in setting up a legal compliance scheme for recycling cars in Europe.

That’s not something you can learn at university, but through setting that scheme up I came to see that TME is a company where you are given space and time to study, time to prepare a solution and that they empower you to deliver the result.

Can you briefly describe your journey through Toyota until now?

I started as in Intern in 2015 working in the Environmental Management System and Toyota has been a great place for both career and personal growth. As of September 2024, I will be on my 2nd International Assignment in the Global ESG team located in Toyota City, Japan.

I am excited for having the opportunity to support the development of Toyota’s Global ESG activity by leveraging my understanding of EU and Japan.

What's it like to work at TME?

At TME we want everyone to be heard, feel empowered and to give their opinion. It’s part of our new 5 C s founded in the Toyota way of respect and teamwork. Toyota is a unique company that works on the principle of solving societal issues and that’s rare in business at Toyota you can do amazing things.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

ESG management is fundamentally about companies’ transformation and readiness to create value within the coming years. Being part of a transformation activity means a lot of starting from scratch which makes it very interesting and a great opportunity to influence and learn.

I am excited for having the opportunity to support the development of Toyota’s Global ESG activity by leveraging my understanding of EU and Japan.