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June, 2004

Japan for Sustainability Newsletter #022

June 30, 2004

Japan for Sustainability (JFS) is a non-profit communication platform to disseminate environmental information from Japan to the world, with the aim of helping both move onto a sustainable path.

See what's new on our web site: http://www.japanfs.org/
E-mail: info@japanfs.org

In the June 2004 issue of the JFS Newsletter:

- Survey of Japanese Corporate Environmental Reports Reveals Trends

- "Towards a Sustainable Japan - Corporations at Work" Article Series No.13: "Aiming to Enhance Social Value of Environmental Information" ChuoAoyama PwC Sustainability Research Institute (CSRI) & ChuoAoyama Sustainability Certification Organization (CASCert)

- "Towards a Sustainable Japan - Corporations at Work" Article Series No.14: "Aiming at Building a Sustainable Society through Investment and Loans, Knowledge and Information" (Development Bank of Japan)

- Getting Over Minamata Disease - Minamata City Works to Become Model Environmental City

[Announcement]

- JFS's Co-hosting Event in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan (July 10th and 11th)
JFS will co-host an event featuring Alan Atkisson, an consultant, a singer-songwriter, and the author of Believing Cassandra. It features his
lecture and songs on movements toward sustainability, followed by a talk session with an executive of JFS and a networking session. The event will be held on July 10th in Osaka and 11th in Tokyo, and the registration fee is 2, 000 yen per person (1,000 yen for a student).
Please see more details at the bottom of this newsletter, or contact at
eco-networking@japanfs.org

[JFS Web Site Additions of the Month]

- We updated "Environmental Reports", increasing the number of report links from 44 to 73, which can now be searched by industry. (2004/06/30)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/business/reports.html

- "Sustainability in Japan's Edo Period--300 Years Ago!" by Eisuke Ishikawa (2004/06/30)
Chapter 5 "The Sun and the Forests"
http://www.japanfs.org/en/column/ishikawa.html

- "Toward a Century of Japanese Value" by Dr. Manabu Akaike (2004/06/30)
"Urban Planning for The Next Generation"
http://www.japanfs.org/en/column/a11.html

- We present this month a new cartoon, "What a nuisance - having to
clean up after living things!" on the High Moon Gallery.(2004/06/20)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/cartoon/index.html

- Business leaders on the Environment (2004/06/20)
"Aiming to Create a Sustainable Cement Industry"
Speaker: Kazusuke Imamura, Counselor, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
http://www.japanfs.org/en/business/10_imamura.html

We hope you enjoyed this issue of the JFS Newsletter.

We will be delivering more information every month from Japan on activities and developments in the field of the environment. Please visit our website for the latest news!
http://www.japanfs.org/index.html
And please send your comments or requests to us at info@japanfs.org.

We will be back next month with more news.

Junko Edahiro
Hiroyuki Tada

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