Manufacturing industry
May 3, 2006
Policy / Systems
NEC to Issue Quarterly Environmental Activity Report
NEC Corp. of Japan will increase the frequency of its Environment Activity Repor...
April 28, 2006
Energy Conservation
Hitachi and Komatsu Win Top ESCO Awards for Energy Savings
Hitachi Ltd. and the Oyama Plant of Komatsu Ltd. won the gold prize of the first...
April 27, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Itochu Corp. to Launch Recyclable 'MOTTAINAI' Brand Neckties
Itochu Corp., a major Japanese trading company, started selling neckties in Apri...
April 26, 2006
Climate Change
Japan's Major Industries Achieve CO2 Emission Targets for 5th Straight Year
The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) announced on November 18, 2005 ...
April 26, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
FSC-Certified Copy Paper Marketed
Eco-friendly copy paper made from woodchips coming from a forest certified by th...
April 20, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota Hybrid Sales Top 500,000 Units Worldwide
Cumulative global sales of hybrid vehicles manufactured by Toyota Motor Corp. ex...
April 20, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ceiling Material Incorporating a Photocatalyst Marketed
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. of Japan, a core member of the Matsushita Group,...
April 17, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
INAX Develops Water-Saving Toilets with New Flushing System
INAX Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of bathroom fixtures, announced on Jan...
April 13, 2006
Transportation / Mobility
New Educational Website Encourages Public Transport Use
Val Laboratory Corp., a Japanese software developer, started a website service o...
April 13, 2006
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Launches Reforestation Project in Indonesia
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd has been active since April 2005 in a joint re...
April 9, 2006
Chemicals
Guidelines Published for Management of Chemicals in Electrical/Electronic Products
Guidelines for managing the chemical substances found in electrical and electron...
April 7, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Matsushita Battery Develops Micro Fuel Cell for Mobile Devices
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. (MBI), a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Ind...
April 7, 2006
Policy / Systems
Olympus Adopts Policy for Socially Responsible Procurement
The Olympus Group, led by Olympus Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of precis...
April 5, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ajinomoto Group Launches 'Zero Emissions' Plan for 2005 - 2010
The Ajinomoto Group announced on September 21, 2005 that it has launched a new p...
March 31, 2006
Renewable Energy
Fuji Heavy Launches Test Run of 2 MW Wind Power System
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan has been conducting a demonstration test of ...
March 29, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sekisui House Launches Eco-friendly Home Model Series
Sekisui House Ltd., a major Japanese home builder, launched on November 4, 2005 ...
March 26, 2006
Renewable Energy
Bioethanol Mass Production from Waste Wood to Start in Osaka in 2007
Facilities to mass-produce fuel ethanol from construction waste wood are now und...
March 23, 2006
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Selects Winning Environmental Proposals for FY2005
For its fifth annual enivironmental policy proposal competition, the Japanese Mi...
March 23, 2006
Energy Conservation
Hybrid Vehicle Shipments Surge in FY 2004
Shipments of environment-friendly vehicles increased sharply in fiscal 2004, acc...
March 15, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Railways Group Creates Total Recycling System of Food Wastes
In October, 2005, Keio Corporation, an urban railway group operating in Tokyo, s...
March 11, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Paper Mill Raises Earthworms
Nippon Paper Industries Co. of Japan has been culturing earthworms using residue...
March 11, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
High-Performance Fabrics for Cold Season Developed
Under the government's "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign to encourage offices to...
March 4, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
8th Green Purchasing Award Winners Announced
The Green Purchasing Network (GPN) announced the winners of the 8th "Green Purch...
March 1, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Easy-to-Recycle Cardboard Box Appears in Vegetable Markets
Japan's Toppan Printing Co. and its subsidiary, Toppan Containers Co., announced...
March 1, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Brewer's Yeast-Based Plant Activator Launched
Asahi Food & Healthcare, Ltd., a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries Ltd., began selli...
February 26, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Nears Commercialization of Energy-Efficient LED Lighting System
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. announced on October 20, 2005 that it may soon b...
February 26, 2006
Renewable Energy
Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized from Woody Biomass
Chugai Ro Co., a major Japanese thermal technology company, and Koromogawa villa...
February 24, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Patagonia Japan Sells T-Shirts to Support Environmental NGOs
The outdoor clothing maker Patagonia Japan launched the sale of fund-raising T-s...
February 24, 2006
Climate Change
24 Anti-Global Warming Activities Win Environment Minister's Award for 2005
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced the winners of the environmen...
February 22, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Shredder Combines Security Protection with Paper Recyclability
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. has developed an eco-friendly shredder for office use that ...
February 20, 2006
Renewable Energy
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. Develops World's First Solid Methanol for Fuel Cells
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. announced on October 20, 2005 that it has solved th...
February 20, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Companies Develop Air-Purifying Paper
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. announced on October 19, 2005 that they have d...
February 15, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sumitomo Forestry Launches Sales of Eco-Houses Built with Domestic Cypress
On October 21, 2005, Sumitomo Forestry Co., a major Japanese home builder, launc...
February 12, 2006
Fossil Fuels
Test Shows Home Fuel Cell Achieves 81.2% Total Energy Efficiency
A residential fuel cell cogeneration system achieved total energy efficiency of ...
February 12, 2006
Policy / Systems
2 Products, 16 Companies Carry 'Eco-Rail' Mark
An "Eco-Rail Mark" was awarded to three companies at the third meeting of the Ec...
February 12, 2006
Energy Conservation
Hitachi Launches Energy Service Company Overseas
Hitachi Ltd. of Japan has expanded its energy conservation business area through...
February 8, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Collection of Returnable Packaging for Massage Chairs Starts
Matsushita Electric Works Ltd., a major Japanese consumer electronics manufactur...
January 30, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Convenience Stores Sell Food Grown from Own Food Waste Compost
Circle K Sunkus Co., a Japanese convenience store chain, has been conducting a s...
January 27, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
900 Vessels Adopt Improved Screw Propeller Developed by Mitsui O.S.K.
The high energy efficiency of Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF), a screw propeller ...
January 27, 2006
Renewable Energy
Japan's First Micro-Hydropower System Marketed
In September, 2005, Shinko Electric Co., a Japanese manufacturer of industrial m...
January 25, 2006
Climate Change
Matsushita Group Extends 'Light Down' Project through March 2006 to Cut CO2 Emissions
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., a major Japanese consumer electronics manufa...
January 21, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sekisui House Achieves Zero Waste at New Construction Sites
Sekisui House, Ltd., a leading Japanese home builder, achieved zero waste at its...
January 15, 2006
Renewable Energy
Two Renewable Energy Model Cities Chosen
Applications by Muroran City in Hokkaido in northern Japan and Susaki City in Ko...
January 15, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toshiba Testing Micro Fuel Cells for Mobile Music Players
Toshiba Corp. has developed two fuel cell units small enough to be integrated in...
January 15, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Daikin to Launch Energy-Saving Hybrid Hydraulic Pump
Daikin Industries, Ltd. has developed a hybrid hydraulic pump called the "Super-...
January 13, 2006
Energy Conservation
More Urban Office Workers Wearing Lighter Summer Clothes
Cool Biz, a lighter summer businesswear campaign promoted by the Japanese Minist...
January 13, 2006
Renewable Energy
Showa Shell to Mass-Produce Next-Generation Solar Cells in 2007
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., a major Japanese oil company belonging to the Royal Dut...
January 12, 2006
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Al-Pac Forests Now World's Largest FSC-Certified Area
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) in Alberta, Canada, a pulp manuf...
January 12, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling System for FRP Vessels Underway
The Japan Boating Industry Association, a group of manufacturers of fiber reinfo...
January 12, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Waste-to-Cement Material Recycling Project Awarded
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