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| Green Diamonds highlights the ongoing
efforts of Mitsubishi Group companies to foster a greener,
more sustainable planet
and brighter, more vibrant communities through wide-ranging environmental and
social initiatives. |
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strike, broken glass can cause injures and also render evacuation centers unusable. Asahi Glass (AGC) has tackled this problem by developing laminated safety glass
that does not shatter into little pieces when broken. In 2005, the company also
began donating safety glass to schools across Japan. In September 2009, Taketoyo
Elementary School in Aichi Prefecture became the 21st recipient of safety glass
under this program. The school is located in a part of the country that is expected
to have a major earthquake in the near future. As schools like this one commonly
serve as evacuation centers in times of emergency, safety glass from AGC can
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Mitsubishi UFJ
Lease & Finance (MUL) and Nichiyu MHI Forklift Co.,Ltd., an affiliate of Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries (MHI), have joined forces to offer the first ever carbon offset leases for forklifts.
Under this program, carbon credits are contributed to the Japanese government
when customers enter into MHI and Nichiyu forklift lease contracts with MUL.
Carbon credits equal to one ton of carbon emission are contributed for every
forklift lease contract. Customers that initiate new leases through March 2010
will not be charged any extra cost for the service. Through this new service,
customers of Nichiyu MHI Forklift can use quality leased forklifts while also
making contributions to society.
■ http://www.mit-lift.com/_mit/index.cfm/north-america/english/ |
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| The United Nations has declared 2005-2014
to be the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in light of the
essential role that education plays in promoting the future development of sustainable
societies. In this spirit, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ has joined with the
National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan to launch a program to support “Education
for Sustainable Development” (ESD) at UNESCO Associated Schools across
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materials incurred by schools that organize classes on ESD. In this way, the
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is striving to sow the seeds of a sustainable future,
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A massive earthquake shook China’s
Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. NYK quickly responded by pledging support for
reconstruction efforts being organized by Plan, which is one of the world’s
oldest and largest children’s development organizations. The NYK Group’s
donation of 10 million yen (approx. $107,800) was subsequently used to rebuild
Yuanshan Primary School, which had been devastated by the earthquake. A ceremony
to celebrate the completion of the new school was held on September 4, 2009.
NYK employees in China also did their part to help the new school get off to
a strong start by donating books and making cash contributions, which were used
to purchase books, sports equipment and other school supplies.
■ http://www.nyk.com/english/release/31/NE_090910.html |
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