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| Green Diamonds highlights the ongoing
efforts of Mitsubishi companies to foster a greener,
more sustainable planet
and brighter, more vibrant communities through wide-ranging environmental and
social initiatives. |
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Mitsubishi Estate and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Construction are working together in an initiative that uses recycled water to spray roads and limit rises in road surface temperature in order to tackle the heat island effect in summer.
Starting in June, the initiative uses recycled water from the Marunouchi Building in central Tokyo to spray the Gyoko-dori Avenue that runs from Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi Entrance to Hibiya-dori Avenue. The water is stored in a special water-holding layer in the road surface and as the air temperature rises the water is transformed into vapor. Also known as “evaporative cooling,” this process uses heat energy contained in the water molecules and thus causes a drop in temperature in its surroundings. |
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NYK switched interior lights on the former cargo-passenger ship NYK Hikawamaru, currently moored at the port of Yokohama, from conventional light bulbs to LEDs¹ in June.
As part of NYK’s ongoing drive to adopt energy-saving technology a total of 156 lights and spotlights in the ship’s entrance lobby and the NYK Lounge were switched to LEDs. The change to energy-efficient LED lighting will result in annual reductions of 69 percent in both power consumption and CO2 emissions.
The company was assisted in the change over by Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric Lighting, both member companies of the Energy-efficient Appliance Promotion Forum/Energy-efficient Lamp Promotion Forum which was established to promote the spread of energy-saving household appliances and lighting in Japan. |
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■ http://www.nyk.com/english/
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| Note 1 : Light emitting diode |
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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation has donated 20 units of its Canter light-duty truck for aid operations and in support of the people in Haiti following the earthquake in early 2010. The global presence of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, an integral part of Daimler Trucks, was an advantage for the company as the vehicles were prepared at short notice in the neighboring Dominican Republic, where the company has already a presence in. As rebuilding efforts continue, the trucks are used for helping distribution of goods, materials and food for the people of Haiti.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation is committed to its role as a responsible corporate citizen. This commitment entails an ultimate focus on quality in all its operations and business practices. The company also has been working closely with parent company Daimler AG to offer continued support for social contribution including cultural exchange and educational programs. |
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As one of its initiatives for protecting the global environment, in 1999 Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance embarked on a mangrove forest planting program and by March 2010 had planted around 6,293 hectares of mangrove forest in seven countries such as in South East Asia.
In addition, as part of its activities to promote environmental awareness, the company has sent employees to elementary school throughout Japan to give classes on the subject of “Global Warming & Protecting the Ecosystem,” using materials on mangrove forest planting titled “Green Lessons : Mangrove Stories.”
As of end of March 2010, around 23,000 preschool and elementary school pupils throughout Japan had attended these classes. |
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