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Thursday, June 6, 2019

ESG Investment and Japan

<ESG Investment, Japan is a guideline...?>

The "Paris agreement" to build an international framework for global warming, following the Trump regime that has withdrawn from the agreement, the Japan government has formulated a guideline to attract the Japan of "ESG investment" incorporating corporate warming countermeasures into investment decisions, etc.

* ESG Investment is a choice of companies that consider the environment (Enviroment), society, and Corporate Governance (Government). It does not resonate with overseas investor sentiment even if the securities companies sell similar investment products to domestic investors many times in the environmental field.

Only failure cases. Five industries, such as automobiles, steel, chemical, electric and electronic, energy (electric power, gas, and petroleum), are Japan companies in which ESG investments are targeted.

The aim of this time is to open information disclosure (leave it to corporate decisions) about measures to prevent global warming, attract investment from overseas, and lead to the growth of Japan economy with simple and clear standards. As of December 25, the average stock price has been cut by 19500 yen. The bottom is not visible. Now, does the global investor invest in long-term holdings in an unattractive industry specified by the guideline? Government sources of troubled Japan who do not know the original meaning of ESG investment. Crazy....

Monday, June 3, 2019

Environmental advertising is on the increase

● Background of environmental advertising.

In early 1990, advertisements called "Environmental advertisements" appeared in mass media such as newspapers, magazines and television COMMERCIALS.However, many of the original environmental advertisements aimed at the improvement of the corporate image were seen in abstract words, such as "Earth-friendly" and "our Earth family." This is the background of "maintaining the environment. "Conservation" is also a keyword that forms a new corporate image, it may be said that began to be considered as one of the methods of corporate identity (CI).In other words, it could be said that CE (corporate Environ mentalism: Corporate environmental-oriented strategy) became one of the pillars of corporate management strategy in the 1990s. However, a series of image-leading environmental ads are sluggish because the corporate philosophy of environmental issues, attitudes, specific initiatives and proposals were unclear and lacked the impact of environmental advertising.

<Since then, the number of advertising in Japan environment is far from the movement of environmental advertising in Europe, where corporate social responsibility is strictly required to disclose information from consumers and people. "Our products are producing pollution, noise, and waste," an advertising statement published in the Japan Economic newspaper in May 1990 that shook the advertising industry of Japan in the European environmental advertising at the time.>

● Consumer and consumers target.

Over time, "environmental advertising" began to increase in the newspaper advertisement of Matazoro Japan recently. In the midst of the economic downturn, which is not real, some companies that are keen on internal reserves have begun to develop new areas of environmental products to consumers and consumer. The current environmental business market is about 104 trillion yen, but it is aimed at the consumer market which can forecast the market expansion in the future.
There are many environmental products of daily necessities that contribute to the comfort of the urban environment and the living environment. In addition, the conventional fittingly, directly related to resource and energy development equipment manufacturers, resource and energy or resource regeneration management company, without novelty, but through the corporate activities that donate a portion of the sales to the Environmental protection Organization, It is the one to donate to the Environmental protection organization that the consumer chose by the product purchase.

● Environmental advertising related business is spread.

As the global environment deteriorates globally, the role of the industry and the enterprise which is the foundation of the economy and the society is only heightened. The role of the company is greater than ever. In United States, circular economy (resource-recycling economy) has been attracting attention. The company intends to change the linear industrial activities of consumers and consumer, conventional mass production, mass consumption, and mass waste to the resource cycle. The role of environmental advertising to convey such corporate activities to consumers and people is growing. At the same time, the environmental awareness that coordinates this is high, and the business chance is expanded to the site expressed in the WEB by advertising agencies and copywriters who can read green consumer consciousness.

Saturday, June 1, 2019

The rise of green consumers to create new markets

● Changes in the general consumer's consciousness the environmental business market in Japan is expanding to all industries through the first, second and third sectors, and is developing autonomously to all participatory markets. The market breakdown is divided into public demand and private demand, but the main line is the demand of civilian companies. But the consumer market is expected to expand. The traction is the presence of green consumers. This is a new type of consumer group that takes care of the environment in order to purchase products. The ratio of Greenkoshama in the Japan is slightly about 3, 4% of all consumers, but it is increasing with jiwari every year. Especially after the 2011 3/11 and the Great East Japan earthquake, the general consumer is interested in the natural environment, life including humans, food safety and security, energy problems, etc., and the life which suppresses waste in the recession wind Green consumers are increasing mainly in urban areas. Old news belongs, but here are the findings of recent consumer awareness. The survey was conducted by Dentsu in April 2014 on "consumer awareness of environmental issues". In response to a number of questions about social issues of interest, the "environmental issues" ranked first at 69, 1% higher than the previous year's 3.5 points. First place in six consecutive years since the start of the study in 2008. The second place was "natural disasters." In the question of environmental awareness, 65 and 5% answered that "consideration of environmental issues and life can be compatible". 3.7 points yoy. It has shown steady growth in the last five years from 2009 (55 ・ 9%). In terms of living, we have reached 88% of the total effort to conserve electricity and save money. In the future, even if the price is somewhat high, the growth related to housing facilities and household energy systems has been prominent in the environment-friendly products and services we want to use.

● Principles of consumption behavior standards for green consumers the change in the consciousness of such a general consumer has brought change to the shopping behavior at the time of the commodity purchase. What is the change? It is close to the forecast, but is it likely to see a lot of common part with "consumption behavior" of green consumers? So, when we look at the standards we have in mind when we purchase products from green consumers, it's like this. The key is to choose the right quality and price, but it is important to choose the products and services that are less environmentally and energy-intensive, and those who will strive to provide them with priority purchase.

It is said that there are 13 principle standards.

Specifically, there are the following criteria.
(1) Buy only what you need at the time of purchase, and refrain from buying anything extra.
(2) Choose a long life that can be used even if you think the price is high.
(3) Minimize containers and packaging materials and avoid excessive packaging.
(4) Purchase products that are less wasteful of resources and energy at the time of production, use, and disposal.
(5) When using household appliances etc., choose priority based on those with low power consumption.
(6) Purchase products that are harmful to the environment and have less health hazards.
(7) Select and buy things that do not impair the ecosystem and biodiversity.
(8) Select the products produced and manufactured in the neighborhood.
(9) Share resources and choose what you can share jointly.
(10) Buy what the product is distributed in the relationship between the producer and the consumer is visible.
(11) Select the one that the producer is guaranteed a fair allotment of profit etc.
(12) We will work diligently to improve the environmental impact and select companies and stores that disclose environmental improvement information.

(13) Select companies and stores that are considering the realization of a sustainable society for the next generation and the current generation of developing countries, etc.

The expansion of such a new green consumer will encourage the provision of environmentally-priced products to companies that produce and manufacture goods or sell products. It is a big business opportunity for companies to provide environmental products that change the consumer (consumers) as a result.

Friday, May 17, 2019

800 Environmental business Items 2002.04.15

In line with the expansion of global incentives such as the Kyoto mechanism for reducing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, environmental policy and institutional incentives in Japan, and social incentives for each company's environmental management system. The items of the environmental business have increased rapidly recently. That number roughly 800. The environmental business is an economic incentive for the continuous improvement of environmental impacts in various fields, and promotes the improvement activities by the economic effect. In other words, it is a business that provides products and services that contribute to improvement activities, and is a business that promotes new industries and new jobs.

As a factor in the commercialization of the environmental business of each company, the method of developing the product (equipment and goods) and the service by taking advantage of the company's specialty first, and another is a method of changing the existing product and the service of the company to the environment consideration type. For example appliances. Environmental Conscious products = based on the concept of environmentally conscious product, we have adopted the method of LCA, quantitative evaluation of environmental impact such as energy saving and resource saving, and evaluation of demolition and recyclability, etc. We are trying to improve the environmental efficiency and environmental performance of our products.

The idea of eco-design and the advancement of environmental consideration in such a design stage can expect the market share of the domestic maker to be greatly expected when the prospect of green of the world market in the future. Business items will continue to grow in the environment. Incentives for businesses based on the new values of the environment, such as the creation of new public works related to the legislation of the Nature Regeneration Promotion Act and the development of the infrastructure of a recycling-oriented society, are occurring one after another. The big wave in the age of environmental business is coming.

Thursday, May 16, 2019

California Renewable Energy full transition 2018.12

<California is a unique renewable energy policy.>

In response to the Trump regime, which proved to be withdrawn from the "Paris Agreement", the international Framework for global warming countermeasures, California will promote its own state-level global warming strategy. As a medium-term target, we will raise the power generation ratio by renewable energy such as wind, solar, hydro, etc. to electricity companies in the state to 60% by the end of 30%.

Government buildings and other state-related facilities switch to renewable energy in the year of target achievement It is said that it is It will be implemented from January next year. In the United States, the difference between the central government and the local government is clear about environmental policy.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Countermeasures against Freon gas are delayed ③

Expand business opportunities related to CFC countermeasures Prof. Hideaki Nakane of Kochi University of Technology (environmental science) is important not only to strengthen the application of penalties, but also to develop CFC-less greenhouse effect and use of alternative substances. Although it is not a frontal penalty, the development of substitutes for each company is progressing. The development of refrigerant, foaming agents, and detergents using a completely different type of material is also underway. For example, a large commercial refrigerator for ammonia and refrigerant is considered the use of old-fashioned ammonia, there is toxicity and flammable ammonia, there is a problem in the use of household refrigerators, Instead, hydrocarbons such as propane and butane have been researched and developed. Hydrocarbon. It seems that there is no problem because the amount of filling is small in the refrigerator for the home though it is flammable. In Europe, household refrigerators that use hydrocarbons are quite popular. Japan manufacturers have started production and sales since 2002. The introduction of hydrocarbons into air conditioners is also under research and development. Sales have been started in the Germany. Although non-flammable carbon dioxide is an ideal refrigerant, there is a drawback that there is no refrigerant effect in the environment with high outside temperature. However, the research and development to use it for the car air conditioner advances. On the other hand, the MH refrigeration system which uses the property "The heat is discharged when the hydrogen is absorbed and the hydrogen is emitted, and absorbs the heat" of the hydrogen adsorption alloy of the refrigeration system which does not use the refrigerant is one of the attempts. In addition, the electronic device is systemized. A system that utilizes the Peltier effect of "heat transfer from one metal to the other metal when electricity is passed to the junction of two metals", the cooling of the processor of the computer and the small refrigerator of the hotel and the hospital because it is quiet It is already used for the refrigerator of the wine only. Hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide for the foaming agent, the conversion to water has been partially practical, for the propellant is converted to hydrocarbons (liquefied natural gas: LPG) except for special applications. Water or the like is used for the cleaning agent. Environmental business is a mission to improve the environmental impact of "century in the Environment" in the 21st century, the needs are just growing.

Countermeasures against Freon gas are delayed ②

Domestic and international initiatives for freon gas Freon gases have a significant impact on the human body, while contributing to the natural destruction caused by global warming. It does not go though it is the one which appeared as a product of an endless desire either way though the Freon is left. After the possibility of ozone depletion by CFC was pointed out in 1974, developed countries, including the Japan, took steps to prevent the freeze of production capacity and the gradual prohibition of use. In the late 1980s, international conventions and protocols were established, and many countries were contracting. In 1953, the "Vienna Treaty for the Protection of the Ozone layer" (172 countries and EU) concluded the "Montreal Protocol on substances that destroy the ozone layer" in 1987. After that, amendments were made to the addition of regulated substances and the examination of regulatory schedules, etc. In Japan, in the latter half of the 1990s, manuals and programs were created for the recovery and destruction of CFC. In May 1988, the Act on the Protection of the ozone layer by the regulation of specific substances was enacted as a law to promote the protection of the ozone layer. The law has reduced the amount of CFC production and consumption in the Japan, but the collection and destruction of CFCs in the case where the equipment used to dispose of chlorofluorocarbons has been discarded has been carried out by local governments and industry voluntary efforts, There was no legal system about processing. Therefore, most of the CFC was released into the atmosphere. To solve this, it is this law that has been enacted.

In 1998, the "Household Equipment Recycling Act (Home Appliance recycle Law)" was obligated to recover refrigerant freon from household refrigerators and air conditioners. In 2001, "The Act on the recovery and destruction of CFC in particular products (CFC recovery and fracture law)" prohibits the discharge of refrigerant CFC used in commercial refrigeration air conditioners and car air conditioners into the air vain, It was obligated to recover and destroy the refrigerant freon at the time of disposal of the equipment. After that time, the "CFC emission suppression method" will be enforced in April 2015, but the slow is not progressing. As for global warming, as other greenhouse gas emissions decreased, only chlorofluorocarbon was increasing every year, and the measures were a challenge.

Monday, May 6, 2019

Countermeasures against Freon gas are delayed ①

<The ozone layer measures, not proceed as slow....>

In addition to the commercial refrigerators of food companies, supermarkets, and restaurants, CFC (chlorofluorocarbons), which is used as a cooling catalyst for air conditioning facilities in buildings, does not advance recovery. It is said that CFC has a number of hundred to 100,000 times more greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide. At the 24th annual Meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), the International framework of global warming, the "Paris agreement" guideline, has been closed again in the Japan.

What is Freon gas? In the mid-1970s, it was investigated that the artificially produced material freon gases destroyed the ozone layer. The ozone layer is present in the stratosphere of 20 ~ 30km above ground. The sun plays a role like a curtain to cut ultraviolet rays contained in sunlight. The ultraviolet rays are harmful, and when it is hit directly, skin cancer and cataracts, blindness, it has been found that it tends to be susceptible to viral diseases such as AIDS due to immunodegradation. Furthermore, it also affects the gene (DNA) of the biological cells. At present, the number of people who take skin cancer and cataracts in the world has increased, and Japan has increased by seven times. Twenty years later, the ozone layer decreased 2/3. It is said to be the worst. On the other hand, it has been pointed out that the ozone layer destruction is one of the big environmental problems in global warming. CFC gas, which is the ringleader of the ozone layer destruction, was used in air conditioners, refrigerators, sprays, etc., and was released into the atmosphere in large quantities. Since Freon gases have a property that is difficult to decompose in the vicinity of the ground, when transported to the stratosphere by atmospheric flow, Freon is decomposed by the strong sun ultraviolet rays, and chlorine is generated. This chlorine acts as a catalyst and destroys ozone one after another. By the way, there are some other substances that destroy the ozone layer besides CFC. The ozone layer has also been destroyed by bromine released by substances such as furlongs used in extinguishing agents.

Public support system related to technology and business development 2001.03.20

In the creation of an environmental business, I think that it is one method to use a public support system related to technology and business development. Many business operators and engineers engaged in environmental business development are busy every day, and do not know that there are unexpectedly various systems such as subsidies, subsidies, debt guarantees, and cheap loans implemented by government, local governments, and other public institutions.

The use of such a public support system has various merits for technology and business development.
The advantages of the use are as follows.

1) Grants and subsidies (no obligation to repay), etc. The system is able to receive a maximum of one-half or two-thirds of the eligible projects.
2) The development proceeds quickly without fear of development risks after reducing the burden of development funds.
3) Government-based and foundation-based loan system with various debt guarantees is easy to use. 4) The subsidy is linked to the adopted project.
The use of the system such as the interest-cheap loan of commercialization support is acceptable.
5) Since the same recruitment is highly evaluated by private financial institutions, business partners, and the mass media, it is possible to obtain a double-order merit at the development stage.
6) There is a system that can receive a significant tax reduction award such as corporate tax and business tax.

In addition, it is important to apply for this project, because it will examine the social importance such as market needs and new regulations, the technical results of this project and the differentiation and economic effect of other companies ' products. Even if it is not adopted (the probability is one tenth of the government system, the local autonomy system is said to be one-third), it is possible to obtain an objective evaluation of the case. We would like you to look at our public support system. In the case of a government system as a procedure, the authority related to the company's technology and business development → The foundation belonging to it, the research institution → person in charge. If you are a local government, contact the relevant office.

Friday, May 3, 2019

Forest conservation Business 2002.01.15

The forest conservation business is likely to broaden its horizons. The domestic forest is rundown if it says. The devastation of forests, such as non-disruptive reforestation, no-consideration felling and which remains management, is a great sight. There was a great miscalculation of the forest business in the background. Timber and valves are supplied from overseas at cheap prices, and the forest business has been destroyed. However, the faint light that the forest business seemed to be approved as a business with economic incentives began to see. There are several reasons. First, green GDP has begun to embrace environmental demands within the coefficient of GDP (gross domestic product), an international economic indicator. For example, if you cut the forest and export it overseas, GDP will rise. The cost of the destruction of the ecosystem due to the soil outflow and the deforestation and the increase of CO2 does not appear in GCP by it. Considering the negative impact on the environment, we will try to look at the traditional GDP. In addition, forest conservation and ISO14000-based forest certification system for the suppression of CO2 close relation the emissions trading system. It is impossible to ask the hey, that and the cheap forest resource to foreign countries as far as this international flow is read.

Therefore, the efforts of effective use of the domestic forest cannot be avoided. How do you give vitality to the forest business which is scarce in economy and human resources? It is the construction and the engineering-related business that the management ability is going to appear as this supporter. Forest management trial with new economic incentives such as forest conservation and accompanying management, energy recovery from wood-based wastes such as thinned timber, promotion of building materials use, and emissions trading. There was nothing. The word of the kelp fisherman of the collar woman sprays cape that changed the Cape woman sprays the rich forest and regained the great Sea. "It is not that it only has to think about the sea because we are fishermen, and the sea is rough when the mountain is rough. I think so from the core of the head. " I want it to be the starting point of our business.

What is the strongest volunteer group 2018.12.14

For me, I think that the strongest volunteer group that does not blur the axis with the foot on the ground is a group that the housewife in the 50s who finished raising a child participates.

There are not a few housewives who "are doing by the desire to raise my child" the volunteer group which participates.

On the other hand, the volunteer group of father was a warning and an accusation type of the lip, and it was not a little to have decomposed in the air immediately of "It is cool" if it said either. Such an impression remains strongly.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Eco Town Business 2002.06.15

"By supporting the development of a leading recycling facility centered on private business operators, the eco-town business will continue to be actively developed as a national policy for the purpose of supporting the creation of zero waste cities and fostering environmental industries as a new industry." The Eco-town business represents the largest rate of growth in the distribution of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry in this year. 8 billion yen for the previous fiscal year to 1.3 billion yen.

In the name of the "subsidy for resource recycling area promotion facility maintenance fee", the main business contents of this year are "subsidies for recycling facilities such as recycling facilities such as PET bottles, waste plastics, waste wood, etc." The eco-town business has been certified by 15 locations nationwide. I hear that we are currently preparing to apply for eco-town projects in 50 locations and regions. Among them, the first "Toyama City Eco-town plan" in Hokuriku, which was recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment, cut the top of this year. The contents of the business are recycled into raw materials such as container packaging plastics, plastic processing and waste plastics generated in agriculture. The left is about oil processing. We promote "hybrid waste plastic recycling," which is used within the region without waste.

In addition, we recycle construction waste into high value-added building materials, and businesses that are used by local house manufacturers. If you look at the eco-town business outline of the application plan, we will promote modal shift to rail & Ship (rail & Shipping) to build a network of venous logistics, as well as waste materials and service recycling, medical waste and PCB detoxification, The introduction of natural energy. In the future, the eco-town business will accelerate to the realization of a regional recycling-oriented society. It is certain that the first environmental business will be created in the region, but the challenge will be to continue as a profitable business.

Sunday, April 28, 2019

”Learning from Ancestors”

The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) inaugurated the traditional Knowledge Initiative in 2007 to build further understanding and recognition of traditional knowledge and to convey initiatives by indigenous peoples, local communities and policymakers. The initiative studies the use of indigenous peoples ' current practices and the knowledge they have cultivated for many years. Research on the initiative is extremely important for a world where widespread development has caused so many problems.

In fact, modern society should be able to learn valuable insights and lessons from past indigenous societies on how to use resources efficiently and how to improve waste management systems. Between 2000 and 2050, the world's population is projected to increase by 50%, the world's economic activity is 500%, and the world's energy and resource utilization is 300%. These trends will stress more on the resources and Environment of the Earth, which is already multiplying a significant load. During the 1992 Earth Summit, world leaders warned that "the main reason for the constant deterioration of the global environment is the steady increase in the production and consumption and disposal of goods."

At the same time, the Rio Declaration affirmed that the "green economy" policy against sustainable development and the eradication of Poverty promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth and promotes sustainable consumption and production. Resource utilization and waste management tend to be significantly different in developed and developing countries. If human life and society have unlimited abundance, the resources consumed and the waste produced (solid and liquid) will be many. Therefore, developed countries consume more energy, water, metal and plastic than developing countries. In the data of the World Bank of 2012, it was seen so.
The average American resident is 3.5 kg of waste per day, but for some African urban residents, less than 200 grams per person per day. In the initiative, the rate of waste generation in developed countries also shows a trend of stabilization or gradual increase. This trend reflects the maturity of the economic system of the industrialized nations and reflects a gradual increase or decrease in population. In order to ensure that economic growth does not lead to an increase in waste as it is, advanced countries have proposed efforts to improve resource efficiency and maximize the use of waste countermeasures, reuse and recycling.

On the other hand, in developing countries, the rate of waste generation has increased rapidly due to economic growth and urbanization. According to the World Bank, the rate of increase in waste generation rates will be fastest in Africa and Asia in the near future. For example, the waste discharged from sub-Saharan Africa over the next two decades is expected to triple. China will overtake the United States in 2004.
It is now the world's largest solid waste emission country. In many cities in developing countries, it is still difficult to provide the people with waste recovery and appropriate processing systems. As a result, the atmosphere, water and soil are contaminated, and public health has a negative impact. However, proper waste management can create employment opportunities and reduce the ecological footprint of society.

Therefore, in the policy and institutional design of solid wastes, we suggest that we should aim to minimize the generation of waste and to make the best use of waste material reuse and recycling. Technological innovations are often seen as answers to modern waste problems. But what can we learn from the historical methods that the great ancient societies, such as the Aztec tribe of the Mexico, were taking advantage of? How will past systems, such as Aztec waste management and resource utilization, relate to the modern world?

Friday, April 19, 2019

2018 Nov Protests against the rise in tax hikes on the France

In my opinion, France has a traditional history of designing policies and systems in a consultative system by a partnership of about 200 years (government, citizens, universities, etc.). However Japan there is no such traditional partnership. I will advance things in the upper mind of the boss and the Japanese flag. There is a political shop looking for interest in Urochoro. In France case, people's riots would be a sound demonstration to the government that would discard and push the partnership agreement.

In the Japan, there is no such a traditional partnership, and the "parliamentary democracy" led by the number of politicians pushed by the diet is gone. By the way, the policy and the institutional design of the environment are always outside the mosquito net. If the recycling method is raised as an example, it is "cart before toppling" which says that the industry profit priority is made by each law of the European imitation, and the framework is created later. The system design of the boss and the Japanese flag is done.

Environmental business that expands in multi-disciplinary environment business

<Development to all industries and all participatory businesses. >

The market size of our environmental business is steadily expanding. According to the Ministry of the Environment, the market size of 2016 was approximately 104 trillion yen, with a capacity of approximately 2.6 million employees. The market size is evident in comparison to the market size of approximately 65 trillion yen (2016) of the automobile industry, which is always attracting attention, and the construction industry of 45 and 5 trillion yen (2015).
You can understand how huge industrialization is. In the media, the energy-related reports of nuclear power plants, such as renewable energy, Smartgrit, Smart House, and eco-cars, etc. are noticeable, but the environmental business is more broadly and deeply The market is steadily expanding. It is made in the form of expanding the base of each industry greatly.

For example, in the primary industry of agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fisheries, biomass resources began to be utilized, recycling of organic wastes, permanent agriculture based on organic farming, building materials using domestic materials and thinning materials, etc., sunlight, wind, and local consumption Small hydro power generation, and the like. In manufacturing, construction, and mining, the second industry manufactures and sells a variety of renewable energies, energy saving, environmental equipment and equipment, storage batteries, fuel cell devices, etc., and the construction industry is environmentally friendly building construction, building waste recycling, etc. In the mining industry, in addition to the recycling business of waste appliances and waste automobiles, recently, businesses such as collecting and recycling rare metals such as electronic and information devices are expanding. It seems that the second industry now has more than 60% of the market size in the mainstream of environmental business. In the tertiary industry, which consists of electricity, gas, distribution, and financial services, there are a wide range of green consulting fields, including renewable energies, business proposals for energy conservation, distribution of environmentally friendly products, and environmental advertising. In recent years, businesses such as the Building Energy Management System (BEMS) and the HEMS (Home Energy Management System) have been expanding. In this way, the environmental business has evolved into all-in-all business, and the number of participating companies exceeds 10,000, and the business item rises to 900, and the steady growth factor is concealed here.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) ②

<The significance of the SDGs. >

The predecessor of the SDGs is the Millennium Development Eye (MDGs), which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000. It is comprised of eight goals as a target year for 2015, with the aim of the extreme poverty and hunger in developing countries. The MDGs were intended only for developing countries, but in the discussion of what to do with the targets since 2015, the global population growth and the expansion of the economic scale in the recent

The realization that it is important for both developed and developing countries to work together has led to the adoption of the SDGs. While the economies of GDP (gross national product) overemphasis economic growth, while some countries have seen a widening gap in domestic, educational, income, and cultural backgrounds, it is not likely that people who are vulnerable to women, children, persons with disabilities or the elderly will be left behind.
"No one will be left behind" to realize the society, it is required to work on a wide range of issues related to the economic, social and environment. In addition, as a keyword for sustainable development, "five P" of Human (People), Earth (planet), Prosperity (Prosperity), Peace (Peace), Solidarity (Partnership) has been raised.

<As a tool for pioneering the new market for environmental business.>

In Japan Japan, the 2016 government's "Sustainable Development Goals Promotion Headquarters" was established. Under the promotion headquarters, the Government, NGOS, NPOS, experts, the private sector, and private companies, not only social contribution activities, but also the influence of the company on the environment and the Society appropriately evaluated, Many companies are connecting to the opportunity to create business by contributing to the achievement of the SDGs. The environmental business has been used as an effective tool for the exit strategy of developing countries and new consumer markets. For example, a major company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has been promoting its business with the SDGs in mind, such as "making packages that generate significant value by saving resources", such as "streamlining transportation and transport with globalization and supporting infrastructure development in emerging economies." The company contributes to the SDGs by extending its technology and business to SMEs. If you think about it, the majority of the work that contributes substantially to the SDGs is the environmental business.

Sunday, April 7, 2019

The eco-material and N Luminous (Luminova)

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the development of eco-materials (environmentally-friendly new materials) with a function that does not load the environment when the material itself is used or that materials can help improve the environment is driving the world Japan. For example, osmotic membrane (RO membrane), the number of other products of carbon fiber is so forth. This time, we will deliver the eco material that is the topic.

● N Luminous (Luminova) conventional luminescent pigments
There are two types of "spontaneous light" and "phosphorescent". Although the former can emit light all night by radiation, there is a limit to the application that contains radioactive materials, and strict management is necessary for production and disposal. On the other hand, the latter does not contain radioactive material, long-term emission is difficult and practical. Now in the spotlight N emission is not required radioactive material, and it has enabled long-term emission. It was successfully commercialized in a special process of addition firing the activator of rare earth elements to the main component of the alumina acid salt compound.

The characteristics of this n-emission (1) long-term luminescence in the Dark (2) afterglow, luminance is bright enough to illuminate the conventional 10 times (3) light is strong (4) It is also possible to use outdoor (5) Chemical stability is high (6) light reaches far (7) the load on people and the environment is small and the like. Currently, the development of daily necessities, watches, automobiles, outdoor goods and other applications is progressing. "Fundamental specialty Chemistry" is the first product in the world, accounting for about 80% of the global market share.

Saturday, April 6, 2019

The season when the dense fog PM2 5 is coming②

The serious PM2 and five problems in such China will have to be expected not to be able to be finished in a mere "fire on the opposite shore", and to receive an enormous influence Japan for the future. PM2-5, which is the source of China's origin, has always flown to the Japan westerly. In the Kanto region, there has been no warning from the reason why observations do not reach the level of attention.

However, in western Japan, which is close to China, the each province has been carefully aroused since March of this year. The symposium, which is titled "The Road to ecological civilization and green Development" (jointly sponsored by Seika Univ., Nomura Research Institute), is held in China by scholars and experts of the day, and the improvement of the environmental law of the Chinese PM2. The center is centered on discussions within the scope of the investigation of compensation and remedies for pollution victims. According to the Professor Zhang Gon of Seika, the environmental measures involved the interests of the government departments and companies, "it is difficult to actually execute the relevant law" at present. The Chinese government is less concerned about the impact on the Japan of PM2 and 5. Japan government also does not try to touch deeply about PM2 5.

There seems to be a meeting at the level of practitioners, but we have not been reported on the content. In such a time, PM2 and 5 from China are surely diffused into the Japan islands, and it is undermining our health. In addition, it binds with moisture in the air, and if it rains, it becomes "acid rain", sunlight to the earth, and destroys the natural environment. It is called "Aerial demon" in China. If you continue to leave this state, not only Japan, Korea, Taiwan such as neighboring countries will be the hardest hit is no doubt.

Health damage, of course, forests wither, farmland and lakes acidified, the structure of the building and buildings-it leads to such a serious situation to deteriorate to the battered by acidified.

It is not the conclusion of "Japan-China PM2 5 Diffusion Prevention Treaty" in both countries between Japan and China in daytime to hear the mask for the PM2 and 5 measures not to be able to sell production to fly at the concession shop at the airport in the Beijing line. The Japan holds the world's largest desulfurization, denitration technology, and exhaust gas countermeasure technology.

It is an urgent task to share these technologies in both countries and to achieve new technological innovations. Century in the 21st century the environment. It is an important issue that the global environmental preservation and conservation which traces the aggravation should be the highest priority, and is not the age of the demarcation of the territory of the twentieth century type and the territorial waters?

Friday, April 5, 2019

The season when the dense fog PM2 5 is coming①

In each of the cities in China, the arrival of a full-fledged winter, the heating by the poor quality coal combustion is applied, further "dense fog" (photochemical smog) by PM2-5 (micro particulate matter) is expected to occur frequently. Depending on the region, visibility has deteriorated to less than 50 meters even for a full year. In the northeast, Harbin is not seen five meters away. The effects of highway closures and flight cancellations and delays, as well as the impact on civil life, have been significant.

Especially, there is a concern about the remarkable health damage of the citizens. In the winter months in Beijing, the city has been covered with dense fog, so Japanese companies are taking precautions to refrain from going out to employees and other measures such as providing subsidies for purchasing air purifiers.

It is said that the number of expatriate employees who think about their families ' return home is increasing. In the first place, PM2-5 is a micro-particulate matter below the diameter 2.5 micrometer (Micro 1-millionth) contained in thermal power plants and plant smoke, automobile exhaust gases, fine dust, etc. Because it is easy to penetrate to the depths of the lungs, it induces asthma and lung cancer.

In the Japan of the high-growth period, Kawasaki Asthma and Yokkaichi caused asthma. Sulfur oxides (so 2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in PM2 and 5 are generated by burning coal, petroleum, etc. The main sources of sulfur oxides are steel mills, power plants, factories, etc. The source of the nitrogen oxide is similar to the sulfur oxide, other automobiles, ships, it is discharged in large quantities from the mobile sources such as aircraft. Dense fog in urban areas are due to sulfur oxides. Both are causative agents of air pollution, causing the collapse of ecosystems (planting and biological mortality), health hazards, etc. By the way, it is said that every year in China, about 500,000 people die from respiratory diseases.

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)①

The media said, "How will the government incorporate the SDGs into measures, and how companies can capitalize on their management," is likely to be the key to the future growth of Japan. The United Nations has shown the importance of integrating economic, social and environmental issues in an integrated way, and is calling on the world as a target year for 2030 to "eliminate poverty" and "zero Hunger" SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), but was adopted at the UN summit in September 2015. This is the goal of 193 un-member countries to achieve in the 15 years between 2016 and 2030.

Each business office (local Government, public agency, private company, etc.) which sympathized with this effort spreads rapidly.
What is the SDGs? The SDGs were adopted at the UN summit in September 2015, and the entire international community was adopted to work together to solve the problems associated with human activities such as the deterioration of the global environment. It is the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

A total of 17 targets, including 17 poverty, education, environment and disaster prevention, and 169 specific objectives (detailed on the Internet) are shown to be achieved in 15 years between 2016 and 2030. The SDGs in the major companies, "especially the SDGs that companies tackle, because the goal is clear compared to the efforts of the corporate social responsibility, such as the reduction of the conventional environmental impact, compliance, etc., because it is easy to incorporate business
There is a rapid increase in the number of companies that challenge the SDGs now. " In addition, when the SDGs approach progresses, it is said that it will be an opportunity to not only develop a useful way to solve problems that the world's poorest companies should tackle, but also bring change to management and business fields. In the Business field, it is said that the price, quality, and delivery time will change and ultimately lead to changes in society and institutions.