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Kyoto-based eco-activities contribute to improvements in the global environment!

[Image] Kyoto-based eco-activities contribute to improvement in the global environment! What should we do to bring the environment in Kyoto, where the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, into the future?

  1. Part 1 Let's take action in Kyoto to stop global warming!
  2. Part 2 Eco-activities in Kyoto with Communities and Children
  3. Part 3 Starting with what we can do - Discussions

The Kyoto Works of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. is a super eco-factory where magnetic tapes for computers and lithium-ion batteries for mobile terminals are manufactured. Taking full advantage of their strong brand power, these products support people all over the world.

Reality Reports on the Super Eco-Factory

[Image] 4 reporters

Four of us visited the factory and pondered the environment in Kyoto.

Kyoto City is the place where the Kyoto Protocol, an international framework for preventing global warming, was drafted. We visited the Kyoto Works of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. to get some tips on what we should do to make the environment of Kyoto City safe for the next generation.

Interviews and report by Masahiro Chiba

Ritsuko Hirano  School teacher in charge of a 1st grader class, Oyamazaki Elementary School
I took 80 six graders to the Kyoto Works of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. last year as part of our environmental lessons. I could not fully concentrate on the factory tour at that time, and so I am looking forward to visiting the factory again.
Maiko Tominaga  School teacher in charge of a 1st grader class, Oyamazaki Elementary School
I was posted to Oyamazaki Elementary School this year, and was surprised by the active environmental lessons at the school. Also, children have a lot of opportunity to get close to the earth. Taking this opportunity, I will try to learn more about the environment.
Mayumi Kaneko  Senior student, Faculty of Human Environment, Kyoto Prefectural University
I feel relaxed these days because I was recruited as a prospective employee at an architectural office in Kyoto. Environmentally conscious design is what I am aiming for, and it would be nice if I could find some hints during the factory tour.
Hitomi Nakamura  Senior student, Faculty of Human Environment, Kyoto Prefectural University
At a university seminar course, I am studying approaches for conserving the local environment. I will try to find a direction to combine factories with the richness of nature based on free ideas and angles as a student.

Super Eco-Factory

[Image] Kyoto Works of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

Kyoto Works of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

Kyoto City is the place where the Kyoto Protocol, ratified by 125 nations including Japan, Canada and those in the European Union, was drafted. The Kyoto Works of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. is promoting environmentally conscious and energy efficient business activities well suited to the city where this Protocol was drafted. As a super eco-factory in Kyoto, the Kyoto Works puts a special focus on reductions in greenhouse effect gas emissions.

[Image] Super Eco-Factory Guide Masaru Takahashi

Super Eco-Factory Guide

Masaru Takahashi, Kyoto Environment Group, Environment Promotion Division of CSR Headquarters, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

After 20 years at his position for manufacturing magnetic paints for audio and video tapes, he moved to the Environment Group in 1999. Since then, he has been actively promoting environmental work together with the local residents, and has contributed to the acquisition of ISO certification. He is popular among local children and endearingly called 'Mr. Takahashi of Environment!'

Kyoto-based eco-activities contribute to improvements in the global environment!
  1. Part 1 Let's take action in Kyoto to stop global warming!
  2. Part 2 Eco-activities in Kyoto with Communities and Children
  3. Part 3 Starting with what we can do - Discussions