10.3Fri 2025
Structuring and Networking Knowledge" to Solve Humanity's Challenges Needle-sharp specialized knowledge into collective knowledge with generative AI
Humanity is currently facing two essential crises. One is the CO2 problem (e.g., climate change), which concerns the very foundations of the Earth's survival [...].
9.11Thu 2025
How to Create the Future Beyond the Walls of the Law Purpose and Courage Change Society
Every day we live under a variety of laws and regulations. At first glance, these rules restrict our behavior and present us with new challenges [...].
9.2Tue 2025
CGC of the University of Tokyo launches "Nature on the Balance Sheet," an industry-academia collaborative project to reflect natural capital in corporate accounting. 4 companies including Oji HD and Sumitomo Forestry participate in the project.
The University of Tokyo's Global Commons Center (CGC) recently launched the CGC-NBS Sponsorship Project, an industry-academia [...]
8.28Thu 2025
New Foundation Launched to Nurture and Support "Nature Planners," Entrepreneurs Connecting Natural Capital and the Economy
The "Nature Planner Foundation" fosters and supports "nature planners," entrepreneurial human resources who create new value together with nature [...].
8.27Wed 2025
Carbon-Neutral Salt Production with Wood Biomass Power Generation Nihonkaisui to Start Operations at Sanuki Plant in FY2028
A plan to convert an existing coal-fired power plant to a wood biomass power plant at the Nihonkaisui Sanuki Plant (Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture) has been approved by the [...]
8.13Wed 2025
Machida City and Tamagawa Gakuen sign business collaboration agreement to use trees in public spaces as educational materials and for educational programs
Machida City, Tokyo, and Tamagawa Gakuen signed a new business collaboration agreement on August 12 to utilize and recycle trees in the city as resources [...]
7.26Sat 2025
Mizuho Lease and Green ELM to Verify Multifaceted Value Creation in Chiba, Japan, Toward "Forest Development x Finance" Utilizing Natural Forests as Natural Capital
Mizuho Lease and Green ELM have announced the launch of "Natu [...]," a solution that links companies with the multifaceted value provided by natural forests in the form of natural circulation.
7.15Tue 2025
HOKKAIDO WOOD HOUSE" housing certification system begins operation to expand use of timber produced in Hokkaido, strengthening the cycle of local production for local consumption.
Hokkaido has established a system to certify houses made of Hokkaido timber as "HOKKAIDO WOOD HOUSE," and in June [...]
7.10Thu 2025
Sanyo Engineering, which contributes to the circular economy of the region by turning waste wood and unused forest materials into high-quality chips for power generation, has been recognized as an excellent company.
Sanyo Engineering, a machine designer and manufacturer of shredding and sorting equipment for wood and wood waste, is participating in the Hiroshima Industrial Promotion Organization's [...]
6.26Thu 2025
Support for forest-derived carbon credit creation and return of profits to forest owners New regional co-creation model through collaboration between NTT West Group's Co-Design Institute for Regional Development and invox
The NTT West Group's Co-Design Institute for Regional Development has recently announced that invox, a CO2 emissions calculation system [...]...
6.20Fri 2025
Oji HD and Hoshino Resort collaborate for horizontal recycling of used paper hand towels from hotels, etc.
Oji Holdings and its group company Oji Nepia have teamed up with Hoshino Resort to provide used [...] used by hotels and restaurants.
6.14Sat 2025
Supporting Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Using Forest Space "Forests and Futures Sustainability Award 2025" Seeking Next-Generation Business Ideas
The Forest and the Future" is a general incorporated association, and the "Forest and the Future Sustainable Award 2025" is a business idea based on the theme of "the spatial value of forest [...]...
5.16Fri 2025
Forestry Revitalization Aimed at by Enhancing the Wood Cycle - Comprehensive Business Development from Construction to Finance
Sumitomo Forestry is a leading manufacturer and distributor of timber and building materials, contractor of detached houses, medium- and large-scale wooden buildings, real estate development, and wood biomass power generation.
5.11Sun 2025
Forests as a Starting Point, Their Management and Challenges: Betting on the Revival of the Local Economy with Forestry at its Core
When considering the future of the forest economy, the starting point is the "field" of forests. After working at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
4.25Fri 2025
A card game to "think about the future of forests while playing" Attention as a new type of forest and tree education tool
moritomirai," a card game jointly developed by Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun and Project Design, is the new [...].
