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The 31st Yokohama Environmental Activities Award

Last Updated February 17, 2025

The Yokohama Environmental Activity Award was established in 1993 and celebrated its 31st anniversary this year. We commend citizens (individuals and organizations), companies, elementary school student students and students who are actively engaged in various environmental activities to raise their interest in the environment and promote local environmental activities.

About the award ceremony

On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the award ceremony for the 31st Yokohama Environmental Activity Award was held at the Yokohama City Hall. .
The awards are divided into "Grand Prize," "Practical Prize," and "Biodiversity Special Award," and "elementary school student" and "Students."
Grand Prize: One person who has achieved particularly outstanding results from each department
Practical Award: Persons or organizations engaged in outstanding environmental activities
Biodiversity Special Award: One of the applicants who is particularly contributing to the conservation, regeneration and creation of biodiversity among all applicants.

The award ceremony

This is a group photo of the awardee.
Winners of the 31st Yokohama Environmental Activities Award

This is a photo of the award of the Special Biodiversity Award.
AGC Yokohama Technical Center, Inc.

Comment from Chairman Togawa of the Yokohama Environmental Activities Award Judging Committee

Winners (titles omitted, alphabetical order)

Citizen's Department (5 people)

[Grand Prize] Yokohama Medaka Association

Activities of the Yokohama Medaka Association

・Preservation Activities for Yokohama Medaka

・Implementation of dispatch lecture/off site lecture in Municipal Elementary Schools, Yokohama

・Survey of aquatic organisms and water quality in the Tsurumi River water system

・Enlightenment activities at events

"Yokohama Medaka no Kai" homepage (outside site) 

[Practical Award] Isogo Ward 3R Cheering Team

Activities of the Isogo Ward 3R Cheering Team

・Enlightenment activities to reduce burnable garbage through sorting fishing ponds and other activities

・Holding 3R Markets

・Creation of leaflet "Convenience Book" for garbage reduction

3R Cheering Corps

[Practical Award] Isogo Ward Cat Breeding Guidelines Promotion Council

Activities of the Isogo Ward Cat Breeding Guidelines Promotion Council

・Cleaning and beautification around the feeding grounds for cats in the area

・Cat food drive to reduce food loss

・In order to reduce complaints about the living environment of local residents and their impact on ecosystems, perform sterilization of nora cats and manage them appropriately (local cat activities).

Isoneko Council HP (outside site)

[Practical Award] Spice Up SOZAi Circulation Lab

Spice Up SOZAi Circulation Lab activities

・“Bamboo Experiments” activities to enjoy and learn more about materials

・dispatch lecture/off site lecture, an event to spread the appeal of bamboo and increase the population involved in bamboo.

・Formation of bamboo community to lead to "yoko"

SOZAi Circulation Lab (outside site)

[Practical Award] Nazeyato no Kai

Activities of the Nazeyato Association

・Satoyama conservation Activities

・Satoyama environmental education for local residents and children

・conservation protection activities for rare species, including creature surveys in satoyama

Corporate Department (9)

[Grand Prize] Circular Yokohama, Harty Co., Ltd.

Activities of Harty Co., Ltd.

・Establish a platform to accelerate the circular economy in Yokohama
・Providing opportunities to learn about the circular economy through online lectures and fieldwork.

Circular Yokohama (outside site)

[Practical Award] [Biodiversity Special Award] ※Simultaneous Award AGC Yokohama Technical Center

Activities of AGC Co., Ltd.

・Conduct conservation activities in native ecosystems centered on native orchids
・Development of glass manufacturing processes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
・Considering the mechanism for collecting used glass and developing reusing technology

The YTC run area has been certified as a Symbiosis Site (external site)

[Practical Award] Katsumata Co., Ltd.

Activities of Katsumata Co., Ltd.

・Supporting the activities of conservation in Doshinomori, a water source in Yokohama City
・At the Katsumata Festival, we introduced initiatives related to the environment and water supply as SDGs classes.
・Hold water supply classes to raise awareness of the importance of water

Katsumata Co., Ltd. website (outside site)

[Practical Award] kitafuku Co., Ltd.

Activities of Kitafuku Co., Ltd.

・Development of Kraft Beer Paper, upcycling recycled paper
・Reduction of CO2 by-products incinerated
・Workshops using craft beer paper and lectures at schools

kitafuku Co., Ltd. (outside site)

[Practical Award] Haruaki Shoji Co., Ltd.

Activities of Haruaki Shoji Co., Ltd.

・Producing solid fuel from waste
・By using the collection system, we create optimal courses for waste collection and contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions due to waste driving.
・Funding for the observation of creatures at Shin-Yokohama Park

Haruaki Shoji Co., Ltd. (outside site)

[Practical Award] Shinko Photo Service Co., Ltd.

Activities of Shinko Photo Service Co., Ltd.

・Introduction of 100% renewable energy electricity
・Donations to clean up the sea in Yokohama by installing SDGs vending machines
・Enlighten the joy of manufacturing to local children through works using scraps of substrate materials.

Shinko Photo Service Co., Ltd. (outside site)

[Practical Award] Strapac Co., Ltd. Yokohama Plant

Activities of Strapac Co., Ltd. Yokohama Plant

・Information on waste emissions, electricity and paper usage
・Recommendation of product life extension through after-sales service
・Reduction of waste and reduction of CO2 related to transportation
・Model change to new products that achieve energy saving, resource saving, and low noise

Strapac Co., Ltd. (outside site)

[Practical Award] Kanagawa Branch of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Activities of the Kanagawa Branch of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

・Regeneration of eelgrass grounds at Marine Park in Kanazawa Ward
・Promotion of carbon-neutral ports through the introduction of land power supply systems
・Reduction of electricity and paper usage in offices

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Official HP Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (outside site)

News from Kanagawa branch office of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (outside site)
Mitsubishi Electric Regional Business Activities Kanagawa Branch FY2024 Social Contribution Activities “Tokyo Bay Amamoba Regeneration Activities”
(Invited single-parent households to this activity as a social contribution activity "Single-parent household support activity")

[Practical Award] Yokolay Co., Ltd.

Activities of Yokolay Co., Ltd.

・Solar power generation is installed on the roof of the head office to compensate for power consumption.
・Clean the area around the company once a month
・In dispatch lecture/off site lecture, students explained the impact of CFCs on global warming.

Yokoray Co., Ltd. (outside site)

elementary school student, Students and Students

[Practical Award] Ryuhei Hayashi, Laboratory of Glycan Biology, Graduate School of Life Nanosystems, Yokohama City University

Ryuhei Hayashi's activities

・Development of awareness-raising activities that make people familiar with the sea, such as the Ocean Hub Yokohama Umi Expo
・Create and disseminate videos of marine animals to raise awareness of environmental improvement
・Survey of water quality improvement at Funadamari, Kanazawa Ward

Ocean Hub Yokohama
X Marine Association of Yokohama account (external site)

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Application period: From Tuesday, June 25, 2024 to Friday, August 30

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Green Environment Bureau Park Green Space Department Environmental Activity Business Division

Telephone: 045-671-2484

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Fax: 045-550-4554

Email address: mk-kyoiku@city.yokohama.lg.jp

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