"The 10th Eco-Friendly Campaign Poster Award Ceremony" was held at the Office of the President, Gifu University on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.

Gifu University and Juroku Bank, Ltd. concluded "Memorandum of Understanding on Partnership for Environment Conservation between Gifu University and Juroku Bank, Ltd." As part of partnership activities and to raise people's awareness of environmental issues, Gifu University seeks applications for "Eco-Friendly Campaign Poster" competition from students at Gifu University Faculty of Education Affiliated Compulsory School System (Elementary-Junior High) every year. After a rigorous screening, three golds, four special awards, and one Juroku Bank Award were announced at the ceremony.

The President of Gifu University Hisataka Moriwaki handed out the award certificates to individual winners. They were also presented small gifts from Mr. Yukiyasu Shiraki, Managing Executive Officer, Juroku Bank. The president praised their efforts and said, "Please keep on promoting conservation activities through poster creation and exhibitions." Mr. Shiraki followed him and said, "Let's work together to inspire people to acknowledge the importance of preserving nature and to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" Lastly, Mr. Eiichi Koga, Principal of Gifu University Faculty of Education Affiliated Compulsory School System (Elementary-Junior High) commented, "To fulfil SDGs, our school continues to engage in environment protection by way of expressing ourselves and conveying our messages to the public."

The awarded posters were on display at the University Library, and were viewed by many from on and off campus. They were also on display at the lobby of Juroku Bank Kano Branch from Thursday, December 17 to Tuesday, December 29, 2020, and at ATM space of Juroku Bank Nagoya building from Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 29, 2021.

We hope that this event will give people a chance to think about the environment, and is further expanded into various forms eco-friendly activities.

Gold Awards

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