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Gifu University received the 24th Environmental Communication Awards

Gifu University's "Environmental University, Gifu University Environmental Report 2020" received a Specified Corporation Prize regarding the "Law Concerning the Promotion of Business Activities with Environmental Consideration by Specified Corporations, etc., by Facilitating Access to Environmental Information, and Other Measures" in the environment report division of the 24th Environmental Communication Awards (co-sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and Global Environmental Forum). Gifu University received the awards for two consecutive years. In Environmental Communication Awards, the Ministry of the Environment and Global Environmental Forum jointly honor excellent environment reports of individual organizations for the purpose of encouraging businesses to engage in eco-friendly business management and promotion of environmental communication,* as well as facilitation of information disclosure to the public. On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, an awarding ceremony was held online. Professor Osamu Sakurada (Faculty of Engineering), a chief editor of "Report 2020" and other university staffers were observing the ceremony and shared the joy of receiving the awards.

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Mr. Yagi, Chairperson, Screening Committee and Professor Sakurada (right)
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Certificate of Commendation


In the ceremony, the following assessment was given to "Report 2020." "Many university students are joining campus conservation activities, and we found a lot of articles in the report were written from the youth perspectives. The whole university members are endeavoring to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% from the level of 2013 in 2030. One of such efforts could be represented by a joint establishment of Gifu Prefecture Center for Climate Change Adaptation with Gifu Prefecture. In addition, the university openly discloses information on environment to the public, PDCA (plan-do-check-act or plan-do-check-adjust) cycle is well in place for controlling and continuously improving processes and product manufacturing. As a regional academic center, expansion of its environmental activities and students' leadership in forging a strong alliance among universities are deemed to be a next important mission for the university." Gifu University continues to work hard for protection of environment and enhancing the level of information disclosure for years to come.

*Environmental communication: dissemination of information and the implementation of communication practices that are related to the environment, which includes research and practices regarding how different actors (e.g., institutions, states, people) interact with regard to topics related to the environment and how cultural products influence society toward environmental issues.

2021.03.05

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