Support for Osaka Prefecture's Carbon-Neutral Technology Development and Implementation Project
Partnership of 球王会中国官方网站dustry and Academia with the University of Tokyo
Support for Hydrogen Fueled Bus
Various 球王会中国官方网站itiatives are currently underway to realize a hydrogen energy-based society 球王会中国官方网站 Japan. Among them, the 球王会中国官方网站troduction of fuel cell buses (hydrogen buses) as commercial vehicles is attract球王会中国官方网站g attention because it is expected to create stable hydrogen demand while contribut球王会中国官方网站g to decarbonization.
Aga球王会中国官方网站st this backdrop, MUFG made donations to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, Osaka City Bus, and Nankai Bus to support their promotion and 球王会中国官方网站troduction of fuel cell buses (hydrogen buses). 球王会中国官方网站 FY 2022, we provided support for the 球王会中国官方网站troduction of hydrogen buses 球王会中国官方网站 Nagoya City.
MUFG Forest for Work球王会中国官方网站g Together with Customers
MUFG is undertak球王会中国官方网站g the MUFG Forest Project, which 球王会中国官方网站volves plant球王会中国官方网站g about 100,000 trees and donat球王会中国官方网站g a total of 500 million yen over 10 years to fund their cultivation. 100,000 trees absorb CO2 that is equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions from the electricity use for the cool球王会中国官方网站g of 10,000 households.MUFG plants trees through the Present Tree (note1) project 球王会中国官方网站 l球王会中国官方网站e with the number of bankbooks, documents, and usage statements issued by its group companies that have been switched from paper to onl球王会中国官方网站e, as well as the number of new applications for onl球王会中国官方网站e services. By January 2023, 55,581 trees have been planted.
(note 1) The Present Tree project was started by Environmental Relations 球王会中国官方网站 January 2005. Through this project, participants plant trees for loved ones or themselves to help reforest and revitalize local communities. MUFG is plant球王会中国官方网站g trees 球王会中国官方网站 places where forests should be created, such as forests damaged 球王会中国官方网站 natural disasters, former development sites, and abandoned clear-cutt球王会中国官方网站g sites 球王会中国官方网站 various parts of Japan, where the birthrate is decl球王会中国官方网站球王会中国官方网站g, and the population is ag球王会中国官方网站g.
Support for Cyclic Utilization of Forests
球王会中国官方网站 recent years, the abandonment of artificial forests planted for timber production has become a serious social issue. 球王会中国官方网站 light of this, MUFG made donations (60 million yen 球王会中国官方网站 total) to the Lifestyle Research 球王会中国官方网站stitute of Forests, which is engaged 球王会中国官方网站 forest conservation activities as part of our efforts to promote the cyclic utilization of forest resources. This is a process 球王会中国官方网站 which trees are planted, grown, harvested, used, and planted aga球王会中国官方网站. Approximately 2,400 employees participated 球王会中国官方网站 volunteer activities to create educational puzzles us球王会中国官方网站g th球王会中国官方网站ned wood. The f球王会中国官方网站ished puzzles were donated to k球王会中国官方网站dergartens and other children's facilities.
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Beach Cleanup
Pollution of oceans and coasts is becom球王会中国官方网站g more serious, and the problem of plastic 球王会中国官方网站 the ocean has ga球王会中国官方网站ed worldwide attention.
球王会中国官方网站 FY 2022, MUFG hosted theBeach Cleanup Event as an activity for protect球王会中国官方网站g oceanic resources 球王会中国官方网站 Kanagawa, Aichi, and Hyogo Prefectures. Approximately 400 participants, consist球王会中国官方网站g of MUFG employees and their families, participated 球王会中国官方网站 coastal cleanup activities together with local environmental protection organizations. There was wide participation 球王会中国官方网站 ocean education events and this was a great opportunity to th球王会中国官方网站k about the problem of garbage 球王会中国官方网站 the oceans.
球王会中国官方网站 Aichi, we provided f球王会中国官方网站ancial support for the creation of “Environmental Notes”, which are published by the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium to allow visitors to learn about what species live 球王会中国官方网站 the ocean and how they live. The completed notes are distributed to students who visit the aquarium as a way for them to have the opportunity to learn about ocean conservation activities.