To Establish Mie University as the Most Environmentally Advanced University in thetWorld under University Social Responsibility (USR)

Environmental Management Report
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Focus Issues

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Striving to be the Most Environmentally
3 R Activities

Advanced University in the world based on
Environmental ISO Movement (3R Activities)
Reuse（ Reduce / Reuse / Recycle)

1. Eco-Bag Project

2. Illegally Parked Bicycle & Used Electric Appliances Project
3. Used Paper to Toilet Rolls Project

RecycleRecycle Used Papers

Sustainable
Society

Reuse Electric Appliance Plaza

Awarded ‘The Minister of Environment Prize Promoting 3R Activities’ in 2008

We collect 5 kinds of electric appliances from graduating
students and give them to campus based freshmen and exchange students.

Mie University was awarded a prize in excellence from the
Ministry of the Environment in recognition of its efforts topromote environmental awareness through its ongoing 3R
activities. This special award aims to encourage and tohelp expand campus based 3R activities.
The Environmental ISO Student Committee helps lead andmaintain these important activities. Our campus is striving tocreate an atmosphere for direct student participation in theshaping of the Most Environmentally Advanced University.

Distribution of Eco-Bags

Reduce(Circulate it!! Reuse Plaza in
Mie University)

15
Electric
Rice
Cookers19
Microwaves

27
Washing
Machines

Eco-Bags!
We carry no plastic bags.

・Distribute Eco-Bags to All Faculties and Students〜The First Case of Universities in Japan〜・Charge of Plastic Shopping Bag(Jan 1st, 2008, 5Yens/sheet)〜Cooperation with COOP〜
・Effected to reduced 3,500 litters of fuel which has 9
tons of CO2 as a result
・Opened the Convenient Store MINISTOP withNo Plastic Shopping Bags on Oct 1st, 2009.
〜The First Casein Japan〜

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Used Paper's
Collecting Container※Please tie up newspapers
and fliers tightly,※Don t tie up magazines
and used papers※Crush all snack cartons

20% of Toilet Rolls
are made fromrecycled paper in
Mie University

Mie University Eco Station

Total Televisions
Appliances

Stop Global
Warming NOW!

No Plastic Shopping Bags

◎ Magazines◎ Newspapers◎ Advertisement papers◎ Used Papers◎ Snacks’ Cartons◎ Milk’s Cartons

In the Eco Station,
we collect these 6 kindsof garbage:●Old papers,●Milk s Cartons●Batteries●Disposable chopsticks●Cartridges of ink●Caps of PET bottles
And they will be recycled

Reuse Corner of Electric Appliances〈Dec. 2007〉

Used Papers that you put into our Used Paper’s
Collecting Container will be recycled into toilet rolls.

Kinds of Collecting
Garbage

135
Used paper products
becameuniversity toilet rolls!

29
Refrigerators

The Numbers of Collected Electric Appliances

Reuse Illegally Parked Bicycles
Started Campaign〈Nov. 2007〉

Charge of Plastic Shopping Bag

Zero Plastic Bags
Convenient Store〈Oct 1st, 2009〉〈Jan 1st, 2008〉

Annual Change in the amount ofConsuming Plastic Bags

Bicycles are a very eco-friendly and healthy form of transportation. We aim to promote this bicycle culture for all ourstudents. However, every year our campus is littered withillegally discarded and unclaimed bicycles. This programaims to reshape the thinking about bicycles on our campus.

200,000〈Oct, 2007〉

100,000

Shared Reused Bicycles
in Campus

Putting tags onillegally parked anddiscarded bicycles

250,000

Distributionof Eco Bags

Handing out the newly
reused bicycles tostudents

About 200,000

150,000

50,000

About 5,0000

Eco-Bag Design
Contest〈May, 2007〉

MINISTOP at Mie University

Before the Activity After the Activity〈2007〉〈2009〉

Reduced 200,000 plastic
shopping bags in an year /about 9 tons of CO2

Repairing
unclaimed andbroken bicycles

BeforeAfterCarbon Free University& Smart Campus Plan
A Message from Mie University
President Atsumasa Uchida
Mie University Awarded theEnvironmental Business Management Pearl Prize
The environmental initiatives set by Mie University including campus wide activities such as 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), the Environmental ISO Student
Committee and our Education Support for Environmental Qualification programs have been given the highest recognition with the recent awarding of
the Environmental Business Management Pearl Prize. It brings me great
pleasure be a part of this whole campus mission to push forward to materializing our goal of creating a Carbon Free University and towards building acleaner and more efficient future with our total Smart Campus Plan. Mie University has been awarded many prizes over the years but I believe that thishonor is especially worthy for its recognition of our efforts today and for ourplans in the future.

COP10 in Mie
The United Nations 10th section of the Conference of Parties on Biological DiSeptember 2010
versity (COP10) will be opened in Nagoya city this October 2010. What a truly excellent opportunity for us as a university and as a community to join thisPresident of Mie University
extremely important international event. As part of our belief that the youth of
Atsumasa Uchida , M.D,Ph.D.
Japan need greater exposure to the understanding of our natural world andour effect upon it, Mie University will be spearheading an interactive conference between Japanese youth and those from all over the Asia-Pacific region. Activities will be spread over several days and include two hundreds ofchildren and youth and many volunteers from our campus community. The participants will be treated to a journey on
our very own ship, Mie University Seisuimaru, to discover and learn about the biological diversity of Ise Bay and the surrounding areas. There will be several excursions to a nature park in nearby Kameyama city and also a tour throughclassic Seki town. Also, our youth will have the opportunity to visit the state of the Sharp's Kameyama Plant to get ataste of high-tech Japan. We hope this time will be of immense value to all our participants.

Carbon Free University
As the declaration in our 2009 Environmental report states, Mie University aims to become the Most Environmentally Advanced University in the world under the University Social Responsibility (USR). A major part of our push to be a leader in theworld will come in our campus wide goal of reducing overall campus CO2 emissions by 30% in 2020 from those in 1990.

Smart Campus Alliance
Our Carbon Free University model must coincide with a larger push to create a viable campus based smart grid system.
This smart grid management system would create, use, and monitor all our energy on campus. Our dream here at Mie
University is to see this smart grid system come to fruition and for related educational programs to provide the knowledge and knowhow in dealing with these new and exciting technologies. Combining new technologies with expert human resources is our focus for these long term initiatives.

From the Smart Campus to the Smart Community
The Green Innovation is the cornerstone of our nation. And Mie University wants to be at the forefront of this movement.
We desire to be a leader in developing a more sustainable and healthy society for all. It is of the utmost necessity that
we in our unique role of creating, developing and expanding new and exciting ideas, take these successful models to ourcommunities. We truly welcome an effort on all fronts from our staff and students to the community beyond our campus.
In the spring of this year, I welcomed many new students to our university family and had the pleasure of meeting many
parents as well. I remember well the joy I felt when a parent commented to me on how beautiful our campus looks. Yes,
we have much green, flowers and the fresh breezes from Ise Bay but I know that we have so much more work to do. We
must be strong in our conviction that a greener future will benefit us all.

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Environmental Education of
Mie University Brand

Part 1．Education Support for Environmental Qualification Program

Education Support forEnvironmental Qualification
Program since 2007
Training Environmental Human
Resources based on region

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The Subjects Based on Education Support
for Environmental Qualification Program in 2009
Attended: 2,659 students (About 42.9% of about 6,200 students in thecampus) Acquired Credits: 2,123 students (About 34.2%)

Startedin 2009

Training Seminar of Environmental Auditor

Registered to Environmental Auditor in 2010: 77 Students

Expanding Corporation Receipts Environmental Internship students
Sharp Cooperation, CHUBU Electric Power Co.,Inc., Mie Prefecture,
Mie Prefecture Environmental Conservation Agency(MCCCA), etc

Completed Education Support for Environmental Qualification Program in 200916 Students（Forth year student: 1, Second year student: 10, First
year student: 5）

Education Support for Environmental Qualification Diploma
March 31st, 2010

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change（COP15）（Denmark Copenhagen in December 15th 2009）

Ship for World Youth Program（Omani and Australian youth with Mie University students in January 15th, 2010）

Part 2．International Environmental Education Program

International Environmental
Education Program since 2009
Training Environmental Human
Resources Works Internationally

Asia-Pacific University Environmental Education Consortiumin October 23rd, 2009

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Environmental Issues in English
Acquire basic skills to understand the issues in English and strengthen ability of international communication.

Expanding Corporation Receipts
onmental Internship students

International Envir-

companies in Korea (Samsung, Hyundai, LG, etc.), NPO, United Nations organizations (UNESCO, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change(UNFCCC), United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity（UNCBD), etc.

International Environmental Internship4 students joined United Nations Climate Change Conference(COP15, Denmark Copenhagen)Started International Environmental Education
Workshop and Symposium in October 23rd, 2009
Build up Asia-Pacific University Environmental Education Consortiumand expanded to 33 universities in 9 countries in 2010 (Australia, China,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Thailand and USA).

These activities aim to build a top level environmental education program and to establish the Environment PCDA
Program. Mie University seeks to create the most exciting opportunities for its students, giving them every opportunity to be fully active in the discussion of environmental policy and action.
【Website：http://mie-brand.ee.gp.mie-u.ac.jp/】

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Environmental Communication of
Biodiversity Conservation COP10 in Mie

Date: August 5th (Thurs.), 2010 10:00am-12:00pm
Venue : Room of the President, Mie University
Modulator: Prof. Hye-Sook Park
Presidential Aide of Mie University(Head of the Environmental ISO Promotion Office)A meeting concerning the partnership between Mie University and COP10 was held in order to discuss the upcoming event. The discussion focused on the activities related to local biodiversity and how each one is working tosupport it. Each participant was given the opportunity toshare his/her ideas in relation to COP10 in Mie .

President：Atsumasa Uchida
Mie University is actively promoting various environmental activities with a larger aim of becoming the Most Environmentally Advanced University in the world. One program in particular, Environmental Qualification Supporting Program, is designed to give our students the knowledge and the tools to continue working towards a more
green future.

Director/Vice President：Masakazu Goto
The symbol of COP10 in Mie is designed to show that
this movement is one that involves all of us making an effort, a Whole Mie . It is imperative though that our
young leaders push this movement forward.

Chairperson of COP10 Execution Student Committee：Tomoe Ito
COP10 in Mie student staff will be engaged in supporting
three areas: conduct, research and information parties.
As a COP10 student leader I will be involved in helping tocoordinate our activities.

Vice-Chairperson of COP10 in Mie Executive Student Committee：Tsubasa Hamasaki
On the basis of our experience at COP15 in 2009, we
think it is vitally important to get the information out to everyone that environment issues are the most pressing ofour generation.

Manager, Kameyama Environment & Industrial
Safety Center of Sharp Corp.：Yuriko Fukaya
We have been conducting a project which fuses industrial
tours and environmental education since last year. We willpractice this environmental education in COP10 in Mie .

Assistant Manager, Environment Department, Environmental Management Group, CHUBU ElectricPower Co., Inc.：Nobuhisa Naito,
Vice-President, Miyaike is going to make a speech in a
symposium of COP10 in Mie and event about environment & energy for children.

Director of Environment & Industry Department,
Kameyama City：Jun Kokubu
The participants of COP10 in Mie will pump a pond inorder to survey the organisms, fish crayfishes which are

an alien species, study Japanese culture in Sekijuku, ormake rice cakes or pop-rice.

Environmental ISO Student Committee：Daisuke Araki
In this year, we decided that the theme of the environmental learning at Kitarissei Elementary School is biodiversity. In the first session, we surveyed water quality in River
Shitomo, where is a close natural environment.

Prof. Graduate School of Bioresources / Faculty of
Bioresources：Atsushi Tanimura
We are going to have a boat trip with Seisuimaru on IseBay. Although, biodiversity of Ise Bay is not very high,there are a lot of peculiar species.

Vice-Chairperson of Kameppuri (Turtle Conservation) Club: Masanari Doi
We are going to have a boat trip with Seisuimaru on IseBay. Although, biodiversity of Ise Bay is not very high,there are a lot of peculiar species.

Director of Mikimoto Pearl Island Museum：
Kiyoo Matsuzuki
I do not think we should make the ocean dirty with ourwaste. We recycle shells of Pearl Oysters as handiworks
or cosmetics and non-eating meat and sticking materials
on the shell as compost.

Exchange Student from Korea Republic：Kija Ra
COP10 in Mie is a fantastic event. In my opinion, elementary
school and junior or senior high school students should join it.
I think we should keep going environmental education withthere growing, not only in the childhood.

Director of Mie Prefecture Environmental Conservation Agency：Akira Morimoto
We will totally cooperate in COP10 in Mie because wethink it is really meaningful that many people from Mie
Prefecture will participate to COP10, not only from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.

Chairperson of Environmental ISO Student Committee：Honami Hirano
Environmental ISO Student Committee is doing a varietyof activities such as 3R inside and outside of the campus.
Particularly, looking toward to COP10, we aim to successof Asia-Pacific Children and Youth Environmental Conference.

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Carbon Free University

Reduction of CO2 Emissions by 30% in 2020 from those in 1990
Mie University, which aims to become the Most Environmentally Advanced University, is working towards a 30% reduction in campus CO2 emissions
from that in 1990 by 2020. The university createda Saving-Energy Examination Committee in2009 to draw up plans for this reduction.
The committee concluded that considering an expected increase of CO2 exhaust at around 6%, coupled with an estimated 19% reduction due to the improvement of equipment at the university s hospital,
another estimated reduction of around 14% throughimproved management programs such as EcoKeeper and Eco-Point and an additional 3% reduction due to various students/alumni led activities, theuniversity can indeed reach its overall goal by 2020.

30.7% of CO2 Reduction from that in 1990 by 2020

From Campus Based Initiatives to Community Wide Involvement
Mie university has been involved in conducting energy saving programs under
ISO Environmental Management System(EMS) for many years now. The MieTaro monitoring system is one of our important ongoing programs.
This system is installed in each department in order to monitor energy consumption and save it accordingly. MieTaro
sends warning e-mails before the cost exceeds the standard operating limit.
Unit supervisors and Eco-Keepers canthen make the proper adjustments tomake sure that limits of energy consumption are not exceeded.

Schematic System of the Campus Management Policy
Energy Saving
Executive
Committee

Inducing Incentive
Work Report(E-mail etc.)

Inside Publicity
Record in Each Department
Reduction Rating

ReportEnergy Saving Patrol
Unit Supervisor
ECO-Keeper
Over Standard
Warning

AdviceData
Guarding

Reduction Record in the Groups
Providing Info

OfficeEnergy Saving Centre

Awards/Total Point
Outside Publicity
Carbon Free Campus website

Labs,
Lecture
Rooms
Etc.
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Extra High Voltage
Electric Station
MietaroWe can improve
Energy saving
From TODAY!

Competition of energy saving
among univerisities：Whole School Improvement（Using Data of Mietaro）

Activities & Patrol by Students & Staff⇒Report with PC or E-mailRealization of Development of Carbon Free Campus,
Spreading Outside of the University

On June 15, 2010, Mie University President Uchida introduced the Carbon Free University Framework, and discussed the establishment of
the Promotion Office for Carbon Free University.
The introduction of Carbon-Offset as a university wide initiative is taking hold on campus. We
also feel it is our responsibility as the Most Environmentally Advanced University to spread theseideas beyond our campus borders. We plan todevelop these activities on campus and off campus to promote a better way of life for our communities.

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Mie University Recognized forEnvironmental Efforts

University Awarded the Environmental Business Management Pearl Prize
The Award of Japanese Environmental Business Management is sponsored by Mie Prefecture. Any public or privateorganization and or institution regardless of size is eligible toreceive this award. The organization/institution must be actively involved in the development of better environmental
business management and working towards creating an active environmental culture. Greatest value lies in thosewhom engage in pioneering environmental activities in business management.
Mie University was selected as the recipient for the 2010
Pearl Prize based upon its commitment to a more environmentally friendly future. Several key factors led to Mie University becoming the first academic institution to receive thisaward. The University attained ISO14001 certification for all
sections on campus during 2007, introduced and promoted
campus wide 3R based environmental activities, and has actively set out to increased the volume of environmentally related courses and activities under the Environmental Education of Mie University Brand curriculum.
On June 1st, 2010, the commendation ceremony was heldin Tsu city and University President Atsumasa Uchida received the award on behalf of Mie University. During theevent, President Uchida took the opportunity to discuss indetail the ongoing environmental activities taking place at
Mie University.
It was an extremely special event for the University and also
an excellent platform with which to share the special role of
the University in creating a more earth friendly future.

The Chairperson of The Award of Japanese Environmental Business Management Committee : Ryouichi Yamamoto (Left) and the President of Mie University : Atsumasa Uchida (Right)

The Commendation Ceremony

The Certificate

COP10 in Mie
1. Mie University Booth at COP10(Oct.11-29, 2010)
2. Asia-Pacific Children and Youth Interactive Conference:
ISE Bay & Satoyama Nature Park Excursion, Seki Town
and Sharp s Kameyama Plant (Oct.14-15, 2010)
3. Consortium of Asia-Pacific Universities International

Satoyama in Kameyama

Education Conference on the Environment, Mie University (Oct.16, 2010)
4. Environmental Excursion to Toba Area (Oct.17, 2010)
5. International Environmental Forum at COP10 Nagoya (Oct.18, 2010)●Vegetable Ink was used in the printingof this booklet.
●No water was used in the printing ofthese materials.

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Seisumaru (Mie University s Ship)

Mie University Environmental ISO Promotion Office1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu Mie, 514-8507, Japan
Phone: +81-59-231-9223 Fax:+81-59-231-9223
E-mail: contact@iso.mie-u.ac.jp Website: http://www.mie-u.ac.jp/

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