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INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Objective of Establishment
The International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer （hereinafterreferred to as ICETT） was established by cooperation among industry, academia
and government to transfer Japanese or international environmental conservation
technology to other countries in order to take the initiative in solving environmental
issues worldwide. Its purpose is to conserve the global environment and enable
sustainable world economic development by implementing various activities
according to the conditions prevailing in each country and prompting smoothtechnology transfer.

Contents
Workshop and Training
3 ● Environmental Conservation Support Program in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Entrusted by Mie Prefectural Government〈Column〉Achievement reporting meeting held in State of Sao Paulo

4・5 ● Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science（Sakura Science Plan）
Subsidized by Japan Science and Technology Agency（JST）〈Participant’s Report〉－ Participating in Sakura Science Plan －6 ● Planning and Operation of Tianjin Environmental Exchange Program
Entrusted by Yokkaichi City Government〈Column〉ICETT can also hold short-term training courses!

International Cooperation
7 ● Project to Hold International Conference on Environmental Technology
Transfer in Mie“Forum on Environmental Technology Transfer for
ASEAN in Mie”
Entrusted by Mie Prefectural Government〈Column〉Ise-Shima Summit Memorial Museum “SumMiel”

8・9 ● International Cooperation Project on Global Environment（PFAN Asia Forum for Clean Energy Financing）
Entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry〈Column〉Palais Auersperg, Wien

10 ● International Cooperation Project on Global Environment“Clean Technology Business Network Construction”Project
Entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

11 ● Global Environmental Workshop

Entrusted by Yokkaichi City Government

Research and Analysis
12・13 ● FY2016“Regional Core Business Creation and Support Program”（Project for Promoting Environmental Industry in Chubu Region（Network-type））
Entrusted by the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry〈Column〉Visitors from Indonesia

14 ● Survey of Industrial Pollution Control Measures（Case Studies of Pollution Control Management in the Companies）
Entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

15 ● Mie Prefecture Global Business Promotion Council“Environmental Panel”
ICETT’s Program

Information Dissemination and Awareness-raising
15 ● Sewage Works Exhibition ’16 Nagoya
ICETT’s Program

16 ● Program to Participate in Exhibition and International Environment Program
ICETT’s Program〈Column〉Made in Japan － “5S” activities of companies －Invitation to use ICETT facilities2

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Entrusted by Mie Prefectural Government

Environmental Conservation Support
Program in Sao Paulo, Brazil
OutlineIn F Y2013, Mie P refecture marked the 4 0 th
anniversary of its friendship with the State of Sao
Paulo, Brazil. As part of the exchange programs,
ICETT carried out an environmental conservation
training course, as entrusted by Mie Prefecture,
for three invited officials engaged in environmental
administration from the State of Sao Paulo in
FY2016. It focused on “Medical waste treatment
and recycling（use of waste heat after incineration）”.

Background and purpose
The State of Sao Paulo has just started recycling and sorting
waste before collection. The establishment of a legal systemfor environmental conservation and fostering of technicalexperts, etc. has become an important issue. As Mie Prefecture
has accumulated a great deal of knowledge, experience andtechnology involving waste treatment, etc., it was decided
that officials and technical experts engaged in environmental
administration, management and protection in State of Sao Pauloshould be invited to take part in an environmental conservation
course.

of removing the labor health risk, especially in infectious waste
disposal, by directly bringing waste in sturdy boxes to theincinerator. They also laid stress on the appropriate balance ofenergy recycling and resource recycling, how to use autoclaves,the establishment of a system to store garbage and waste
formalin, etc. in hospitals. They were also impressed by the
manifesto system for other waste, the funding after ceasing
operation of disposal facilities, etc., as well as how children makeefforts for environmental sustainability through recycling. They
also told us that they want to share the knowledge acquired
through the course, without limiting it to waste issues, andcollaborate with other divisions to enhance establishment of alegal system.
The State of Sao Paulo is the largest state in Brazil with apopulation of 44,000,000 and Sao Paulo City is the country’s economic
center. It is very significant for the friendship of Mie Prefecture andState of Sao Paulo that the environmental administration officials
from such a state use Mie’s environmental efforts as a reference for
their state. ICETT has a fervent desire that learning about Japan’s
legal system and mechanism aiming for a Sound Material-Cycle
Society and the proper management of infectious waste with thebroad awareness of hospitals, etc. could become a major contributing
factor for appropriate
activity and solutions tovarious waste-related
environmental issues in
the future of Sao Paulo.
(Akira Maeda)

Details
The course was held at ICETT for 13 days from October 17 29, 2016.

Participants（at ICETT）

Column1)First half of the course
It began with an introduction to the geography, economy andculture of Mie Prefecture and went on to include explanations
about making the distinction between industrial and generalwaste and also the Japanese legal system applying to waste
treatment. There was also a visit to a local government recycling
center to experience garbage sorting, resource recovery andlisten to accounts of cases of soil and ground water purification.
In these cases pollution had occurred due to improper waste
treatment, etc.
2)Latter half of the course
This focused on infectious waste and included lectures on
the legal position and management system for it, explanation of
corporate philosophy for appropriate treatment by an industry
waste disposal contractor and a visit to a treatment facility.
There was also a lecture on pollution control in Yokkaichi, a visit
to a sewerage treatment facility, as well as some introduction
to Japanese culture, and the course finished with a reportpresentation by the participants.

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Achievement reporting meeting
held in State of Sao PauloSeminar inState of Sao
Paulo

In May 16, 2017, Sao Paulo State Health Bureau held aseminar entitled “Cooperation of Sao Paulo State and Mie
Prefecture ： Health and Environment” in State of Sao Pauloand the three participants reported on the achievements ofthe course. A video was shown of greetings from Directorof Department of Environmental and Social Affairs of Mie
Prefectural Government and ICETT Executive Director aswell as the Japanese industry waste disposal system with
explanations by Mie government staff. Approximately 120
attendees related to the administration and Mie Prefectural
Association, etc. attentively listened to the participants’reports and had active discussions.
ICETT is very happy that what the participants learnedin Japan has been widely shared. Thank you very much forholding the reporting meeting.

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Subsidized by Japan Science and Technology Agency（JST）

Japan-Asia Youth Exchange
Program in Science（Sakura Science Plan）
OutlineICE T T invited young researchers from Gansu,
China （November 13 - 20, 2016） and Indonesia（February 20 - March 1, 2017）to take part in a
training program subsidized by the Japan Scienceand Technology Agency（JST）for deeper exchangewith universities and enterprise staff from various
industries in Japan.

Background and purpose
The “Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science” (Sakura
Science Plan) was launched in FY2014 by JST aiming to invite
outstanding young people from other Asian countries for deeper
exchange in the field of science and technology between theseyoung people and young Japanese, who are all to become future
leaders. It also aims to raise interest in the latest science andtechnology to contribute to fostering outstanding human resourcesin overseas countries needed by universities, research institutes
and companies in Japan and for scientific and technologicaldevelopment in Asian countries including Japan. ICETT invitedenvironmental conservation researchers from Gansu, China andIndonesia to implement training programs under the respective
themes of “Promotion of eco-friendly agriculture and organic foodproduction” and “Local environmental management, mainly water
quality and solid waste management”.

nutritious, and healthy food at home and abroad, eco-friendly
agriculture and organic food production are expected in thefarming areas in the Province, which has fewer industrial
activities than other regions.
The program had 10 participants, made up of agricultural/foodproduction researchers of university and government officials
trying to establish a new organic food certification system in theProvince.
The program started with the Japanese legal systems for
agriculture and food, then moved on to how new systems havebeen developed as the standards gradually became stricter
in response to changes in social needs. In particular, with thetraceability method, they learned about the mechanism to provide
food safety information to consumers and seemed to have realized
the importance of appropriate legal action in food distribution as
well as the production processes in order to earn trust in foodsafety. In the lecture about the organic certification system, theyalso learned the fact that many farm producers in Japan use
production methods that satisfy the requirements but continue
working without applying them as obtaining the certification
requires a certain amount of time, effort and cost every year.
In the middle and later stages of the training, they visitedorganic food plants and agricultural facilities with scientifictechnology to hear about workers’ challenges and creative ideas
and to discuss issues to introduce them into Gansu. An importantfeature of the agricultural facilities they visited was the closed
or semi-closed indoor farm field with a computer-controlledenvironment, which makes it possible to have a stable volume ofvegetable and flower production throughout the year. As this canbe applied to cold or dry regions not suitable for outdoor plant
growth, the participants also had numerous questions about theequipment, operating costs and the quality of the products.

Visit to organic food plant（China）

Program opening ceremony（China）

Details1)Promotion of eco-friendly agriculture and organic foodproduction (China)
Gansu in northwestern China has a variable climate, where
the agriculture mainly produces drought-resistant crops basically
distributed in China. With the recent growing interest in safe,

42)Local environmental management, mainly water quality
and solid waste management (Indonesia)
In Indonesia, a country made up of numerous islands like
Japan, environmental issues such as air and water pollution andincreased waste have become apparent because of the population
concentration in urban areas, domestic demand expansion, andslow infrastructure development due to recent marked economic
growth. Efforts have been made in each region to resolve

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these urgent issues. The nine participants of the program were
university lecturers, graduate students, and government officials
from each region of the country specializing in environmental
management, marine pollution control and urban planning, etc.
The program started with the Japanese legal systems forwater quality and solid waste management, and they learned
how new systems and effort had been developed as the standards
gradually became stricter responding to changes in living
conditions and social needs.
Visiting sewage, general and industrial waste treatment
facilities to see how sewage and waste from households
and factories are treated, the participants developed better
understanding about technology used and how sewage and waste
should eventually be discharged into the natural environment or
the recycling system.
They also saw local community association members collecting
and sorting recyclables and visited a family living close to
ICETT. They seem to have realized that local residents play animportant role through their eco-friendly activities to reduce
waste and to promote recycling, contributing to improvement of
the environment.

The island of Toshijima, Toba City is troubled by a large
amount of marine debris from outside the island, for which
efforts and initiatives have been made both by the municipal
government and local residents to remove the waste and tocall on other municipalities to control their waste to seek for
fundamental resolution of the problem. Each area of Indonesia isfacing the same issues and they had active discussions with local
residents about how to inform the residents/companies of othermunicipalities, who are the principal sources of such waste, about
the situation. They also discussed measures to minimize theimpact on aquafarming, the island’s main industry, and challenges
in tackling the issues.

Results and prospects
Chinese farm products, which are consumed also by manyfamilies in Japan in recent years are required to have increased
trust and safety both in the country and abroad. However, despite
the increased demand, a comparatively small volume of organic
food has been distributed in China because of the “high prices”
and “lower trust in the certification system in China”. However
it is highly expected that production activities and establishmentof a certification system in Gansu will become enhanced basedon the useful ideas of the food producers and efforts of local
governments by which the participants learned about in the
program.
Indonesia has a high working-age population, and the young
people are also actively making efforts to develop a society withboth economic growth and satisfactory environmental conditions.
ICETT hopes that the experience through this program will be
useful for future research activities of the participants and thatthey will contribute to a bright future for their own countries
as well as the neighboring countries with similar environmental
issues.
ICETT would very much like to express its gratitude again to
all the persons who provided cooperation for these two programs.
(Akiko Kise and Ayako Okuda)

Discussion with Toba City about marine debris（Indonesia）

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Participating in Sakura Science Plan

I truly feel blessed to be one of Indonesian participants forjoining SAKURA science plan 2017 program under sponsorshipof JST and organized by ICETT.
Nine Indonesian participants were come from different
background such as university lecturers, graduate students, andgovernment officials, who are engaged in research activities
for environmental management. We were really enjoy our time,
had great moments and experiences during our stay in Japan. I
would say that SAKURA science plan is an excellent programfor sharing knowledge and information about the managementof wastewater and solid waste treatment. By joining thisprogram we learned much about importance of role of legal
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clean. We also have some meaningful
discussion by sharing and exchange
opinions during our visit to some waste
treatment facilities.
Instead of excellent, this program wasrunning very smoothly under guidancefrom ICETT staff, they were really
nice and so friendly. We also thank to
Dr. Pande Gde
General Consulate of Indonesia in Osaka
Sasmita J
for the information about this program.
Finally we hope that this program has a good mutual benefit
between both countries, Japan and Indonesia.
(Dr. Pande Gde Sasmita J.)

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Entrusted by Yokkaichi City Government

Planning and Operation of Tianjin
Environmental Exchange Program
OutlineYokkaichi City and Tianjin City, China have had
inte r actio ns in va r io us f ields since be c o ming
friendship cities in 1980. As part of their relationship,
starting in 1993, Yokkaichi City entrusted ICETT
to conduct a training course to improve Tianjin’s
environmental issues. So far 120 persons havevisited Japan to participate in training courses（756persons participated in the seminar in Tianjin）. In
FY2016, a seminar was held in Tianjin and a training
course in Yokkaichi focusing on “Soil pollution control
measures and technology”.

2)Training in Japan
Training in Japan was held for 13 days from October 31 toNovember 12 for four visitors including Tianjin Environmental
Protection Bureau officials. In the training, the participantslearned about the legal system and technology related to soil
pollution in Japan. This was after hearing about the history of
Yokkaichi pollution at Yokkaichi Pollution and Environmental
Museum for Future Awareness and the current environmental
administrative efforts from Yokkaichi City officials.
A training course was also held in Kobe City, anotherfriendship city of Tianjin, to learn about cases from a different
city in Japan. The participants also visited other companies
undertaking soil/ground water pollution control, measurement
certification bodies, facilities to treat polluted soil, etc. to learn
practical issues directly related to their work.

Background and purpose
Tianjin’s economy has had a remarkable growth rate alongwith concomitant environmental problems, and finding solutions
to these is now a pressing issue. Therefore, the training
course aims to ensure that officials of Tianjin Environmental
Protection Bureau, etc. understand environmental technology
and management procedures in Japan so they can help improve
Tianjin’s environment.
Also, in this fiscal year, the contents of the seminar wereexpanded and enriched utilizing the “Enhancement program forco-beneficial environmental pollution control in Asian regions”,
in which Yokkaichi City collaborates and cooperates with the
Ministry of the Environment.

Details
1)Environmental Conservation Seminar held in Tianjin
A seminar was held in Tianjin for two days from August 18
and 19, 2016. In the seminar this fiscal year, experts from Tianjin
reported on the current conditions there. Later the “laws/regulations
and measures to control soil/ground water pollution”, “technology tocontrol soil/ground water pollution”, “cases of control of soil/groundwater pollution by chemical plants” and “generating mechanism ofoxidant and method of its control” were reported on by specialists
from Japan. A free discussion was also held at the end, concerningsoil pollution control.

Scene at environmental protection seminar

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Scene at training in Japan

Results and prospects
In December 2016, a bill for Tianjin city anti-soil pollution
operations was issued, which can be deemed to mean that thisprogram may have become a point of reference for Tianjin’s soil
pollution control. It will be a pleasure if we can continue training
courses related to issues in Tianjin and this program could help
improve Tianjin’s environment.
(Akihiro Tsuchiguchi)

ColumnICETT can also hold short-term
training courses!

ICETT has held numerous training courses ranging fromapproximately one week to several months for visitors toJapan, and has also been entrusted with some sections of
employee training courses and training programs performedby other organizations.
In FY2016, we had three requests for short-term training
courses (within one week) from other companies andorganizations. The whole training took several weeks but the
programs related to “environment” and “industrial pollution”
in it were entrusted to ICETT.
If you “wish to include environment-related training
courses in the workshop”, please feel free to contact ICETT.
ICETT can plan training courses about environmental
conservation effort and technology from even one day,utilizing the know-how obtained through the past training
programs.

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International Cooperation

Entrusted by Mie Prefectural Government

Project to Hold International Conference on
Environmental Technology Transfer in Mie“Forum on Environmental Technology Transfer for ASEAN in Mie”
Outline“Forum on Environmental Technology Transfer
for ASE A N in Mie” was held as a post-summit
event of the “G7 Ise-Shima Summit” in May 2016.
Senior central government officials from Indonesia,
Thailand, and Vietnam were invited to exchange
opinions on environmental issues in their countries
and Mie’s environmental technology, and discuss
environmental improvement and sustainable
development.

Background and purpose
In the “G7 Ise-Shima Summit” held in Mie on May 26 and 27,
2016, climate change, energy, environment and development wereput on the agenda and sustainable development was discussed. This
project responded wholeheartedly and the “Forum on Environmental
Technology Transfer for ASEAN in Mie” was held as a post-summit
event, where senior central government officials from three ASEAN
countries (Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam) were invited forexchange of opinions on environmental improvement and sustainable
development, as well as overseas expansion with the environmental
technology of Mie-based companies.

Details1)“For um on Environmenta l Technolog y Tra nsfer for
ASEAN in Mie”
D a t e ： February 18 (Sat), 2017, 15：00 - 17：15
T h e m e ： Environmental challenges in ASEAN countries andenvironmental technology in Mie Prefecture
Moderator ： Eikei Suzuki, Governor of Mie (and Chairman of
ICETT Executive Board)
Panelists ： Senior central government officials from three
ASEAN countries； Director, Natural Resources,
Energy and Environment Dept., Chubu Bureau of
Economy, Trade and Industry； Director General,
JICA Chubu； President, Japan ALSi Co., Ltd.；ICETT Executive Director.
Participants ： Total 15 8 persons from Mie-based companies ,supporting organizations, and local government, etc.
The moderator,
G over nor Su z u k isumma r ized t hefor u m a s fol lows
based on theremarks made by
the panelists.
● Having different
political measures

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for the environment is indeed important but education for thepeople and their active cooperation are also required.
● To overcome the pollution in Yokkaichi, the government madelaws, the prefecture and the city made ordinances, and thecompanies took measures for control. However, the key to solving
the issues was undoubtedly the local residents who voluntarily
engaged in the environment improvement activities.
● The forum was significant with the chance to learn that acommon issue with high priority in the three ASEAN countries
was “water treatment (domestic sewage)” and to identify whatthese countries may expect from each sector in Japan.
● ICETT feels that the forum provided a good opportunity
to commence cooperation among the participants and theirorganizations.

2)Visits and welcome party
In relation to the Forum, the participants visited Mie-based
companies and Yokkaichi Pollution and Environmental Museum
for Future Awareness as well as other places in Mie (IseShima Region). A welcome party was also held. Through these
activities, we had an opportunity to promote Mie’s environmental
technology to the senior central government officials fromIndonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam and have better understanding
about the history to overcome the pollution in Yokkaichi andthe effort made by the entities, etc. In the welcome party, theparticipants enjoyed an Iga ninja show and local food from Mie
served along with Japanese sake. Other places they visited in
Ise-Shima Region included Ise Grand Shrine and Mikimoto Pearl
Island with the beautiful nature, culture and tradition of Mie.
The general feeling was that the Summit venue harmonized withnature, which gave us an opportunity to build closer relationships.

Results and prospects
ICETT has a strong expectation that this forum helped thesmall and medium-sized companies collaborate with different
entities and develop overseas business taking advantage of theirenvironmental technology. We will continue encouraging businessdevelopment of companies with environmental technology.
(Atsushi Mizutani)

ColumnIse-Shima Summit Memorial
Museum“SumMiel”

To commemorate the summit held in Mie, the Ise-Shima
Summit Memorial Museum was opened on May 26, 2017.
Exhibits include panels, videos as well as the round table andchairs used in the Summit and an autograph book signed by
the participating leaders, which provided the atmosphere of
the summit. Visitors can enjoy quizzes on multi-monitors tolearn about the Summit and the museum café offers a menu
of d ishes related to t he
Summit. Please visit andenjoy the museum!
Location ：2F, Kintetsu Kashikojima
Station(747-17, Shinmei, Ago-cho, Shima City, Mie Prefecture)

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International Cooperation

Entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

International Cooperation
Project on Global Environment（PFAN Asia Forum for Clean Energy Financing）
OutlineT he Climate Technolog y Initiative （C T I）,
for which ICE T T ser ves as the internationalsecretariat , has established the P rivate
Financing Advisory Network（PFAN）Programas an effort to contribute to the technology
transfer issue of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change（UNFCCC）. The
PFAN Program is operated by the support ofcontributions from different organs in the world
as an effort to secure necessary financing forclimate control projects in developing countries,
expanding fund procurement opportunities ofdevelopers of projects or entrepreneurs forclean/renewable energy and energy efficiency,
and promotes technology transfer to developing
countries and countries with economies intransition. ICET T cooperates with the PFAN
P r og ram to hold F or ums for Clean Energ yFinancing in Asia and Africa to provide matching
opportunities for clean energy project developers
and investors as well as to enhance the abilities
for fund procurement of project developers. The
following sections give an account of the “7thPFAN Asia Forum for Clean Energy Financing”（hereinaf ter referred to as the Forum） held
in F ebr uar y 2 017 under the “Inter national
Cooperation Project on Global Environment”
entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry and the future of the PFAN Program.

Background and purpose
The Forum intends to collaborate with PFAN to contributeto realization of fund procurement by matching project
developers and investors in order to promote transfer oftechnology for global warming control from Japan and othercountries to developing countries.
For project developers to acquire business funds for
projects to help control global warming, it has been pointed
out that they often lack the necessary skills to prepare
written proposals and make presentations necessary for suchacquisition as well as matching developers and investors.
To remove such barriers, the Forum provides advice andinstructions for the developers and opportunities for matchingthem with investors in order to achieve project realization indeveloping countries. This will allow transfer/diffusion of goodtechnology from Japan and other developed countries.

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Details
In FY2016, 43 applications were received from Japanand other Asian countries in response to our invitationfrom April and 20 of them that passed the initial screening
were invited to the capacity building workshop for project
developers held on September 14, 2016. In the workshop,
PFAN financial experts gave advice to clean energy
business developers on how to improve investment/market
values and reduce risk, etc. in order to prepare economicallyfeasible business plans necessary to attract investment frombanks and investment funds.

WorkshopO f t he 2 0 appl ic a nt s wh ich
received individualized and focused
guidance from the PFAN financial
experts, 12 top projects were laterselected in consideration of thevalue proposed by the project aswell as the business plan feasibility,
extensibi l ity, a nd benef it s for
Presentation
environmental conservation, andwere introduced at the Forum held in Singapore on February
10, 2017. The Forum was held in a form of a business plancompetition, and a solar energy generation project from India
received the highest award based on a strict review by thefour expert judges.

Best Award winner（second right）

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Results and prospects
The Forum had a total of 151 participants including
investors, financial institutions and investment consulting
firms, and provided beneficial networking for investors
interested in business developers and related areas. Afterthe Forum, there were inquiries concerning investment forthe projects and we are still continuing our support for fundprocurement.
The PFAN Program
established by CTI in2006 has expanded
its activities throughproject support in
Asia, Africa, Central
and South America,a nd C ent ra l Asia ,including the abovement ioned Asia
Financing Forum（in Singapore）
Fo r u m f o r C l e a n
Energy Financing. It has contributed to worldwide global
warming control, providing support for 358 projects since its
start, of which 87 projects were actually implemented withthe total $1.2 billion of fund procurement achieved.
For further expansion of activities, it was decided that a
consortium of the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) and the Renewable Energy andEnergy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) would become theprogram secretariat from FY2017, and a financing forum
was held in Wien, Austria on May 10, 2017 also to celebrate
the launch of the new PFAN.

ColumnIn the Vienna Energy Forum for Clean Energy andClimate Investment, which was the first forum in Europe,
six projects were presented to the investors. The projects
from Asia, Africa, Central and South America and Central
Asia were selected based on the recommendation of PFAN
coordinators in charge of the respective regions.
Following the Forum,a panel discussion washeld regarding theestablishment of the
new PFA N a nd its
future prospects, withthe participation of
Mr. Li Yong, UNIDO
Director General, Mr.
Mette Møglestue, Chair,
Martin Hiller, REEEPPFAN Steering Committee
D i re ct or G ener a l；
Ms. Mette Møglestue, Chair, PFAN Steering Committee；
and Mr. Peter Storey, PFAN Global Coordinator.
ICETT will continue to be active with the new PFAN
mainly in the Asian region using our experience fromits establishment and the pilot stages through to the
expansion of its activities. In FY2017, an initiative for project
development and funding promotion for climate change
control and clean energy will be implemented to contributefor continuous expansion of the PFAN Program. It will bemade through identification of projects and provision ofindividualized support as well as matching and networking
opportunities including the Forums to provide support torealize more climate-friendly projects.
(Akiko Naka)

Palais Auersperg, Wien

The new PFAN Wien Forum for Clean Energy and Climate Investment
was held in the Palais Auersperg, Wien. This building was designed by
Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt and built between 1706 and 1710.

Its principal function has always been as a concert and opera
hall, sometimes hosting the first performances of works of famous
composers including Mozart. It has luxury spaces with its highceiling with chandeliers. The forum participants were delighted,
saying that it was an extremely Wien-like, wonderful venue.

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Entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

International Cooperation Projecton Global Environment“Clean Technology BusinessNetwork Construction” Project
OutlineIn order to establish the “Clean Technology
Business N et w o r k （C T B N） P r o g r am” as asupport program for appropriate matching of
small and medium-sized Japanese companies
with clean technology helpful to control global
warming （solar/water-power/biomass powerge ne r at io n , waste -to - e ne rg y, a nd e ne rg y saving technolog y, etc.） and the needs forclean technology in developing countries andpromotion to realize clean energ y projects,
effective programs were proposed in FY2016,as in F Y2015, based on the verification andresults of the implementation and outcomes ofthe model programs.

Background and purpose
Many small and medium-sized companies in Japan havegood clean technology but they have not realized or are
experiencing trouble in developing overseas business as they
do not have adequate know-how or information. Moreover,
it is often difficult to find a reliable local business partner,
etc. Meanwhile, there are numerous project developers
overseas, particularly in developing countries, that requireclean technology and are looking for technology from othercountries, which can address their needs.
Based on the above background, this project aims tocontribute to build the CTBN Program to provide support
for small and medium-sized companies in Japan and project
developers in developing countries to enhance their matching
and realization of clean projects.

2017)
・Provided opportunities for individualized on-line businessmeeting using Internet tools● Provided individualized consultation by specialists for project
developers in Japan and developing countries● Held a workshop in Japan for Japanese companies (December
12, 2016)
Based on the verification of the above activities, modified
model programs were newly proposed.

Results and prospects
A Business Matching Forum held in Indonesia as the main
support activity experienced great success with nine small
and medium-sized companies from Japan, 32 local project
developers took part and 57 individualized business meetings
were held.
In this fiscal year, opportunities for individualized online business meetings were newly provided using Internet
tools for the needs in other countries than the forum venue
country, namely, India and The Philippines, etc., which
resulted in successful matching opportunities for countries
in broader regions without requiring time and cost.
The result achieved includes that, as of May 2017, 20
proposals continue in negotiation, of which six proposals haveproceeded to non-disclosure agreements as individualized
specialist follow-up was further given to the Japanesecompanies and local project developers for support incommunication as well as examination of business models
and financing after the matching service at the forum, etc.
The modification of model programs proposed thisfiscal year based on the above achievement is expected toestablish the support scheme of the CTBN Program.
(Yasuko Ozaki)

Details
I n F Y2 016 , t he fol low ing suppor t act iv it ies were
implemented and their impact verified based on the CTBN
model programs examined through the project in FY2015.
● Identified reliable project developers from Southeast/South
Asian developing countries in need of clean technology andspecified needs in clean technology● Identified small and medium-sized Japanese companies withclean technology corresponding to the specified needs ofeach country● Provided matching opportunities
・Held “Business Matching Forum in Indonesia” (January 11,

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Entrusted by Yokkaichi City Government

Global Environmental Workshop
Outline
ICETT held a “Global Environmental Workshop”
for high school students as a project entrusted by
Yokkaichi City. The programs of this fiscal year were
implemented under the theme “To Create a Society
with a Comfortable Living Environment – Let’s keep
our air and water fresh and clean for life on earth!”for eight days from August 1 - 8, 2016.

eco-friendly disposal facility.
The new program tried in this project this fiscal year
was the exchange and learning program with students from
Escolapios Kaisei Catholic Senior High School. Kaisei SeniorHigh School students planned an environmental learning
activity in which the participants of Global Environmental
Workshop participated for deeper exchange by playing
an environmental conservation-related game. They also
visited Yokkaichi Port Building and learned about air/water pollution control in the port when they rode on theport patrol boat “Yurikamome”. During a visit to a chemicalfactory in the city, they also found out how air/waterpollution is controlled there.

Background and purpose
This “Global Environmental Workshop” is held during thesummer vacation every year inviting high school students
from Tianjin, China, a friendship city and Long Beach, theUSA, a sister city of Yokkaichi to discuss environmental
issues, etc. and seek deeper mutual understanding withhigh school students from Yokkaichi. It also intends to giveinternational perspectives to think about the environment torevitalize environmental conservation activities in each city.
The workshop in this fiscal year was held under thetheme “To Create a Society with a Comfortable Living
Environment – Let’s keep our air and water fresh and clean
for life on earth!”

Details
At Yokkaichi Pollution and Environmental Museum for
Future Awareness, the students learned about the history
of Yokkaichi pollution and how it was gradually overcome
through measures to improve the environment taken jointly
by the citizens, companies and government. They also
visited Yokkaichi City Clean Center, which opened in April
2016, to learn about the treatment of combustible waste, how
the thermal energy generated by combustion is utilized, as
well as how slag and waste metals are reused in its latest

Visited a company in the city’s industrial complex

As international cultural exchange is also a major
objective of this project, the participants this fiscal year
also had experiences to make “Hinaga Uchiwa (fans)”, a
traditional Yokkaichi craft product, and enjoy tea culture ata kabuse-cha café in the city.
A tour to visit outside the city was also held to take theparticipants to Akame 48 Waterfalls and Ninja Museum of
Igaryu. At the Waterfalls, they learned about the life of giant
salamanders, registered as a Japanese national treasure andefforts taken to protect the beautiful valley. At the Museum,
they learned some history and culture of Japan throughninja , also popular in other countries. On the last day, theparticipants wore yukata (cotton kimono) and participatedin the Grand Yokkaichi Festival, and this experience inJapanese tradition and culture helped raise their interest inJapan.

Results and prospects

Visited Mayor Tanaka and Committee Chairperson Murayama（Urban/Environmental Committee）

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The pa rt icipa nts could deepen t heir insights into
environmental issues from international perspectives gained
through the exchange in communal living at ICETT andby looking back at their own countries. I hope that theexperiences in this Global Environmental Workshop will help
them to accomplish great things in the future.
(Kana Mizutani)

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Entrusted by the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

FY2016“Regional Core Business
Creation and Support Program”（Project for Promoting Environmental
Industry in Chubu Region（Network-type））
Outline
ICETT supports companies in the environmental
industry（i.e, companies which use their characteristic
technology for environmental conservation）in Chubu
Region to build networks and promote collaboration.
The aim is establishment of new technology tocreate a core business w hich will collaborate
and grow with other companies having peripheraltechnology, and to develop domestic/overseas markets.
Period ： June 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017

Background and purpose
The environmental industry in Chubu Region is based on
its successful mastery of pollution issues and its technology
has developed through environmental measures in the key
automobile and aircraft industries. The future growth of thisenvironmental industry needs both domestic and overseas
development. However, such development also needs enhancementof competitiveness with companies in the environmental industry
in other regions in Japan and overseas.
This project provided and supported opportunities forintercompany and industry-academia cooperation to expand
market and technical capabilities. The aim was to create corebusiness that collaborates and grows with other companies whichhave peripheral technology and to strengthen the competitivenessof the environmental industry in Chubu.

Details
1)“Enterprise Database Working on Environmental Businessin Chubu Central Region of Japan” and “Chubu Region
Environmental Technology Series”
The “Enterprise Database Working on Environmental Businessin Chubu Central Region of Japan” and the “Chubu Region
Environmental Technology Series” were improved and revised
mainly by enriching and revising their English version.
2)Open innovation by large companies
Lately, it is becoming popular to implement open innovationand introduce external technology seeds to accelerate technicaldevelopment. The “transmission of technical needs” and “interview
with companies with technology seeds” by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
were held to collaborate with large companies to develop businessfor companies in the environmental industry.
3)Environmental Business Alliance Matching Seminar
In order for the business cooperation among domestic regions,
ICETT held the “Environmental Business Alliance Matching
Seminar in Nagoya” to provide an opportunity of interviews with

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companies seeking collaboration with Chubu-based companies.
Invited companies introduced their technology to Chubu-based
companies at the seminar. Additionally, ICETT supported Chububased companies
which participatedin “Environmental
Business Alliance
Matching Seminarin Kyushu” held forbusiness cooperation
with companies in
Kyushu.

4)Industry-academia Cooperation Seminar for Ceramics
Technology
To facilitate industry-academia cooperation in ceramics
technology widely applicable to environmental fields, the seminar
was held to introduce seeds from universities, etc. and interview
meetings to encourage research and development between
academia and industry.
5)Seminar for Development of Resource-recycling Business
Increasing levelsof Ca rbon Fiber
Reinforced Plastics( C F R P) w a s t e ,extensively usedin automobiles andaircraft, has become
a concern. The
seminar was held
to support businessdevelopment t o
reduce a nd
effectively use CFRP waste, inviting suppliers, user companies,
and recyclers as lecturers.
6)Exchange among companies in the environmental industry
An exchange meeting was held for environmental industry
associations supported by assistance organizations in Chubu
Region, in order to introduce technology seeds of the companies
and support promotion of the intercompany business collaborationin the region.
7)Support for business expansion to Viet Nam
Viet Nam which has a high industrial growth rate and emerging
environmental issues
offers good prospects
for business expansion
for environmental
companies as bothits public and private
sectors are interested
in environmental
improvement. ICETT
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development and sent Business Missions (technology introduction
seminar, business meetings, and policy dialogues with local
governments) to Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Long An Provinces, Viet
Nam.
8)Support for business expansion to Indonesia
Indonesia is another country with good prospects for businessexpansion for environmental companies due to its high industrial
growth rate and emerging environmental issues. ICETT helda study meeting for business development and sent a mission(technology introduction seminar and business meetings) to WestJava and Special
Capital Region of
Jakarta.

ColumnResults and prospects
Numerous companies have participated in our events andintercompany and industry-academia cooperation has progressed
through business meetings. Some companies which participatedin the overseas missions are having business negotiations
with local companies or have started local prototype testing,demonstrating the effectiveness of the support.
Innovation and development of companies are necessary forenvironmental technology transfer. ICETT will continue its
efforts as long as we have opportunities.
Finally, let us express our gratitude to the collaborators in thisproject： domestic collaborators of Nagoya Chamber of Commerce& Industry, JICA, JETRO, etc. and overseas collaborators of Ba
Ria-Vung Tau People’s Committee, Long An People’s Committee,
Indonesian Employers Association, and Consulate-General of the
Republic of Indonesia in Osaka, etc.
(Eiichi Masuda)

Visitors from Indonesia

In April 2016, we had visitors from Indonesia. An official of
Banten Environmental Management Bureau, who helped us as
the counterpart in Business Matching Seminar in Indonesia(FY2015 Regional Innovation Development Project entrusted by
Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry) brought a fourperson group to visit and stay at ICETT.
The four were f r iends f rom t he university study ing
environmental conservation together and were all working in
the area. They had aspiration to learn about environmental
technology/management system in Japan and ICETT helped
them to visit water purification/effluent treatment facilities andhave exchange with Chubu-based companies in the field.
Though it was a short trip, they enjoyed a full schedule
thanks to the enthusiastic acceptance of the persons who
received them and were really happy to acquire helpful
information through facility visits and discussions withadministrative and company staff.
ICE T T w i l l ma ke use of t he network bu i lt t h roughour previous projects and continue our contribution forenvironmental improvement in Indonesia and support for Chububased companies involving environmental business.

● Period of visit ： April 18 (Mon) - 22 (Fri), 2016 * Stayed at ICETT until the 21 (Thurs)● V i s i t o r s ： One official of Banten Environmental Management Bureau, two environmental consultants, one person in
charge of health/safety/environment issue in a private company： Total four persons● Major activities ： Visit to water purification facility (Water Treatment Plants of Nabeyaueno (Nagoya City, Aichi) and Katada,and Mie Water Quality Control Information Center (Tsu City, Mie)), Visit to effluent treatment facility(Tsuyakin Kagaku Seni Co., Ltd.), Exchange meeting with Chubu-based companies with environmental
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Entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Survey of Industrial Pollution
Control Measures（Case Studies of Pollution Control
Management in the Companies）
OutlineTo enhance companies’ efforts for pollution control
management, ICETT has compiled cases of practicalefforts made by small and medium-sized companies
and edited a set of Case Studies regarding the
succession of know-how and technologies involving
pollution control management, human resources
development, and effective and efficient management
structure on the environment at small andmedium-sized companies. Seminars for nationwide
dissemination and publicity were also held.

Background and purpose
The government has established a system whereby anorganization of pollution control managers are established at“Specified Factories” to promote a pollution prevention system.
Japan no longer has spreading industrial pollution but there areissues, e.g., company employees qualified with the national license
are aging and their skills have not been handed down, or theimportant points on pollution control management have been lostor have not been fully clarified. On the other hand, problems suchas falsification of measurement/notification data do occur and it istime to think about rebuilding company compliance.
For this reason, ICE T T compiled a set of information
concerning effective methodology of pollution control managementfrom small and medium-sized companies in particular andarranged for its dissemination for efficient introduction of valid
measures and know-how for pollution control management incompanies.

(hereinafter “Case Studies”). “Case Studies” can be downloaded
from the METI website： “Pollution Control Guideline”.
http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/energy_environment/kankyokeiei/
environmentguideline/dlguide.html
Utilizing this “Case Studies”, ICETT conducted dissemination
seminars in eight places nationwide targeting companies/businessassociations/local governments interested in pollution control
management under cooperation with regional bureaus of METI.
The survey results as well as cases reported by companies, trend
and recent circumstances of pollution control manager systems,
and effective measures for pollution control management incompanies were reported. “Succession of technical know-how”
was also featured as one of the keys to solve intergenerationaland social problems found in the maintenance of pollution control
manager systems.

Results and prospects
In the seminars, company managers talked about cases oferrors and improvement they experienced. The participants could
learn that other companies have similar problems as they have in
daily work and there were cases of successful solutions to suchproblems. In the post-seminar questionnaire to the participants,
there were opinions from the companies, e.g., “we will use what
we learned in the seminar and ensure early communication ofproblems in the case of any violation”, and numerous sympathetic
remarks for the necessity of an education system to ensure there
will always be someone with the information in the organization
as well as the meaningful utilization of re-employment workers.
There were also opinions from local governments that “we could
have specific information about how companies make effort
and what they wish” and “we had good information for future
guidance for companies as to measures to obtain qualification,
training for incidents and having reporting meetings, etc.”.

Details
Practical information was compiled mainly in small andmedium-sized companies in eight districts such as Hokkaido,
Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu byliterature survey and questionnaire
survey for businesses and local
gover n ment s (prefect u ra l /municipa l government). Basedon these results , coupled withinterviews about the experienceof recovery/improvement after
past incidents in the factory, 21case studies were compiled in abooklet titled “Case Studies on
Ef fect ive Ef forts for Pollut ion
Prevention 2016-Hints for familiara nd pract ica l ef for t s in sma l l
a nd med ium- sized compa nies”
Case Studies

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In general, it cannot be said that there are numerous small andmedium-sized companies where pollution control management canbe effectively implemented. However, there are a lot of companies
that have improved and maintained their efforts by positively
considering subsequent measures, even with companies that haveprevious failure cases. Being community-based, a lot of the small
and medium-sized companies have been seriously strengthening
their compliance aspects, because should any trouble occur, it
would have crucial effects on the enterprises’ existence.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our deep
appreciation to the persons who kindly cooperated with thesurvey and seminars.
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ICETT’s Program

ICETT’s Program

Mie Prefecture Global Business Promotion
Council“Environmental Panel”

Sewage Works Exhibition ’16
NagoyaOutlineOutline

In March 2016, the Environmental Panel with ICETT
as its secretariat was approved at the Planning andManagement Committee of Mie Prefecture Global
Business Promotion Council. In November 2016, its firstmeeting was held at “Mie Leading Industry Exhibition
2016”, and the “Hong Kong Environmental Business
Seminar” was held at the meeting with the cooperationof the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Ta k ing t he o c c asio n o f t he “S ewa ge Wo r ks
E x h i b i t i o n” h e l d i n N a g o y a f o r l o c a l p u b l i corganizations, etc, ICETT exhibited at the Forum’s
booth as a member of the “Life of Water Chubu
Forum” and presented its activities such as overseas
and domestic human resources development training
courses and surveys in the water field and support foroverseas business development promotion.

Background and purpose

Background and purpose

In FY2014, “Mie Prefecture Global Business Promotion Council”
was established to enhance the international business developmentof Mie-based companies, etc. Following the Taiwan Panel and the
Aerospace Panel, the establishment of the Environmental Panelwas decided with ICETT serving as its secretariat.

Details1)“1st Environmental Panel”
D a t e ： November 11, 2016
L o c a t i o n ： Seminar Room 3,
Yokkaichi Dome
Participants ： M ie -ba sed sma l l
and medium-sizedcompanies, Mie University, Yokkaichi University,
Mie Prefecture, Chubu Bureau of Economy, Tradeand Industry, JETRO Mie, JICA Chubu
C o n t e n t s ： Establishment of the terms and conditions of theEnvironmental Panel, selection of the chairperson, anddiscussions including self-introduction of the participants.
2)Hong Kong Environmental Business Seminar
Along with the 1st Environmental
Panel, the Hong Kong Environmental
Business Seminar was held withthe cooperation of Hong Kong
Trade Development Council. A
memora ndu m wa s s ig ned , ofunderstanding on mutual cooperation with Mie in July 2016.
L e c t u r e r ： M r. R icky Fong f rom Osa ka O f f ice , Hong
Kong Trade Development Council
Lecture contents ： Economic conditions and trend of environmental andenergy saving business in Hong Kong
Participants ： Total 31 persons from Mie-based companies andsupporting organizations

Results and prospects
Through efforts with the Environmental Panel, ICETT will
promote Mie-based companies’ overseas business development toutilize environmental technology.
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Invited by the “Life of Water Chubu Forum” to co-exhibit withother member companies in the Forum’s booth at the “Sewage
Works Exhibition” held in Portmesse Nagoya on July 26 - 29,
ICETT presented its overseas and domestic activities in thewater field and water-related companies in Chubu Region.

Details
ICETT had a panel exhibition to present its activities such as
overseas and domestic training courses and surveys in the water
field for human resources development, and support for overseas
business development promotion. An introduction video wasshown, and leaflets distributed of events and ICETT’s training
facilities.
Pamphlets of water-related companies from “Enterprise
Database Working on Environmental Business in Chubu Central
Region of Japan” were also exhibited. This was made by ICETT
and issued by Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry as
part of the support for environmental business development forcompanies.

Results and prospects
It was a good opportunity to publicize our activities to visitors
and to meet a lot of specialists in the water field. It was alsoa chance to have closer
cont act w it h t he “L i feof Water Chubu Forum”
which invited us to exhibita t t h e S e w a g e Wo r k s
Exh ibit ion . We w ish toutilize this experience forour future activities. We
would like to ta ke t his
oppor tunity to express
our deep appreciation to
the persons who visited us
and those involved in theactivities.
(Maki Nagai)

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ICETT’s Program

Program to Participate in Exhibition
and International Environment Program
Outline
ICETT has participated in exhibitions and eventsfor family to introduce its activities. We have also
received visitors and visited schools and universities
to hold international environment program courses.
The column describes some episodes and cases fromwhen we collected information for the international
environment program regarding the management
implemented by companies in Mie Prefecture.

Background and purpose
ICETT has introduced its activities, accepted domestic andinternational visitors, and visited schools and universities toimplement the international environment program to raiseawareness about environmental issues.
V i s i t o r s ： Mie Prefectural Kanbe High School, Yokkaichi
City Oyachi-Kojo Elementary School, etc.
Visited sites ： Yokkaichi Pollution and Environmental Museum for
Future Awareness, Escolapios Kaisei Catholic SeniorHigh School, Yokkaichi City Sasagawa Junior HighSchool, Yokkaichi City Chubu Junior High School, etc.
ICETT has also participated in other environmental events,
etc. mainly supported by Mie Prefecture and Yokkaichi City.

Results and prospects
In FY2016, total 1,682 person participated in our eventsand international environment program, etc., which presented
opportunities to introduce ICETT. We would like to continue ourcommunity-based activities involving global environment issues
for a wide range of age groups, from elementary schoolers touniversity students and adults. We focused on the “5S”, withwhich Japanese are familiar, in this international environment
program. We would like to enhance awareness rising withcreativity, introducing technology and activities made in Japan,
which we can actually be proud of.
(Hide Mashita)

ColumnMade in Japan -“5S”
activities of companies -In the manufacturing industry in Japan, there is a word “5S”
used as a watchword to improve the work environment. “5S”
indicates “Seiri (Sort)”, “Seiton (Set in order)”, “Seiso (Shine)”,“Seiketsu (Standardize)” and “Shitsuke (Sustain)”. Manycompanies in Japan implement routine “5S activities” which areconsidered to indirectly lead to energy saving. Also in ICETT,
enhancing 5S activities was one of the helpful measures tounderstand Cleaner Production (CP)* in our previous projectto implement human resources development in charge of thedissemination and promotion of CP. For this reason, we would
like to introduce some cases of Japanese companies practicing 5S
activities.
In Tsuji Oil Mills Co., Ltd. (http：//www.tsuji-seiyu.co.jp) in
Matsusaka City, Mie, the 5S Activity Promotion Team has been
formed to lead the efforts of the entire
workforce. In particular, efforts are madeto ensure an adequate amount of cleaning
equipment and industrial tools is locatedin necessary places to facilitate checking
their availability.
Imuraya Co., Ltd. (http：//www.imuraya.
co.jp) in Tsu City, Mie has a manualwith specific explanation of 5S activities
to guide their employees as they have
Example of 5S activity
numerous workers from South America at Tsuji Oil Mills Co., Ltd.
（“Seiton”（Set in order））
and other countries.
These two companies have promoted
the 5S activities to ensure “strict foodsanitation and safety management”, andthe persons in charge told us that “it has
improved organizational behavior” and “thereporting meetings for 5S activities held
twice a year serve to raise awareness andraise opinions among employees”. Practiceof the 5S activities is highly recommended.
Employee manual of
Imuraya Co., Ltd.

＊ Cleaner production（CP）：
Production technolog y to reduce environmental load, e.g.,
resource and energy saving in production process, reduction ofharmful substances and waste, etc.

Invitation to use ICETT facilities
ICETT has accommodation and training facilities, which are mainly used for training for
visitors from overseas countries, but they are also available for training of company employees,
etc. ICETT can serve food from different countries, for example, halal food for Muslims and wehave received favorable opinions from persons in charge. Please feel free to contact us. Visits tothe facilities can be arranged.

For more details/inquiry, visit http://www.icett.or.jp/english/shisetsu/index.html

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