Hokkaido University
Overview of the
Sapporo Campus

Major indicators

Foreign Scholars’
Accommodation
International
House Kita 23◆Energy consumption on the Sapporo Campus(crude oil equivalent in liters per square meter of total floor area)

HU has campuses in the Hokkaido◆Energy consumption on the Hakodate Campus(crude oil equivalent in liters per square meter of total floor area)

2（ℓ/m ）

cities of Sapporo and Hakodate.

70

Covering an area of around 1.77

14.89

Kita 20-jo East Gate

To Asabu

engaged in a variety of initiatives
Streetlaboratory as part of its efforts to

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0.20

60.9

61.2

13.53

12.71

64.0

School of Veterinary
Medicine

40

5.19

5.82

2.63

2.38

2.19

6.58
2.25

0.17

2

（ℓ/m ）（t-CO2）70

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91,324
2,846

60

11.63

8.80
1.53

0.13
41.9
2.23

40

10.05

an overview of the Sapporo

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Kita 18-jo Gate

Kita 18-jo Street

Campus and its notable facilities

39.75

39.66

41.67

40.33

40.77

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0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011（FY）■Gas (boiler) ■Kerosene ■Electricity■Gas (general) ■Fuel oil

0.08

0.09

0.12

37.5
2.06

37.7
2.08

36.7
2.22

7.69

7.71

7.2

2007

29.56

2008

27.67

2009

27.80

2010

27.18

❶ Poplar Avenue

2011（FY）

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1.8

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1.52

1.43

1.4

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2007

1.19

1.22

2008

2009

■Hakodate Campus

2010

To Asahikawa/
Chitose302.1 302.1

2,388

13,459
238

2,374

2,472

2007

2008

0.22

0.12

2009

2010

Sapporo

2,442

3,970

vice president, is credited with having advocated the concept of lofty ambition at the opening ceremony for
Sapporo Agricultural College. This spirit serves as the foundation for HU’s sustainable-campus initiatives.
The Sapporo Sustainability Declaration adopted at the 2008 G8 University Summit held in Sapporo affirmed

3,969

6,289

6,930

6,939

3,575

6,162

5,957

0.22

0

2011（FY）

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011（FY）■Total amount of paper procured (t)■Amount of recycled paper procured (t)

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011（FY）■Kitchen waste■Recyclable waste■Glass bottles, cans and PET bottles ■Miscellaneous waste

FY 2011

Environmental Report

132,400

the commitment of universities to serve as a driving force behind the development of a sustainable society. HU
has hosted the annual Sustainability Weeks (SW) event since 2007 as an intensive program encompassing avariety of events, including symposiums, forums and public lectures, to help create a sustainable society. In 2005,
HU developed its Environmental Policy, expressing a commitment for the establishment of a sustainable society
through activities to protect global and local environments, assuming its role as a national university supporting
the development of Japanese knowledge in the 21st century.
To advance toward the fulfillment of these commitments, HU established Office for a Sustainable Campus inNovember 2010 and formulated Action Plan 2012 for a sustainable campus in March 2012 to serve as a basic
plan and a program of action. In this way, HU’s initiatives for the creation of a sustainable campus evolved in2011 from the planning phase of building on the philosophy and developing plans to the next phase of taking

131,600

125,083

121,360

concrete action and making accomplishments.

115,125

The fourth HU basic philosophy is Practical Learning, which is defined as including “research for the creation

100,000of universal learning in the real world and emphasis on returning the fruits of research to society by placing
importance not only on basic research but also on the application and practical use of research.” If HU’s mission

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Hokkaido University aims to promote world-class research to solve problems confronting humankind through

3,809

（ℓ）

20,000of the 21st century stands for ceaseless studies dealing with problems constantly challenging humankind, andA br idged ver sion

■City water

120,000

Frontier Spirit - the first of the basic philosophies codified in 2003 - is described as follows: “The frontier spirit

2,486

Note: Kitchen waste is discharged from university hospitalcatering facilities.

140,000

basic philosophies.

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222

1.12

100

0.14

upheld the concepts of Frontier Spirit, Global Perspective All-round Education and Practical Learning, as its

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Kita 8, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0808
Tel.: 011-716-2111
Email: bureau@hokudai.ac.jp
Website: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/

40,000

Sapporo Campus

12,807
232

5,000

0.24

education in the country to award bachelor’s degrees. Throughout its 136-year history, the establishment has

remarkable developments in its research and education functions.” Dr. William S. Clark, the establishment’s first

13,518244

80,000

Hokkaido

2011（FY）■Sapporo Campus◆ Amount of waste liquid treated (collected)

Kita 8-jo Street

M

ain

1.29

■Well water

To Makomanaite

Hokkaido University (HU) was founded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College - the first institute of higher

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Main Gate
Hokkaido University
Information Centerar0

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248

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77,60015,000378.7 378.7

268.6

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88,478◆Amount of general waste disposal(Sapporo Campus)

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452

Bust of Dr. William S. Clark

SubwayKita 12-jo
Station

0.8

Center for Sustainability School of Law
Science
School of Economics Centennial Hall
and Business(Kyaratei Restaurant)
Administration
Administration Bureau
Faculty of Agriculture

To

1.34

Kita 13-jo Street

Subway Namboku Line

Schoolof Science(Ro

University❹ Hokkaido
Information Center

1.34

40,000

322.4

1.2

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Hokkaido University❷ The
MuseumKita 13-jo Gate

1.41

72,434

philosophy to society（m3）School of Engineering

1Area❸ Relaxation(central lawn)◆Amount of paper procured（m3/m2）

1.6

74,0191,960

Note 1: CO2 emissions increased in FY 2008 due to a change in
the CO2 emission intensity of electric power generation.
Note 2: The CO2 emission intensity values (kg/kWh) used for
calculation were as follows:
FY 2007: 0.517; FY 2008: 0.588; FY 2009: 0.433; FY 2010: 0.353;
FY 2011: 0.353(The value for FY 2011 will be announced around January 2013.)◆Water consumption on the Sapporo Campus(per square meter of total floor area)

School of Medicine

74,3841,950

60,000■Gas ■Kerosene ■Fuel oil ■Electricity

Graduate Schoolof Chemical Sciences Office of International Affairs
and Engineering
International Student Center
Hokkaido University
Hospital

79,865
2,265

20

10

Nishi 5-chome Street

are shown.

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30

29.54

SubwayKita 18-jo
Station

0.13
40.6
1.93

of our sustainable-campus

96,602
3,007

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A mission to bring the fruits◆Greenhouse gas emissions

62.9

30

20

create a sustainable society. Here,

5.21

0.19

13.26

50

Institute of Low
Temperature Science

Kanjo

0.18

60

Sapporo site is one of the nation’slargest urban campuses. HU has

0.20
62.7

Center for Innovation
and Business Promotion
Creative Research Institution(CRIS)

million square meters, theusing the campus as a living

Message from the President

15,5902007

15,62014,6702008■Inorganic waste liquid

2009■Organic waste liquid

Hakodate

20,641

2010

20,1532011

based on its philosophies is to provide education and research in order to promote sustainability, it must also
bring the fruits of such education and research to society.
I hope the FY 2011 Hokkaido University Environmental Report will serve as an aid to achieving these missions.

（FY）

Hiroshi Saeki

President, Hokkaido University

Hakodate Campus
Printed with environmentallyfriendly vegetable oil ink

HU initiatives to promote
campus sustainability
In 2011, HU developed Action Plan 2012 for a sustainable campus as a way of clarifying its specificcourse of action to achieve the goals of the 2008 Sapporo Sustainability Declaration.

International collaboration andinter-university networking
HU endeavors to establish domestic and international networks. One example of such efforts is the hostingof the October 2011 Sustainable Campus International Symposium attended by representatives from avariety of institutions at the forefront of campus sustainability in the U.S. and Japan.

Personnel training and education
to support sustainability initiatives
To create a sustainable society, human resource development is essential in order to foster individuals withthe knowledge and ability to lead related initiatives. HU established Center for Sustainability Science tomeet the needs of the present time, The Center offers enriched graduate programs related to sustainability.

Action Plan 2012 for a sustainable campus
HU is committed to making its campuses greener and moreadvanced in accordance with the second phase of its
Medium-term Goals to support world-class research andeducation. To achieve this aim, the institution developed
Action Plan 2012 for a sustainable campus approved March
2012, defining specific goals under three policy guidelines
1) conserving the global environment through research andeducation and placing emphasis on environmental
considerations, 2) making a social contribution through thedissemination of environmental information, and 3)
minimizing environmental impacts in university
administration. Based on this plan, HU aims to achieve zero
emissions on its campuses by harnessing natural andrenewable energy sources in its role as a leading university
committed to helping create a sustainable society.
Conserving the global environment throughresearch and education and placingemphasis on environmental considerations
Initiatives under this policy guideline include efforts toprovide education on sustainability, develop related
campus activities for students and to promote research on
environmental impact reduction in relation to campus
operation.
Making a social contribution through thedissemination of environmental information
Endeavors implemented under this policy guideline include
efforts to raise awareness of environmental impact
reduction initiatives and results on campus and elsewhere,
to promote collaboration for sustainability among local

Sustainable Campus International Symposium 2011
On October 26, 2011, HU hosted the 2011 Sustainable CampusInternational Symposium. At the event, specialists in charge ofpromoting campus sustainability at eight universities leading
the field in the U.S. and Japan were invited to exchange related
information and discuss future initiatives.

Sustainable Campus Expert Conference (October 27, 2011)

communities, governments and private enterprises, and toestablish networks in collaboration with universities in the
United States/Europe and other institutions.
Minimizing environmental impacts inuniversity administration
This policy guideline involves 10 considerations to minimize
environmental impacts: the conservation of ecologicalenvironments; the Northern Forest Project; green building
initiatives; energy; promotion of the three Rs (reduction,
reuse and recycling) for waste; water; food; transportation
planning; space conservation; and purchasing. Specificinitiatives include efforts to conserve ecologicalenvironments, promotion of the Northern Forest Project,thorough implementation of energy conservation design,
introduction of green products and renewable energy
sources, recycling of organic waste, purchase ofenvironmentally friendly food, reduction of the number ofvehicles on campus, and improvement of conditions forbicycle usage.

Ofﬁce for a Sustainable Campus
Office for a Sustainable Campus was established in 2010 as a core organization to promote campus sustainability. It
acts as a management organization supporting comprehensive initiatives for building sustainable campuses in orderto help to realize a sustainable society. The office consists of three sections: the Campus Assessment Division, theEnvironmental Impact Reduction Division and the Environmental Preservation Center.

The U.S. establishments were Portland State University, Universityof Oregon, University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford
University, and the Japanese ones were Kogakuin University, Chiba
University, Nagoya University and Kyushu University. All of them
are leaders in the field in their respective countries.
The symposium featured reports by university representatives
on related initiatives followed by a panel discussion at which
participants agreed on the need to develop efforts beyond
existing frameworks in order to make their campusessustainable.
The next day, the Sustainable Campus Expert Conference washeld, at which participants outlined the current status of
implementation of basic plans and action programs on theircampuses. The attendees examined HU’s draft Action Plan 2012
for a sustainable campus as a case study, and the discussions
were reflected in the official version of Action Plan approved in
March 2012.

Speakers

Participation in the STARS International Pilot program
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher
Education (AASHE) is a network to promote sustainability,
consisting of around 2,000 North American higher education
institutions. The organization is known as the operating bodyfor the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System(STARS) - a framework by which colleges and universities canevaluate their sustainability performance. AASHE is currently
working to make STARS a global index, and HU has been part ofthe program since January 2012.

Center for Sustainability Science

Project of the Center for Sustainability Science (CENSUS) – Science and Technology Research Partnership for
Sustainable Development (SATREPS)

This center was established in 2008 to create a campus-widecross-disciplinary platform for education and research in thefield of sustainability science. In relation to HU’s role as amember of the Sustainability Science Consortium (SSC), thecenter offers lectures in common graduate course subjects andprovides its own graduate-level education. It also runs theSpecial Coordinated Training Program for Sustainability Leadersand Sustainability Meisters (StraSS) to support the developmentof international leaders in the field of sustainability.

Graduate School of Environmental
Science/Faculty of Environmental
Earth Science

HU set the goal of reducing power consumption by 10
percent compared to the previous year over the whole
Sapporo Campus from July to September 2011. To achievethis, faculties, departments and institutes had to carefully
follow 15 power-saving recommendations, including
setting air-conditioner thermostats to a certain temperature,
being lightly dressed and turning off the lights not in use.

When the target limit of electricity consumption was likely
to be exceeded, the university also took additional measures
to ask heavy power users a patrol of their faculties to notethe target limit. Consequently, the limit was exceeded onlyin three days in July and two days in August, while power
consumption was 1,507,722 Kwh lower than in thecorresponding period for 2010.

Energy efﬁcient buildings
As buildings are generally the main users of energy and thelargest sources of on-campus greenhouse gas emissions, it
is essential to construct energy efficient buildings to reduce
CO2 emissions, it is vital to implement related energy saving
measures in order to sustainability.
HU created guidelines for energy efficient buildings in
2008, the guideline should be applied for new construction University Library Annex (newly built)
and renovation.

This graduate school promotes research and education
oriented to elucidate and resolve global environmental
problems and to develop researchers and highly specialized
professionals who will tackle these challenges. It welcomes
students and researchers from all over the world and provides
a solid program of interdisciplinary education in environmental
science. The school thus plays an essential role in HU’s researchin the field of sustainability science.

Clark Theater 2011

Japan faced unprecedented difficulties in 2011, including the 3/11 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent
blackouts. The government called on companies, schools and other organizations to reduce theirelectricity consumption by 15 percent. In response, HU made special arrangements to voluntarily cut
its power consumption by even more than this.

Summer 2011 power-saving initiative and results

7th Hokkaido University
Stakeholder Meeting

Sustainability Weeks 2011

Presentation of HU initiatives at the AASHE 2011 Conference (October 2011)

HU environmental impact
reduction initiatives

HU launched the Sustainability Weeks program in 2007 withthe aim of opening its campus to the public in order to bring
the fruits of research and education to society and promote
regional collaboration for sustainable-society creation.
Symposiums, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and other events
focusing on challenges facing humanity are held during thetwo-week program, and researchers, students and the generalpublic discuss issues for the securement of a brighter future.
The Sustainability Weeks 2011 program included 47 events on
the theme of Reconsidering Visions for a Sustainable Future.

HU has hosted the Stakeholder Meeting every year
since 2006 to support assessment of its environmental
performance. In the 7th HU stakeholder meeting,participants mentioned various issues of sustainablecampus; garbage separation rules, information
distributions, etc. The meeting showed theimportance to get faculties, students, and staffs
involved in development of campus sustainability.

Information Initiative Center North Building(renovated)