Caring for the Future by Caring for the Earth and PeopleAiming for a Sustainable, Decarbonised Society
To contribute to the creation of a sustainable society where future generations can live in security, the Global
Environmental Centre Foundation (GEC) is actively engaged in efforts to help achieve the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) set by the UN, and to fulfil the commitment of the Japanese government to realise a carbon-neutral society
by 2050. With this aim, GEC has conducted a large number of international cooperative projects including providing
technical assistance to developing countries and promoting climate action. Concretely GEC has been supporting theactivities of the United Nations Environmental Programme - International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC*)
and working as the execution agency of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) on behalf of the Japanese government.
* To address global environment issues, ranging from the recycling of resources to the promotion of sustainability, UNEP has launched“UNEP Sustainability Action”, a multi-sector platform to connect the UN, governments, businesses, civil society and other organisations
across disciplines, industries and borders. GEC’s been involved with this project as a secretariat.

Contributing to a sustainable society by supporting theactivities of UNEP Sustainability Action
Realising a sustainable society
Helping to achieve the SDGs

2050
2030

PresentThrough JCM Model Projects
GHG emissions to be reducedby 100 Million tons in total

Attainment of a carbon-neutral,
decarbonised society

Contributing to attaining a decarbonised society throughJCM Model Projects

GEC Activities

Support for UNEP-IETC Programmes

Support for JCM Model Projects

Development of players to work on solving
environmental issues

GEC Activity Summary

International Environmental Cooperation
GEC is leveraging its rich experience, expertise and widespread networks bothin Japan and overseas to support the project activities of UNEP-IETC. We alsoorganise regional research to identify environmental issues in Asia as well
as seminars and business matching events both in Japan and abroad to help
companies launch projects and businesses overseas.
In addition to the above, GEC strives for the below activities:
Support for IETC's Activities (UNEP Workshop, Outreach, Waste Management project, etc.)
UNEP Sustainability Action project
Support for the Kansai Asia Environmental and Energy Saving Business Promotion Forum (Team E-Kansai) in rollingout environmental and energy-efficient technologies as a businessSupport for the water environment business (Shiga Water Environment Business Promotion Forum project)
Joint operation of the platform for environmental infrastructure development overseas

UNEP Sustainability Action

Team E-Kansai

Team Water Shiga

https://www.unep-sustainability-action.org/

http://team-e-kansai.jp/en/

https://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/
mizukankyobusiness/

Promotion of Climate Change Mitigation
As an execution agency of JCM Financing Programme for the Ministry of theEnvironment, Japan, GEC administers the JCM Model Projects to implement
climate action projects in partner countries.
GEC also helps registration of carbon credits, formation of projects by JCM
Global Match, a business matching website, and PR of JCM through seminars
and SNS, supports the demonstration of decarbonising technology throughco-innovation with companies overseas, and helps implement pilot project to set up a supply chain of green hydrogenabroad.
In addition, GEC strives to support the diffusion of decarbonising technology through developing and implementing
Technical Assistance project of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), an operational arm of the UNFCCC
Technology Mechanism.

JCM
https://gec.jp/jcm/“JCM Global Match”
JCM Business Matching Platform

https://gec.force.com/JCMGlobalMatch/s/q

Support for Capacity Development
Commissioned by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), GEC is also
contributing to human resource development by providing training for engineers
and administrators from developing countries, to improve their ability to solve
or manage local environmental issues. GEC also operates Networking Project
among alumni of the Training Courses in the past.

Origin of GEC
In 1990, the International Garden and Greenery Exposition was heldin Osaka under the theme of “The Harmonious Coexistence between
Nature and Humankind”. Building on the spirit of the Expo 1990 and inorder to scale the experience in environmental conservation at the globallevel, the City of Osaka presented a bid to host a specialised organ of
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) that would lead theefforts to protect the global environment. The International Environmental
Technology Centre (IETC) was thus established in 1992. GEC was launchedin the same year to support the activities of UNEP-IETC. GEC has since
been striving for conserving the global environment in a wide range ofinitiatives.

GEC Headquarters in Osaka

UNEP-IETC works with developing
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