Environmental and Energy Policies
of Chiba University
Since the Industrial Revolution, humankind has developed our activities using abundant energy resources.
As a result, we are now faced with various environmental problems, such as global warming, pollution bychemical substances and loss of biodiversity of living things. The environment, which is the basis of oursubsistence, is threatened by environmental burdens produced by human activities. In addition, we need tocontinue our efforts to solve environmental, social and economic problems while leaving no one behind toachieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the United Nations Summit. Chiba University
will contribute to society with collective knowledge, acting as an education and research institution, toimprove the world situation at present as well as in the future.
To this end we will take the following actions:
1. Combining natural and social sciences, we advance the practice of environmental education and research,in cooperation with our affiliated schools.
2. We promote energy and resource saving measures by cycling the use of resources, buying goods
considering the environment, and protecting vegetation on our campus. We also manage the safe use ofchemical substances to prevent pollution. Through these activities we realize a lush campus with a lightenvironmental load. Above all we understand and comply with legal requirements about the environment
and energy which Chiba University agrees with.
3. The environmental and energy management system is constructed and operated mainly by the students.
We also encourage voluntary activities by students, aiming at a campus where a variety of environmental
programs are put into practice.
4. We practice our environmental and energy management system while reflecting the opinions of the local
community with reflection of their opinions.
5. We will keep energy efficiency at the top level among national universities and improve it continuously.
We also support designing products and drafts of service and facilities which lead to improvement inenergy performance.
Based on this policy, we establish the targets, take actions to realize them, and consider the environmental
management system by auditing the actions for continuous improvement of the system. This environmental
policy is documented and communicated to the people concerned, including the faculty, staff and students ofChiba University, and related business people who are usually stationed there, and released to the public in adocument and on the website.

April 1, 2004 Enactment
April 1, 2008 Second revision
July 24, 2013 Third revision
April 1, 2019 Fourth revision

President of Chiba University
Yokote Kotaro

Sustainable Campus
Made by Students

The efforts for the achievement ofSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)“SDGs”, which were adopted by the United Nations in 2015, are the common goals of theinternational community. They consist of 17 goals covering a wide range of issues, fromenvironmental problems to gender equality, and 169 targets. Chiba University’s efforts, which areapplicable to the 5 pillars of our “Environment and Energy Policy” are introduced including therelevance to each of the SDGs 17 goals below:

1. Environmental education and research at a university level
In addition to promoting research on the environment, we provide education related to the environment at eachundergraduate and graduate school.

A list of environment
related courses
can be foundhere
Botanical factoryClass

Events at the affiliated kindergarten

2. Creation of an environment-friendly “Green Campus”
We do daily energy and resource conservation, garbage separation, and safe management of chemical substances.
We are also engaged in various environmental presentation activities such as greening and the 3Rs.

Secondhand Book Fair

Composting of fallen leaves

Introduction of the paper straws

Posters for energy conservation

3. Student-centered Creation and Operation of the Environmental Management SystemStudents participate actively with a training instructor and auditor on ISO as well as making minutes of the audits.

Basic Training about
the management system

Internal Audit

External Assessment

Sustainability Report

4. Activities within the local community
We work on raising awareness of environmental consciousness by conducting environmental activities in collaboration withcompanies and participating in environmental events.

Agapanthus MaintenanceParticipating in Eco-Pro event

Chiba Winter Fes

Children’s Eco-Festival

5. Keeping the Top-level Energy Efficiency among National Universities
We've taken measures such as raising awareness of energy saving, increasing energy efficiency of devices andutilization of natural energy.

Air Conditioner Filter Cleaning

Solar power generation

Events for energy conservation

Public awareness stickers

Long term goal “Chiba University aims to achieve RE100 by 2040. ”
Chiba University declared that it aims to achieve RE100 which means that the University
will use100% renewable energy by 2040.
※Photos include a few outside of the year 2023

Operation of Environmental Management Systems inaccordance with international standards

Chiba University acquired the certification of ISO14001, which is an international standard of theenvironmental management system in 2005, and in 2013, it acquired the certification of ISO50001 which
is an international standard of the energy management system alone at universities in Japan.
(In 2019 ISO50001 was a self-declaration.)
Establishment of Objective
Target Implementation
Plan

Actions in accordancewith the Objective Target
Implementation Plan

Plan DoAct Check
Rectification

Monitoring andMeasurement

Environmental and Energy Management Systems (EMSand EnMS) are mechanisms for the continuous
improvement of environmental protection and energy
efficiency to manage an organisation by considering thoseissues. We conduct more environmentally friendly activities
based on our policies by following the “PCDA cycle”.
※EMS : Environmental Management System
EnMS : Energy Management System

Operational effects of theenvironment and energy
management

Environmental effectsEnergy and water consumption per building floorarea and amounts of general waste emissions havebeen significantly reduced compared to fiscal 2004
before the ISO acquisition.
Consumption and emissions per building floor area

energywaterwaste(Thousand GJ/thousand ㎡)(Thousand ㎡ /thousand ㎡)(t/thousand ㎡)

Educational effects
The activities that the Student Committee for EMS areengaging in are unitized. In addition, students who meetrequirements, such as to work for 3 years, are awarded
credits. The number of students and graduates who havethese credits is 729 over 19 years up to 2023. In aquestionnaire for graduates, more than 90% of them said
that “The activities of the Student Committee werehelpful in their work after graduating the university”.

Economic effects
We succeeded in reducing costs as well as the amount of utilities used and waste. In particular, we have
reduced utility costs by 140 million yen in 3 years since ISO was acquired. However, despite a reduction inelectricity consumption in 2022 compared to the previous fiscal year, electricity bills have increased by 1.5times due to the recent surge in electricity prices. Further energy-saving efforts are needed.

Social effects
Here are some of the major awards received:- 25th Earth Environment Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (2016)- Fiscal Year 2017 Minister of the Environment Award for Activities to Prevent Global Warming, Practiceand Promotion Division- International Sustainable Campus Network Award 2017 Excellence in Student Leadership- International Green Gown Awards 2017-2018 Student Engagement Award- Sustainable Campus Award, Student Activities Division, 1st (2015), 3rd (2017), 7th (2021), 9th (2023)- 23rd Environmental Communication Award, Special Project Award for Promoting Environmental
Consideration (2019)- ASCN (Asia Sustainable Campus Network) Annual Conference, Excellence Award (2022),
High-Quality Education Award (2023)

What is the Student Committee for EMS?
It was established as an organization of Chiba University in 2003. There are about 300
students from the first grade to the third grade every year and they operate EMS andEMnS. Our organization’s activities are credited as "Environmental Management
System Practice", a universal education course. Also, students learn about EMS andEnMS, environmental laws and regulations, and moreover how to proceed with work,planning, and practice them in actual activities and situations. ISO student committee Nishi-Chiba and Inohana campuses
works on many activities like enlightenment of energy and resources saving,environmental education, revegetation, and environmental maintenance in Chiba
University, creation of the sustainability report, enlightenment of SDGs, the exhibit ofsome events. In addition, we cooperate with some companies and try several kinds ofprojects. We acquired NPO corporate status in 2009. And we're working on activities
such as an on‐site eco class and Satoyama conservation while interacting withMatsudo and Kashiwanoha campuses
companies and communities.

Environmental Management System Practice・PracticeⅠ - In addition to learning professional basic knowledge about the operation of EMS and EnMS and audit methods, thecommittee members deepen their understanding by joining various activities as committee members.
・PracticeⅡ - Based on learning in Module 1, you practice essentials for EMS and EnMS operation, such as an internal audit andexternal assessment. You will also play an important role in the student committee.
・Practice Ⅲ - We will utilize the experience at Chiba University to intern at municipalities and companies operating EMS, learn about
EMS, and make recommendations.
・Professional Practicum - We target students who are actively engaged in the core operations of the university's EMS within theEnvironmental ISO Student Committee, carrying out activities with advanced skills. Over the course of one year, students will practice goal
setting for issue resolution, annual planning, scheduling, task organization, role assignment, progress management, reporting, and more.

Environmental and Energy Management Practitioner at Chiba University
This is an on-campus qualification which is given by the President to students who haveworked for a year as a committee member after acquisition of credits of Practice Ⅱ. It isuseful for job hunting. It shows to society that they are students who have specialized
knowledge about EMS and EnMS which has been learned through their working experience
at Chiba University.

Practitioner Certification
Ceremony

Cooperation project with companies

Recently, the student committee has worked with several companies and it has been a valuable
experience for students. The committee“ Hang a rainbow from Chiba to the future ~Chibauniversity × Keiyo Bank ecological project ~”started in 2017 for achieving SDGs and community’senlightening of environmental awareness. Students’ opportunities to study society through theseactivities are also a purpose of the project.
（Details http://www.keiyobank.co.jp/ir/eco_project/ ）Moreover, we work on projects with cooperation, including ZOZO, Inc., Mitsubishi Oji Paper SalesCo., Ltd., Epson Sales Japan Corporation, SOGO Chiba, Chiba Television Broadcasting Corporation.
●Contact Us
Publisher : Chiba University Environmental ISO Secretariat
HP : https://kankyo-iso.chiba-u.jp
Mail：kankyo-iso@office.chiba-u.jp
Tel：043-290-3572

Planning and editing : Chiba University the Students Committee for EMS

Secretariat HP

student committee HP

NPO HP

HP : http://chiba-u-siso.xrea.jp/chibasiso/ (students committee)
http://npo.chiba-univ.net (NPO）
Mail：Nishi-Chiba・Inohana campuses：iso-student@chiba-u.jp Matsudo・Kashiwanoha campuses：iso-student-m@chiba-u.jp
X：@chibaiso Instagram：@chibaiso_Editor : Fukase Ayane, Koshiyama Naoki from Faculty of Law, Politics and Economics●Related sites① Chiba University's Environmental Efforts / Sustainability Reporthttps://www.chiba-u.ac.jp/general/approach/environment/② [Movie] Introduction of student-centered environmental management systems
https://youtu.be/cOVn3-D2dRM

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