12022 Annual ReportReflecting on 2022

Key figures 2022

Working with citizens to create changes for the future- what’s good for the planet is good for us

Many thanks for your support

While 2022 was a year of ground-breaking progress
for the environment, it was also a year when tens of
millions of people around the world faced the terror of
extreme weather events and war, as well as the threatof the energy crisis and continuing pandemic. During
such times, many of us questioned the way we live
our lives: what should our priorities be? How should
we work? How can we connect with our community?

be required to have insulation. This is a big step
forward for energy conservation in Japan.

During times like these, when the world is plaguedby uncertainty and insecurity, we should strive for a
future where the environment and life are protected,
where the world is free from the nuclear threat andplastic pollution, a world without conflict or violence.
These issues are all deeply interconnected.

Greenpeace’s mission is to look 20 years, 30 years oreven further into the future, and create the changes
that we need now, for a future where children will beable to live in happiness.

Thus, positive changes for climate change are not
only good for the environment, but also contributeto a better life for the people, and even represent
positive progress for corporations and thegovernment as well.

Japan is host to many global corporations, andchoices made by the Japanese government andcompanies are the focus of international attention.
Even just a single decision for change would wieldsignificant global influence and could create asynergistic effect that would change the world.
At Greenpeace, we leverage the experience, skills,
technical knowledge, and connections that we haveacquired over the past 50 years, and use these toinitiate positive change for the people, by actively
engaging with organisations that have the power tocreate structural change.

Greenpeace Japan has strengthened its connection
with one of Greenpeace’s largest regional offices,
Greenpeace East Asia. We have always strived to,taking action on an international level in collaboration
with other offices such as those in Beijing, Hong
Kong, Taiwan and Seoul. The future that we envisage
is always one that will bring positive change to
people’s lives.
I am happy to be able to report that we had manysuccesses in 2022.
As part of our plastics campaign, in a first for Japan,
we revealed information about how many disposable
cups major café chains are using. Our continued
discussions with Starbucks, the chain responsible
for the most disposable cups, finally came to fruition,with Starbucks announcing in early 2023 that it
will introduce reusable glasses in 80% of its stores
across Japan.

In order to remain independent, Greenpeace does
not receive any financial support from governments
or corporations. This is why we are able to conduct
our environmental work completely independently
and free from any political or corporate interference.
Our future work cannot happen without the supportof each and everyone of you. I would like to takethis opportunity to thank you for your strong support,
and to commit to further strengthening our work in
the future as an “NGO of Action” that stands on thefrontline, promoting rigorous scientific solutions.

As part of our work in collaboration with local citizens
to create structural change starting in rural areas,
the “Citizen’s Lobby for Zero Emissions”, of which
Greenpeace is the secretariat, helped to bring aboutchanges in the “Building Energy Conservation Act”
meaning that, from 2025, all new buildings will now

Please continue to stand with Greenpeace and tosupport our work to protect our beautiful planet andthe precious lives that inhabit it.

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Reports

Climate & Energy
Building a pathway to 2050
Net-Zero free from nuclear
power or fossil fuels

The Internal Combustion Engine Bubble

Auto Environmental
Guide 2022

2022 was a year when the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces reminded us once again thatcurrent energy security is dependent on fossil fuels. It was also a stark reminder of the greatrisk posed by nuclear power plants in the event of an emergency. Global climate disasters
persisted, with temperatures in Tokyo at the end of June reaching the highest recorded in 147
years. At Greenpeace Japan we disseminated timely responses to current news events as we
accelerated our efforts to combat climate change. We leveraged our global network to put
more pressure on automakers, who are significant players in the transportation sector, whichis responsible for 22% of CO2 emissions derived from energy sources. The “Citizen’s Lobby
for Zero Emissions”, of which Greenpeace is the secretariat, helped to bring about changes inthe “Building Energy Conservation Act'' which make building insulation compulsory. In July,a team of Greenpeace scientists collaborated with the Ukrainian government to conduct a
radiation survey around the Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear power plant, which was temporarily
occupied by the Russian military. The results of the survey were published globally.

Published Sep. 2022

Published Nov. 2022

Our Auto Environmental Guide 2022 examines
and assesses the decarbonisation efforts ofthe top ten global automakers. Our researchfound that for the second year running Toyota
performed the worst, and Nissan and Honda’s
rankings both fell from the previous year from
5th and 6th to 8th and 9th respectively, meaningthat the three lowest ranked automakers were
all Japanese. Despite a number of progressive
announcements from many of the Japanese
automakers (including Toyota’s improved BEV
sales target, and Honda’s plans to develop new
BEVs with Sony), the current decarbonisation
efforts in both sales and supply chain ultimately
fall far short of their competitors.

Our Internal Combustion Engine Bubble Reporton the internal combustion engines (ICE) of four
major automakers (Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai/
Kia, and General Motors) was a collaborative
effort between Greenpeace Germany, theUniversity of Technology Sydney, and the German
Center of Automotive Management. The reportexamined how many ICE cars can be sold whilst
keeping global warming within 1.5℃ . The resultsof this investigation found that the global auto
industry is on track to sell more than the limitof 400 million ICE cars by 2050, with Toyota inparticular on track to sell an additional 63 million
or so vehicles beyond what is permissible under a
1.5℃ scenario.

01# DrivingChange
As the urgency to decarbonise the transport sector
continued to increase, the auto industry saw battery
electric vehicles (BEV) make up 10% of all vehicle
sales in 2022 globally, a 68% increase from 2021.
Although they only made up 3% of sales in Japan,
interest in the Japanese market is growing amongst
international automakers, with Chinese electric vehicle
maker BYD, and South Korea’s largest automaker
Hyundai, both pursuing active EV strategies in Japan.
Greenpeace promotes a shift to EVs both domesticallyin Japan and globally, in an attempt to accelerate
climate crisis mitigation efforts.
One of our main actions this year was to take part in
Toyota’s annual general meeting of shareholders heldin Toyoda City in Aichi Prefecture. Greenpeace is aminimum shareholder of Toyota stock so that we cancampaign for decarbonisation as a shareholder. We
spoke with both journalists and Toyota officials aboutsome of our concerns regarding Toyota’s current
direction and lack of proactive action to decarbonise.

Daniel Read, Driving Change campaign
project leader, holding a banner in front of thevenue of Toyota's general meeting of shareholders© Taishi Takahashi / Greenpeace

We also called on the Japanese government to extend
its EV subsidy policy. We met with representativesof the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry andpresented them with our 2022 Auto Environmental
Guide and petition. We also made an appeal forthe importance of this subsidy policy extension. In
October 2022 Prime Minister Kishida announced
that he would extend subsidies for the purchase of“environmental vehicles” (electric vehicles etc.).
At Greenpeace, we will continue to work to makeJapan’s largest manufacturing sector sustainable.

© Paul Langrock / Greenpeace

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those in favour of the proposal exceeded thoseagainst it, thus supporting the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government’s proposal of the mandate. The bill
was passed and enacted in December 2022.

02
The Citizen’s Lobby for Zero
Emissions - working with thecommunity to make local
authorities carbon neutral

The “Citizen’s Lobby for Zero Emissions”
supports its members making it possible for themto take action, even if they are the only memberin their local municipality. It is also exploring
new ways for people to recruit members locallyand build teams to take action together. The
right to submit public comments and petition
parliament are precious “citizens’ rights” thatour predecessors worked hard to attain. The“Citizen’s Lobby for Zero Emissions” takes action
to mitigate the climate crisis by making sure that
local residents’ opinions are properly reflected inlocal policy by reactivating and effectively using
these mechanisms, many of which are not known
about enough or have become mere formalities.

Members of 'The
Citizen's Lobby for
Zero Emissions,
Yokohama'.

The “Citizen’s Lobby for Zero Emissions”, a climatechange focused activism community founded by
Greenpeace Japan in September 2020, achieved
many successes in 2022. The “Building Energy
Conservation Law” will have a huge impact on themove to make insulation for homes compulsory.
Insulation is extremely important for not only
conserving energy but also for public health.
In January 2022, it became apparent that thesubmission to the Diet of an amendment to thislaw would likely be postponed. In response, the“Citizen’s Lobby for Zero Emissions” collected
petitions while also organising educational seminars
for members of the media or locally elected dietmembers, as well as working with NGOs, otherexperts and the corporate sector on a wide
variety of other initiatives. As a result, there wasa turnaround in the decision and the amendment
was submitted to the Diet and passed in June,
making insulation mandatory for all new buildings
as of 2025. This is a huge step forward, however
Japanese insulation standards are still significantly
lower than those of Europe and elsewhere, andGreenpeace will continue to work with citizens toimprove insulation standards in Japan.

© Chica Suzuki / Greenpeace

They're lobbying
Yokohama-city toraise their targets
for the reductionof greenhousegas emissions toover 60% by 2030
and to become aleading city for zero
emission.

神宮外苑

Save Meijijingu Gaien’s
1000 trees – rethinking therole of urban forests froma climate perspective

In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it isimportant to expand the use of renewable energy,
as well as conserve energy. At the municipal level,
the installation of roof-mounted solar panels is aparticularly effective way to achieve this. In May
2022, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government began
soliciting public comments on a revised bill that
included changes that would make solar panel
installation mandatory for housebuilders. Entities
and groups, including companies that would be
affected by this revision, voiced their opposition
to the bill to Tokyo’s Liberal Democratic Party
members, and a series of questions were submitted
at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in June callingfor "caution”. In response, the “Citizen’s Lobby for
Zero Emissions” held various workshops, including
a public comment writing workshop. The grouppublicised the fact that the solar panel installation
mandate is an effective measure to mitigate theclimate crisis, and called for the submission of
public comments. As a result, the number of

All over Japan, trees lining streets arebeing chopped down under the name of“redevelopment”. The Ginko Trees lining
Tokyo’s Meijijingu Gaien are also under
threat from a giant development project.
Greenpeace Japan conducted research incollaboration with Greenpeace’s research
unit based in Exeter University in the UK
and demonstrated that trees with a large
enough canopy, such as the small forest
or trees that line the streets in Jingu
Gaien, prevent the temperature of asphalt
surfaces from rising. We conducted apress conference with Tokyo Metropolitan
University Professor Emeritus TakehikoMikami, and business consultant Rochelle
Kopp, who campaign on this issue, towidely publicise the results of the research.

© Greenpeace

Measuring the surface temperatures

Ground surface temperatures of residential and commercial
areas around three large parks in Tokyo (satellite images).

A zoom up of Meijijingu Gaien and the surface
temperatures (℃) of 4 measuring points.

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Greenpeace also participated in climate actions
that were held daily at the conference and stoodin solidarity with citizens from around the globe to
demand more ambitious results from representativesof countries and regions participating in theconference. To make COP more relevant to people
in Japan, we also shared real time updates about thediscussions being held at the conference on social
media and held a discussion based report session in
Japan after our return.

03
Participating in the United
Nations Climate Change
Conference - COP27
2022 was also a year when Greenpeace Japan
participated in Greenpeace’s global work callingfor international climate justice. Greenpeace Japanwas happy to be able to send its own representative
to participate in the United Nations Climate Change
Conference (COP 27), held in Egypt, alongside
Greenpeace colleagues from other countries.
During the conference Greenpeace representatives
participated daily in discussions and negotiations
with delegates from around the world. We amplified
the voices of those who are already facing theeffects of climate change, such as victims of thedevastating floods in Pakistan. We also strongly
urged the Japanese government to support thefounding of a global “Loss and Damage Fund” andto phase out fossil fuels, something it has been
particularly reluctant to commit to.

In April 2021, then Prime Minister Suga announced adecision to release the contaminated water currently
stored within the grounds of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant into the pacific ocean. Greenpeace
has been conducting regular radiation surveys since thenuclear disaster occurred to scientifically demonstrate
the risks posed by nuclear power from numerous
perspectives and disseminate this information to theworld. From 2012, Greenpeace has also been addressing
the issue of radiation contaminated water from the plant.

地下水
くみあげ

地下水・汚染水の流れ

冷却に使用
原子炉
建屋

くみあげ

タービン
建屋

地下水
汚染水

くみあげ

海側遮水壁

海
【 断面図 】

There were two big developments relating to plastic in 2022. The first was that
the United Nations Environment Assembly decided to establish a comprehensive
international convention to address plastic pollution. The other was that the Plastic
Resource Circulation Act came into force in Japan. Unfortunately Japan’s new
plastic act is limited in scope, and is not enough to solve the worsening problem ofplastic pollution. Negotiations for an international plastic treaty have started and an
acceleration in global movements to greatly reduce single-use plastics is expected.
Japan must also urgently make the shift to a circular society that is based on “reusing”
resources, as well as review its plastic related policies. Greenpeace will continue
to call on corporations and the government to drastically reduce production andconsumption of plastic.

Reports
Disposable Cups in
the Japanese Café
Industry

The government and TEPCO refer to the polluted water
as “tritium water”, however the water also contains manyother residual substances at levels above the accepted
standard including cesium, strontium, plutonium andcarbon-14, and therefore should not be referred to as“tritium water”. The results of expert research commissioned by Greenpeace reveal that the decommissioning
plan, and the plan to release the contaminated water
into the ocean are both completely unrealistic solutions
to the problem. Based on the results of this research
we worked with other civil society organisations andlocal residents to call on the Ministry of Economy Tradeand Industry, TEPCO and Fukushima Prefecture to put
a stop to the “ocean release plan”, and presented analternative solution. We also provided reports to themedia about the current situation. Greenpeace willcontinue to listen to the voices of those affected by thedisaster, lobby international society and work to stop therelease of radiation contaminated water into the ocean.

© Shoichi Suzuki / Greenpeace

浄化

Towards a solution
for plastic pollution© Marie Jacquemin / Greenpeace

Stop the slapdash decommissioning plan - don’t pourcontaminated water into the sea

タンクへ貯蔵Good Life

Hirotaka Koike attended
COP27 as a memberof the Greenpeace delegation

04© Juan Pablo Mayol / Greenpeace

Campaign Summary

陸側遮水壁（凍土壁）(Created using government information）

Published July 2022

We published the first investigative report tocalculate how many disposable cups are usedby major café chains in Japan: “Disposable
Cups in the Japanese Café Industry”. The
investigation revealed that just 9 major caféchains used over 369​​
million disposable
cups in just one year. Starbucks Japan inparticular used over 231 million disposable
cups, more than all the 8 other chains put
together.

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Investigative Report“Disposable Cups in
the Japanese Café
Industry”

Holding the message 'Shift to reusable
cups from loads of disposables!' in front of
the biggest disposable cup user, Starbucks© Sawako Obara / Greenpeace

Based on the results of the report,
Greenpeace started a petition callingon the three chains that used themost disposable cups, Starbucks,
Tullys and Pronto, to stop using
single-use cups. One big successfrom this campaign was in February
2023, when Starbucks announced
that it would introduce reusable
glasses in 1,500 or 80% of all its
stores nationwide. We will continue
to lobby corporations to create asociety where cafés no longer use
disposable items.

© Chihiro Hashimoto / Greenpeace

02

03

For an international treaty
to put an end to plastic
pollution

Citizens’ movement“Nishi-Ogi Goodbye Waste Daisakusen”

The UN Environment Assembly, held in March 2022,
decided to establish a legally binding international treaty
that will comprehensively address the issue of global
plastic pollution. This is a historic achievement, demonstrating that international society has acknowledged thatplastic is a source of toxic waste that is endangering theplanet’s environment and humanity. It is also a sign thata movement to regulate plastic has started. In orderto resolve the global issue of plastic waste, it is notenough to simply address marine plastic pollution. It isessential to have international regulation of all stages ofthe plastic life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials
and production, to distribution, consumption and disposal.
Greenpeace has sent representatives to the UN Environment Assembly and to the intergovernmental negotiationcommittee that started in November. We will continue tolobby governments and stakeholders around the world
for the creation of an ambitious treaty.

© Manuela Lourenço / Greenpeace

In collaboration with citizen’s group “Nishi-Ogi Daisakusen”, Greenpeacefounded the “Nishi-Ogi Goodbye Waste Daisakusen” in April 2022, towork towards a reduction of single-use plastics in the Nishi-Ogikubo
area in Suginami ward, Tokyo. Over 300 people participated in events
we organised, such as a screening party for the film “The Story of
Plastic” and opportunities for people to shop with their own reusable
containers and without using any disposable packaging. More than
40 Nishi-Ogikubo stores are registered on the “Goodbye Waste” mapthat was launched in 2021 as a waste-free shopping map. In October
we organised the “Nishi-Ogi plastic waste ghosts halloween parade”.
The concept behind the parade was that “plastic waste had returned
as ghosts to wreak havoc on the town” and local residents paraded thestreets of Nishi-Ogikubo dressed in costumes made of domestic plastic
waste. The parade was a great opportunity to engage the community,with parade participants telling other residents about stores where you
can shop using your own reusable containers. The parade also delivereda message to three supermarkets on its route, asking that they stopusing single-use packaging.

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Global Campaign
Globally united in the faceof increasing international
uncertaining, war andclimate disasters

Although it has been over three years since the outbreak of COVID-19 the number of people
who have died from the disease continues to increase. The invasion of Ukraine by Russianforces threatens the lives of citizens and has exacerbated global energy insecurity. Climate
disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe. As lives are threatened and we are
faced with energy insecurity and the rising cost of living, international solidarity is needed now
more than ever. In order to turn the tide on this situation, Greenpeace has been collaboratingwith partners all over the world to conduct important research and lobby organisations thathave the power to create structural change, such as governments and corporations. We willcontinue to use our network across 55 countries and regions, and join hands with others whoshare our goals, to confront the sense of insecurity that spreads throughout our world.

forces. Japanese staff helped to provide important
backup for the investigation. In July we collaborated
with the Ukrainian government to conduct a surveyof radiation levels in the area surrounding Chornobyl
nuclear power plant and published the results.

02© Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Greenpeace01

Coca Cola to make25% of their packaging“reusable” by 2030

Radiation level monitoringand on-the-groundinvestigation in Ukraine

Coca Cola promised to make more than 25% of its
packaging reusable by 2023. Greenpeace has beenrunning an international petition campaign callingon four major plastic waste producing corporations,
including Coca Cola, to stop their mass production of
single-use-plastic. We welcome this announcement
by Coca Cola while also continuing to call for othercompanies to make the shift to reusable packaging
and for the adoption of even more ambitious goals.

During the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forcesthat started in February 2022, Chornobyl (Chernobyl)
nuclear power plant was occupied by Russianforces on the 24th February. Following that, on the
4th of March, Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant insoutheastern Ukraine was attacked, and on the 6thof May, a nuclear research facility in Kharkiv was
also attacked. These events shocked and frightened
many people around the world. Greenpeace has a
specialist radiation protection team, which Japanese
staff are also a part of, and has been conducting 24
hour/day monitoring of radiation levels in Ukraine
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13© Maria Feck / Greenpeace2022 Annual ReportVolunteers & Interns

Student Volunteer is on TV© Chiaki Oshima / Greenpeace

Volunteers & Interns
Learning and taking
action together

01
Volunteers
As we make a gradual return to more in-person events
following the COVID-19 pandemic, our volunteer teamparticipated in numerous events through 2022, such as
hosting a booth at Tokyo Rainbow Pride, which is held
annually in Yoyogi park, and organising an event forpeople to experience shopping using their own reusable
containers. Greenpeace volunteers also joined themarch in Shibuya for the “Global Climate Action 0923
#Climate Crisis is a Matter of Life and Death”, which
was held offline in Tokyo for the first time in almost three
years and was attended by approximately 400 people.

© Chiaki Oshima / GreenpeaceTokyo Rainbow Pride (April 2022) held annuallyin Yoyogi Park is an event to celebrate thediversity of sexual and gender identities, and toraise awareness about SOGI (Sexual Orientation& Gender Identity) minorities such as the LGBTQ
community. We exhibited photographs of past
Greenpeace actions centred on the notion that“Environmental Protection and LGBTQIA Rights
are Connected”. Many volunteers also joinedand enjoyed interacting with visitors to our booth
along with Greenpeace staff.

The Goodbye Waste team continued its work to
showcase “zero-waste stores” on social media inorder to increase the number of users and registeredbusinesses on the “Goodbye Waste” shopping map.
More than 200 stores in total were newly registered on
the platform over the year. In 2023 we intend to apply
the experiences and ideas of our volunteer team tocreate even more buzz around our campaigns as well as
focusing our efforts on offline actions.

A total of 80 people have participated in monthly
seminars that the volunteer team “Side by Side” hasbeen organising since 2020. During 2022, in addition
to the existing “input and output” incorporated into theevents, we also created opportunities for “action”. For
example the “Power Shift” session was an opportunity
for participants to actually change their household’s
electricity company contract to a renewable energy
company, or, as part of a collaboration with the plastic
campaign’s “Nishi-Ogi Goodbye Waste Daisakusen”,
we also held an event for participants to shop in Kichijoji
and Nishi-Ogikubo using their own reusable containers.

© Greenpeace

Greenpeace Japan’s student volunteer team “Plastic-Free
University” interviewed universities that are actively working
to reduce plastic on campus, and researched how students
are promoting initiatives to reduce plastic usage at theuniversities they attend. The results of this research will
be published shortly. In 2022, a member of Greenpeace’s“Plastic-Free University” appeared on the NHK programme“Mirai-Ou 2030”, successfully qualifying for the final round ina quiz program where approximately 100 young participants
answered questions about environmental issues.

02
Interns
Greenpeace Japan welcomed five interns during2022. Over the year, our interns undertook a wide
range of roles and responsibilities, such as supporting
the running of events by the “Citizen’s Lobby for
Zero Emissions” (of which Greenpeace Japan is thesecretariat); conducting research on waste-free storesfor the “Nishi-Ogi Goodbye Waste Daisakusen”;
posting on social media; preparing documentation forand participating in meetings with members of the Dietwith Greenpeace Political and External Affairs Officer;
and presenting a university lectures and events.

At the event booth of 'SDGs 17 Partnership Fair 2022' in
the Musashi University.

Plotts Michelle Ayana

Yui Ishitani

The policy investigation project that I was put in chargeof at the end of my internship was a particularly meaningful experience for me, as I am interested in politics andpolicy. The real-life experiences I gained at Greenpeace
have led me to want to study about climate change
from the perspective of global frameworks and policies.
I became an intern from the desire to gain specialised
knowledge about climate change, but Greenpeace Japanand the “Citizen’s Lobby for Zero Emissions” havetaught me something even more important. Through myinternship I was given the opportunity to get involved
in work that went beyond the scope of a “student
internship” and I intend to make full use of theseexperiences in a wide variety of situations in the future.

The reason I applied for an internship at Greenpeace
was because I thought it would help me to realise my
dream to work in environmental protection in the future.
Because Greenpeace actively works on a wide range ofissues at the global level, it was an opportunity for me
to get one step closer to making my dream a reality.
Another reason was because the work I would undertake
as a Greenpeace Japan intern related to climate change
and energy issues. Working on environmental issues
that I am particularly interested in has helped me togrow as a person. I am looking forward to sharing what
I have learnt as a way to encourage more people to join
the movement. In the future I hope to work together
with diverse people to protect people and the planet.

© Greenpeace

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Ambassadors
People are power

As the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on, 2022 was a year when, for the first time in along time, we were able to hold in-person events or conduct face-to-face interviews
with a diverse range of celebrities and key influencers. This renewed interaction
reminded us of the importance of connecting with other people. The influence andreach of celebrities and key influencers who are aligned with Greenpeace’s desire tosolve environmental issues has enabled us to further expand our network and reachnew audiences.

Calls for an ocean sanctuary
covering 30% of the world’s
oceansWe submitted Greenpeace’s global “Protect the Oceans”
petition to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs andMinistry of the Environment in the run up to the international
conference for a “United Nations Ocean Treaty”, a treaty
which aims to protect one third of the world’s oceans.
Together with Greenpeace Ambassador Masahiro
Takemoto and Ocean Ambassador Lillian Ono we delivered
signatures from approximately 4 million people from allover the world and Japan. Following this, on the 4th
March 2023, governments from around the world finallyagreed to establish a global oceans treaty.

01
Looking 100 years into the
future for an ideal world
In order to solve the numerous challenges thatthreaten the environment and to pass on a beautiful
and healthy planet into the next century, we mustbuild solidarity with more people and revolutionise
the systems that underpin our society. Greenpeace
Japan’s “NEXT100 Project” was born from thisdesire and is an opportunity for Greenpeace andvarious celebrities to come together and share
their vision of the world in 100 years. In 2022 weinterviewed four celebrities and key influencers
who are all active at the forefront of their respective
fields: Kiko Mizuhara (fashion model/actress),
Eichiro Yamada (chef), Fumi Nikaido (actress),
Yusuke Takahashi (CFCL President and Creative
Director).

Projected message onto the United Nations
HQ to send a clear message to delegates© Greenpeace© Stephanie Keith / Greenpeace

02
Delivering Sustainable
Zero-Emissions Transportfor Japan
While all industries need to greatly reduce their CO2
emissions, the transport sector in particular stands out as
being responsible for 22% of all CO2 emissions derived
from energy sources. We interviewed Tetsunari Iida
(Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy
Policy, ISEP), Jun Hori (journalist), Ayako Ota (weather
forecaster) and Takuma Sato (racing driver) about how toachieve 100% Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) by 2030 fromthe point of view of urban transport, natural disasters,
extreme weather and the future of cars.

Masahiro Takemoto

Lillian Ono

Today we were able to submit a petition signed andsupported by 16,381 people in Japan. I feel that we
made the first step. It might be a small step, but I
hope that it will become a significant start towards
protecting our oceans and the planet.

When I heard that international talks were actually
taking place to discuss protecting 30% of the world’s
oceans, I was excited to think that if it really happened,
this would be a turning point that will be written about
in the textbooks of the future. We have the opportunity
to be part of something that changes history. Even as
individuals, I believe that we all wield immense power.

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Finance

Good Life & Plastic

Zero Emission

９.8%

14 .5%

04

Greenpeace Japan’s financial report for the fiscal
year 2022 (January - December) was prepared inaccordance with the auditing standards generally
accepted in Japan (J-GAAS) and audited by the
SCS Global LLC Accounting & Auditing Firm. As
in previous years, we received both staffing andfinancial support from Greenpeace International
and Greenpeace East Asia, and donations fromindividual supporters and private foundations.
These invaluable contributions enable us to act
as an independent campaigning organisation
highlighting global environmental issues anddeveloping solutions for a sustainable, green andpeaceful future.

Food Loss
18.6%

Working with Artists
to Promote Climate Action- “Nature Sound Project”

Campaign
Nuclear＃DriveChange
Good
Life & Plastic
30.3%
９.8%

26. 8%
Zero Emission
14 .5%We released the song “FOREVER”, co-created with singer
songwriter SIRUP and music producer / guitarist Shin
Sakiura, in order to raise awareness about the climate crisis
and its effects on Japan. Sounds captured during fieldrecordings conducted with both artists in the lush natural
habitats of Japan’s “Sato-yama” were used in the song. The
song was well received, ranking third in Spotify’s R&B/Soulgenre. This was a new project that also led to donations toGreenpeace from individual artists.

Food Loss
18.6%

Campaign
Nuclear＃DriveChange
グリーンピース
本部＋東アジア
30.3%
助成金

26. 8%In 2022 our campaigns focused on zero emissions;the #DriveChange campaign (decarbonisation of
the automobile industry); the plastic waste issue;
foodloss; nuclear power and radiation. 2022 wasalso a year of internal restructuring to strengthen
our collaboration with other Greenpeace offices,which enabled us to maximise our strength as
an international environmental organisation andrespond even more quickly and more effectively
to global issues.

44.4%
寄付収入
55.6%

収入内訳

グリーンピース
本部＋東アジア
助成金
44.4%
寄付収入
55.6%

収入内訳

2022 saw an increase in revenues, both fromsupporters’ donations by ¥24M, a 13% increaseon last year’s donations, and an increase incontributions from Greenpeace International andGreenpeace East Asia by ¥141M, a 95% increaseon last year. Total revenue in 2022 was ¥497M,
up by ¥165M on the previous year’s ¥332M.

Fundraising
26.3%

Campaign
48.6%

Expenditure

Administration
25.1%
Fundraising05

The world we live in is plagued not only byenvironmental degradation but also by war andconflict, such as the invasion of Ukraine by
Russian forces. In September, the month that
Greenpeace was founded, we invited Greenpeace
Ambassadors Masahiro Takemoto and Daisuke
Yosumi to join us as guests for an event about“Peace and the Environment”. The event was
hosted in collaboration with NGO Peace Boat
that promotes peace around the globe, andwas attended by over 100 people (online and inperson). At a time when peoples’ lives and thefuture of the planet are under threat, the event wasan opportunity to explore the solutions that canbe discovered when people from different areasof expertise unite. Greenpeace volunteers also
got together for the first time in many months to
run the event as a team. The whole process wasa strong reminder of the positive energy that iscreated when people are united and work together.

Contemplating peace and theenvironment with Greenpeace
ambassadors

Expenditure decreased by ¥13M, a 3% decreaseon last year. This decrease was due to a more
efficient fundraising program. Total expenditure
in 2022 was ¥408M.

26.3%

Campaign
48.6%

Expenditure

Administration
25.1%

Greenpeace accepts no corporate or government donations in order to maintain an
independent voice. This means we rely on individual supporters and private foundations tofund our work. By making a contribution, you are joining our efforts to protect our precious
planet and find solutions to the most critical environmental issues. You are helping
Greenpeace investigate, campaign, document and lobby so that children living 100 years
from now will inherit a diverse and healthy planet. As an “NGO of action”, committed tostanding on the frontline and promoting rigorous scientific solutions, we have been able
to drive climate and energy actions and provide information to the public, including themedia and all of our supporters, concerning research, publications and our campaigns. We
sincerely thank everyone who has supported our activities.

18192022 Annual Report

2022 Annual ReportOverview of Greenpeace Japan Organization
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2nd Floor, NF Building, 8-13-11 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0023
April 1989
Yoko Aoki and Makoto Teranaka
Global environmental protection which covers issues of climate change, plastics, toxics
and forests
The prevention of environmental destruction on a global scale❶ Conducting scientific research on environmental destruction and releasing to public❷ Providing information to media and supporters❸ Calling for environmental actions ❹ Protesting at environmental destruction site
❺ Presenting alternative solutions to resolve environmental problems❻ Lobbying andadvocacy to the government and corporate sectors❼ Monitoring and makingsuggestions in the process of negotiating international treaties
Non-violent direct action, political and financial independence
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31 staff members in Japan (including 6 part-time staff) as of Dec. 2022
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