The OMY Environmental Vision Editorial Policy “A Vibrant and Lively City for a 1,000 Years and More” –
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Vision The OMY Environmental Vision Editorial Policy “A Vibrant and Lively City for a 1,000 Years and More” – In May 2007 we published “Towards the City of the Future - The OMY Environmental Vision” The Goals of the Report to convey our intentions. Sharing this vision with many people, we are proceeding with creation of a sustainable community. Friendly and Easy-to-Understand To promote OMY’s CSR programs, it is important that as wide a variety as possible of stakeholders be involved. These stakeholders include land and A City That Changes With Knowledge A City that Looks After Its Health property owners, tenants, employees, local government, infrastructure developers, and visitors. With this in mind, we have sought to explain our vision OMY is at the forefront of cutting-edge information technology when it With Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems and initiatives in a friendly and easy-to-understand manner in order to appeal to comes to energy conservation and reducing resource use. In addition, we acting like a central nervous system, OMY can monitor local weather the widest possible audience. recognize that the most important things when it comes to environmental conditions and energy use throughout the district. In this way we can measures are people, knowledge and action. Therefore, we are working to raise awareness and stimulate a willingness to act on the behalf of Refining the OMY Community's Vision for the Future increase the speed of our response to environmental issues by increasing the inhabitants of the area. and Its Roles and Responsibilities awareness and willingness to act of businesses, employees and visitors in the area. In order to refine its vision for the future, and roles and responsibilities, the OMY community received feedback from a number of experts and stakeholders. A City That Acts Together A City That Places Great Importance to Address Global Issues on Nature and Living Things Looking Ahead to 2050 P.06 OMY Associates and Stakeholders P.30 With 100 years of experience in advanced city development to build A number of rivers flow through the OMY district into Tokyo Bay. From on, OMY has created one of its greatest assets, a well-developed the upper reaches of the rivers to downstream, flows a vast web of life. The Current Status of OMY community. In addition to the obvious Corporate Social Responsibility OMY places great importance on nature and aims to provide a natural A description of OMY’s main activities and some current statistics. activities undertaken by individual businesses in the area, OMY also environment where birds, insects and other life can thrive and grow. Top Commitment carries out its own unique brand of “Community” Social Responsibility. P.14 CSR Actions 2010 P.16 A City That Fulfils Its Responsibility An Assessment of OMY P.34 A City that Spreads Ripples of Hope to Other Regions Reporting Scope The scope of this report covers the Otemachi, Marunouchi and Yurakucho The head offices of many global corporations are located in OMY. Decisions OMY has a responsibility to be a leader, not only in Japan but also areas of Chiyoda Ward in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. (Some areas have been made here have ripple effects across the planet. Because of this, we are across the world, in sustainability fields such as energy and food, and working hard to make sure that proactive, positive decisions are made here in support of everyday working lives. We recognize the impacts of our excluded, as defined by the OMY District Redevelopment Project Council). for sustainability and the global environment – and these are conveyed into decisions on other regions and will act to make a positive impact. Reporting Timeframe positive actions that spread around the world. This report covers initiatives during the period from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. In addition, some sections include action plans within timeframes A City Where Everybody A City That Adapts to the Times outside this period. Can Live in Safety and Comfort As times change, so too do the essential technologies and facilities of a city. We With solid risk management, we aim to create a social infrastructure Publication Date July 2011 (Next publication date: June 2012) aim to build a city that is equipped with a flexible social infrastructure that is able that has been built to withstand disasters such as earthquakes, flooding (in Japanese) to meet the needs of the time. In particular, we will introduce a unitized system and terrorism without collapsing. In addition, we envision the facilities Contact Information OMY Community SR Promotion Council Office (The Ecozzeria Association) that is able to take advantage of the latest “Top Runner” technologies by that make up this infrastructure being used as social amenities and Shin-Marunouchi Building 10F, Marunouchi 1-5-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan Tel: +81-3-6266-9400 Fax: +81-3-6266-9401 Email: [email protected] flexibly selecting, introducing and reshuffling facilities as needed. spaces for logistics functions when not required for emergencies. Publishing Organization OMY Community SR Promotion Council OMY District Redevelopment Project Council Otemachi Building 6F, Otemachi 1-6-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8133, Japan Ecozzeria Association activities in improving the OMY environment and in preventing global warming were recognized in 2010 by the award of the Environment http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/~tcc (Japanese only) Minister’s prize in the category of environmental education. NPO OMY Area Management Association (Ligare) 635 Otemachi Building 6F, Otemachi 1-6-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8133, Japan http://www.ligare.jp (Japanese only) Ecozzeria Association (General Incorporated Association: The Association for Creating Sustainability in A PDF version of the “OMY Environmental http://ecozzeria.jp/english/ Urban Development of the OMY District) Vision” booklet may be downloaded at Shin-Marunouchi Building 10F, Marunouchi 1-5-1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan http://ecozzeria.jp/english/ Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd. 02 Otemachi Building, Otemachi 1-6-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8133, Japan 03 http://www.mec.co.jp/index_e.html The world focuses on how we are going to recover, and overcome our sadness and worries. As well as short term and local points of view, Without falling into a downward spiral of despair in the face of a worsening situation, take medium let’s stay calm, and long term measures, not get angry able to withstand and one by one sow andany be willing eventuality to be evaluated by various sectors(= ofresilience) society – the seeds of hope. We are together this will make Japan a truly happy and sustainable nation. Tomonari Yashiro Director, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo Junko Edahiro Director, Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society An irresistible chance to be reborn as a green energy and energy-saving advanced country! now and from I would like to restore the power of place Let’s establish new industries by using local materials and craftsmen’s skills. For example, fans made from Tohoku ‘washi’ paper, in the Tohoku region, OMY lives under the same sky or furniture or houses. utilizing green energy. as the devastated areas. I want the world To support you in this task, we designers will happily provide Messages received from our OMY CSR colleagues. our knowledge and technology. to know about the Fumikazu Masuda now on, Representative Director, openhouse inc.; Professor, Tokyo Zokei University power of Tohoku. Parents and children in radioactive areas Kengo Kuma Professor, Tokyo University; Architect have been forced to abandon their ancestral lands and migrate to other areas - a modern version of ‘Noah’s ark’. Japan’s post-war economic and technological recovery led the world. After this disaster, will we be able to make a similar claim? Nippon I think it is essential Japan’s role could be for society to share The earthquake revealed the weakness of this country’s as an advocate the pain of this reality. over-concentration on economic efficiency, industry and lifestyle. Be independent and for the potential rich Manabu Akaike Director, Universal Design Intelligence Inc. stand on your own feet. resultingnew from world the integration of previously Let’s rebuild as Make the community better than it was before the disaster. fragmented industries in the environmental, independent communities. We are responsible for the victims and future generations. economic, agricultural, educational and medical fields. Naoki Adachi Let’s aim not only CEO, Response Ability Inc. Hima Furuta Representative Director, umari inc. at simple recovery, but create a sustainable We are supporters! Ecozzeria Membership: society based on traditional Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation / NPO OMY Area Management Association / Otemachi Marunouchi Yurakucho District Redevelopment Project Council / Development Bank of Japan / Tokyo International Forum Co Ltd / The Sankei Building Co Ltd / Taisei Corporation / Tokyo Gas Co Ltd / East Japan Railway Japanese wisdom, Company / Marunouchi Heat Supply Co Ltd / Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd / Mitsubishi Corporation / Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ / Asahi Glass Co Ltd / Ohbayashi our human roots and harmony with nature. Corporation / Kajima Corporation / Koiwai Farm Ltd / Shimizu Corporation / East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc / Takenaka Corporation / Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry / Tipness Ltd / Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC / Toda Corporation / Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd / Hibiya Kadan Hiroshi Komiyama Chairman, Mitsubishi Research Inc. Co Ltd / Mitsubishi Electric Corporation / Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc / Yoshimoto Pole Co Ltd / Itoki Corporation / Totech Corporation / Ricoh Japan Corporation / NPO Rooftop Development Workshop / Center for the Science of Human Endeavor / Cre-en Inc / NPO Forum for Urban Environment (Seminar for Environmental 04 Technology) / Lohas Club / Lohas Business Alliance 05 Insight Insight Looking Ahead to 2050 OMY’s policy, for environmental improvement and sustainable city development. P.08 Looking into the future while remembering the past.