Apr. 28, 2010
Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Accepting 2010 Applications
Toyota City, Japan―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that it has begun accepting applications today for this year's1 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development.
The themes this year, as last year, are "Global Warming Countermeasures" and "Biodiversity Conservation"―both key areas of environmental activities. Grants will be provided to NPOs and other private, non-profit groups (excluding schools) that are promoting practical projects―inside or outside Japan―in these areas.
The Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program was established in commemoration of TMC's receipt of the Global 500 Award2 in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and has been carried out every year since 2000 as part of TMC's environmental social contribution activities, with this year marking the program's 11th year.
Inquiries regarding application procedures and further details about the program should be addressed to:
Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Secretariat
Phone: +81-3-3817-9238 (Mon.-Fri.: 10:00-17:00, Japan Standard Time)
Email: tmc-ecogrant@g500.jp
Detailed information is available online at: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/environment/ecogrant
The themes this year, as last year, are "Global Warming Countermeasures" and "Biodiversity Conservation"―both key areas of environmental activities. Grants will be provided to NPOs and other private, non-profit groups (excluding schools) that are promoting practical projects―inside or outside Japan―in these areas.
The Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program was established in commemoration of TMC's receipt of the Global 500 Award2 in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and has been carried out every year since 2000 as part of TMC's environmental social contribution activities, with this year marking the program's 11th year.
Inquiries regarding application procedures and further details about the program should be addressed to:
Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Secretariat
Phone: +81-3-3817-9238 (Mon.-Fri.: 10:00-17:00, Japan Standard Time)
Email: tmc-ecogrant@g500.jp
Detailed information is available online at: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/environment/ecogrant
1. Grant Project Statistics by Year and Region
2. 2009 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
| Grant Category |
Theme | Project Title | Organization | Country/region of Implementation |
| Small-scale Grants |
Biodiversity | Strategic Management Plan for the Biodiversity Conservation Based on Geoecological Types (GET) on Hahajima Island, in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Southern Japan | The Nature Conservation Society of Japan | Japan |
| Regional Development and Protection of Biodiversity through Cooperation between Local Residents, Environmental NPOs, and Students | "Kyozon no Mori" Network | |||
| Protect Shikoku's "Galapagos"! Achieving Harmony between the Oceans, Land, and People in Mugi, which all Nurture Thousand-year-old Local Coral | NPO Kaifu Nature Network | |||
| The Project of Constructing Sustainable, Wealthy, and Ecological Way of Lifestyle | Non Profit Organization Mulberry Club Chubu | |||
| Conservation Volunteer Project "Green Holiday" | Wild Bird Society of Japan | |||
| Japan Wildlife Film Festival 2010 | Nature Film Network | |||
| 100 Years Long Action Plan "Keep Forest and Biodiversity on the Kurumi-creek" | Science School S&I Japan | |||
| Conservation Activity for Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius Goisagi | BirdLife Asia | |||
| Global Warming | Development of Sustainable Organic Agriculture and Securing a Heat Source for Houses through the Effective Use of Natural Energy | Minkan Inasaku Kenkyujo non-profit organization | ||
| Revitalizing Local Communities through Use of Local Forestry Resources and Construction Technologies | Tane District, Regional Development Council |
3. 2010 Selection Committee Members (planned)
| Dr. Keiko Nakamura (Chair) | Director General, JT Biohistory Research Hall (Japan) |
| Dr. Motoyuki Suzuki | Professor, The Open University of Japan |
| Dr. Eiji Hosoda | Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University (Japan) |
| Mr. Shigeki Suzuki | Managing officer, Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) |
1From April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011; years mentioned are from April 1 to March 31
2Presented by the United Nations Environment Programme to recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations in protecting and improving the environment. In 1999, TMC became the first Japanese corporation to receive the award in recognition of its various achievements in environmental protection and improvement (such as being the first company in the world to mass-produce and sell hybrid vehicles) and its various corporate social contribution activities.
2Presented by the United Nations Environment Programme to recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations in protecting and improving the environment. In 1999, TMC became the first Japanese corporation to receive the award in recognition of its various achievements in environmental protection and improvement (such as being the first company in the world to mass-produce and sell hybrid vehicles) and its various corporate social contribution activities.
