Conserving biodiversity
In line with the Environmental Policy, the SCREEN Group works to conserve biodiversity, aiming to help achieve the sustainable development of society in harmony with nature.
SCREEN Forest: Kyoto Model Forest Initiative
The SCREEN Group has joined the Kyoto Model Forest Initiative,1 a project dedicated to protecting and cultivating regional forests, and provides funds to support forest maintenance. Since 2018, we have covered the cost of maintaining an approximately 53-hectare block of forest in the Miyagawa district of Miyazaki Town, Kameoka City. Group employees have also taken part in planned volunteer activities to help maintain the area.
Recognizing that the Group benefits greatly from the surrounding forests, we fully support Kyoto Prefecture’s forest conservation efforts. We cooperate in such activities and do our part in mitigating global warming.
1. An initiative in which people in Kyoto Prefecture who enjoy the benefits of forests work together to protect and nurture forests there. Kyoto Prefecture promotes these activities in line with the prefectural Ordinance for Protection of Rich Greenery enacted in 2005. The Kyoto Model Forest Association was founded in 2006 to lead the initiative (and turned into a public interest incorporated association in 2009).
Kyoto Life and Culture Collaborative Rejuvenation Project
SCREEN Holdings is headquartered in Kyoto, an area rich in nature, culture, and history. We work to boost employees’ awareness of the natural environment and traditional culture surrounding us, and we contribute to local communities through biodiversity conservation activities. In 2017, we joined the Kyoto Life and Culture Collaborative Rejuvenation Project,2 run by the city of Kyoto, as its 18th certified member.
Since then, we have been growing more than 10 rare species of plants, including two near-threatened species designated by the Ministry of the Environment—E upatorium japonicum (Fujibakama) and Chrysanthemum seticuspe (Kikutanigiku)—in green spaces on the head office premises. The Asarum caulescens Maxim. (Futabaaoi) we grow here are presented as offerings at the annual Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto.
2. A project designed to preserve and rehabilitate living things that have played a role in local festivals and traditional culture. Kyoto City certifies the activities of project members and sends experts to support their efforts.