Biodiversity
Policy and Basic Approach
The Gunze Environmental Charter establishes as its fundamental principle: “We fully understand our reliance on the gift of nature, so we strive to maintain harmony
with the global environment and promote the preservation of biodiversity.”
As a concrete action toward this principle, it sets forth the guideline: “We will implement programs to increase the environmental awareness of our employees, and
encourage them to cooperate with and contribute to the environmental preservation efforts of local communities.”
Goals and Achievements
| Model Forest Campaign Frequency | No. of participants | |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4 times | 135 |
| FY2024 | 4 times | 137 |
| FY2023 | 4 times | 125 |
| FY2022 | 4 times | 144 |
| FY2021 | 2 times | 73 |
| FY2020 | 1 time | 56 |
| FY2019 | 4 times | 162 |
| FY2018 | 4 times | 113 |
Collaboration with external parties
Kyoto Model Forest Campaign
Gunze concluded the Agreement on Forest Use and Conservation with the Kyoto Model Forest Association and has been conducting volunteer activities for
Satoyama conservation in the concluded area in Ayabe, the city where the Company was founded, as part of the Kyoto Model Forest Movement in Ayabe about four
times a year since July 2010.
The model forest initiative encompasses the practice of sustainable community development proposed by Canada at the World Earth Summit in1992. The goal is
to develop and conserve forests that provide multifaceted functions, including the production of timber, prevention of global warming, prevention of
sediment runoff and collapse, recharge of water sources, formation of good landscapes, improvement of health, and biodiversity.
The initiative resumed in fiscal 2022 after a hiatus owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. This model forest activity has been conducted a total of 42 times since
its start in 2010 and attracted an aggregate total of 1,237 participants. Activities since 2018 include the construction of an observatory and the planting
of mountain cherry trees as well as maple trees in the Obata district of Ayabe City as part of the Obata Castle Restoration Project. Most recently, we have
been working with the Obata Castle Preservation Association, NPO Satoyama Net Ayabe, Kyoto Prefectural College of Forestry, Kyoto Prefectural Nakatan
Regional Promotion Bureau, and the Ayabe City Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Commerce and Industry to establish a native azalea colony.
54th Kyoto Model Forest Campaign in Ayabe
Ongoing Implementation of Midosuji Avenue Ginkgo Tree Project
Based on the Agreement on the Supply of Ginkgo Trees on Midosuji Avenue signed with the City of Osaka, we provided an additional 19 ginkgo trees in FY2023.
The future vision for Midosuji Avenue is to “become a people-centered street.”
Although people are the main focus, the ginkgo tree promenade planted there provides a symbol of this vision. In the years to come, we would like to
continue working on this project and contribute to creating a neighborhood full of greenery in Osaka.