NYK's June Environmental Campaign Encouraging Participation in the "CO2 Diet Declaration" and NYK's Worldwide "Idling Stop!" Campaign
June 8, 2005
Throughout June 2005, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) will be running a "World Environmental Day: The Earth is Our Home" campaign together with staff members and families at NYK Group companies around the world.
As a global logistics corporation focusing on the shipping business, NYK will be making use of the largest ISO14001-certified environmental activities network in the world - a total of 69 sites.
The campaign aims to promote involvement in global environmental conservation activities, such as the fight against global warming, through participation in the following activities that are based on suggestions received from staff members at NYK Group companies around the world.
1. Participation in the "CO2 Diet Declaration"
NYK is hoping to involve at least 2,000 executive officers, employees, and family members from NYK Group companies in the energy-saving "CO2 Diet Declaration" (see note 1). Individuals will be encouraged to access the Tokyo Electric Power Corporation's "CO2 Diet Declaration" website and voluntarily declare participation in energy-saving activities that can be carried out in households and offices. Further, the organizers of this campaign will present nursery trees to elementary schools in accordance with participation numbers, and will promote involvement in worldwide environmental activities through use of an expanding global network.
2. Commencement of Worldwide "Idling Stop!" Campaign
Because the NYK Group also has an active on-land logistics business incorporating truck and warehouse operations, the NYK Group will be making an appeal to truck drivers and employees to start a land-based energy-saving campaign. The aim of this campaign is to promote the reduction of engine idling by distributing 6000 key chains that connect drivers to engine keys (see note 2). Each key chain will feature "Captain Eco," an in-house character created to encourage greater environmental awareness.
And the NYK Group will continue to work to enhance the environmental awareness of its employees around the world and to strive to better protect our global environment through a range of diversified activities.
For the purpose of improving environmental awareness, NYK also offers a free "Captain Eco" screen saver that provides a short reminder about environmental conservation. Please feel free to stop by the following website address for this free download:
http://www.nyk.com/english/csr/safe/index.htm
| Note 1: | The "CO2 Diet Declaration" energy-saving activity is managed by the CO2 Diet Declaration Executive Committee, which has been organized by the Ministry of the Environment; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and Nippon Keidanren. The committee's executive office is located at the Tokyo Electric Power Corporation. All individuals can voluntarily participate in this activity by accessing the following website address: http://www.co2diet.jp |
| Note 2: | These key chains are flexible vinyl cords that hook from the keys of vehicles to the belt loops of drivers, thus helping to remind drivers that engines should be shut off and keys removed from ignitions whenever drivers step out of vehicles. |