Introduction to GSC
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Introduction to SDGs GSC plays a driving role in SDGs Let's change the world towards a sustainable future! |
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are goals common to international society by 2030, also known as the “Global Goals.” They were agreed upon and adopted by 193 member states including Japan at a United Nations summit held in September 2015. The SDGs were also recorded in “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” which was also adopted at the simultaneously convened 70th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The SDGs aim to put an end to poverty, protect the Earth, and enable people everywhere to enjoy peace and well-being. |
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1 | Sustainable laundry! What's LCA?? |
Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award of the 12th GSC Awards (2012) New Laundry Proposal for Pioneering a Sustainable Society Kao Corporation Inc. | |
Kao Corporation views laundry detergents from a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) perspective in order to realize a sustainable society. Kao has made products compact and developed laundry detergents that dispense with just one rinse cycle instead of the conventional two cycles. Kao proposes "eco together," a new laundry style that reduces environmental impacts together with consumers through just one rinse cycle. |
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2 | Effective use of CO2 |
Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award of the 2nd GSC Awards (2002) Novel Non-phosgene Polycarbonate Production Process Using By-product CO2 as Starting Material Asahi Kasei Corporation | |
Asahi Kasei Corporation has successfully produced a polycarbonate resin by using the by-product carbon dioxide, which has been emitted into the atmosphere until now, as a starting material. |
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3 | GSC's wings can fly anywhere! "Black wing"?? |
Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award of the 13th GSC Awards (2013) Development of Carbon Fiber Composite Materials for Lightweight Commercial Airplanes Toray Industries, Inc. | |
Toray Industries, Inc. have developed carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP), a composite material that enables the fabrication of lightweight airplane structures. |
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4 | Glasses from plants? Transparent and strong! |
Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award of the 14th GSC Awards (2014) Development and Commercialization of High Performance Transparent Plastics Derived From Plant-Based Raw Material Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation succeeded in the development and commercialization of transparent engineering plastics whose main raw material is isosorbide derived from renewable resources. Not only was the environmental impact reduced by using a unique process utilizing renewable resources, but the performance of the product, such as excellent impact resistance and weathering resistance, was radically improved as well. |
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5 | "water planet" GSC protects the earth! |
Received both the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award and Minister of the Environment Award at the 15th GSC Awards (2015) Development of High-Performance Reverse Osmosis Membrane Contribution to the Solution of Global Water Issues Toray Industries, Inc. | |
Toray Industries, Inc. has developed a high-performance reverse osmosis membrane with exceptional water permeability, removal performance, and fouling resistance. Membranes that achieve both energy saving and high quality water production are regarded as epoch-making technology that contributes to the solution of water issues worldwide. |
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6 | Repeatedly drive and stop. It’s Okay! |
Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award of the 17th GSC Awards (2017)
Development of Low Environmental Load Battery for Idling-Stop System Vehicle with High Charge Acceptance and High Durability
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Currently Energywith Co., Ltd.) Hitachi, Ltd. |
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Idling-stop systems heavily burden on the battery, causing existing batteries to rapidly degrade, with short battery lifetimes. This technology resolves this problem and contributes to the reduction in CO2 emissions |
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7 | Beautifully printed on soft material. Is this GSC? ? |
Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award of the 18th GSC Awards (2018) Development of Water-based Inkjet Ink for Food Package Kao Corporation | |
Kao Corporation developed a “water-based inkjet ink” for printing on the plastic films used for packaging daily commodities and food |
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8 | “Just the right size” and concurrent engineering! |
Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award of the 8th GSC Awards (2008) Development and Commercialization of a New Manufacturing Process for Propylene Oxide Utilizing Cumene Recycling Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | |
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. developed a new manufacturing process for propylene oxide, which is used as a raw material for polyurethane and other materials. |
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