"Kaga Toshiba Forest" maintenance activities that help create ecosystem networks and respond to climate change

Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation

Since FY2013, we have leased a portion (3.33 ha) of city-owned land in Tatsunokuchi Hillside Park in Nomi City and have been conducting forest maintenance and preservation activities on the land under the name "Kaga Toshiba Forest," led by employees and their families, with the support and guidance of the "Nomi Satoyama Fan Club" and the local government. These activities are conducted twice a year, in spring and fall, with the aim of making each employee reaffirm the importance of sustainable satoyama management and promoting interaction with the local community. This activity has entered its twelfth year in FY2024, and we are carrying out activities and events such as removing fallen trees along the walking trail, cutting underbrush around the log yard and signboards, cleaning ditches, and providing woodwork and log cutting experiences. Through these activities, we have contributed to the creation of an ecosystem network, such as by confirming the arrival of Luehdorfia japonica (an endangered species listed on the Red List). In FY2023, we received the Ishikawa Forest Maintenance Activities CO₂ Absorption Certificate from Ishikawa Prefecture. We will continue to work in partnership with the local community to help create an ecosystem network and respond to climate change.

• https://www.toshiba-kaga.co.jp/sustainability/environment/environmental-communication.html#forest-forest-maintenance-activities (Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation) (Japanese only)