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National Forest Creation Conference 2024

On November 4, 2024, the 4th National Forest Creation Promotion Conference will convene at the Wood Industry Hall in Koto, Tokyo. This year's theme is "Co-creating a Win-Win Future between Corporates and Forests."

This symposium is designed to highlight the efforts and innovative activities by companies in forest management and the use of forest-derived J-Credits, contributing to the realization of a net-zero environment by 2050. The conference will include awards for the Forest × ACT Challenge 2025 and the Sazae-san Family’s Tree-Water Circle Talk Balloon Contest.

Event Schedule

Date and Location

• - Date: November 4, 2024 (Tuesday)
• - Location: 7th Floor Conference Hall, Wood Industry Hall, 1-18-8 Shin-Kiba, Koto, Tokyo
• - Overall Schedule: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Program Overview

Part 1: Awards Ceremony (1:00 PM - 1:50 PM)

The event will kick off with the presentation of accolades to distinguished companies that have excelled in forest creation efforts under the Forest × ACT Challenge 2025.

• - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award (Grand Prize): Keio Corporation for their outstanding contributions to forest creation.
• - Director-General of Forestry Agency Award (Excellence Award):

- Well Afforestation Cooperative
- Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

• - J-Credit Division Awards (Joint Entry):

- Nobeoka City (Miyazaki Prefecture) / Nobeoka West Japan Marathon

Sazae-san Family’s Contest Awards

• - Director-General of Forestry Agency Award: Nono Mizuna, Ryo Yamashiro
• - Green Thanksgiving Day Chairman's Award: Yuichiro Mishima
• - Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum Award: Hiroichiro Shimizu

Details regarding this year's awardees can be found in the press releases, which feature updates on the Forest × ACT Challenge 2025 and the Sazae-san Family Contest announcements from August and September.

Part 2: National Forest Creation Conference (2:00 PM - 3:35 PM)

This segment will include member reports, and student presentations on SDGs ideas led by Chairman Kengo Sakurada.

Part 3: Symposium (3:45 PM - 5:00 PM)

The symposium will feature a resource presentation on promoting forestry, followed by a panel discussion themed around the corporate-forest co-creation efforts toward a sustainable win-win future.

Panel Participants

• - Moderator: Yoshitsugu Minakawa, Chairperson of the Japanese Agriculture and Welfare Cooperation Association.
• - Panelists:

- Madoka Sato, Grand Prize Winner of the Forest × ACT Challenge 2025, Keio Corporation.
- Taku Kato, Member of the National Forest Creation Promotion Conference, Sompo Japan Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Ikushi Gotoda, Member of the National Forest Creation Promotion Conference, West Japan Railway Company.
- Tsukasa Nakama, Forest Creation Coordinator, Kyoto Model Forest Association.

• - Commentator: Kenichi Saito, Director of Forest Management Division, Forestry Agency.

Attendance Registration

Those interested in attending the event should register through the provided application form. The event is limited to 150 attendees and the registration deadline is October 27, 2024 (Monday). Registration will close once the limit is reached.

Media Inquiries

Members of the press wishing to cover the event should contact the inquiry office for more details. Business cards will be required at the venue on the event day, and all photography should comply with the specified areas.

Additional Information

For further detail, a press release containing comprehensive event information in PDF format (1,280KB) is attached.

This National Forest Creation Conference is an essential gathering for facilitating dialogue and partnerships focused on sustainability and environmental stewardship.