In recognition of UNIJAPAN’s ecological activities for the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), UNIJAPAN was awarded the Green Energy Partnership’s “Green Energy Partnership Award, Special Prize.” This prize is given to groups and individuals in the Green Energy Partnership who have made particularly notable efforts to use green energy. This year, seven groups, including UNIJAPAN, received the award. An award ceremony was held at Yurakucho Asahi Hall on July 27.
UNIJAPAN received the award because the energy for last year’s TIFF screenings, events and seminars were offset by a Green Energy Certificate and Green Power Certificates. This was the first time in Japan that a Green Energy Certificate had been issued.
At the ceremony, the Secretary General of TIFF, Nobushige Toshima, said, “TIFF began considering environmental issues from the 21st TIFF, so this will be TIFF’s 4th year as an ecological film festival. We will continue to send out an ecological message from Tokyo.”
UNIJAPAN will make every effort to ensure that TIFF is an environmentally aware and ecological film festival.
The 24th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held from October 22 to 30, 2011, at Roppongi Hills and other venues in Tokyo.
Green Energy Partnership Award
Launched in 2009, the award is given to groups and individuals in the Green Energy Partnership who have made particularly notable efforts to use using green energy. The award consists of three prizes: “Green Energy Partnership Award, Best Prize”, “Green Energy Partnership Award”, and “Green Energy Partnership Award, Special Prize”
*The Green Energy Partnership was established in June 2008 and founded by companies, organizations, certificate issuing agents, power generation companies, municipalities, and individuals to promote and improve the usage and recognition of green energy (solar, wind, etc.). Currently, the organization has 417 associations and 12 individuals as members.
Green Power:
Green power is natural energy, such as solar, wind, biomass, hydraulic, and geothermal power. It is renewable, limitless, and does not generate carbon dioxide.
Green Power Certificates:
Green Power Certificates are issued based on the environmental value of the Green Power.
Green Energy Certificate:
The Green Energy Certificate is issued based on the environmental value of the Green Energy.
