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Tohoku EPCO is expanding its network of environmental protection activities from company offices to the local communities and further to the international communities as a major step toward achieving sustainable development.
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| Measures for Energy and Resources Conservation in the Workplace |
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Tohoku EPCO endeavors to reduce its environmental load by quantitative management of office supplies, increase "paperless" activities through computerization, introduce low-emission vehicles and implement separate collection of used paper for recycling.
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| Joint Environmental Protection Projects with Local Communities |
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Since 1990, Tohoku EPCO has carried out various "eco-point activities" for environmental conservation and recycling at model offices in local communities. In FY 1999, the company carried out a total of 150 sets of activities for its "Environment Month Campaign." Many of these activities received awards.
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Environmental Education
Tohoku EPCO is developing multimedia software with teachers for practical application in the environmental education curriculum taught at elementary and junior high schools. In FY 1999, the "Association for Multimedia Environmental Education in Sendai" and the "Akita Information Center for Environment and Energy," both organized by Tohoku EPCO, won awards for their activities.
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Environmental Education
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