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Japan Sustainable Printing Association established with the aim of contributing to the sound development of the printing industry and social contribution.

Our association aims to promote environmentally friendly printing and advance initiatives within the printing industry toward the realization of a sustainable society.

Koyo Co., Ltd., Kenbun Co., Ltd., Kowa Printing Co., Ltd., Sign Artec Co., Ltd., Central Profix Co., Ltd., Tokyo Offset Co., Ltd., Marushin Co., Ltd., and Yamazakura Co., Ltd. (in no particular order) are pleased to announce that they established the “Japan Sustainable Printing Association” on December 12, 2022.

[Background and Purpose]
The government has announced its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by reducing total greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. Furthermore, the Financial Services Agency is considering making climate-related disclosures (TCFD) mandatory in securities reports starting in fiscal year 2023. As a result, the trend toward reducing CO2 emissions is accelerating not only among major corporations and local governments but across the entire country.
As terms such as “SDGs” and “carbon neutrality” become increasingly familiar to the public and concern for global environmental issues continues to grow, environmentally conscious initiatives are becoming increasingly important in the printing industry as well.
Therefore, we have decided to establish the “Japan Sustainable Printing Association” with the aim of promoting environmentally friendly printing and advancing initiatives within the printing industry to realize a sustainable society, thereby contributing to the sound development of the printing industry and its social contribution.

[Activities]
1) Collecting, disseminating, and exchanging information on environmentally friendly printing
2) Promoting and raising awareness of environmentally friendly printing
3) Maintenance, Management, and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Related to Environmentally Friendly Printing
4) Organizing training sessions, seminars, events, and other gatherings
5) Collection and Provision of Information on Global Environmental Issues
6) Exchange and Cooperation with Related Domestic and International Organizations, etc.
7) Environmental conservation through the printing industry, other social contribution activities, and disaster relief efforts
8) Activities related to member benefits, mutual fellowship, and interaction
9) In addition to the items listed in the preceding subparagraphs, any activities necessary to achieve the Association’s objectives

[Association Overview]
Name: Japan Sustainable Printing Association
English Name: Sustainable Printing Association of Japan
Date of Establishment: December 12, 2022
Board of Directors:
Chairman: Misaki Inu (Representative Director and President, Koyosha Co., Ltd.)
Vice President Akihiro Seta (President and CEO, Kowa Printing Co., Ltd.)
Vice Chairman Yoji Hiraki (Representative Director and President, Marushin Co., Ltd.)
Director: Katsuhiko Amano (President and CEO, Kenbunsha Co., Ltd.)
Toyokazu Ichise (President and CEO, Yamazakura Co., Ltd.)
Norio Kuribayashi (Managing Director, Sign Artec Co., Ltd.)
Kota Sasaki (President and CEO, Tokyo Heiban Co., Ltd.)
Yoshiyuki Tabatake (President and CEO, Central Profix Co., Ltd.)
Advisor: LCA Promotion Organization (General Incorporated Association) (Chairman: Atsushi Inaba)
Secretariat Address: Hirayama Building, 2-16-16 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, within Koyo Co., Ltd.

If you have any inquiries or questions, please contact us at the address below.
info.j-spa@koyosha-inc.co.jp

Press Release from Koyo Co., Ltd.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000011.000088984.html