In order to realize a decarbonized society by 2050. It is crucial to promote green innovation originating from Kawasaki city by taking full advantage of the city's strengths, based on the concentration of environmental technologies and industries.
Since the 2009 fiscal year, the city of Kawasaki has promoted and certified Kawasaki products, technologies, services (Hereinafter referred to as "products, technologies, etc.") that has contributed to CO2 reduction throughout their lifecycle under the "Low CO2 Kawasaki Brand".
From the 2023 fiscal year, we will continue our efforts to date, and through products, technologies, etc., advance the decarbonization efforts amongst citizens and businesses by utilizing the "Kawasaki Carbon Neutral Brand".
The Kawasaki Carbon Neutral Brand Promotion Council (Hereinafter referred as "the council") will certify quality products, technologies, etc. under the "Kawasaki Carbon Neutral Brand", while also selecting excellent products, technologies, etc. under the "Kawasaki Carbon Neutral Brand Awards".
Harmonization with the Kawasaki Mechanism Certification System
The Kawasaki Mechanism Certification System certifies the "amount of contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions outside the city (amount of contribution outside the city)" considering the life cycle, and evaluates it together with the direct greenhouse gas emissions of the business concerned. Working in tandem with this system, we intend to promote global waming countermeasures that take advantage of Kawasaki's features and strengths. We encourage you to actively apply for Kawasaki Mechanism Certification, which provides additional benefits such as "visualization" of CO2 reductions over the lifecycle of products, technologies, and services, reflection in the business activity global warming action plan and report system based on city ordinances, and use of the Kawasaki Mechanism logo.