On September 8, Sumitomo Warehouse announced that it had received a letter of appreciation (made from Hyogo Prefecture timber) from Shinichi Morimoto, chairman of the Hyogo Prefecture Greening Promotion Association, at a letter of appreciation presentation ceremony held at the Hyogo Prefectural Government on August 20, for its donation to the "Green Fund," which is used for forest volunteer activities, the development of forest utilization information, and forest learning experiences.
<Scenes from the certificate of appreciation presentation ceremony. Shinichi Morimoto, Chairman of the Hyogo Prefectural Greening Promotion Association (left), and Kimihiko Hoshino, Managing Director and Executive Officer of Sumitomo Warehouse (right)>
Sumitomo Warehouse has pledged to conserve biodiversity, and on June 1st, it signed an agreement with Hyogo Prefecture, Takarazuka City, and the Hyogo Greening Promotion Association regarding "companies' efforts to create forests." Starting this autumn, it will designate a section of the Hyogo Prefectural Takarazuka Nishitani Forest Park as "Sumitomo Warehouse's Forest" and carry out activities such as maintaining the satoyama (traditional rural landscape) forest.
