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Toppan Inc.

Promoting the conservation of biodiversity

Toppan has been partnering with local NGOs to conserve biodiversity at the sites of several of its plants in Japan by using their green spaces to prepare habitats for wild birds and aquatic organisms.

One of these plants, the Asaka Plant, has been engaging in a notable initiative under the guidance of the Saitama Ecosystem Conservation Society since fiscal 2013 to breed rare species of the Arakawa river basin. A conservation pond reproducing the riparian environment of a local river was created on the plant’s grounds.

The water quality of the pond and its year-round temperatures were studied, and based on this, rare fish on the Ministry of Environment’s Red List of endangered and vulnerable species—Lefua echigonia, Oryzias latipes and Carassius auratus subsp. 2—which were suitable for this habitat were selected, and conservation activities have been carried out since fiscal 2014.

Activities to conserve rare plants in the area have also been advanced in the grounds around the pond from fiscal 2017. By breeding these fish with plans to return them to their original habitats in the Arakawa river basin, Toppan will contribute to conserving local biodiversity.

The conservation pond will also be provided as a site for environmental education for nearby elementary and middle schools.