January, 1962 |
Tokyu Railways introduces Japan's first all-stainless-steel train, the Series 7000, with regenerative braking. |
April, 1972 |
The seedling giveaway, “Tokyu Train Line Greening” campaign (now “Mido*Link Action”), begins. |
August, 1974 |
The Tokyu Foundation for Environmental Purification (now the Tokyu Foundation) is established. |
March, 1994 |
The Tokyu Foundation for Environmental Purification publishes the first edition of “Let's Go to the Tama River,” a supplementary reader for environmental education, and distributes it free of charge to elementary schools in the basin. |
September, 1997 |
The Tokyu Group slogan “Toward a Beautiful Age - Tokyu Group” and the Tokyu Group Philosophy are established. The Tokyu Group Philosophy states that management activities should be conducted in harmony with the natural environment. |
1998 |
A park plan that preserves the nature of the valley in the Inukura Land Readjustment Project in Miyamae Ward, Kawasaki City, is designated a “Model District for Biodiversity Conservation” by the then-Environment Agency. |
March, 1999 |
Tokyu Corporation's Nagatsuta Rolling Stock Factory becomes the first private railway rolling stock factory to acquire ISO 14001 certification. |
October, 2000 |
The first edition of the Tokyo Express Environmental Report is published. |
November |
Head office acquires ISO 14001 certification. |
May, 2001 |
The “Flowering on the Setagaya Line,” involving the planting of flowers and other plants along the Setagaya Line track and in the station premises, begins. |
May, 2002 |
Introduction of the new Series 5000 environmentally-friendly rolling stock. (Compared with conventional trains, the new trains use about 40% less electricity.) |
December, 2003 |
Establishment of an "Environmental Policy" to promote group-wide environmental management based on the Tokyu Group Philosophy |
March, 2006 |
Tokyu Corporation becomes the first privately owned railway operator to receive environmental rating financing from the Development Bank of Japan. |
September |
Environmentally-friendly equipment is installed at Motosumiyoshi Station on the Toyoko Line. (This includes the installation of a solar power generation system, rainwater recycling system, and the greening of station premises.) |
November, 2007 |
The greening of the rooftop and walls of Tokyu Hospital is undertaken. |
June, 2008 |
The new Shibuya Station opens (with a natural ventilation system and radiant cooling system). |
July, 2009 |
The inaugural Tokyu Group Environmental Prize (now the Tokyu Group Environmental and Social Contribution Prize) is awarded. |
September, 2010 |
Tokyu Capitol Tower acquires the first certification given to a development project that contributes to society and the environment through the conservation and creation of greenery (SEGES for urban development) by the Urban Greenery Foundation. |
October |
The Tokyu Foundation for Environmental Purification becomes a public interest incorporated foundation and changes its name to the Tokyu Foundation for Better Environment. |
April, 2012 |
Shibuya Hikarie opens featuring a natural ventilation system, large-scale greenery, full adoption of LED lighting on office floors, and more. It is adopted as a model project for promoting CO₂ reduction in houses and buildings (currently, a project for environmental measures in houses and buildings) by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. |
June |
Our stock is selected as a constituent stock of the SNAM Sustainability Index (now known as the SOMPO Sustainability Index), a management product for pension funds and institutional investors that invests in companies with high ESG ratings established by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management (now known as SOMPO Asset Management). |
July |
Our shares are selected as one of the 17 “ESG theme issues” by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
September, 2013 |
The energy-saving “Home Eco Diagnosis” proposal is delivered by experts as one of the leading projects of the “Next-Generation Suburban Development” initiative agreed with the City of Yokohama in April 2012. |
November, 2014 |
In collaboration with Kyoto University, the Smart Community Promotion Subcommittee of the “Next-Generation Suburban Development” agreed with the City of Yokohama in April 2012 conducts a “home eco diagnosis” using the Ministry of the Environment's Home Eco Diagnosis software. |
August, 2015 |
Futako Tamagawa Rise Tower Office receives Japan's fourth Gold certification in LEED's New Buildings category. |
November |
Futako Tamagawa Rise receives the world's first Gold certification in LEED's Urban Development category. |
December, 2016 |
Togoshiginza Station on the Ikegami Line, which uses approximately 120m3 of lumber produced in Tama, contributes to forest and environmental conservation in Tokyo and is the first railway facility in Tokyo to be subsidized by a grant. |
January, 2019 |
Minami-machida Grandberry Park receives Japan's first Gold preliminary certification in LEED's Urban Development category for a development that includes a station within the certified area. |
March |
The Setagaya Line becomes the first in Japan to operate on 100% renewable energy, producing no CO₂ emissions. |
April |
We signed the United Nations Global Compact and registered with the United Nations Headquarters as a participating company. |
April |
The Tokyu Foundation is established by the merger of the Tokyu Foundation for the Environment, the Tokyu Scholarship Foundation for International Students, and the Gotoh Memorial Cultural Foundation. |
October |
We become the first corporate group in Japan to join RE100, including our railway business. |
April, 2020 |
Tokyu Corporation has introduced renewable energy at its head office, the Tokyu Nampeidai-cho Building, and its annex, the Tokyu Sakuragaoka-cho Building. |
June |
Minami-machida Grandberry Park Station (renamed from Minami-Machida Station on October 1, 2019) on the Den-en-toshi Line receives Gold certification as a station building in LEED’s New Buildings category. |
July |
Minami-machida Grandberry Park becomes the first park in Japan, including the station building, to receive Gold certification in LEED’s Urban Development category. |
September |
We express our support for TCFD's recommendations. |
September |
SDGs Train 2020 ,a wrapped train designed to support the achievement of the SDGs, begins operating using 100% renewable energy. |
June, 2021 |
We are elected for the 10th consecutive year as a constituent of the SOMPO Sustainability Index, a management product for pension funds and institutional investors that invests in companies with high ESG ratings as set by SOMPO Asset Management. |
July |
100% Renewable Energy Power Installed in 23 Properties Managed by Tokyu Real Estate Investment Management, Inc. |
November |
Tokyu Power Supply, Tokyu Bus Corporation, and Setagaya Ward jointly supply electricity from the Miura Solar Power Plant owned by Setagaya Ward to 50 bus stops, mainly along Setagaya Street, Futako Tamagawa Rise, a complex facility in Setagaya Ward, and the Gotoh Museum, a center for culture and art in Setagaya Ward, using virtually 100% renewable energy (the first CO₂-free bus stops in Japan) |
March, 2022 |
"Environmental Vision 2030" to realize a decarbonized, recycling-based society and a level that limits global warming to 1.5°C, to achieve 2050 decarbonization and RE100, and to update our environmental targets. |
April |
Tokyu Lines became the first company in Japan to begin operating all eight of its rail lines on 100% renewable energy with virtually zero CO2 emissions. |
September |
On September 2, the Tokyu Group centenary, we implemented an initiative to supply electricity to the main offices and commercial facilities of the Tokyu Corporation Group and general households subscribing to Tokyu Denki with CO2-free electricity derived from 100% renewable energy sources for one day only. |
September |
Osaka Gas, GPSS Holdings, and the Tokyu Corporation Group jointly initiated the development of solar power plants through the Corporate PPA. |
October |
Toin Gakuen, Tokyu, and Tokyu Railways signed an agreement on mutual collaboration, including a demonstration of perovskite solar cells, with the aim of optimizing local energy production for local consumption and surplus and shortage in the region. |