Sustainablity Press release

Hitachi Energy, a global leader in electrification, has completed the acquisition of the remaining stake in eks Energy, a technology and market leader in power electronics and control solutions to deliver a scalable, flexible, and complete approach for energy storage customers.
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Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), through a consortium led by our subsidiary Mitsubishi Corporation Offshore Wind Ltd., has been developing offshore wind projects in three areas off the coast of Japan (1) Noshiro City, Mitane Town, and Oga City (Akita Prefecture), (2) Yurihonjo City (Akita Prefecture), and (3) Choshi City (Chiba Prefecture).
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has become the first Japanese company to acquire ISO 19443:2018(Note) certification, an international quality standard for quality in the field of nuclear energy.
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In an effort to develop agriculture and boost rural development, NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will tailor high-end digital technologies - remote sensing and secure digital platforms - to suit the unique needs of vulnerable small-scale producers in Africa.
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Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (*1) (hereinafter referred to as "Sharp") have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the donation of solar modules to support electrification-deficient areas in the Republic of Kenya (hereinafter "Kenya").
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Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have started field tests of Toyota's Sweep Energy Storage System* at Mazda's Hiroshima Plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (*1) (hereinafter referred to as "Sharp") have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the cooperation through renewable energy to advance improved access to basic services in displacement-affected areas in the Republic of Kenya (hereinafter "Kenya").
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NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to strengthen collaborative development assistance in Africa, coinciding with the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9).
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NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), in collaboration with ClimateAi, a San Francisco-based startup that built the first climate resilience platform, has developed a conceptual model to estimate the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures for cocoa and rice cultivation in Africa.
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The Value Research Center at Doshisha University proudly announces The Valuism Conference 2025, taking place August 28-29 in a hybrid format, both in-person in Kyoto and online. The conference will run daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM JST.
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