Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Group's business activities rely heavily on ecosystem services for land development and materials procurement.

Policy

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Group's business activities rely heavily on ecosystem services for land development and materials procurement. Given this, we are strongly aware that biodiversity conservation represents an important environmental issue.

The loss of biodiversity would make it difficult for us to reap the benefits of ecosystem services that until now have benefited our businesses in terms of land use and construction materials procurement, which carries with it the risk of much higher costs. Furthermore, the loss of biodiversity is an extremely critical issue that could threaten the very existence of society and human life.

The development and operation of housing, office buildings, commercial facilities and resorts that help to conserve biodiversity will create business opportunities and enhance the competitiveness of the Group.

commitment

It is based on this awareness that we will continue to work with design firms, construction companies, customers, local communities and other stakeholders to carry out responsible materials procurement and conduct ecosystem studies at the time of development for our business activities as well as the office building, commercial facilities and resorts we develop in an effort to mitigate impacts on biodiversity and conserve biodiversity.

[Policies on biodiversity conservation]　

　1.We will grasp the relation between our operation and biodiversity.

　2.We strive to minimize the effect of the operations on biodiversity.

　3.We strive for sustainable use of biological resources.

The Group has established the Sustainability Committee headed by the President

Management Structure

The Group has established the Sustainability Committee headed by the President & Representative Director, and to address climate change issues, the Sustainability Council, established as a subcommittee, leads relevant management activities across the entire Group.

The Sustainability Council, comprised of environmental managers from each group company, manages the results of group-wide efforts on biodiversity issues and shares information based on a shared policy. This ensures biodiversity conservation is addressed throughout all business activities.

Responding to the impact on biodiversity ～　KPI Targets for Fiscal 2020

Green buildings(roofs,walls,etc)*   Fiscal 2017 Results 100% , Fiscal 2020 Targets 100%

*Tokyu Land Corporation new large office buildings and commercial facilities.

The Group actively introduces greenery at its condominium, office and commercial facility buildings, which links with community greenery

Practice and Implementation

Biodiversity risk assessment ～ Conducting ecosystem studies and conserving biodiversity using greenery in the project

《New project》The Group actively introduces greenery at its condominium, office and commercial facility buildings, which links with community greenery to form ecological networks considerate of biodiversity. When developing large-scale properties that will impact the local community, we conduct ecosystem studies on the local environment during the planning stage in order to introduce greenery through planters or other means that will provide a habitat for native birds and insects. Such formation of greenery networks helps to conserve the biodiversity of the entire community.

《Existing project》For example, at the roof terrace garden named Omohara Forest at Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku, we conduct regular studies on living organisms throughout the year with Regional Environmental Planning, Inc., a specialist in natural environment conservation in order to gain an understanding of the ecosystem created there, .

Ecosystem study in progress
at Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku

Seven-spot ladybug

Japanese white-eye

The FUTAKO TAMAGAWA Rise integrated commercial and residential complex that is a joint venture between

Participation in the biodiversity certification system ～ Acquired the top AAA rank for JHEP Certification

The FUTAKO TAMAGAWA Rise integrated commercial and residential complex that is a joint venture between Tokyu Land Corporation and Tokyu Corporation acquired the top rank (AAA) for JHEP Certification, which is Ecosystem Conservation Society - Japan's system for certification of biodiversity assessments. We developed the building's roof garden into an open space containing water and greenery as a large-scale roof garden with features such as a vegetable garden and a killifish pond in an aim to create a community that is in harmony with the abundant natural environment in the surroundings.

FUTAKO TAMAGAWA Rise

Killifish pond created
as part of the roof garden

According to the Invasive Alien Species Act (Ministry of the Environment), an invasive alien species is a species of fauna or flora that did not originally reside

Creation of “Invasive Alien Species Response Manual”

According to the Invasive Alien Species Act (Ministry of the Environment), an invasive alien species is a species of fauna or flora that did not originally reside in Japan and was brought to Japan intentionally or unintentionally by human actions and that may cause damages to local ecosystems. The Group has created a manual that outlines ways to deal with an invasive alien species if it is found in order to protect the community's ecosystem.

(Non-native fauna)
Nettle caterpillar

(Non-native flora)
Annual fleabane