The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
Partnership Support Center (recommended by the Mitsui & Co. Chubu Office)
Surveying and raising awareness of collaborative conservation initiatives by NPOs and companies
Activity grant
- Project Description
While there is a healthy amount of volunteer-supported environmental conservation activity being carried out, sustaining this action can be a problem. As collaborative initiatives by NPOs and companies which are advanced with financial backing have an advantage when it comes to sustainability and development, this project will build a network of NPO support centers and universities across Japan, search for examples of these collaborations, and compile and issue a report on the subject. The research will leverage the know-how the Partnership Support Center has gained through the selection process it uses when awarding the 'Partnership Prize' for NPO and corporate collaborations. The collection of case-studies containing information on the successes of and outlook for individual initiatives will serve as a model for the various issues faced by NPOs and companies when collaborating, encouraging further collaborations and promoting effective conservation initiatives.
- Grant year
- FY2010 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 1 year
October 2010 - September 2011
- Grant amount
- 1,000,000 yen
- Activity region
- Aichi, Wakayama, Osaka, and Gifu Prefectures, Japan

Overview of the Organization

- Representative
- Masayo Kishida, Representative Director
- Establishment
- 1998
- Establishment purpose
- Established to contribute to the formation of partnerships in various sections of society, particularly regional collaborations between NPOs and companies, with the aim of realizing an abundant civic society that respects the individual.
- Main areas of activity
- Across Japan, especially Aichi Prefecture
- Staff
- 12 full-time staff members, 6 part-time staff members, 207 full members
- Annual operating budget
- 45.56 million yen in 2007, 43.78 million yen in 2008, 52.19 million yen in 2009
- WEB site
- http://www.psc.or.jp/
- Recent activities
- A diverse range of activities including the core activity of awarding the 'Partnership Prize', collaborative and coordination initiatives with regional governments and financial institutions, consulting on initiatives to revitalize small-to medium-sized regional businesses, educational activities to cultivate proponents of social business, research, information sharing, and various proposal-based activities.