abt Announces New Concept "beyond ecology" Based on 15 Years, 236 Projects, and 276 Million JPY in Grant Achievements
Public Interest Incorporated Association Act Beyond Trust (abt) has announced its new concept for fiscal year 2026, "beyond ecology," building on its 15 years of grant-making achievements (276 million JPY across 236 projects). This initiative aims to transcend traditional environmental protection and address global challenges from the intersection of society, environment, and justice.
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Public Interest Incorporated Association Act Beyond Trust (Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo / Representative Director: Jun Hoshikawa, hereinafter "abt") today announced "beyond ecology — Supporting those who create the future of the environment" as its activity concept for fiscal year 2026.
Over 15 years since its grant activities began in fiscal year 2011, abt has provided grants totaling approximately 276 million JPY to 236 projects and 105 organizations/individuals. As an independent private grant-making organization that has proactively supported "future problems" not yet recognized by society, such as ecosystem impact surveys after the nuclear accident, pioneering problem identification of PFAS contamination, and research on transgenerational effects of neonicotinoid pesticides, abt received certification as a public interest incorporated association from the Cabinet Office in November 2025.
Our society is now at a phase where global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental injustice cannot be adequately addressed by individual efforts or traditional "ecology" frameworks alone. Under the new concept "beyond ecology," which re-examines the "plus alpha beyond ecology" from the intersection of "society × environment × fairness," abt will engage in dialogue and practice throughout the year with citizens, NPOs, NGOs, and businesses.
■ Background of Concept Announcement
In recent years, climate change due to reliance on fossil fuels continues to accelerate, and the international climate framework is wavering. Meanwhile, at an individual level, many people desire a rich environment and a peaceful world. — How can we bridge this gap between "individual wishes" and "social reality"?
To date, abt has supported concrete, effective, and creative actions by citizens, NPOs, and NGOs through grants and accompaniment, focusing on four pillars: "Organic Shift," "Energy Shift," "East Asia Eco & Peace Shift," and "Phase Shift." In November 2025, it was certified as a public interest incorporated association by the Cabinet Office, entering a stage where the public nature and responsibility of its activities are clearer.
At this juncture, abt has decided to adopt "beyond ecology" as its activity concept for fiscal year 2026, seeking to explore further "plus alpha" with society, beyond the "respect for ecology" it has cherished.
■ The Vision Behind "beyond ecology" (Summary)
"beyond ecology" is a call for individuals and society to collectively consider the "plus alpha" that goes beyond the framework of ecology, addressing issues that cannot be reached by individual self-help efforts or traditional environmental protection. The following three perspectives are presented as hints for transcending the ecological framework:
・ Ecology × Health: A perspective that balances reducing the environmental burden of agriculture with ensuring safe food supply and children's health (e.g., Green Food System Strategy, organic school lunches).
・ Ecology × Peace: A perspective that, recognizing war as the greatest environmental destruction, protects ecosystems such as migratory birds and marine life that span borders, with neighbors in East Asia working hand in hand.
・ Ecology × Justice: A perspective that re-examines imbalanced social structures that impose environmental risks on specific regions or vulnerable people, using "environmental justice" as a guiding principle.
abt will present these not as "answers" but as "questions" to society, engaging in continuous dialogue and practice with grantees, donors, citizens, researchers, and media.
The full version of the concept message is available on note.
■ abt's Journey So Far: 15 Years of Grant Achievements (FY2011-2025)
abt, as an independent private grant fund, has supported citizens, NPOs, and NGOs in their challenges against environmental issues through both funding and accompaniment.
Total Grants: Approximately 276 million JPY
Number of Grants: 236 projects
Number of Supported Organizations/Individuals: 105 organizations/individuals
Years of Activity: 15 years
【Breakdown of Total Grants by Field (FY2011-2025)】
Field | Total Grants
---|---
Energy Shift | Approximately 126.67 million JPY
Organic Shift (Neonicotinoid Pesticide Issues) | Approximately 119.86 million JPY
East Asia Eco & Peace Shift | Approximately 18.01 million JPY
Phase Shift | Approximately 9.83 million JPY
Organic Shift (Promotion of Organic School Lunches) | Approximately 1.49 million JPY
*Amounts rounded to the nearest thousand JPY. Cumulative values for 15 years, including FY2025 (Organic School Lunch Promotion started in FY2025).
■ Representative Examples of Support for "Anticipating Future Problems"
abt's grants are characterized by proactively supporting not only "currently trending issues" but also "important issues that society has not yet noticed."
・ 【2013-2017】Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
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Over 15 years since its grant activities began in fiscal year 2011, abt has provided grants totaling approximately 276 million JPY to 236 projects and 105 organizations/individuals. As an independent private grant-making organization that has proactively supported "future problems" not yet recognized by society, such as ecosystem impact surveys after the nuclear accident, pioneering problem identification of PFAS contamination, and research on transgenerational effects of neonicotinoid pesticides, abt received certification as a public interest incorporated association from the Cabinet Office in November 2025.
Our society is now at a phase where global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental injustice cannot be adequately addressed by individual efforts or traditional "ecology" frameworks alone. Under the new concept "beyond ecology," which re-examines the "plus alpha beyond ecology" from the intersection of "society × environment × fairness," abt will engage in dialogue and practice throughout the year with citizens, NPOs, NGOs, and businesses.
■ Background of Concept Announcement
In recent years, climate change due to reliance on fossil fuels continues to accelerate, and the international climate framework is wavering. Meanwhile, at an individual level, many people desire a rich environment and a peaceful world. — How can we bridge this gap between "individual wishes" and "social reality"?
To date, abt has supported concrete, effective, and creative actions by citizens, NPOs, and NGOs through grants and accompaniment, focusing on four pillars: "Organic Shift," "Energy Shift," "East Asia Eco & Peace Shift," and "Phase Shift." In November 2025, it was certified as a public interest incorporated association by the Cabinet Office, entering a stage where the public nature and responsibility of its activities are clearer.
At this juncture, abt has decided to adopt "beyond ecology" as its activity concept for fiscal year 2026, seeking to explore further "plus alpha" with society, beyond the "respect for ecology" it has cherished.
■ The Vision Behind "beyond ecology" (Summary)
"beyond ecology" is a call for individuals and society to collectively consider the "plus alpha" that goes beyond the framework of ecology, addressing issues that cannot be reached by individual self-help efforts or traditional environmental protection. The following three perspectives are presented as hints for transcending the ecological framework:
・ Ecology × Health: A perspective that balances reducing the environmental burden of agriculture with ensuring safe food supply and children's health (e.g., Green Food System Strategy, organic school lunches).
・ Ecology × Peace: A perspective that, recognizing war as the greatest environmental destruction, protects ecosystems such as migratory birds and marine life that span borders, with neighbors in East Asia working hand in hand.
・ Ecology × Justice: A perspective that re-examines imbalanced social structures that impose environmental risks on specific regions or vulnerable people, using "environmental justice" as a guiding principle.
abt will present these not as "answers" but as "questions" to society, engaging in continuous dialogue and practice with grantees, donors, citizens, researchers, and media.
The full version of the concept message is available on note.
■ abt's Journey So Far: 15 Years of Grant Achievements (FY2011-2025)
abt, as an independent private grant fund, has supported citizens, NPOs, and NGOs in their challenges against environmental issues through both funding and accompaniment.
Total Grants: Approximately 276 million JPY
Number of Grants: 236 projects
Number of Supported Organizations/Individuals: 105 organizations/individuals
Years of Activity: 15 years
【Breakdown of Total Grants by Field (FY2011-2025)】
Field | Total Grants
---|---
Energy Shift | Approximately 126.67 million JPY
Organic Shift (Neonicotinoid Pesticide Issues) | Approximately 119.86 million JPY
East Asia Eco & Peace Shift | Approximately 18.01 million JPY
Phase Shift | Approximately 9.83 million JPY
Organic Shift (Promotion of Organic School Lunches) | Approximately 1.49 million JPY
*Amounts rounded to the nearest thousand JPY. Cumulative values for 15 years, including FY2025 (Organic School Lunch Promotion started in FY2025).
■ Representative Examples of Support for "Anticipating Future Problems"
abt's grants are characterized by proactively supporting not only "currently trending issues" but also "important issues that society has not yet noticed."
・ 【2013-2017】Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
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