TOPPAN Holds Opening Ceremony and First Forest Conservation Activity for “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest” in Rikuzentakata, Iwate

TOPPAN Inc., a group company of TOPPAN Holdings Inc., held the opening ceremony for the “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest” and conducted its first forest conservation activity on May 11, 2026, in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture. The “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest” is a framework that enables partner companies of “Minna no Carbon Offset®” to participate in actual forest conservation activities together with TOPPAN. Going forward, TOPPAN will use the forest to provide partner companies with opportunities to take part in activities and to help foster understanding of their significance. Prior to the event, TOPPAN signed an agreement in February 2026 under Rikuzentakata City’s forest creation program for companies and other organizations, and named the provided area the “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest.” On the day of the event, 38 people participated, including employees from TOPPAN and partner companies. They attended a ceremony commemorating the forest opening and carried out conservation work in the forest, including undergrowth clearing and pruning. TOPPAN will continue contributing to the realization of a decarbonized society together with partner companies through the “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest.” The program included the forest opening ceremony, forest conservation activities, and environmental contribution through “Minna no Carbon Offset®.” At the ceremony, Rikuzentakata City presented TOPPAN with a commemorative plaque to mark the agreement between TOPPAN, Rikuzentakata City, and the public interest incorporated foundation Save Earth Foundation, which works on resource circulation and forest regeneration. A signboard unveiling ceremony for the “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest” was also held. For the forest conservation activity, participants carried out undergrowth clearing, pruning, thinning, and vine cutting under the guidance of the Rikuzentakata City Forestry Association. Through the activity, participants deepened their understanding of the significance of contributing to a decarbonized society together with “Minna no Carbon Offset®” partner companies. Certificates of participation were also presented to the partner companies that took part. In addition, CO₂ emissions from travel between Ichinoseki Station, where participants gathered, and the “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest” were offset using forest credits from Rikuzentakata City. The entire offset procedure was handled through “Minna no Carbon Offset®” by TOPPAN partner companies Watami Energy and Rikuzentakata Amazing Trip Bureau (RTB). The event was titled the “Minna no Carbon Offset Forest” Opening Ceremony and First Forest Conservation Activity. It was held on May 11, 2026, at Osumi, Takata-cho, Rikuzentakata City. Participants included TOPPAN Inc., WasteBox Inc. (a co-developer of “Minna no Carbon Offset®”), and partner companies contracted for the service, totaling 38 people. The event was hosted by TOPPAN Inc., with cooperation from Rikuzentakata City in Iwate Prefecture, Save Earth Foundation, and the Rikuzentakata City Forestry Association. “Minna no Carbon Offset®” is a service that supports decarbonization across the supply chain by providing companies and financial institutions with a “dealer function” that enables them to use offset quotas, which are rights for carbon offsetting. Companies and financial institutions can support supply chain companies that lack personnel or know-how related to carbon offsets and monitor the status of their initiatives. Companies in the supply chain that use offset quotas can also handle the entire process online, from procuring offset quotas to issuing certificates, making it easier to engage in carbon offsetting. Rikuzentakata City’s forest creation program for companies and other organizations is a system in which diverse stakeholders collaborate on forest creation to preserve, in better condition, the unique natural blessings of the Sanriku region created by the connections among mountains, rivers, villages, and the sea in Rikuzentakata City, and to work toward a decarbonized society that coexists with nature.