NOMURA, Ltd.'s Social Good Activities: Hamamatsu City x NOMURA, Ltd. Open Hamamatsu Castle and Hamamatsu Children's Museum, the first FSC (R) project certified facilities in Japan using domestic materials

The castle is the first similar public children's facility in Japan to obtain certification. Spatial production of a place that leads to the inheritance of forest resources and the attachment of the community.

 

"Hamamatsu Castle" and "Hamamatsu Children's Museum" in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture are the first in Japan to use Tenryu wood from Hamamatsu City, which is certified by the international forest certification system FSC®, as a castle or public children's facility. Acquired FSC® project certification. NOMURA, Ltd. comprehensively produced the spaces for both facilities, and worked with Hamamatsu City to acquire this certification.

 

In this certification, Hamamatsu Castle uses FSC®-certified wood for the flooring of the 3rd floor "scene layer", and Hamamatsu Children's Museum uses FSC®-certified wood for playground equipment, floors, and walls. FSC® labeling for We also worked to ensure the traceability of wood by using appropriate raw materials such as FSC®-certified materials and recycled materials within the scope of certification.

 

FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) is a non-profit organization that operates an international forest certification system based on the world's highest standards. FSC® project certification is for individually concept design facilities such as facilities, and means that raw materials are responsibly sourced with low risk of environmental and social problems such as deforestation and illegal logging. One of the reasons for the increase in the number of acquisitions, mainly for public facilities and commercial facilities, is the promotion of SDGs, which local communities are working to revitalize.

 

NOMURA will continue to connect forests, towns, and people together with customers and forest operators, and contribute to the creation of social good spaces and the future that make use of local resources.

 

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・ Hamamatsu Castle

・ Hamamatsu Children's Center