KASA Sustainability

On July 5th we had the opportunity of participating in the Sophia Ignatian Year Symposium 🌸✨

The event hosted by Sophia University, the Office of Sophia Sustainability Promotion ( ), and the Faculty of Economics was designed to discuss with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP) universities the challenges and issues that universities face in tackling the complex issues of climate change.

KASA members were invited to present sustainable initiatives implemented on Yotsuya campus and share KASA’s vision of sustainability by reconnecting to nature. We believe that a sustainable campus can be achieved when students, faculty members, and university staff are engaged together to create action for change!

We had a wonderful time learning from each other by sharing our experiences and difficulties. We hope to meet each other once again and build future collaborations across the universities for effective implementation of sustainability initiatives on campus!

Check out 10 TAKEAWAYS ON CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION at KASA Blog! 🌏☀️❄️💦
—Link in our bio—

At the beginning of April 2022, the third IPCC 6th Assessment Report was launched - and that was exactly a year after the first edition of our climate change workshop series!

We were curious to read what their inputs were on how we can help the mitigation of climate change and promptly organize a discussion beyond the space of our organization. The discussion was held online, open to anyone interested in echoing their knowledge and impressions on the theme.

In our hope for a smooth and fun conversation over some coffee or tea, we invited Professor Takeshi Ito, Sophia University, to facilitate the workshop. For effective participation, we suggested reading the condensed version for policymakers available for download in our website.

As a result of our exciting analysis, while reading the report and commenting on the points that stood out for each of us, we decided to co-author this article among the participants of the event and shared them on our blog!

The next edition of this workshop will be held in September - date and readings to be announced soon at www.kasasustainability.org

We hope you enjoy reading this article and share your comments with us! ✨ Thank you!

It’s tomorrow!! 🌏🌡🚨
Have you already registered?

KASA Sustainability is organizing the third and last workshop in its IPCC Report Series!

The third report of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report was published at the beginning of April 2022, sharing the latest science on what our conversations in previous workshops eventually ended up discussing: mitigation of climate change.

We invite you to join us in discussing the findings and main points in the condensed version made for policymakers. Professor Takeshi Ito, Sophia University, will once again facilitate the workshop. For effective participation, reading the report beforehand is advised (link to it here below and in our bio). We hope to see you there!

​�https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf

🗓 Date: June 16, Thursday
⏰Time: 9.00-10.30
📍Place: ZOOM
DM us or access www.kasasustainability.org to get the ZOOM Meeting ID and Passcode!

The World Food Safety Day is celebrated by the United Nations on June 7th. 🌱🌱🌱

For that occasion, KASA member Prof. Takeshi Ito wrote a reflection published by SACRU (Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities) website as part of observing World Food Safety Day 2022 and shared it on our blog.

Ito says that “Ensuring access to healthy, nutritious, and sufficient food for all requires shifting the focus from scarcity, efficiency, and monocropping to on relations, quality, and diversity.”
Check out his article on KASA blog to understand the importance of “Centering Social-Ecological Diversity and Interdependence in Our Food Systems”! Link in our bio!

KASA Sustainability is organizing the third and last workshop in its IPCC Report Series!

The third report of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report was published at the beginning of April 2022, sharing the latest science on what our conversations in previous workshops eventually ended up discussing: mitigation of climate change.

We invite you to join us in discussing the findings and main points in the condensed version made for policymakers. Professor Takeshi Ito, Sophia University, will once again facilitate the workshop. For effective participation, reading the report beforehand is advised (link to it here below and in our bio). We hope to see you there!

​�https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf

Sustainability First-year Day! 🌸✨🍓[English Below]

サステナビリティ推進本部は、5月25日(水) 17:20-19:00に、SDGsやサステナビリティに関連する学生団体を集め、新入生向けのイベントを実施します。

環境問題解決や社会貢献活動に関心ある方は、ぜひ9号館地下１階　アクティブ・コモンズにお越しください！当日は、各団体のメンバーと直接話しができ、どのような活動を行っているかについて聞くことができます。

対象者：本学学生
使用言語：日本語・英語
事前申し込みは不要です。
参加団体：SRSG、めぐこ、ASANTE project、Study For Two、KASA Sustainability、Equity、プラリ 、Start-up Club、BOND、Green Sophia、平和構築研究会、Sircle 。

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The Office of Sustainability Promotion is hosting an event for first-year students on May 25th (Wed) from 17:20-19:00, where students can learn about student organizations acting towards the SDGs and sustainability.

If you are interested in environmental and social sustainability issues, join us at the Active Commons in Building 9 B1F! On the day of the event, you will be able to talk directly with members of each organization and learn about their activities.

Target audience: Sophians
Language: Japanese and English
No advance registration is required.
Participating organizations: SRSG, Meguko, Asante project, Study For Two, KASA Sustainability, Equity, +RE:, Sophia Start-up Club, BOND, Green Sophia, Peacebuilding Study Group, Sircle.

Despite the rain, today is farming day! 🌼☂️✨
Let’s enjoy gardening together at Yotsuya Campus!

Are you interested in learning more about KASA Sustainability's activities?
Join us on May 13th (Friday) from 12:40-13:20 for an in-person tour to visit the composting area, gardening area, sustainability map, and get to know our initiatives on campus!

If you want to participate in, please scan the following QR code or click on the link in our bio and let us know a bit about yourself! ☺️✨

📍Meeting point: In front of the Sophia University Central Library! Feel free to invite your friends!
And if you have any questions DM us or send an email to [email protected]
We look forward to meeting you there!

🌸🌸🌸 Link in Bio 🌸🌸🌸

KASA Sustainabilityの活動についてもっと詳しく知りたいですか？5月13日の午後12:40-13:20に、コンポストエリア、ファーミングエリア、サステナビリティマップなどを見学するツアーを実施します。
興味のある方はぜひご参加ください！

参加したい方は、QRコードをスキャン、又はプロフィールのリンクより参加申し込みをしてください！☺️✨

📍 集合場所：上智大学図書館の前
質問のある方はDM、又は[email protected]までご連絡ください！