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Establishment of the Center for Global Commons
Institute for Future Initiatives of the University of Tokyo establishes the Center for Global Commons (CGC), a new research unit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Research Division, on August 1, 2020, which is led by Prof. Naoko Ishii as inargurating Director.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) endorses the mission of CGC to protect a stable global environment as the basis for a prosperous and sustainable society and will support CGC’s activities by donating to the center. At the same time, MCC and UTokyo have started discussing joint research to be undertaken as part of CGC’s activities on topics such as a vision for a chemical industry business model for circulation and effective use of resources to provide society with a wide range of materials.
