[Hotel Nikko Tsukuba] Initiatives to reduce food loss promoted through collaboration between industry, government, and academia have been selected as the Ministry of the Environment’s “mottECO
Introduction Model Project”
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Press release: June 6, 2024
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[Hotel Nikko Tsukuba] Initiatives to reduce food loss promoted through collaboration between industry, government, and academia have been selected as the Ministry of the Environment’s “mottECO Introduction Model Project”
*Hotel Nikko Tsukuba Food Loss Reduction Project*
Hotel Nikko Tsukuba (Location: 1-1364-1 Azuma, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, General Manager: Takada
The food loss reduction efforts promoted by the MottECO Promotion Consortium*1, an industry-government-academia alliance in which Mr. *2” was adopted.
The mottECO Promotion Consortium is an industry-government-academia collaboration alliance that aims to promote food loss reduction and is made up of 21 organizations: 8 restaurant businesses, 8 hotel businesses, 1 ready-made meal business, 2 local governments, and 2 universities.
*1 Partner organization
*2 Implemented as a project using the FY2020 supplementary budget. The applicable period is from May 31, 2020 to December 27, 2020.
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The project that was selected this time was the “Food Loss Reduction Project through Promoting MottECO through Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration,” which is an unprecedented project in the nation to tackle the social issue of “reducing food loss and food waste” through industry-government-academia collaboration. This is an initiative that takes on the challenge of providing solutions. ◆Industry, government, and academia play the following roles according to their respective characteristics.
・“Industry”: MottECO introduction and practice by multiple businesses that transcend competitive boundaries
・“Government”: Promoting initiatives in accordance with the messages from related ministries (national) and resolving regional issues (local governments)
・”Academics”: Surveys, research, information provision that are difficult for business operators, and dissemination to Generation Z
mottECO’s initiative is that if a customer wishes to take home food that they cannot finish, we will provide them with a leaflet and a container to ensure safe consumption, and the customer will be asked to take the food home at their own risk. The aim is to create and spread a culture in which people take their own responsibility for leftover food and do not throw it away in the garbage.
In 2021, the Ministry of the Environment announced the following: “Take home leftover food at your own risk = MottECO
(Motteco)” was announced, Hotel Nikko Tsukuba introduced MottECO in July 2023 and began efforts to popularize it. Last year, as a consortium, we received the “Reiwa 5th Food Loss Reduction Promotion Award.
Received the Minister of the Environment Award.
■mottECO Promotion Consortium 2024 partner organizations (21 organizations)
Organization name
Seven & i Food Systems Co., Ltd., Royal Holdings Co., Ltd., SRS Holdings Co., Ltd., Nippon Hotel Co., Ltd., Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd., Aleph Co., Ltd., Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Hotel Nikko Tsukuba, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Nikko Style Nagoya , Iccho Co., Ltd., Ritsumeikan University School of Food Management, Meitetsu Hotel Holdings Co., Ltd., Tama City, Tokyo, Dynac Co., Ltd., Shiroyama Kanko Co., Ltd., Yasumasa Sangyo Co., Ltd., Shiba Park Hotel Co., Ltd., Blancjapan Co., Ltd., Toridoll Co., Ltd. Holdings, Rembrandt Hotel Above 21 organizations (in order of participation)
■Holding of mottECO awareness event
In response to the selection of this model project, we will be holding an event sponsored by the MottECO Promotion Consortium, as we did last year, as a dissemination and awareness project that can only be done by a MOTTECO practice organization.
-*Event summary-*
“~Let’s get rid of leftover food! ~ Food loss reduction “mottECO” FESTA 2024” [Date and time] July 29, 2024 (Monday) 10:30-14:00
[Venue] Hotel Metropolitan Edmont 2nd floor banquet hall
[Location] 3-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (get off at Iidabashi Station/Suidobashi Station)
[Sponsored by] MottECO Promotion Consortium 2024
[Contents] Environmental awareness event centered on food loss reduction, SDGs, resource recycling, etc.
・Panel discussion with related ministries, experts, business operators, etc. (planned)
・Lectures on themes such as SDGs and food loss reduction
・Tasting of Mottainai menu
– Booths introducing food loss reduction by related ministries, local governments, businesses, universities, industry groups, etc. [Participation fee] Free
*For details, please check the information scheduled to be sent by the sponsoring companies and related organizations in the future.
About Hotel Nikko Tsukuba
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A sophisticated next-generation hotel located in the center of Tsukuba, an international city where you can enjoy nature in all four seasons. The hotel can be used as a base for business, leisure, and sightseeing. We have a wide variety of conference facilities befitting an international city, as well as wedding facilities and Japanese, Western, and Chinese restaurant facilities. We promise you a luxurious time and an unforgettable stay. In addition, our hotel supports SDGs activities and is promoting an initiative called “Let’s grow SDGs trees.” We will build a large “SDGs tree” supported by many people for the future, so that the small budding futaba will grow into a large tree with branches and leaves of many initiatives while receiving nourishment from our customers, local communities, and employees. I will continue to grow it.
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