CulturalCreative
Greenz Xmas: Eight great ideas to green your party
Feb 24th, 2010
Creative ideas for sustainability, daily from Japan.
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With 2009 drawing to an end, greenz.jp would like to share eight great green party ideas. If you want to see how they work in practice, then come along to the Green Drinks Tokyo Xmas Special!
Many music devices, such as amps, equalizers, and multi-track recorders operate on a 9V DC power source supplied by either AC adapters or dry-cell batteries. However AC adapters cannot run without an electrical outlet, and dry-cell batteries are often replaced and thrown out before they are fully exhausted to prevent an embarrassing power failure during a performance. In order to address this issue, Sanyo has created the ‘eneloop music booster’, a new high-capacity rechargeable lithium-ion battery able to supply a stable and long lasting 9V power source for music devices. (more…)
SustainableCommunity
Corporate social contribution a deciding factor for consumers: eneloop survey
Jan 8th, 2010
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The eneloop circle campaign we’ve talked about previously on greenz is just one way Sanyo is working for the environment through the eneloop brand. The campaign has accumulated over 300,000 points, meaning the third batch of eneloop lanterns are on their way to Uganda, to bring light to areas with no electricity. (more…)
CulturalCreative
5 Ways to green your Christmas with 200 people. greendrinks Tokyo Xmas Party Report !
Dec 18th, 2009
It’s time for Christmas. It’s time when everybody thinks how they can spend a fun, entertaining and warm time with friends and families. But it’s also a time to re-think how fortunate we are to be able to celebrate this happiness. So we decided to throw not just an ordinary Christmas party but something that would be meaningful anfd fulfilling to many people. At greenz.jp, we held the green drinks Tokyo Xmas Special kindly supported by Sanyo Electric’s eneloop universe series and was reported to be the greenest Christmas event in Tokyo.