As a world-class research and education institution, Kobe University pledges itself, through all of the university’s activities, to the preservation of the global environment and to the creation of a sustainable society, the two most important challenges the world faces today.
Located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rokko Mountains, Kobe University utilizes this regional locality to its advantage for the fostering of environmentally-conscious students and the dissemination of knowledge gained from academic research to the world. Through these efforts, and by setting an example in the preservation of the environment, Kobe University pledges to build a path toward the realization of a sustainable society as a common goal of humanity.
Charter on Environment
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/about_us/charter/environment.html