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Your environmental type diagnosis!

You inspire others to take action and guide them forward with clear knowledge and direction.

You set direction and guide others as environmental action moves forward. When people cannot see what to aim for or where to go, it can be difficult to begin. As the Leader type, you organize ideas and goals and present them in ways that help everyone take action.

  • Organize
  • Share
  • Guide

Inside an office, a young staff member searches through a messy desk. Looking worried, he says, “I can’t find the glue. I thought we ordered more the other day.” The drawer is full of scattered office supplies. Nearby, the manager says, “Then I’ll just submit a purchase request.” The boss quickly stops her. “Stop.” The boss searches through the clutter and finds several tubes of glue. “There it is. And we actually have plenty.” “Everyone puts things back randomly, so we kept ordering more without realizing what we already had.” The boss organizes the supplies neatly in a tray. “If we assign a proper place and keep things organized, we can see at a glance what we have.” “If we know what’s left, we can cut down on waste.” The staff member and the manager nod in agreement. Later, after everything has been organized, the manager asks, “Now that we’ve sorted everything, should we throw away this extra glue?” The boss replies, “Let’s give it to another department that’s running low.” At the end of the comic, a message appears: “When you set the direction, everyone can move forward.”

In responding to the three global crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, there is a growing worldwide need to build socio-economic systems that integrate measures such as net-zero, nature-positive, and a circular economy. In Japan, the Basic Environment Plan has been formulated in order to promote policies for environmental conservation across the entire government in a comprehensive and systematic manner.

The Sixth Basic Environment Plan, approved by the Cabinet in May 2024, puts “the quality of life, level of happiness, well-being and economic welfare of each person present and in the future” (hereinafter referred to as “well-being/quality of life”) as its top objective, and also positions this as contributing to “the welfare of humankind.”

“Well-being/quality of life” consists of both market value and non-market value, and includes subjective well-being such as self-affirmation, representing true “affluence” in modern society. This plan is based on a strong sense of urgency regarding the three crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.

Decarbonization (Carbon Neutrality): Net Zero

To address climate change, a global challenge, we aim to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero overall. Achieving net zero requires both reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preserving and enhancing natural absorption processes.

Nature Positive

By halting and reversing biodiversity loss to place nature on a path to recovery, this approach goes beyond simply protecting nature. It seeks to transform society and the economy as a whole so that they contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and related goals.

Circular Economy

To build a circular society, it is essential to shift away from a one-way, linear economic model based on mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal. Instead, we must promote a circular economy that uses resources efficiently and sustainably, circulating them within the system.

Actions best suited for the Leader

  • Decarbonization

    You set directions and guidelines for how energy is used, helping others take action with confidence.

  • Nature Positive

    You give direction to how people connect with nature and share the purpose and meaning behind each effort.

  • Circular Economy

    You provide guidance on how things are used and managed, supporting habits that help circulation take root.

The Leader's Role

Your strength as the Leader type is the ability to bring people and organizations together in one direction and keep actions moving forward. By making the most of each person’s strengths, you help environmental efforts continue steadily and with clarity.

Environmental Types
About the Sixth Basic Environment Plan (PDF)
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