Elephantech Wins the “Environmental Startup Selection Committee Award”
at the Environmental Startup Awards 2022 - Ministry of the Environment
Japanese English
Elephantech Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO & CTO: Shinya Shimizu, hereinafter “Elephantech”) has received the “Environmental Startup Selection Committee Award” at the Environmental Startup Awards 2022.
The Environmental Startup Awards, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, are intended to create new role models and support the expansion of business opportunities by recognizing promising environmental startups.
The award is open to environmental startups actively involved in various fields of environmental conservation, such as climate change countermeasures, resource recycling, natural environment conservation, environmental management and safety technologies, resilience, sustainability, as well as a wide range of other related businesses and technologies. The winners were chosen by a selection committee of outside experts.
On March 15th, the Tokyo International Forum hosted the “Green Startup Pitch” as a part of the Environmental Startup Awards 2022 ceremony. As one of the award winners, Elephantech CEO Shinya Shimizu made a pitch and participated in the panel discussion.
Comment from Shinya Shimizu, CEO & CTO of Elephantech
I am delighted to receive this award. To reach net zero emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that almost half of the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 will come from technologies that aren't yet commercially available. This means that raising eco-awareness alone is not enough, and that technological innovation is essential to our survival. Although there are many basic technologies currently lying dormant in Japan that could help the cause, we are still lacking an eco-system for putting them into practical use. In such circumstances, our company aims to be a role model for startups creating technological innovations to sustain our planet, and we believe that this aligns perfectly with the significance of the Environmental Startup Awards. Using this award as a lever, we hope to contribute even more to building a sustainable world with technology.
This is based on results obtained from a project subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
Company Overview
| Name | Elephantech Inc. |
| Establishment | January 2014 |
| Headquarters | 4-3-8 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032, Japan |
| Representative | Shinya Shimizu, CEO & CTO |
| Capital | JPY 100 million |
| Number of Employees | 92 |
| Business Description | Development of printed electronics manufacturing technology and provision of related services |
| URL | https://www.elephantech.co.jp/en/ |
As of March 1, 2023
Contact for inquiries regarding this matter
Elephantech Inc. Public Relations
pr@elephantech.co.jp