その後、多摩川の水質は徐々に改善し、１９８０年代には、ほぼ以前の清流を取り戻しました。その後、財団は「とうきゅう環境財団」と改称し、水質に関するものだけでなく、多摩川流域の環境保全・改善に関する研究等に対して幅広く助成することとしました。
By 1974, water pollution of the Tama River had become a serious problem, due to a sharp increase in population density resulting from high economic growth. Noboru Goto, then President of Tokyu Corporation, established the Tokyu Foundation for Better Environment to provide grants to fund water quality studies and research focused on the Tama River, as he believed that the company had a major responsibility to support environmental cleanup activities in and around the Tama River, which flows through Tokyu's core region of business.
The Tama River's water quality gradually improved and it was more or less restored to its earlier condition in the 1980s, when the waters ran clear again. The Foundation subsequently expanded its remit beyond water quality to include grants for a wide range of activities, such as research focused on environmental conservation and improvement throughout the Tama River area.
The Tokyu Foundation has taken on the initiatives of the Tokyu Foundation for Better Environment and undertakes the following diverse array of projects.
2. 活動支援事業 | Support for Activities
(1). イベント等への支援を行っています。
多摩川及びその流域の環境回復に関する市民講座、講演会、イベント等の活動への支援、助成を行っています。
(2). 「東急財団 社会貢献環境学術賞」の贈呈を行っています。
- 候補者対象： 日本の環境分野において学術的かつ社会的に特に顕著な業績を挙げた研究者
- 賞の内容： 賞状及び賞金１００万円
- 推薦方法： 環境に関連する研究者の所属する機関等に、財団から推薦を依頼
- 選考方法： 選考委員会による書類審査により決定
受賞者リストは、こちら
(贈呈式レジュメには、受賞者の略歴と、研究概要等が記載されています（日本語のみ））。
(1). This support takes the form of assistance and financial support for courses for local citizens, lectures, and events relating to the environmental restoration of the Tama River and its basin.
(2). The Foundation presents the Tokyu Foundation Academia Award for Social Contribution to the Environment.
- Eligible candidates： Researchers who have made a particularly outstanding academic and social contribution in the environmental field in Japan
- Details of award： Commendation certificate and ¥1 million prize money
- Nomination method： The Foundation issues requests for nominations to institutions to which environmental researchers belong
- Selection method： Determined by the Selection Committee based on documents submitted
The list of award winners can be found here
(The Presentation Ceremony Synopsis features a profile of the award winner and an overview of the research (Japanese only)).
3. 啓発普及事業 | Awareness Raising (Japanese only)
(1). 財団だよりの発行を行っています。
多摩川流域の歴史、行事、イベント情報、財団の活動記録などを掲載し、多摩川流域の事業所、大学、学校、ＮＰＯ法人等の団体、行政機関、過去の助成対象者を含めた個人などに無償配布しています。
財団だより「多摩川」
バックナンバーは、こちら
(財団だよりは、日本語のみです)
(2). 環境学習副読本の発行を行っています。
環境学習副読本を作成し、流域の小学校等に無償配布しています。
環境学習副読本「ようこそ多摩川へ」
この副読本は、さまざまな生き物を育み、流域の人々に恵みをもたらしてくれる「多摩川」に対し、子どもたちが知識と親近感を持つことを目的に、小学校での授業や課外活動で使用することを想定して制作しました。(この副読本は、日本語のみです)
(1). The Foundation publishes a newsletter.
The newsletter contains articles about the history of the Tama River area, as well as details of events and records of the Foundation's activities. It is distributed free of charge to business establishments, universities, schools, incorporated NPOs and other groups, administrative organizations, and past grant recipients and other individuals in the Tama River area.
The Foundation's newsletter “Tama River”: Back issues can be found here
(The Foundation newsletter is available in Japanese only)
(2). The Foundation publishes a supplementary reader for environmental studies classes.
The Foundation prepares the supplementary reader for environmental studies classes and distributes it free of charge to elementary schools in the Tama River area, among others.
“Welcome to the Tama River” supplementary reader for environmental studies classes
The Foundation produces this supplementary reader for use in elementary school classes and extracurricular activities, with the objective of ensuring that children develop a knowledge of and sense of kinship with the Tama River, which is home to a variety of creatures and benefits the people who live in its basin. (The supplementary reader is available in Japanese only)
