Health Group Initiatives

This project aims to kill two birds with one stone—decarbonization and health promotion—by encouraging Keio SFC students, faculty, staff, and Fujisawa citizens to reduce unnecessary vehicle travel and move around on foot or by bicycle.

We conducted a demonstration experiment using SPOBY, an eco-life app developed by Studio Spobee, Inc., with the sponsorship and cooperation of stores around SFC. The experiment was supported by 'KEIO SPORTS SDGs,' which works to achieve the SDGs by leveraging the power of sports, and the city of Fujisawa, which runs the 'Fujisawa Walking Project,' also participated as a supporter.

For the demonstration experiment from November 2023 to January 2024, 391 people participated, and we collected surveys from 35 of them.

This is a project that aims to promote recycling and understanding of disabilities by having students, faculty, and staff work together with users of a nearby welfare facility to collect the caps from PET bottles that have been sorted and collected on campus.

We are working on this project with our partners, the members of NPO Free Club Shonan, an organization in Fujisawa City that provides daily life training and support for independence for people with disabilities.

In fiscal year 2023, students and faculty visited Free Club Shonan to experience sorting caps, verified safe cap collection routes for people with disabilities, and identified challenges. In collaboration with the Resource Circulation Project, we examined factors that would motivate sorting and had them create point-of-purchase (POP) displays.

In collaboration with Studio Spobee, Inc., we conducted a two-month demonstration experiment starting in November 2023. Using the eco-life app 'SPOBY,' we visualized the amount of CO2 reduced by participants' walking and allowed them to earn prizes based on their CO2 reduction.

Prizes were provided by stores near SFC, the university co-op, and Studio Spobee, Inc.  

A total of 391 people participated, including SFC students, faculty, staff, and residents from both inside and outside Fujisawa City.

Responses were received from 35 of the participants.  

80% of respondents said that being able to see the amount of decarbonization increased their environmental awareness, and 86% said they would recommend the app to others.

"I learned that one container (about 7 m²) is only worth 50 yen, which is inefficient if judged solely on economic terms. However, I came to understand that the workspace is an important place for people with disabilities. I realized that efficiency and financial matters must be considered separately, to some extent, from creating a sense of belonging."

"Interacting closely with people with disabilities for the first time, I discovered that we have things in common, while also sensing the difficulties they face in their daily lives."

"I felt that things like fallen branches and steps could be dangerous for people with disabilities. To ensure safe collection, I thought we should confirm the route in advance so that the visitors with disabilities could collect caps safely and enjoyably."  

"Going around together gave me an opportunity to rethink what barrier-free and inclusion mean."