NPO

What NPO does

NPO法人 木野環境 (Specified Non-Profit Corporation Kino Environment) is a Kyoto-based environmental services organization that provides environmental management consulting to government bodies, universities, and small and medium enterprises across the Kansai region. Founded in April 2000 and formally incorporated as an NPO on February 6, 2001, the organization has operated continuously for over two decades with a team of approximately six full-time staff and four offices in the Kyoto and Uji area. Governance is anchored by Kyoto Seika University faculty, which both supplies advisory capacity and reinforces institutional credibility with public-sector clients.

The core offerings center on ISO 14001 environmental management system certification support, waste reduction consulting, and energy / sustainability advisory, with consulting engagements priced in the ¥300,000–¥500,000 range. The NPO additionally serves as the Eco Action 21 Regional Secretariat Kyoto — a designation granted December 1, 2006 — giving it quasi-regulatory responsibility to review and certify environmental management systems in the region. Supporting more than 100 organizations with ISO 14001 as of 2008, the NPO has accumulated substantive domain expertise and a regional client roster that includes Kyoto City, Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, and the Kinki Bureau of Economy.

The business model combines fee-for-service consulting, a small eco-product retail line (including rice paddy / wheat straw projects), and likely grant or contract income from public-sector partners. Partnerships with Kyoto Seika University, IPSuS, and the Kyoto Glass Bottle Cooperative anchor the NPO within Kyoto's sustainability ecosystem. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no patents, and no AI/ML capabilities in the input data; revenue is undisclosed, and the organization's commercial footprint appears modest and regionally concentrated.

Name

NPO

Legal name

特定非営利活動法人 木野環境

Website

https://kino-eco.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NPO法人 木野環境 is a Kyoto-based non-profit providing ISO 14001 and Eco Action 21 environmental management consulting, certification support, and sustainability advisory to government bodies, universities, and SMEs across the Kansai region of Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Services

akta.pro primary industry

Assurance & Verification of Sustainability Reports (Limited/Reasonable Assurance) (EUAHAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Voluntary Carbon Credit Verification & Validation (VCS/Gold Standard/ACR/CAR) (EUABACAA)

Keywords

• Nonprofit services
• Community programs
• Social mission
• Civic engagement
• Membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyoto-shi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: ISO14001 and EMS consulting, waste reduction consulting, energy consulting, and regional revitalization consulting services provided to businesses and local governments. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees.
2. Training and Education Services: Employee environmental education, university lecture dispatch services, internal auditor seminars, and ISO14001 construction materials sales.
3. Product Sales (木野ECOショップ): Sale of environmental products including wheat straw straws, Earth Environment Cards, fluorescent lamp replacement service (置き蛍光灯), and ISO14001 documentation materials.
4. Commissioned Research and Secretariat Services: Various commissioned research projects from national government agencies (環境省, 経済産業省, 近畿経済産業局), local governments (京都市, 滋賀県), and other organizations. Services include surveys, secretariat operations for committees and organizations, and event management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

No substantive source material was provided in the input describing the organization's specific offerings. The provided content consisted only of internal processing notes without factual, citable information.

Product overview

NPO法人木野環境 operates as an environmental solutions provider offering a portfolio of environmental consulting services (ISO14001, EMS, energy consulting, waste management) alongside physical eco-products. The core offerings include ISO14001 consulting and construction materials (ISO14001構築資料集), an innovative fluorescent lamp rental-and-recycling service (置き蛍光灯), environmental education tools (地球環境カルタ, 麦わらストロー), and community-based agricultural programs (わたしの田んぼプロジェクト, わたしの畑プロジェクト). The organization also provides green energy certificate sales, carbon offset products, and waste separation consulting tools such as the Kyoto 雑がみ分別開始キット. The product portfolio combines service-based consulting offerings with tangible eco-friendly products and community engagement programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• エコアクション21地域事務局 京都: 環境省のエコアクション21認証・登録制度の京都府における地域事務局。2006年12月1日に開設され、持続性推進機構(IPSuS)により認定されている。
• 木野ECOクラブ
• 過剰梱包・包装撲滅委員会（STOP!! カジョコン）
• 木野ECOショップ
• 小さな循環農場

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 organizations received ISO14001 construction support
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 株式会社エナジーグリーン (Energy Green Co., Ltd.)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNPO法人木野環境 is a sales agent for Energy Green Co., Ltd., selling green electricity certificates and carbon offset products. Services include green electricity certificate sales, carbon offset product planning and proposals, CO2 calculation and reduction recommendations, and green electricity sales and purchasing.
• 京都硝子壜問屋協同組合 (Kyoto Glass Bottle Wholesalers Cooperative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on reusable bottle (リユースびん) promotion projects including the '茶びん' project for tea beverages in reusable bottles, and various bottle reuse system demonstration projects.
• NPO法人環境安全センター (Environmental Safety Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the Excessive Packaging Elimination Committee (過剰梱包・包装撲滅委員会) project, with support from the Kyoto City Waste Reduction Promotion Council. Jointly conducted surveys and created mechanisms for reducing excessive packaging.
• 一般財団 法人の持続性推進機構 (IPSuS) (Institute for Sustainable Promotion)coreOthersIPSuS (formerly 持続性推進機構) certifies the Eco Action 21 Regional Secretariat Kyoto, which is operated by NPO法人木野環境. The certification was granted when the secretariat opened on December 1, 2006.
• 京都精華大学 (Kyoto Seika University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Kyoto Seika University students and faculty as a circle in April 2000. Board members include university faculty (Yamada Kunihiro - Professor Emeritus, Onchi Norio - Instructor, Tamura Yuka - Faculty). Joint projects on rural revitalization and environmental education.
• びわ湖・流域暮らしとなりわい創造会議minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished with NPO Aoi Biwako (環境生協 successor), Shiga Prefecture University faculty, and other local organizations to create networking between upstream and downstream regional communities.
• みませんかふatico 一般社团法人めいどいんマキノminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Maikino Town revitalization support, including roadside school reunion events and station front space creation workshops.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Energy Green Co., Ltd. Green electricity certificate and carbon offset provider; Kino acts as sales agent for Energy Green's products. Adjacent ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but operates in overlapping carbon and renewable energy certificate markets.
• Institute for Sustainable Promotion (IPSuS): Central certifying body for the Eco Action 21 scheme; Kino Environment operates the Kyoto Regional Secretariat under IPSuS accreditation. Functions as the scheme regulator/parent rather than a direct competitor, but operates in the same sustainability certification ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA): Japanese certification body providing ISO14001 and environmental management system certification domestically. Closest large domestic comparable to Kino's ISO consulting practice.
• DNV Japan: International certification body active in ISO14001, ISO 50001, and ESG assurance in Japan. Directly comparable environmental management certification offerings to Kino.
• Bureau Veritas Japan: Global testing, inspection, and certification firm offering ISO14001 certification, environmental audits, and sustainability consulting in Japan. Overlaps with Kino's environmental management system consulting but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.
• LRQA Japan: Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance provides ISO14001 and ESG certification services in Japan. Comparable environmental certification offerings to Kino's environmental management practice.
• SGS Japan: Global TIC leader providing ISO14001 certification, environmental audits, and ESG assurance services across Japan. Competes in the same SME and large-enterprise environmental certification market as Kino Environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/npokinoeco

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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