The "Kitamite Garden SDGs Farm" project, implemented by Institute for the Advancement of Sustainability in cooperation with the Hokkaido Marathon 2024 Organizing Committee, and the "Hokkaido Marathon 2024 SDGs Initiative," which includes the creation of a monument using wood from our university, received the "BEST THINK Award" at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) Athletics Awards 2024. This award is the highest award in the SDGs project "#LETSTHINK_," which JAAF launched in 2022 with the aim of contributing to society through athletics.
　
At the awards ceremony held on Thursday, December 19th, plaques were presented to our university, the Hokkaido Marathon 2024 Organizing Committee, and Yotsuba Dairy Co., Ltd., a partner of the Hokkaido Marathon 2024.
　
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Chuichi Hayashi, FSC Affiliated URA (third from the right), and Motoki Matsuyama, a designated professional staff member Institute for the Advancement of Sustainability (first from the right), holding the plaques they received

Vegetables grown in the Kitamite Garden SDGs Farm Project, which utilizes leaf mold made from fallen leaves collected on campus to recycle resources, were provided to runners at the carb loading party, and original dishes using those vegetables were sold at the campus cafe for a limited time only during the event. Trees cut down for university construction work were also reused for a monument at the turnaround point. In collaboration with Yotsuba Dairy Products, a partner company of the event, a plogging project was carried out on the day of the event and the day after, in which runners ran while cleaning the course.