Part 1: The relevance of Japanses global environmental initiatives to developing countries - an overview -- Global genefits from private sctor initiatives: lessons on the environment from Japan -- Expanding the scope and constituency for global environmental initiatives in Developing countries -- Review of environmental policy and energy conservation policy in Japan -- Part 2: Case studies -- Environmental conservation by Japan's iron and steel industry: an example of the Nippon Steel Corporation -- Environmental conservation by Japan's Electric Power Industry: an example of the Electric Power Development Company -- Reforestation of anIndonesian tropical forest: the win-win approach of a private Japanese firm