Japan Partnership for Circular Economy
The “Japan Partnership for Circular Economy (J4CE)” was founded for the purpose of strengthening public and private partnerships, with the aim of further fostering understanding of the circular economy among a wide range of stakeholders, including domestic companies, and promoting initiatives in response to the accelerating global trend toward a circular economy.
Japan Partnership for Circular Economy
The “Japan Partnership for Circular Economy (J4CE)” was founded for the purpose of strengthening public and private partnerships, with the aim of further fostering understanding of the circular economy among a wide range of stakeholders, including domestic companies, and promoting initiatives in response to the accelerating global trend toward a circular economy.
Download: J4CE Noteworthy Cases/Initiatives 2022
Download: J4CE Noteworthy Cases/Initiatives 2021
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Fashion sharing service for everyday clothes to decarbonize and reduce clothing waste
airCloset, Inc.
airCloset offers a subscription-based service that allows customers to rent and enjoy outfits coordinated by professional stylists based on their body type, preferences, and intended usage. The service is accessible nationwide in Japan with a simple online registration. Customers can enjoy the delivered clothing, return it, and receive their next set of outfits within a few days.
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Collection of refill packs and film-to-film recycling
Kao Corporation Lion Corporation Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. Welcia Yakkyoku Co., Ltd. Hamakyorex Co., Ltd. The City of Kamakura
Kao developed a technology to recycle refill packs into refill packs, and launched film-to-film recycled products with Lion, a competitor in the same industry. Ito-Yokado and Welcia Yakkyoku set up collection boxes in their stores to collect refill packs and sold film-to-film recycled products. Hamakyorex established an efficient aggregation system using return delivery to Welcia Yakkyoku.
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Acceleration of recycling waste plastics from small household appliances: Establishing large-scale collection routes and an integrated resource circulation process through advanced sorting technologies
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Future Ecology Co., Ltd. BIC CAMERA Inc. Veolia Japan GK digglue.Inc
Currently, the recycling of used small electronic devices aims to sort and recover metals with high resource value, such as iron, aluminum, and copper. As a result, the recycling rate of waste plastics from small household appliance is lower compared to the waste plastics recovered from the four items specified by the Household Appliance Recycling Law (refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, and televisions). Approximately 80% of these waste plastics are processed through thermal recycling, which reuses the heat generated from combustion as energy.
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Contribution to Circular Economy through the Provision of Our Unique ESG Financing Framework "MY Sustainable Finance"
MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
To meet the diverse ESG financing needs of corporate customers, we have established and started operating "MY Sustainable Finance," our unique comprehensive ESG financing framework that covers three products: "Green Loans," "Social Loans," and "Sustainability-Linked Loans."
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Efforts to Reduce Plastic Emissions and Promote Recycling in Business Activities
MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
・Introduce office chairs that offset all GHG emissions throughout their lifecycle (from raw material procurement to production, distribution, sales, and disposal after use). ・Contribute to effective resource use and waste reduction by introducing office chairs made of recycled resin legs from collected used products and upholstery made from recycled waste fabric and domestic used fishing nets. ・Switch plastic files used in business activities to LIMEX material or paper files to reduce the use of plastic products.
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Contributing to the Effective Use of Resources through Remote Tire Pressure Monitoring Services
Bridgestone Corporation TRANSTRON Inc. Yazaki Energy System Corporation
- Bridgestone / Bridgestone Tire Solution Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Bridgestone"): Planning, development, and provision of tire related solution services which consist of tire supply, tire maintenance, remote tire pressure monitoring, etc.