Eco-products Database

Green Purchasing Network (GPN)

The Eco-products Database is the largest database that discloses environmental information about products and services along the Green Purchasing Guidelines.

Initiatives to realize circular type society through automobile

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. DeNA SOMPO Mobility akippa Inc.

We promote the following under the objective to reduce the amount of industrial waste when our automobile policy holders are in need of car repair due to accidents.

Value networks creation between organizations for circular economy

Circular Economy Association

We aim to establish the support system on value network creation for circular economy between organizations in accordance with the following approaches.

Collection and recycling of bumpers replaced for repair

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Kojima Sangyo Co., Ltd. Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Toyota has collaborated with related companies to collect bumpers that were repaired or replaced due to accidents or other incidents and recycle them for reuse as resources.

Recovering various types of valuable metals by a large-scale smelting and recycling complex

DOWA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.

We have advanced technologies for recovering around 20 types of valuable metals, including various rare metals, which are contained in minute quantities in ores, as well as copper and zinc from various raw materials. We have cultivated these technologies through many years of mining and smelting business operation.

Recycling of used lithium-ion batteries

DOWA ECO-SYSTEM CO., LTD.

In October 2018, we participated in a joint collection scheme for used lithium-ion batteries launched by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, and ECO-SYSTEM AKITA CO., LTD. and ECO-SYSTEM SANYO CO., LTD. registered as the battery recycling facilities.

Lithium Supply Chain in the Next Mobility Strategy of Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

With an eye towards acquiring lithium resources, Toyota Tsusho began to conduct studies on global mining reserves in 2008, just as the popularity of lithium-ion batteries began to surge.

Renewable Energy Strategy of Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Renewable energy business of Toyota Tsusho started in the US wind power generation business in 1987m and since then, it has expanded mainly in Europe and the US, and started the business in Japan in 1999, and now has the largest power generation capacity of 3.4GW(gross) in Japan.

Recycle of car in Circular Economy Strategy of Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Since the establishment of Toyota Metal Co., Ltd. in 1970 for the purpose of proper disposal / recycling promotion and spread of scrapped vehicles, we have created automobile-related recycling businesses in Japan and overseas, aiming for effective utilization of limited resources, ranging from automobile production process waste to used automobiles.

Materials Recovery Partnership Initiative

TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION

The concept of "resource complexes" seeks to take advantage of the fact that different materials industries have different preference materials (materials needed for products) and repellents (materials that are unnecessary or cause problems in products and processes), and to work toward the mutual exchange of preference materials and repellents among materials industries.

Life cycle assesment of steel product

Nippon Steel Corporation

We took the lead in developing a methodology to calculate the recycling effect of steel scrap into an international standard (ISO 20915) in cooperation with worldsteel,

Recycling of Lithium-ion Battery

TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION

The technology has been developed in collaboration with Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. to launch the business. With the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of the Environment, and Tsuruga City, the technology has been developed and demonstrated.