Download: J4CE Noteworthy Cases/Initiatives 2022
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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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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.
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Promotion of recycling building material resources by upgrading the routine collection system
TAISEI CORPORATION NIPPON EXPRESS
By ensuring sorting and quantity control of scrap at the construction sites, integrated logistics management (collection, transshipment, and delivery management) based on 3PL (3rd Party Logistics) was made possible and efficient cooperative transportation between multiple construction sites and multiple receiving plants was realized.
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Recovery and Reuse of Auto Parts from End-of-Life Vehicles
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
When an automobile accident happens and its insurance company pay the claim in full amount of the automobile insurance, the ownership of the vehicle is transferred from the insurance policyholder to the insurance company. As a non-life insurance company, we acquire a large number of end-of-life vehicles nationwide as a result of automobile accidents. In order to reduce environmental impact, we have been making efforts to place the acquired end-of-life vehicles into recycling and reuse processes.
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Low-foamed PS containers created by Low-foamed PS sheet and New molding technology.
FP Corporation Sekisui Kasei Co., Ltd.
In response to our customers' needs to further reduce the use of plastic in the market, FPCO has been conducting research on product weight reduction utilizing PSP (polystyrene paper) foaming technology in collaboration with SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD(SEKISUI KASEI).
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Regarding the Use of Recycled Plastic
TOTO. LTD
As part of our initiative to promote the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in our products, we are actively utilizing recycled plastic. In Japan, we use over 100 tons of recycled plastic each month. The main application is in the tank part of toilets, where over 80% is comprised of recycled plastic. In addition, we are increasing the adoption of recycled plastic in other components such as washlets, system baths, and kitchens.
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closed recycling system of label backing release liner" Resource Recycling Project"
Resource Recycling Project NEION Film Coatings Corp. TOYOBO CO., LTD. Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd.
label backing release liner typically uses composite materials of paper and resin, which are generally difficult to recycle. As a result, they become a large amount of industrial waste and are incinerated. In this project, we replace these label backing release liner with release liner for recycling made from PET-based synthetic paper. After use, the release paper is collected as valuable materials and subjected to material recycling. By using the recycled material again as a raw material for release liner for recycling, we achieve Film-to-Film recycling. This will enable the social implementation of closed recycling system of label backing release liner.
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Educative activities to promote closed-loop recycling of PET bottles in collaboration with companies and an industry association
Japan Soft Drink Association Japan Airport Terminal Co.,Ltd. Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation
The collection of PET bottles can be broadly categorized into 'Households related route collection', where they are discharged from homes, and 'Business related route collection', where they are collected from offices, factories and next to vending machines. PET bottles collected from households are easily recycled by sorting them into three parts segregation recycling (caps, labels and bottles), while bottles collected by 'Business related route' are often contaminated with foreign particles and not sorted into three parts segregation.
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Eliminate Polystyrene Foam Packaging for Large TVs Using enviromentally concious biodegradable biopolymer
Sony Group Corporation
Sony has been transitioning from plastic packaging to paper packaging for small products. For larger and heavier products like TVs, polystyrene foam has remained the primary cushioning material due to it robust resistance during transportation.