From the perspective of carbon neutral, the use of wood material has gained increasing attention in society. On the other hand, the broader area of unmanaged forest (which we saw in Part 1) is one of the significant issues in Japan regarding...
In Japan, forest accounts for around 70% of the entire land area, and the number comes third in the ranking of OECD countries, after Finland and Sweden. From the perspective of sustainability, these forests have multiple ecosystem benefits for both...
The world has been working on the goal of reducing food waste and loss at least since the halving of it was set as a target in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. In line with this, Japan aims to halve its food waste by 2030...
Food is an essential part of our lives. Since we devote ourselves to it three times a day, every day, adjusting our dining habits can have a big impact. That makes it a good place to start if you want to make your way of living more sustainable. To...
In this series of “sustainable restaurant” articles, we have discovered several Japanese restaurants which are involved in the Sustainable Restaurant Association Japan (SRA-J) and the Japanese branch of internationally renowned the “FOOD...
Food is an essential part of our life when we consider the sustainability of our society. In this series of articles, we introduce the sustainable practices of Japanese restaurants who are the members of Sustainable Restaurant Association Japan (SRA...
Japan now has its own version of the Sustainable Restaurant Association that began in the UK and the FOOD MADE GOOD Awards that it runs to recognize and encourage sustainability initiatives in the food service industry. Award winners become models...
Smaller companies in Japan are gaining certification as B Corporations, a global movement that aims to change our economic system to become inclusive, equitable, and regenerative. The majority of the more than 4,000 companies worldwide that have...
In the previous article, I introduced their unique concept (“LifeWear”) and its systematic model to achieve both sustainability and business growth. In this article, I introduce some of their actions already implemented by them. Contribution to...
Fast fashion and its environmental and social costs Fast fashion refers to clothing that is inexpensive and produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends (via Oxford Languages). With these characteristics, fast-fashion...