AEON Co., Ltd. is one of Japan’s top retailers. It announced its collaboration with ‘Loop’, a unique consumption cycle produced by TerraCycle Inc., a company based in New Jersey. TerraCycle provides inventive recycling platforms globally, and AEON...
The climate crisis is urgent. According to the United Nations, we need to drop our carbon emissions by a staggering 55% by 2030 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We are already likely seeing some of the effects of climate...
Do you know that there are about 6.43 million tons of food loss produced in Japan a year? Among the number, as much as 1.33 million ton is produced at restaurants. With the Food Loss Reduction Promotion Act passed last year, various measures for...
Global population growth is causing a food crisis. Traditional meat, such as beef, pork and chicken will maybe not satisfy our stomach in the future. In response to it, the movement is developing “insect food”, “vegetable meat” and “substitute meat”...
A good cup of coffee is a serious matter in Japan. When it comes to gourmet, the country has some of the best and most consistent food on the planet, and this does not exclude coffee culture. In recent times, many coffee shops are taking a simple...
Global warming and pollution are significant devastators to the marine environment. They have interrupted the ecosystem of marine life. Determined to do their part to mitigate these environmental issues, Zetton Inc., a food and beverage company will...
Going green is becoming not only a moral decision but an essential business focus in the food industry. With this in mind, Crazy Kitchen, a Japanese catering company, has started a new service called “Sustainable Collection” focusing on...
When someone doesn’t have the facts on their side, when they don’t have a good counter-argument for points that an opponent is making, they often resort to attacks. The scientific consensus for climate change is nearly unanimous, and the effects of...
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) established ‘Area DX Division’ on January 1 to carry out a test on the promotion of cashless transactions, a business model carried out by Tokyo Metropolis. The experiment is currently active in Otemachi...
The operator of Uniqlo clothing stores has signed on to the United Nations-backed Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. This charter aims to limit global temperature gains to less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It also...