Following Day 1’s exploration of the potential of SMEs in shaping a sustainable society, participants learned why businesses should shift towards sustainability. But what are the next steps? The guest speakers, Harumi Komura from UDS Ltd...
In this session, we heard from two guest speakers from Fujimi Mori-no-Office, Yuta Matsuda and Yoshio Tsuda, who not only succeeded in introducing sustainability into the office, but also onboarded users to join in sustainable actions too. Fujimi...
To accelerate sustainable living and assist SMEs in making a shift towards sustainability, Mamoru and Zero Waste Japan co-organized the Sustainabili-Tea Talks from 25~27 May. The talks attracted participants interested in discovering how small...
No doubt tourism took a huge blow from the pandemic. But as we have seen in the past two days, there are opportunities to relook and redefine how businesses can operate in a post-pandemic era, especially for sustainable tourism. When tourists are...
If businesses and government can lead the way, the Japanese are savvy enough to follow suit for sustainable living. However, greenwashing is a major issue in many companies. We need a systemic change to implement sustainability properly...
By the mid-2010s, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimated that “Japanese SMEs accounted for 99.7% of all businesses, employing 34 million individuals” (including micro-enterprises). That number is still high today. Philip...
It can be difficult to imagine a zero waste cafe or restaurant, especially in Japan, where food waste amounts to more than 6 million tons annually. However, two zero waste cafe owners, who have achieved Zero Waste Accreditation from Zero Waste...
Are (That), Ano-hi (That day), Okyaku-san (Guest), Onnanoko-no-hi (Girl’s day), Tsukinomono (The monthly things)… these are all Japanese euphemisms for the word “period.” For a long time, girls in Japan have been taught that...
Climate change can upset the balance of ecosystems throughout the world. One aspect of an environment impacted by global warming can cause a chain reaction and several other effects that can be hard to control. Coral reefs are one of the most...
Early this year, Starbucks stores in Japan began their switch to operate using renewable energy. The first Starbucks store in Japan to operate using renewable energy is the newly opened Starbucks Sayama City Irumagawa Shop located in Saitama...