350 Japan, an international environmental non-governmental organization (NGO), will receive the NPO/NGO Award at the 8th Sustainable Finance Awards. The award is sponsored by the Research Institute for Environmental Finance (RIEF) and recognizes...
Long before plastic was invented, people all over the world were using natural, decomposable or reusable goods in their daily lives. I’d like to introduce you to some of my favorite traditional Japanese crafts that continue to help us live waste...
Anadromous is a non-profit organization promoting exchange between urban areas and mountain regions. In November 2022, they opened Village Hinohara, a telework facility for members that utilizes a satellite office in Hinohara Village in Tokyo. Its...
Zenbird Media has just launched Zenbird.Life, a curation site for sustainable brands in Japan. Using an intuitive rating developed in-house, users will be able to take action for society and the environment without giving up their preferred...
In recent years, biodiversity has been attracting attention both in Japan and overseas. According to the Ministry of the Environment, due to the impact of human activities, the rate of extinction of species on earth is between 100 to 1,000 times...
On 25 March, World Wide Fund for Nature Japan (WWF Japan) will host one of the world’s largest environmental events, Earth Hour. The event will take place from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Japan Standard Time) and encourages individuals to show their...
Now that sustainability is becoming a new standard, many brands have developed better products for the environment, workers and consumers. The Sustainable Cosmetic Award Japan 2022 was announced in January, and the award goes to the best sustainable...
In November of 2022, Fish and Planet Co. Ltd. (F&P) and the Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries Cooperative Kitakamicho Jusanhama Branch Youth Group, a group of 19 seaweed and kelp cultivators, including two corporations, achieved a major milestone in...
INTAGE, a company that provides support for corporate marketing activities, has been conducting a sustainability awareness survey since 2020. The survey uses ten questions about sustainable behavior and categorizes respondents into four groups based...
Tabio Co. Ltd., the company behind specialty sock stores such as “Kutsushitaya,” “Tabio,” and “TabioMEN,” is launching the second product from its FOOD TEXTILE project. This project aims to recycle waste food...