Mr. Keiji Nakamura, Senior Manager, Business Development Office, New Business Planning Department, Toyota Motor Corporation, Executive Officer, Urban Research Co., Ltd.
We invited Mr. Naoki Hagiwara, author of "Circular Economy Practice (Gakugei Publishing Co., Ltd.)" to discuss the fashion industry.
Sustainable Fashion Seminar for the Promotion and Enlightenment of Sustainability "-Together with Customers-Recycling Resources"
Let's JOIN! Examples of Upcycling in Cross-Industry Collaboration and the Global Forefront of the Circular Economy" on January 21, 2025
It will be held on Tuesday. On the day of the event, we are planning to simultaneously stream the webinar via Zoom, so please apply in advance from the dedicated page.
Anyone who has done so can see it.
Webinar registration URL: https://toyoshima-event2025.site/
Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. has been promoting and raising awareness of sustainability in the fashion industry since July 2021.
We hold seminars.
In Session 1 of this seminar, which will be held for the sixth time, we will talk about upcycling through cross-industry collaboration, which will start in September 2024.
About the "Toyota Upcycling Project" initiative, Toyota Motor Corporation, Urban Research Co., Ltd.
We will talk about the thoughts and the effects of collaboration. In Session 2, research on the circular economy
Based in the Netherlands and Kyoto, where there are many advanced initiatives, he is active in "Circular Economy Practice" (Gakugei Publishing)
We invited author Akihiro Yasui to introduce the latest examples of the circular economy and the future in Japan.
We will have a cross-talk with Toyota Motor Corporation and Urban Research.
On the day of the seminar on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the seminar will be simulcast via Zoom webinar, and you can apply in advance from the dedicated page.
Anyone who has seen it can see it.
* Participation at the venue is only open to related parties and media.
■Outline of the seminar
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 10:30~11:30
Zoom webinar registration URL: https://toyoshima-event2025.site/
■Speaker Profiles
Session 1:
Toyota Upcycling Project
-About our efforts to upcycle waste generated in the process of manufacturing our products"
Mr. Keiji Nakamura, Senior Manager, Business Development Office, New Business Planning Department, Toyota Motor Corporation
Urban Research Co., Ltd. Executive Officer Naoki Hagiwara
Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. Section 2 Section 8 Section Manager Ichiro Kanno
Session 2:
"Connections across industries are the power to drive the circular economy, based on the latest global case studies"
Representative Director, Circular Initiative & Partners Co., Ltd. / Author of "Circular Economy Practice" /
Commissioned by Kyoto City, Growth Strategy Advisor, Mr. Akihiro Yasui
Mr. Keiji Nakamura, Senior Manager, Business Development Office, New Business Planning Department, Toyota Motor Corporation
Urban Research Co., Ltd. Executive Officer Naoki Hagiwara
【Facilitation】Ms. Arisa Kamada, Co-Representative Director of UNISTEPS
■Speaker Profiles
〈Guest〉
Noriyuki Nakamura
Toyota Motor Corporation, New Business Planning Department, Business Development Office, Senior Manager
Born in 1983. Born in Osaka. After graduating from Kobe University, he joined Toyota Motor Corporation in 2007. Books in the sales department
After experiencing both the department (domestic new car sales planning) and the field (corporate sales), he worked in the social affairs section from the field
With the aim of realizing a problem-solving business, he was transferred to the New Business Planning Department in 2021. Toyota Upcycling Pro
He launched the project and served as the project owner.
Naoki Hagiwara
Executive Officer, Urban Research Co., Ltd.
Born in 1973. Born in Tokyo. He holds an MBA from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, IT Corporation
After working in the business, he joined Urban Research in 2013 and became an executive officer in 2015. SDR (Sustainable Literate)
(ii) General Manager of the Promotion Department, General Manager of the Business Support Department, and General Manager of the Internal Audit Office. Special subsidiary Co., Ltd. since 2019
He also serves as a director of UR Terrace. In 2022, a better society and a sustainable global environment for children's future
With the aim of leaving behind, he established the Mirai Baton Research Institute, a general incorporated association, and serves as its representative director.
Akihiro Yasui
Representative Director, Circular Initiative &Partners Co., Ltd. / Author of "Circular Economy Practice"
Person / Growth Strategy Promotion Advisor, Commissioned by Kyoto City
Born in 1988. Master's Course, Sustainability, Society and the Environment, University of Kiel, Germany
Cheng graduated. In 2021, he received the Prime Minister's Encouragement Award (GRAMP at the Youth Version of the National Honor Award (TOYP2021)
Awarded the award. NHK Close-up Gendai "Clothes are Revived! Zero waste with circular fashion
Huh!" Performance. Companies in a wide range of fields, such as architecture, food, fashion, technology, and event industries
Launching new businesses with circular economy business models, products and services
He is involved in development as a planner, direction, and advisor. In 2022, plum fruit of plum wine, raw hachi
Utilizing Kyoto's by-products and non-standard products such as bridges, sake dregs, okara, and lemon peels, welfare workplaces and
Founded the confectionery store "Happo Ryoka" to develop "Kyo Stollen" in cooperation with manufacturing. He is the author of "Circular"
- Economy Practice (Gakugei Publishing Co., Ltd.)".
〈Facilitator〉
Arisa Kamada
Co-Representative Director of UNISTEPS
Co-representative of UNISTEPS, a general incorporated association with the vision of "a diverse and healthy fashion industry"
It serves as a table and encourages people to look at the impact on the natural environment and society in the process of garment production and disposal
We have developed a wide range of projects. He is a doctoral student at Keio University's Graduate School of Media and Governance. Since 2020
Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. 's Japan Largest Organic Cotton Promotion Project
He is an ambassador for "ORGABITS".
