Circular Economy

Imagining Circular Futures: transitioning to a circular society through design, technology, and lifestyle —Special open academic session of CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO—

On Jan 17, 2025

As global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, resource constraints, and increasing security risks and conflicts gain prominence, the transition to a circular economy is becoming an urgent priority worldwide. In response to this trend, there is a growing expectation in Japan for the emergence of startups and innovations to drive this transition. To […]

Exhibited and presented at “SDGs Week EXPO 2024: Circular Partnership EXPO”

On Jan 9, 2025

Harch Inc.(hereafter, Harch), which operates the circular economy-focused startup support program “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO” in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, participated in the “SDGs Week EXPO 2024 (EcoPro)” held from Wednesday, December 4, to Friday, December 6, at Tokyo Big Sight. As part of this event, Harch presented its initiatives at the “Circular Partnership […]

[CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO] Event Report | 5th Circular Business Design Lecture: “Circular Economy and Finance”

On Jan 9, 2025

As part of the second phase of “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO”—a startup support program specializing in the circular economy, conducted in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government—Harch Inc. held the 5th lecture of the Circular Business Design series, titled “Circular Economy and Finance”. *This article is a republished report from CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO titled “[Event Report] […]

Circular Yokohama hosted the screening event for the original documentary “The Repair Cafe” in Patagonia Kannai

On Jan 8, 2025

Circular Yokohama, a platform promoting the circular economy in Yokohama, hosted a screening event for Harch’s first short documentary, The Repair Cafe, at Patagonia Yokohama Kannai on December 7. About The Repair Cafe The Repair Cafe is the first original short documentary by IDEAS FOR GOOD, a web media platform operated by our company to […]

[CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO] Event Report | 4th Circular Business Design Lecture: “Circular Economy and Product Design”

On Jan 7, 2025

As part of the second phase of “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO”—a startup support program specializing in the circular economy, conducted in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government—Harch Inc. held the 4th lecture of the Circular Business Design series, titled “Circular Economy and Product Design”. *This article is a republished report from CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO titled “[Event […]

The Repair Cafe featured in Nikkei’s digital edition

On Dec 24, 2024

The original short documentary The Repair Cafe, produced by our media platform IDEAS FOR GOOD, was recently featured in an article on Nikkei’s digital edition. The Repair Cafe is the original short documentary produced by our media platform “IDEAS FOR GOOD” which shares ideas to make society better. Originating in the Netherlands, Repair Cafés are […]

[CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO] Event Report | 3rd Circular Business Design Lecture: “Circular Economy and Service Design”

On Dec 20, 2024

As part of the second phase of “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO”—a startup support program specializing in the circular economy, conducted in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government—Harch Inc. held the 3rd lecture of the Circular Business Design series, titled “Circular Economy and System Design.” *This article is a republished report from CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO titled “[Event […]

IDEAS FOR GOOD held online event: “Designing the transition together—exploring the potential of ‘revised’ plastics (Climate Creative Cafe.16)”

On Dec 18, 2024

IDEAS FOR GOOD, a media platform collects ideas to make society better, hosted the online event “Designing the transition together—exploring the potential of ‘revised’ plastics (Climate Creative Cafe.16)” on December 2 in collaboration with Members Co.,Ltd.. As part of the Climate Creative project, which tackles the climate crisis through creative ideas, communication, and business model […]

Circular Yokohama held a seminar: “Why Companies Should Embrace Nature Positive Practices: Building Cities in Harmony with Nature”

On Dec 17, 2024

On November 28, Circular Yokohama, a platform promoting the circular economy in Yokohama and operated by Harch, held a seminar (in-person and online) titled “Why Companies Should Embrace Nature Positive Practices: Building Cities in Harmony with Nature.” Circular Yokohama is one of the operating companies in the Yokohama SDGs Design Center, a regional intermediary organization […]

Participating teams selected for the second cohort of “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO,” a circular economy-focused startup support program

On Dec 5, 2024

Participants for the second cohort of CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO, a startup support program focused on the circular economy and operated by Harch, Inc. in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, has been selected. Following the success of the first cohort, which saw 16 groups and 24 participants complete the program, the second round received a […]

[CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO] Event Report | First Circular Business Design Lecture: “Circular Economy and System Design”

On Dec 3, 2024

As part of the second phase of “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO”—a startup support program specializing in the circular economy, conducted in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government—Harch Inc. held the first lecture of the Circular Business Design series, titled “Circular Economy and System Design.” *This article is a republished report from CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO titled “[Event […]

[CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO] Event report | Second phase kickoff event held

On Dec 2, 2024

Harch Inc. hosted the kickoff event for the second phase of “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO” on November 14, 2024. This startup support program, conducted in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, focuses on the circular economy sector. This report covers the kickoff event, including input talks from experts practicing circular business and vision and business plan […]

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