Our employees Goro Kato, Keisuke Yoshida, and Norio Koito will be on stage at "The Circular Economy Learned from the UK's Ellen MacArthur Foundation" (November 24th)

Our employees Goro Kato, Keisuke Yoshida, and Norio Koito will be on stage at the Circular Economy Hub series of online programs "Learning about the Circular Economy from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in the UK" -Thinking with Pioneers in Each Industry- (sponsored by Circular Economy Hub). We are looking forward to your participation.

<Seminar overview>
Seminar Title: Circular Economy Hub Continuous Online Program "Circular Economy Learned from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation UK”
Organizer: Harch Co., Ltd. Circular Economy Hub Editorial Department
Location: Online (using the online meeting tool “Zoom”)
Cost: 3000 yen (pre-registration required)

Seminar overview:
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation*, a British circular economy promotion organization, operates the online learning program "From Linear to Circular" in which about 5,000 people from all over the world participated. With permission from the Foundation, this is a 7-part series of online programs that deliver the learnings gained in the program.
In addition to introducing the basics of the circular economy and trends in each industry, guests will introduce circular economy initiatives. While learning with the participants, we will think about the path to circular economy transition.

<Overview of our program>
Title: 7th “Architecture/Space Creation and Circular Economy/Summary of all 7”
Date: November 24, 2020 (Tuesday) 19:00-21:00
Location: Online

Speakers (tentative):
- Kozue Nishizaki (Resident of Amsterdam, Circular Economy Hub Editorial Department)
Goro Kato, Project Leader, Fairwood Project, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd., and Project Leader, JAPAN VALUE Project
Keisuke Yoshida, concept design Engineer, NOMLAB, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.
NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. Creative Division N.A.U. 1 Norio Koito

Program (contents subject to change without notice):
19:00 Opening (5 minutes)
19:05 Commentary by Circular Economy Hub members (30 minutes)
19:35 Activity introduction by 3 guest speakers (50 minutes)
20:30 Q&A/Panel discussion (30 minutes)
After the end Networking in breakout rooms

<How to apply/participate>
Apply to: Harch Co., Ltd. Circular Economy Hub Editorial Department
how to apply: Application form Please apply at

way to participate:
・Please connect using the online tool “Zoom” We will send the URL for entering the room to all applicants one hour before the start.
・The venue is scheduled for 18:45.
・If you are using Zoom for the first time, please access it before the start. The app will be downloaded to your PC or smartphone. Due to functional limitations, we recommend using a PC as much as possible.
・The microphone will be muted during lectures.
・On the day of the event, there will be some time for participants to interact with each other in the breakout room.
・Each report will be posted on the Circular Economy Hub at a later date. Photos taken during the program may be published. If you do not want to take photos, please participate with your camera off except during networking time.
・Please note that we cannot accept refunds for your application.
・Please refer to peatix for receipts.

 

 

<Speaker Profiles>
Goro Kato, Project Leader, Fairwood Project, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd., and Project Leader, JAPAN VALUE Project
Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School. Served as Secretary-General of the CSV activity organization at NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Contributing to the autonomous economic activities of the forestry industry and the protection and growth of Japanese forests through the utilization of domestically produced fair wood (legally and sustainably sourced timber) in spaces. Fairwood Project", incorporating traditional techniques from all over Japan into the space to propose high-value-added spaces" JAPAN VALUE Project He also serves as the project leader for "[Project Name]". He is a member of the Japan Council for the Promotion of Wood-Based Architecture (2018), organizes tours of wood-producing areas, speaks at seminars sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, and contributes articles, all with the aim of creating a circular wooden space that incorporates the story of wood and creativity.

Keisuke Yoshida, concept design Engineer, NOMLAB, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.
He completed his graduate studies at Toyohashi University of Technology. He specializes in concept design that integrates digital technologies such as technology and programming with space, and has worked on projects of various scales, including corporate museums, observation facilities, and artwork. In addition to working as a designer specializing in digital technology spaces, he is also involved with the Innovation Laboratory of NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Group. NOL AB In addition, they are developing prototypes of new expressive devices using interaction and control in collaboration with external creators. In 2020, they launched a next-generation wooden space combining computational concept design and domestically produced timber. Geometric Timber (SC Business Fair 2020 (Announced at [event name]) I was in charge of creative direction and spatial concept design.

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. Creative Division N.A.U. 1 Norio Koito
Graduated from Meiji University, Department of Architecture. After working for a general contractor and an architectural design firm, he worked at NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Ltd., handling a wide range concept design from interiors to buildings. In 2020, he became a creative partner of NOMURA Co.,Ltd., Ltd., which signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture. Nazuna Obi Castle Town Hot Spring "They renovated an alley lined with traditional townhouses into a single inn." Nazuna Kyoto Tsubaki-dori He is in charge of projects utilizing old houses from the Edo and Meiji periods, as well as historical buildings built before the current Building Standards Act. His methods range from large-scale renovations and remodeling, including seismic retrofitting, to conversions, and he is working to revitalize local communities through the creation of new spaces.

<Related news release>
・ Accelerate the “Fairwood Project,” which utilizes domestically produced Fairwood (legal and sustainable wood) for space production

・ < NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Group Social Activities Report> Fairwood Project "MOKU LOVE DESIGN ~ concept design Approach Book for Wooden Spaces~" Completion Ceremony

​NOMURA Co.,Ltd., Ltd. plans and produces next-generation wood spaces using computational concept design and domestically sourced materials - First displays of future sustainable spaces -

 

 

<Details/Inquiries>
Event official website: https://cehub.jp/news/seminar-emf-in-detail/
Inquiries: Harch Co., Ltd. Circular Economy Hub Editorial Department

 

Circular Economy Hub:
Circular Economy Hub is an online platform for promoting the circular economy operated by Harch Corporation. We support companies, organizations, and local governments that want to promote the circular economy through the latest information, cases, insights, events and workshops, experience programs, networking, and matching on the circular economy in Japan and overseas.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation:
A circular economy promotion organization established in 2010 by Dame Ellen MacArthur, who set the record for the shortest solo yacht circumnavigation of the world. Promote circular economy in cooperation with all sectors such as global companies, SMEs, national governments, local governments, educational institutions, and NPOs. Organized "CE100", an inter-company network for circular economy, "New Plastic Economy" aiming at circularization of plastics, "Make Fashion Circular" in the fashion field, etc., and promoted the transition to a circular economy with each industry. In addition, it conducts surveys and provides educational opportunities, and is known as an organization that leads the world's circular economy.

What is the circular economy:

Products and raw materials that were “discarded” without being utilized in the conventional linear economic system of “Take”, “Make”, and “Waste” etc. as a new "resource", and refers to an economic mechanism that circulates resources without producing waste. Please see here for details.

 

 

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