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Resource Recycling Council (RRC) will host the “2024 Annual General Assembly” in a hybrid format (online and in-person) on Monday, December 23, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Since the kickoff event late last year, we have welcomed key individuals who are actively involved in resource recycling, sustainability, and the startup field as executives and members, and we have continued to develop our activities.

Currently, around 200 large corporations, startups, local governments, and others who support our mission are participating, including practitioners at the forefront of policymaking in environmental administration and resource recycling, leaders of major companies in both upstream and downstream industries, experts in supporting new industries and startups, and professionals involved in sustainability management.

At this 2024 Annual General Assembly, board of directors members, the supervisor, councilors, and member organizations that form our working groups will come together, providing an opportunity to introduce the activities and future initiatives of each working group aimed at realizing a circular society.

This is a valuable opportunity to gain the latest insights and perspectives on the circular economy. Feel free to invite colleagues or friends who may be interested to join us (partial attendance is also possible).
We look forward to your participation.

Click here to register for the event ≫

※Participation is free of charge, and you may join or leave at any time.

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[Title]
Resource Recycling Council 2024 Annual General Assembly
“Circular Economy—Implementing a Circular Society—”

[Intended Participants]
Companies/industry groups, related organizations, universities, the national government, local governments, media, etc.

We welcome participants who are in a position to promote the circular economy, those seeking collaborative partners, and anyone interested in the circular economy.

[Date & Time]
Monday, December 23, 2024, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Reception opens at 12:45 p.m.

[Event Program]

1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Greetings from executives and councilors

1:15 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Opening
Introduction to the council’s purpose and the 2024 activities

1:20 p.m.–2:20 p.m. RRC Sessions Working Group Introduction
Companies and organizations that form each working group will discuss their activities and future initiatives to implement the circular economy.

14:20-14:30 　Next year’s activities
Introduction of the 2025 activity policy

*The above content is subject to change. Updates will be provided as necessary.

[Scheduled Attendees on the Day] (Titles omitted, listed in Japanese alphabetical order)
Mr. Yoshiteru Itotani (Executive Officer, TOPPAN Inc.)
Mr. Hidetoshi Sakata (Executive Officer, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Tokuya Takizawa (Managing Partner / Markets and Chief Sustainability Officer, EY Japan Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Yoshiteru Takemoto (CEO, Tobimushi Co., Ltd.)竹本 吉輝
Mr. Yasukuni Tanaka (Representative Director, Recycle-Tech Holdings Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, Japan Zero Carbon Smart City Foundation)
Mr. Tetsuya Tani (President & CEO, Shinto Tsushin Co., Ltd.)
Ms. Sumika Tabara (ESG / Purpose-driven Management Strategy Consultant)
Mr. Tokutaro Nakai (Former Vice Minister, Ministry of the Environment)
Mr. Masamichi Hashiguchi (Executive Director, Carbon Recycling Fund; Executive Director, Carbon Frontier Organization)
Ms. Ayumi Fujimoto (Representative Director, Startup Ecosystem Association)
Mr. Minoru Moriya (New Business Entrepreneur)
Mr. Nobuyoshi Yamasaki (CEO, TBM Co., Ltd.)

≪Councilors≫
Mr. Tamotsu Okamoto (Advisor, The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Mr. Takao Kitabata (President, Kaishi Professional University; Former Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Mr. Kenshi Matsuyama (Chairman of the Institute for Comprehensive Studies on the Economy and Society; Former Vice Minister, Cabinet Office)
Mr. Hideki Minamikawa (Chairman, Japan Environmental Sanitation Center; Former Vice Minister, Ministry of the Environment)

≪Supervisor≫
Mr. Yugo Tsukuda (Representative, FRONTLINE Tax Corporation)

[Scheduled Speakers for RRC Sessions] (Titles omitted, listed by organization name in Japanese alphabetical order)

≪Group 1: Promoting Plastic Material Recycling for Decarbonized Resource Circulation≫
| Moderator
Mr. Yoshiteru Takemoto (Board of Directors member, Resource Recycling Council; CEO, Tobimushi Co., Ltd.)

| Panelists
Mr. Jun Nishizawa (Sales Planning Manager, Shirai Group Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Katsunori Fujita (Manager, Environmental Measures Promotion Group, Building Business Planning Department, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Seishi Furuya (Manager, Environmental Recycling Project Team, Environmental Facilities Department, Technical Development Division, Information Manufacturing Division, Information & Communication Business Division, TOPPAN Inc.)
Mr. Kenji Baba (General Manager, Social Value Creation Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.)

≪Group 2: Creating a Decarbonized, Low-Environmental-Impact Regional Circulation Model≫
| Moderator
笹木 隆之（(一社)資源循環推進協議会事務局長）

| Panelist
Mr. Jun Nozaki (Manager, Public Relations, New Value Co-Creation Office, Keikyu Corporation)
Naoki Takiya (Deputy General Manager, DX Promotion Section, System Department, Management Administration Division, Daiei Kankyo Co., Ltd.)
Yutaro Koyanagi (President and Representative Director, JOYCLE Co., Ltd.)
Yuji Enomoto (Executive Officer, Shinto Tsushin Co., Ltd.; General Manager, Social Business Division, concurrently serving at CIRCULAR DESIGN STUDIO.)

≪Group 3: Building a Japanese Standard DPP System to Revitalize the Recycled Materials Market and Creating Advanced Use Cases≫
| Moderator
Kazuki Igarashi (Project Leader, Maar Recycled Material Procurement, TBM Co., Ltd.)

| Panelist
Atsushi Kobayashi (Secretary-General, Inter-Enterprise Data Collaboration Promotion Consortium)
Teruaki Murakami (Director and COO, chaintope Inc.)
Hideyuki Hara (Representative Director and CEO, digglue Inc.)
Remon Katayama (Director and COO, RadarLab Inc.)

≪Group 4: Promoting Efforts Toward Practical Application of Carbon Recycling Products Through Carbon Circulation≫
| Moderator
Masamichi Hashiguchi (Board of Directors member, Resource Recycling Council; Executive Director, Carbon Recycling Fund; Executive Director, Carbon Frontier Organization)

| Panelists
Hironori Sugiura (Chief, Circular City Promotion Office, Planning Policy Division, Planning Department, Gamagori City)
Masashi Yatomi (Ph.D. in Engineering, TBM Technology Center, TBM Co., Ltd.)
Yosuke Isa (Representative Director and CSO, Bywill Co., Ltd.; Director, Carbon Neutral Research Institute)
Koji Masuhiro (Manager in charge of Environmental/Energy Industry Cluster Promotion, Innovation Promotion Team, Commerce and Labor Bureau, Hiroshima Prefecture)

[Venue (for in-person attendance)]
OCA TOKYO (1-3-4 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

| Access
Directly connected to B1b and D7 exits of Otemachi Station (Subway)
4-minute walk from the Marunouchi North Exit of Tokyo Station (JR)

※Due to limited venue space, in-person attendance is in principle limited to Regular Members and Supporting Members only. Depending on the number of applications, a lottery may be conducted.

[For Online Participants]

Those who register will be provided with the meeting ID.

[Organizer]
Resource Recycling Council

[Participation Fee]
Various membership categories, sponsors, Observers, and non-members (general participants) can attend free of charge.
* Future events hosted by the council may require non-members to pay a fee.

We invite you to take this opportunity to join as an Approval Member (Email Newsletter Member), which requires no admission or membership fees.
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[Dress Code (for in-person attendance)]
Business casual