Circular Economy (Initiatives for the Transition to a Circular Economy)

Amid growing awareness of the limitations of the traditional linear economy, which is premised on mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal, around the world, expectations are increasingly pinned to a circular economy, which efficiently utilizes resources at every stage of a product’s lifecycle, as a means of achieving a sustainable society. The DBJ Group actively supports customers’ initiatives to transition toward a circular economy

Diagram of "Redesign" from "Linear economy" to "Circular economy." Linear flow follows "Raw materials," "Products," "Usage," and "Waste." After "Redesign," the "Circular economy" creates a loop of "Raw materials," "Products," and "Usage," with "Recycle" circulating resources.

Examples of DBJ Group initiatives for natural capital and biodiversity

Finance	Investments and loans for resource circulation initiatives of customers (e.g., arranging a syndicated loan for Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.) Equity participation in startups engaged in developing resource recycling technologies (e.g., R Plus Japan Ltd.)
Knowledge	Provision of consulting services for the commercialization of resource circulation businesses at customers Publishing of research reports on the circular economy
Partnership	Participation in Circular Partners, an industryacademia-government partnership on the circular economy