Yokohama City faces many local challenges, such as climate disasters, aging and declining population, social isolation among senior citizens. The city needs a holistic approach to address environmental and social challenges while boosting economic growth by investing in green innovation. That is why Circular Yokohama focuses on promoting a circular economy from the grassroots level to the policy level to accelerate the sustainable and circular transition of the city by closely working with various stakeholders.

Circular Yokohama works with four primary stakeholders as follows:

City: Circular Yokohama has partnered with the city of Yokohama since December 2021. It has been working on several projects, including developing a well-being impact assessment methodology for local circular economy projects and promoting them through online platforms. 

Business: Circular Yokohama works with many local businesses and organizations to promote the circular economy around the city. The team delivers circular design workshops and training programs for businesses, creates matchmaking opportunities to stimulate more business partnerships, and coordinates the local circular economy study tour for businesses and municipalities worldwide.

Citizen: Raising awareness about the circular economy among citizens is essential for the city's circular transition. Circular Yokohama runs many events, workshops, and exhibitions for local citizens. It also runs circular service design projects such as the Yokohama Circular Design Museum, the Circular toy capsule machine, and the Circular Library.

Universities and Schools: Circular education is all about building the market in the future for circular products and services. That is why Circular Yokohama put a strong focus on circular education. It closely works with Kanagwa University and runs several circular design education programs. The team also often delivers lectures in public schools in the city.

Circular Yokohama has been making positive impacts as follows:

Planet: reducing waste, carbon emissions from local businesses and citizens

People: bringing back social connections among people and enhancing their wellbeing 

Prosperity: support local economic circulation by promoting local production and consumption

URL: https://circular.yokohama/en/

Office Location: HOSHITEN qlay #B-2-7, 1-1-1, Hoshikawa, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-0006

Partner Organizations: Yokohama Community Desing Lab, Yokohama Living Lab Support Office, Yokohama Co-Creation Consortium