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Company profile

Sustainability Strategy

Resource Circulation Business

Used-cars-related Business

Other Businesses

Environment

SocietyBusiness foundation / Growth foundation

Other Businesses

Global Resource Circulation BusinessApproaches to social issues■Support of Continuous Employment Type B[Ecommit]
For those with disabilities who find it difficult to work in a generalcompany, we prepare places where they can participate in social life
with self-confidence and purpose in life. Based on individual support
plans drawn up according to the respective disability conditions, weprovide developmental support, support for acquisition of knowledge
and skills, training for light work, and the job opportunities that are
made available in cooperation with the Group companies, localcompanies and farms, etc. The participants with disabilities receive
wages in accordance with their performed work.
C : 50
M: 0
Y : 100
K:0

C:2
M : 37
Y : 86
K:0

R : 159
G : 194
B : 56

R : 228
G : 177
B : 59Yearly total number of people registered
700
600■ Employment transition
Type B682

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foundemployment

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ASTOCO Inc. supports the self-reliance of people with disabilities intheir employment and community life through provision of welfare
service for persons with disabilities.
Today, the declining birthrate and aging population, and the resulting
shortage of the work-age population are serious social problems. TheApril 2018 revision of the Act on Employment Promotion, etc. of
Persons with Disabilities added persons with mental disabilities to thebasis for calculation of the statutory employment rate of persons withdisabilities. In March 2021, the statutory employment rate is to be raised
to 2.3%. These circumstances are pushing forward the employment ofpersons with disabilities as workforce. However, the number of people
who change their jobs in a short period of time is also increasing
because of poor match with the work environment or the type of work.
We continue to approach these social issues through our welfare service
for persons with disabilities with a view to opening the ways to theirsolution. Specifically, many of those with developmental disabilities areunable to participate in social activities because they have received
neither due assessment (collecting information about their backgrounds
and current situations, and identification of their problems) nor
necessary support. We have in-house experts, who are working

hard to improve these situations.
Furthermore, we arrange for experienced retired professionals to serve
as lecturers of the seminars we organize. These lecturers tell theparticipants about the enjoyment of living in a community, in addition
to sharing knowledge and personal experiences.
We believe that there are still latent social challenges we must address.
We will continue our efforts to "create a place where tomorrow will bebright", the vision from which our company name (in Japanese) isderived.

■Employment Transition Support [Bright]
We offer a variety of seminars and training courses necessary for job
seekers with disabilities. We provide support for job hunting activities
such as resume preparation and interview practice, as well as support
for employment retention in the workplace.

18 people

551

July 2019 – June 20202018/6

2019/62020/6■Satellite Work Business
To help solve problems of companies finding it difficult to respond
appropriately to the disability characteristics, we support creation of awork environment and work-style that best fit the individual withdisabilities.
■Support Manager for persons with developmental disabilities
As a support manager for persons with developmental disabilities
commissioned by Nagano prefecture, we provide coordination services
for consultation and cooperation among persons with developmental
disabilities and related organizations.
ASTOCO Inc. offices■Bright■Ecommit

Bright Matsumoto

Ecommit Azumino
Bright Matsumoto
Ekimae Center
Bright Saitama

Examples of seminars and training courses

・Business manners seminar・PC skills seminar・Self-management seminar・Communication skills seminar
・Work/light work training course

Bright Musashikosugi

Ecommit Azumino

Ecommit Fujinomiya

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Contents / Editorial policy

Top Message

Company profile

Sustainability Strategy

Resource Circulation Business

Used-cars-related Business

Other Businesses

Environment

SocietyBusiness foundation / Growth foundation

Other Businesses

Global Resource Circulation Business

Provision of consulting services integrated with solutions■ Promotion of decarbonization and response to climate change
Since the Paris Agreement entered into force in November 2016,global efforts for decarbonization have been accelerated. Companies
are required to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout
their supply chains, including their own operations, and otherwise
respond to the aggravating climate change problems. BrightInnovation Co., Ltd. supports companies' efforts to meet these social
demands through consulting services such as formulation of ScienceBased Targets (SBT) for GHG emissions reduction, information
disclosure support, and improvement of ESG scores including CDP.
In addition, we offer integrated services tohelp achieve CO₂ reduction by proposing
decarbonization strategies combined withintroduction of renewable energies and otherspecific solutions.

■ Accelerating circular economy
In recent years, efforts toward the realization of a circular economy
have been given larger weight than before, reflecting the increasing
severity of pollution by marine plastics and others. We provide
consulting services for the construction of closed-loop circular models
through conversion of plastic containers back to recycled raw
materials and their use for containers production, as well as chemical
and material recycling of waste plastics. In addition, we areresponding to the needs of companies to promote circular economy byproviding a consistent range of consulting and solutions incooperation with the Group companies that are engaged in theresource circulation business. Thus, we will continue contributing tothe realization of a sustainable society by enhancing resource
circulation and decarbonization throughout the entire product life
cycle.

Carbon management consulting & solutions
Vision /strategy
development● Climate change response, long-term sustainability vision /strategy development● SBT setting for GHG emissions reduction● GHG emissions reduction planning

Information
disclosureand rating
improvement● Response to the TCFD recommendations● Environment / sustainability information disclosure● Answering CDP / DJSI, and rating improvement● Climate scenario analysis● ESG rating improvement● RE100 planning

Carbonmanagement● Research on climate change-related policies and emission credits

in Japan and overseas●Procure renewable energy certificate●Procure renewable energy● Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions calculation●

Introduce renewable energy● Calculation of contribution to emissions reduction of products●GHG emissions reduction at overseas business establishments

Research andcalculation● Global company benchmark research for environmentalmanagement and climate change responses

Solutions● Internal carbon pricing

Circular economy consulting & solutions
ConsultingSolutions

コンサル領域の拡大

Circular economy business planning
サーキュラーエコノミーコンサルティング＆ソリューション
Construction of discarded products and waste● Circular economy vision / strategy development

Vision /strategy
development

Businessmodel launch● Purpose setting for circular economy business●●collection schemes● Searching circular economy business partners

Reuse
RecycleRemanufacturing
資源循環事業を行うグループ企業との連携でコンサルティングからソリューションまでの一貫サービスを提供● Circular economy business cost analysis

Circulareconomy● Circular economy-related researches● Circular economy global corporation benchmark

research● Research on procurement possibility of secondary
raw materials (recycled raw materials)● Research on quality of secondary raw materials

Resource Circulation Business of the Group
Collaboration

ResearchSolutions

クライアント● Treatment of waste (shredding, separation, washing)● Waste collection ● Recycled plastic pellets● Secondary raw materials processing and manufacturing● Procurement and supply of secondary raw materials● Use development for secondary raw material-based products

サーキュラーエコノミーコンサルティング

サーキュラーソリューション
● 廃棄物の加工（破砕･選別･洗浄）● 廃棄物の回収

ビジョン戦略策定

モデル事業化● 廃プラペレット化● 2 次原料加工･製造● 2次原 料の調達･供給● 2次原料製品用途開発

連携

リユース

リサイクル

リマニュファクチャリング

グループ資源循環事業

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● 廃棄物の加工（破砕・選別・洗浄） ● 廃棄物の回収