CLAS
CLAS, which creates a society that does not have and does not throw away, was selected for the Ministry of the Environment’s FY2022 “Effective Demonstration Project for Decarbonized Resource Circulation Business Using Digital Technology (Demonstration of Digital Technology Utilization Effectiveness)”
(CLAS service site: https://clas.style/)
Class Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo, President: Hirotake Kubo, hereinafter “our company”), which creates a society that does not have and does not throw away, is a “decarbonized type using digital technology in 2024” by the Ministry of the Environment We are pleased to announce that we have been selected for the “Demonstration project for the effect of a decarbonized resource circulation business that utilizes digital technology (demonstration of the effect of digital technology utilization)”, which was publicly invited as part of the “Demonstration and verification commissioned work related to the promotion of 2R business construction, etc.” i will let you know. Ministry of the Environment press release: Fiscal 2020 Applicant’s project to demonstrate the effects of a decarbonized resource circulation business using digital technology (demonstration of digital technology utilization effects) List of adoption results for republication https://www.env.go.jp /content/000093770.pdf
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Our company was established in April 2018 with the vision of “living freely and lightly”, and operates a subscription service “CLAS” that allows you to rent furniture and home appliances. By promoting the freedom to use what you need when you need it in line with your lifestyle and the growth and changes of your company, and by promoting sustainable, recycling-oriented “use without ownership,” you can enjoy light “living” and “working.” At the same time, with the aim of realizing a “society that does not own and do not throw away,” we have worked to reduce the environmental impact, such as reducing CO2 emissions by streamlining transportation and delivery.
At CLAS, you can easily rent, return, or exchange 1,200 types of carefully selected products from 32 categories with a single smartphone from the EC site. Returned products are repaired and cleaned by a specialized team, revived like new, and used by the next customer. avoiding disposal.
Going forward, we will continue to utilize CLAS’s unique platform and operation system to reduce new manufacturing and review mass production and mass consumption lifestyles, while contributing to the improvement of our customers’ quality of life (QOL) and productivity. We aim to realize a circular economy.
[Collaboration with government and local governments]
December 2021 Selected for Kyoto City Public-Private Partnership and Problem-solving Promotion Project “KYOTO CITY OPEN LABO”
June 2022 Participation in Sagamihara City’s “Sagamihara SDGs Partner” July 2022 Kyoto City and Kyoto Institute of Advanced Technology Adopted for FY2020 “Business to solve social problems by startups” December 2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Government “TOKYO Ethical” Partner Participation
December 2022 Sagamihara City concludes a “collaboration agreement for the promotion of SDGs”
CLAS’s own system configuration
Since there is no system that satisfies the requirements, all systems are made in-house to optimize them in a cyclical manner.
We have converted the old and conventional leasing and rental business into DX, realizing overwhelming adaptability, scalability, and economics.
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Contribution of CLAS to the achievement of SDGs (source: The Japan Research Institute, Limited)
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Ministry of the Environment Fiscal Year 2020 “Effective Demonstration Project for Decarbonized Resource Circulation Business Utilizing Digital Technology (Demonstration of Digital Technology Utilization Effectiveness)”
In order to realize a decarbonized society through the transition to a circular economy, the Ministry of the Environment has developed a resource recycling business model (servicizing, sharing, reuse, remanufacturing, product life extension, conservation and recycling) that utilizes digital technology. repairs, etc.).
As part of this, in order to demonstrate the effects of
decarbonization and resource circulation, etc. of the resource circulation business model, we will open a call for proposals from 2022 for a project to demonstrate the effects of a decarbonized resource circulation business that utilizes digital technology (demonstration of the effects of using digital technology). The call for applications will begin on July 7th and will be re-opened on October 31st, 2022.
– Reference site – Ministry of the Environment press release materials ・Regarding the re-publication of the FY2022 “Demonstration project for the effect of a decarbonized resource circulation business using digital technology (demonstration of the effect of using digital technology)” https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_00690.html
・Regarding the adoption results of the re-opening of the 2022 “Decarbonization-type resource circulation business effect
demonstration project using digital technology (demonstration of digital technology utilization effect)” https://www.env.go.jp/press/ press_00959.html
What is CLAS
“CLAS (class)” is a subscription service that allows individuals and corporations to use and exchange furniture and home appliances freely and easily from 440 yen (tax included) per month, based on the concept of “changing clothes to live”. We provide “CLAS (Class)” for individuals, “CLAS BUSINESS (Class Business)” for corporations, and “CLAS Home Staging” to maximize the appeal of real estate properties. We provide an “optimal space” by renting what you need when you need it according to changes in your lifestyle and environment, and exchanging or returning it when you no longer need it. In addition, returned products are repaired and cleaned before being rented to the next customer to avoid disposal.
In order to achieve Goal 12 of the SDGs, “Responsible Consumption and Production,” we will promote sustainable, recycling-oriented “use without ownership” and aim to realize a “society that does not own and does not throw away.”
Target area: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo (*) *Excluding some areas in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures. Plan to expand in the future.
Service site: https://clas.style/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clas_official/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CLAS_official
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CLASofficial
■ Class Co., Ltd. (https://clas.style/company.html)
Business description: Operation of “CLAS”, a subscription service for furniture and home appliances
President and Representative Director: Hirotake Kubo
Headquarters: Aobadai Studio 2F, 4-6-6 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Established: April 24, 2018
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