Yuki Hashimoto

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Yuki Hashimoto Sustainability Actions

Joined sustainable laundry seminar

The Future of Washing Initiative held its Second Seminar on the theme of “Sustainable Laundry – Perspectives on Water and Energy” on 1 September, 2020. About 40 participants from businesses and academia took part in this active discussion. The seminar focused on the environmental impacts of laundry, including water, energy, and CO2 emissions.

Discussed lifecycle assessment

Professor Yoko Yamaguchi explained the concept of Life Cycle Assessment, a methodology that calculates the environmental burden of products and services from resource extraction through production, distribution, use, recycle, and finally to end-of-life/disposal.

Examined sharing economy and sustainability

A 2023 paper examined the attitudes and behaviors of young generations in the context of the sharing economy concept in Croatia. The abstract states that the literature connecting the sharing economy and sustainability was examined, and that the sharing economy helps in preserving the environment.