18 Projects Supported and Operated by Bywill Registered and Certified at the 68th J-Credit Certification Committee
Bywill Co., Ltd. announced that 13 projects were registered and 5 projects were certified as J-Credits at the 68th J-Credit Certification Committee. These include programmatic projects for SMEs and forest-derived credits from across Japan.
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Bywill Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Yuichiro Shimomura; hereinafter "Bywill"), which promotes economic circulation using environmental value with the aim of creating a "world where people want to do GX," is pleased to announce that a total of 18 projects supported or operated by the company were recognized at the 68th J-Credit Certification Committee, with 13 projects registered and 5 projects certified.
In this committee session, registration and certification were achieved across a wide range of methodologies. This includes programmatic projects managed by Bywill that aggregate nationwide decarbonization activities (such as EVs and rice cultivation mid-season drainage), which often pose a significant procedural burden for individual small entities, as well as forest-derived credits maintained by local governments, corporations, and forest cooperatives across the country.
*1: J-Credits are amounts of greenhouse gas emissions (such as CO2) reduced or removed through decarbonization activities—such as the introduction of energy-saving equipment or the use of renewable energy—that are certified by the government as "credits." Issued credits can be sold to other companies, and buyers can use them for purposes such as carbon offsetting.
[Bywill's Achievements at the 68th Certification Committee]
Project Registrations: 13 projects total
J-Credit Certifications: 5 projects total
[Major Registered/Certified Projects]
1. Self-Operated Programmatic Projects
These are projects where Bywill acts as the managing operator to aggregate small-scale reduction and absorption activities from SMEs and households that find individual procedural burdens too heavy.
[Certification] Ocome Lab (Methodology: Extending mid-season drainage period in rice cultivation)
2. Joint Projects with Local Governments and Corporations
These are initiatives promoted jointly by Bywill with local governments and partner companies to create environmental value and J-Credits from diverse community-based decarbonization activities.
[Certification] Hachimantai City (Methodology: Extending mid-season drainage period in rice cultivation)
[Registration] EV Lab (Methodology: Introduction of electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles)
[Registration] Olive Zero Carbon Project (Methodology: Solar power generation)
3. Forest-Derived Projects
These are initiatives to credit CO2 absorbed through appropriate thinning and management of forests managed by local governments, company-owned forests, and forest cooperatives.
[Certification] Nagano Forest Cooperative (Nagano Prefecture)
[Certification] Tojo-cho Forest Cooperative (Hiroshima Prefecture)
[Certification] Tottori Central Forest Cooperative (Tottori Prefecture)
[Registration] Toyotomi Town (Hokkaido)
[Registration] Rankoshi Town (Hokkaido)
[Registration] Iwate Town (Iwate Prefecture)
[Registration] Neo Development Co., Ltd. (Gifu Prefecture)
[Registration] Yamaichi Wood Co., Ltd. (Wakayama Prefecture)
[Registration] Daigo-machi Forest Cooperative (Ibaraki Prefecture)
[Registration] Tsukubane Forest Cooperative (Ibaraki Prefecture)
[Registration] Sakushu Kagamino Forest Cooperative (Okayama Prefecture)
[Registration] Ozu City Forest Cooperative (Ehime Prefecture)
And 2 other registrations.
[Future Outlook]
As a "Climate Asset Developer," Bywill will strengthen its support for manifesting the environmental value of "climate assets" dormant in regions and companies as a new source of revenue through J-Credits.
In particular, through the nationwide expansion of the "programmatic projects" registered and certified this time, we will aggregate the results of everyone working on decarbonization activities regardless of scale and create new financial cycles. Furthermore, we will accelerate support for "forest-derived projects" utilizing rich climate assets, turning environmental conservation from a cost into a "driving force that moistens the regional economy," thereby contributing to both Japan's carbon neutrality and regional revitalization.
In this committee session, registration and certification were achieved across a wide range of methodologies. This includes programmatic projects managed by Bywill that aggregate nationwide decarbonization activities (such as EVs and rice cultivation mid-season drainage), which often pose a significant procedural burden for individual small entities, as well as forest-derived credits maintained by local governments, corporations, and forest cooperatives across the country.
*1: J-Credits are amounts of greenhouse gas emissions (such as CO2) reduced or removed through decarbonization activities—such as the introduction of energy-saving equipment or the use of renewable energy—that are certified by the government as "credits." Issued credits can be sold to other companies, and buyers can use them for purposes such as carbon offsetting.
[Bywill's Achievements at the 68th Certification Committee]
Project Registrations: 13 projects total
J-Credit Certifications: 5 projects total
[Major Registered/Certified Projects]
1. Self-Operated Programmatic Projects
These are projects where Bywill acts as the managing operator to aggregate small-scale reduction and absorption activities from SMEs and households that find individual procedural burdens too heavy.
[Certification] Ocome Lab (Methodology: Extending mid-season drainage period in rice cultivation)
2. Joint Projects with Local Governments and Corporations
These are initiatives promoted jointly by Bywill with local governments and partner companies to create environmental value and J-Credits from diverse community-based decarbonization activities.
[Certification] Hachimantai City (Methodology: Extending mid-season drainage period in rice cultivation)
[Registration] EV Lab (Methodology: Introduction of electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles)
[Registration] Olive Zero Carbon Project (Methodology: Solar power generation)
3. Forest-Derived Projects
These are initiatives to credit CO2 absorbed through appropriate thinning and management of forests managed by local governments, company-owned forests, and forest cooperatives.
[Certification] Nagano Forest Cooperative (Nagano Prefecture)
[Certification] Tojo-cho Forest Cooperative (Hiroshima Prefecture)
[Certification] Tottori Central Forest Cooperative (Tottori Prefecture)
[Registration] Toyotomi Town (Hokkaido)
[Registration] Rankoshi Town (Hokkaido)
[Registration] Iwate Town (Iwate Prefecture)
[Registration] Neo Development Co., Ltd. (Gifu Prefecture)
[Registration] Yamaichi Wood Co., Ltd. (Wakayama Prefecture)
[Registration] Daigo-machi Forest Cooperative (Ibaraki Prefecture)
[Registration] Tsukubane Forest Cooperative (Ibaraki Prefecture)
[Registration] Sakushu Kagamino Forest Cooperative (Okayama Prefecture)
[Registration] Ozu City Forest Cooperative (Ehime Prefecture)
And 2 other registrations.
[Future Outlook]
As a "Climate Asset Developer," Bywill will strengthen its support for manifesting the environmental value of "climate assets" dormant in regions and companies as a new source of revenue through J-Credits.
In particular, through the nationwide expansion of the "programmatic projects" registered and certified this time, we will aggregate the results of everyone working on decarbonization activities regardless of scale and create new financial cycles. Furthermore, we will accelerate support for "forest-derived projects" utilizing rich climate assets, turning environmental conservation from a cost into a "driving force that moistens the regional economy," thereby contributing to both Japan's carbon neutrality and regional revitalization.