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The Will to Change Shopping Norms for the Future: "ZAIMA"

2022.02.09

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, awareness of environmental issues seems to have increased globally. In Japan, numerous sustainable initiatives are being undertaken, with one company focusing on material development and offering an e-commerce service that handles only environmentally conscious products. That company is TBM Co., Ltd..

TBM operates the e-commerce service "ZAIMA," which manages the development, manufacturing, and sales of new materials like "LIMEX" and "CirculeX," as well as environmentally conscious products made by other companies. This time, we interviewed Koji Sakamoto, Director and COO of TBM, who also serves as the manager of the e-commerce team, to learn about the service's overview and background.

PROFILE

Koji Sakamoto

Director and COO of TBM Co., Ltd.

Since 1990, he has been involved in launching internet businesses at Itochu Corporation and later transferred to Excite Japan. From 2009, he served as a manager responsible for e-commerce and payment services at Yahoo Japan Corporation. In 2014, he became the president of Yahoo Japan's 100% subsidiary in North America, working in Silicon Valley. With a desire to challenge himself and see Japanese ventures succeed globally, he became an outside director at TBM in 2016 and took on his current role in June 2018.

Started with the Sale of Masks During the Covid-19 Pandemic

First, could you tell us about the overview of "ZAIMA"?

"ZAIMA" is a marketplace focusing on the environmental impact of materials, offering products made from recycled materials, carbon-neutral resources, and materials with a low risk of depletion. The service began in November 2020 and has sold original products like towels made from plant-based materials and stationery and toys made from a new material primarily composed of limestone, produced by TBM and its group companies.

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