Co2 emission reduction amount visualization system

Abstract

A CO2 emission reduction amount visualization system (1) comprises: a storage means (3) for storing a member master (31) which lists member data and a transaction destination master (32) which lists member transaction destination data and in which a member and a transaction destination are associated with each other; a first reception means (4) for receiving product data for each transaction destination of a fiber product to be collected at a recycling factory; a second reception means (5) for receiving a CO2 emission reduction amount for each transaction destination based on the recycling of the collected fiber product; and a calculation means (2) for associating the CO2 emission reduction amount with the transaction destination data. A member can, via a network, by means of a terminal (11) owned by the member, ascertain information about the CO2 emission reduction amount of a transaction destination on the downstream side as viewed from the member.

Description

CO2 Emission Reduction Visualization System

[0001] The present invention is a method for recycling textile products such as clothing (including uniforms) collected at a recycling factory. ２ CO emissions reduction information is visualized and provided to members ２ Regarding the emission reduction visualization system.

[0002] In factories, stores, etc., employees often wear uniforms, etc., and recycling companies collect used uniforms, etc., produce new raw materials, and recycle them to manufacture new products. By recycling, CO2 emissions are reduced compared to when collected products are incinerated as waste. ２ In this case, CO emissions can be reduced. ２ If the amount of emissions reduction can be visualized, the visualized figures can be used to calculate the CO ２ It will serve as an indicator for achieving emission reduction targets.

[0003] In this regard, Patent Document 1 describes an information processing method for visualizing a process for producing ethanol from recovered products. In one form of this information processing method, CO generated in the process of producing ethanol is visualized. ２ Based on CO ２ In this information processing method, an identification number is assigned to each produced ethanol, and the CO₂ reduction amount of the ethanol corresponding to the specific identification number is calculated by the terminal. ２ It will be possible to confirm the amount of reduction.

[0004] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-166499

[0005] CO ２ The amount of CO2 emissions reduction is not only for user companies (discharging companies) that shipped textile products such as clothing to recycling companies, but also for sales companies that sold textile products such as clothing to said user companies. ２ It will be an indicator for achieving the target value of emission reduction. In addition, the distribution of textile products such as clothing is usually via directly managed stores or distributors, etc., and then to user companies.

[0006] Under these circumstances, companies upstream of user companies, etc., are ２ It was difficult to grasp the amount of emissions reduction. The information processing method described in Patent Document 1 only made it possible to visualize the process after the product was collected, and did not take into account the multiple stages of distribution processes upstream of user companies, etc.

[0007] The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems by providing a method for recycling textile products shipped to recycling plants by downstream business partners of members. ２ CO emissions reduction information that members can understand ２ The purpose is to provide an emission reduction visualization system.

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the CO ２ The emission reduction visualization system visualizes the amount of CO2 generated by recycling textile products collected by recycling factories. ２ CO emissions reduction information is visualized and provided to members ２ A system for visualizing emission reductions, comprising: a storage means for storing a member master that lists member data and a supplier master that lists customer data of members and associates members with their suppliers; a first receiving means for receiving product data for each of the suppliers of textile products collected at a recycling factory; and a system for visualizing CO2 reductions for each of the suppliers due to recycling of the collected textile products. ２ a second receiving means for receiving information on the amount of CO emission reduction; ２ and a calculation means for associating information on the amount of emission reduction with the trading partner data, and the distribution form of textile products is a distribution form in which textile products are distributed from upstream manufacturers to downstream final trading partners via intermediate trading partners, and when there is a first trading partner who is a buyer of the textile products on the downstream side of the member, and there is a second or subsequent trading partner who is a buyer of the textile products on the downstream side of the member, the trading partner master not only associates the member with the first trading partner, but also associates the member with the second or subsequent trading partners, and the member can use a terminal owned by the member to calculate the amount of CO2 reduction for the textile products shipped by the first trading partner to the recycling factory via a network.２ It is possible to grasp information on the amount of emission reduction, and further, to grasp information on the amount of CO2 emissions reduction for textile products shipped to the recycling factory by the second-tier or later business partners. ２ It is characterized by its ability to grasp information on the amount of emission reductions.

[0009] The CO ２ In the emission reduction visualization system, it is preferable that the business partners in the business partner master include the member himself / herself.

[0010] According to the present invention, the CO2 of textile products shipped to a recycling factory by downstream business partners of the member is ２ This allows upstream members to grasp information on the amount of CO2 emissions reductions for textile products sold by the members. ２ It will be possible to track information on the amount of emission reductions, and this information will be used to ２ In addition, when there is a primary trading partner downstream of the member who is the buyer of the textile products, and there is a secondary or subsequent trading partner downstream of that who is the buyer of the textile products, the trading partner master not only associates the member with the primary trading partner, but also associates the member with the secondary or subsequent trading partners, so that the member can obtain CO2 emissions for the textile products shipped to the recycling factory by intermediate trading partners up to the final trading partner. ２ It will be possible to obtain information on the amount of emission reductions.

[0011] In addition, if the customer master contains the member himself / herself as a customer, CO2 emissions for textile products shipped by the member himself / herself to a recycling factory can be reduced. ２ It will be possible to obtain information on the amount of emission reductions.

[0012] A diagram showing the relationship between suppliers and buyers in textile products. A diagram showing the distribution channels of sold products and collected products. A block diagram showing an overview of a visualization system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing an example of a member master according to an embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing an example of a business partner master according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, ２A flowchart showing the flow up to when reduction amount information is sent to a portal site server. A diagram showing an example of a display of a login screen of a terminal in one embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing an example of an input screen for shipping information in one embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing an example of a display screen for receiving information in a visualization system and an example of a display screen for CO2 emission reduction amount that can be grasped by a member in one embodiment of the present invention. ２ FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a list of reduction amount information.

[0013] An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. ２ The Emission Reduction Visualization System (hereinafter simply referred to as the "Visualization System") is a system that visualizes CO2 emissions from the recycling of textile products. ２ Information on emission reductions (hereinafter simply referred to as "CO ２ The purpose of this system is to visualize and provide members with information on the amount of waste generated (hereinafter referred to as "reduced waste information"). Textile products include clothing, etc., which in turn includes uniforms (the same applies below). Textile products are distributed from upstream manufacturers to downstream users, etc., and between the manufacturers and users, there are usually directly managed stores, agents, and other suppliers.

[0014] In this distribution model, upstream manufacturers are suppliers, and downstream users are buyers. Intermediate suppliers such as directly managed stores and agents are buyers from the perspective of upstream manufacturers, and suppliers from the perspective of downstream users.

[0015] In this embodiment, the member is a CO ２ All businesses that wish to obtain reduction amount information, including buyers and users in the distribution of textile products, including intermediate directly managed stores and distributors, can become members. As will be explained later with reference to Figure 2, both buyers and users can also become shipping (discharging) businesses that ship textile products to recycling factories.

[0016] Figure 1 shows the relationship between suppliers and buyers in the field of textile products. This figure also explains the overall picture of the members and shows a typical example of the relationship between suppliers and buyers. The relationship between suppliers and buyers is not limited to that shown in Figure 1.

[0017] The top part of Figure 1 shows a distribution model in which textile products are distributed from apparel company A to apparel company A's directly managed company A1. In this example, apparel company A is the supplier, and apparel company A's directly managed company A1 is the buyer. Apparel company A's directly managed company sells products to individual users, who can be buyers and members.

[0018] The downstream distribution pattern of apparel company B in Figure 1 is one in which textile products are distributed from apparel company B to customer company X1 and customer company X2 via agency (supplier) company X (hereinafter simply referred to as "agency X"), and then from apparel company B to customer company Y1 via agency (supplier) company Y (hereinafter simply referred to as "agency Y") In this example, agencies X and Y are buyers from apparel company B's perspective, and suppliers from customer company X1 and others' perspectives.

[0019] Figure 2 shows the distribution route of products for sale and recycled products. This figure shows an example of a distribution format in which textile products are distributed from apparel company B in Figure 1 to customer company X1 via agent X. As shown in Figure 2, products for sale are sold from apparel company B to agent X, and then sold by agent X to customer company X1.

[0020] In Figure 2, collected products refer to textile products collected at a recycling plant. For apparel company B and agent company X, collected products are textile products that are not planned for sale or used textile products, such as unused inventory or used uniforms worn by employees of customer company X1, which is the buyer. For customer company X1, collected products are textile products that are not planned for use or used textile products, such as uniforms worn by employees at factories, stores, etc. Therefore, both suppliers and buyers may have collected products.

[0021] Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an overview of a visualization system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The overview of the visualization system 1 will be described with reference to Figure 1, and each part will be described in detail below. Various calculation processes are performed by a calculation means 2. Various data are input and set using an input means 6 such as a keyboard. A member master 31 and a business partner master 32 are stored in the storage means 3. The business partner master 32 associates the members listed in the member master 31 with the business partners of these members.

[0022] The first receiving means 4 receives the shipping information 8. The shipping information 8 is the shipping information of the textile product when the member or business partner ships the textile product to the recycling factory. The shipping information associates the member number with the business partner number, and includes information on the sender and the textile product. While FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the shipping information 8 is transmitted from the terminal of the member or business partner to the visualization system 1 via a network, the shipping information 8 may also be directly input to the visualization system 1 at the recycling factory based on information written on the invoice or the like for the collected incoming product.

[0023] The second receiving means 5 is ２ Receives reduction amount information. ２ The amount of CO2 emissions reduction is the amount of CO2 emissions reduction compared to when collected imported products are incinerated as waste. ２ Use the emissions calculation service to calculate CO emissions from an external site. ２ This example is not limited to this example, and the amount of emission reduction may be calculated at the recycling factory side using various tools and input directly to the visualization system 1. ２ The reduction information is ２ It is not limited to the amount of emission reduction itself, but also, for example, the CO2 reduction when compared with the case where collected imported products are incinerated as waste. ２ It may also be expressed as a percentage reduction in emissions.

[0024] The visualization system 1 calculates the CO ２ When the reduction amount information is obtained, the calculation means 2 calculates the data of the customer and the CO ２The associated information can be transmitted to the portal site server 10. A member who accesses the portal site server 10 using a member terminal 11 can check the latest CO2 reduction information for the collected products (see FIG. 2). ２ It is possible to grasp the amount of reduction information.

[0025] For example, in Figure 1, when apparel company A, a member, ships textile products to a recycling factory, ２ Apparel Company A can grasp the reduction amount information. In addition, when Apparel Company A's directly managed company A1 ships textile products to a recycling factory, it can also obtain the CO2 reduction information for these textile products. ２ Apparel Company A can grasp the reduction amount information. In other words, Apparel Company A can also grasp the CO2 reduction amount information for the sales products distributed to downstream buyers. ２ It is possible to grasp the amount of reduction information.

[0026] The visualization system 1 will be described in more detail below. Figure 4 shows an example of the member master 31 stored in the storage means 3 shown in Figure 3. Although it is expected that there will be a large number of members, for the sake of convenience, the members are limited to two companies, Apparel Company A and Apparel Company B, shown in Figure 1. As shown in Figure 4, each member is assigned a member No. (membership number). The contact information in Figure 4 includes an address, telephone number, person in charge, email address, etc. (the same applies to Figure 5).

[0027] FIG. 5 shows an example of the supplier master 32 stored in the storage means 3 shown in FIG. 3. The supplier master 32 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the member master 31 shown in FIG. 4. The member suppliers shown in FIG. 5 are suppliers downstream of Apparel Company A and Apparel Company B shown in FIG. 1. When a downstream supplier, like Apparel Company B, has a primary supplier downstream and a secondary supplier downstream of that (see FIG. 1), the supplier includes both the primary and secondary suppliers. The same applies when there are tertiary or subsequent suppliers. Furthermore, member suppliers also include the member business operators themselves and the business operators themselves upstream of the end users. This is because each business operator may ship collected products directly to a recycling plant.

[0028] For example, in Figure 5, the "collection of apparel company A" for member customer No. (member customer number) 102 is a case where apparel company A itself ships the collected products directly to a recycling factory (the same applies to member customer Nos. 204 to 206).

[0029] Figure 6 shows the CO2 emissions from textile product shipments. ２ 6 is a flowchart showing the flow up to when reduction amount information is sent to the portal site server 10. Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 6. For ease of explanation, the following embodiment will be described using an example in which a textile product is shipped by customer company X1 (see FIG. 5) of member business partner No. 201, which is a business partner of apparel company B (see FIG. 4) of member No. 2. Customer company X1 is a business partner of apparel company B via agency X (see FIG. 1).

[0030] In FIG. 6, when a textile product is shipped from customer company X1 (step 100 in FIG. 6), the textile product arrives at a recycling factory (step 101 in FIG. 6). At the time of shipment, customer company X1 transmits shipping information 8 (FIG. 3) from its terminal to the visualization system 1. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing display 20 of the login screen of the terminal. FIG. 8 shows display 21 of the input screen for shipping information 8. FIG. 9 shows display 22 of the display screen for arrival information in the visualization system 1 and display 23 of the display screen for CO2 emission reductions. Displays 20 to 23 are examples and are not limited to these. Furthermore, the weight values ​​are conceptual values ​​for illustrative purposes.

[0031] As shown in display 20 in Figure 7, member No. 2 (apparel company B) and member business partner No. 201 (customer company X1) are entered on the login screen of customer company X1's terminal. When a password is entered from this state, display 21 in Figure 8 is displayed. After customer company X1 enters the necessary information in display 21, it sends the entered shipping information 8 to the visualization system 1. The shipping information 8 is received by the first receiving means 4 (Figure 3) of the visualization system 1 located on the recycling factory side.

[0032] After receiving textile products from customer company X1, the recycling factory moves to the preparation process (step 102 in FIG. 6). In the preparation process, the collected incoming products are first weighed, the weight is input, and registered. The visualization system 1 can display the display 22 shown in FIG. 9(a). Next, packaging bags, tags, etc. are removed, and foreign objects such as zippers and buttons are also cut off. After that, the factory moves to the process of converting the products into recycled raw materials such as pellets (step 103 in FIG. 6).

[0033] After the pellets are recycled into raw materials in the recycling process, CO is calculated based on the product form (product, fabric, etc.), weight, weight of pellets, etc. ２ Calculate the emission reduction amount (step 104 in FIG. 6). ２ The calculation of the emission reduction amount is CO ２ Emissions calculation services can be used, or the recycling plant can calculate the amount using various tools.

[0034] Visualization System 1 ２ When the emission reduction amount is input, the calculation means 2 calculates the CO ２ The amount of emission reduction is associated with the member business partner number (business partner data) of the customer company X1, which is a business partner. This associated content can be displayed as in the display 23 shown in FIG. 9(b). The display 23 is assigned a management number, and the display 23 shows the CO ２ The amount of emission reduction is displayed.

[0035] For the next shipment, a new control number will be assigned and the CO for the next shipment will be ２ In this case, the calculation means 2 calculates the CO2 emissions reduction amount for multiple incoming shipments. ２ The cumulative amount of CO emissions reduction may be calculated and displayed. ２ The amount of emission reduction may be converted into a monetary amount by the calculation means 2 according to a predetermined calculation standard. ２ The reduction amount information may be appropriately edited by the calculation means 2. For example, ２ A ranking of emission reductions may be created.

[0036] CO ２The reduction amount information is transmitted to the portal site server 10 by the transmitting means 7 in Fig. 3 (step 105 in Fig. 6). Apparel company B, member No. 2, accesses the portal site server 10 via member terminal 11 to receive CO2 reduction information for shipped products of customer company X1, member business partner No. 201. ２ It is possible to grasp the amount of reduction information.

[0037] In addition, CO that members can grasp ２ The reduction amount information is not only information on members and their business partners, but also information on other members' CO₂ emissions, assuming cooperation from other members. ２ For example, CO ２ The members with the largest amount of emission reductions may be displayed and made visible to all members.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the customer company X1, which is a business partner of apparel company B, has shipped textile products. However, the same applies to customer company X2, agent company X, agent company Y, and customer company Y1. ２ It is possible to grasp the amount of reduction information.

[0039] Figure 10 shows the CO that apparel company B can grasp. ２ It is a diagram showing a list of reduction amount information. ２ In addition to the reduction amount information, the CO ２ CO reduction information for Agent X's downstream customer companies X1 and X2 ２ CO reduction information for apparel company B's immediate downstream agent, company Y ２ CO reduction information, CO reduction information for Y1, a downstream customer of Agent Y ２ 10 shows only the information for the No. 1 shipment for the sake of convenience, apparel company B can also obtain information for the No. 2 and subsequent shipments.

[0040] As described above, according to the present invention, the CO2 of textile products shipped to a recycling factory by downstream business partners of the member can be recovered. ２This allows upstream members to grasp information on the amount of CO2 emissions reductions for textile products sold by the members. ２ It will be possible to track information on the amount of emission reductions, and this information will be used to ２ It can be used as an indicator for achieving emission reduction targets.

[0041] These effects can be obtained even if the suppliers listed in the supplier master 32 are not members. It is sufficient that the visualization system 1 is configured to process the shipping information 8 (see FIG. 3) of the suppliers listed in the supplier master 32.

[0042] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the embodiment is merely an example and may be modified as appropriate. ２ Although the example has been described in which the reduction amount information is transmitted from the visualization system 1 to the portal site server 10, the present invention is not limited to this. ２ Anything that allows you to grasp the amount of reduction information will suffice.

[0043] 1 CO ２ Emission reduction visualization system 2 Calculation means 3 Storage means 31 Member master 32 Business partner master 4 First receiving means 5 Second receiving means 6 Input means 7 Transmission means 8 Shipping information 9 CO ２ Emission reduction amount 10 Portal site server 11 Member terminal

Claims

1. CO2 emissions from recycling textile products collected by recycling factories ２ CO emission reduction information is visualized and provided to members ２ A system for visualizing emission reductions, comprising: a textile product as a manufactured commodity; a storage means for storing a member master that lists member data and a supplier master that lists the member's supplier data and associates the members with the suppliers; a first receiving means for receiving product data for each of the suppliers of textile products to be collected in a recycling factory; and a CO2 reduction visualization system for each of the suppliers by recycling the collected textile products. ２ A second receiving means for receiving information regarding an emission reduction amount; ２ and a calculation means for associating information on the amount of emission reduction with the trading partner data, the distribution form of textile products is a distribution form in which textile products are distributed from an upstream manufacturer to a downstream final trading partner via an intermediate trading partner, and when a first trading partner to which the textile products are sold is located downstream of the member, and a second or subsequent trading partner to which the textile products are sold is located downstream of the member, the trading partner master not only associates the member with the first trading partner, but also associates the member with the second or subsequent trading partners, and the member can use a terminal owned by the member to calculate the amount of emission reduction with respect to the textile products shipped by the first trading partner to the recycling factory via a network. ２ The information on the amount of emission reduction can be grasped, and the CO ２ A CO2 emission reduction information system that allows users to grasp information on the amount of CO2 emissions reduction. ２ Emissions reduction visualization system.

2. The CO system according to claim 1, wherein the business partners in the business partner master include the member himself / herself. ２ Emissions reduction visualization system.

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