'Decentralized' Waste Management Poses Major ESG Risk: Canopus Launches Renewed Website for Waste BPO Services

Canopus (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Liu Taihong), a waste and environmental consulting firm, has renewed its website for waste BPO services for waste-generating businesses, completely revamping its services centered on the 'Gomikan' waste management system. Canopus provides a comprehensive package covering business outsourcing, cost optimization, and compliance structure building to address ESG management risks faced by headquarters staff at multi-site companies, such as 'inconsistent management quality across sites' and 'inability to perform effective audits and control.'

In recent years, the standards for environmental response required of waste generators have risen rapidly due to requirements for circular economy initiatives, decarbonization efforts, and traceability throughout the supply chain. Meanwhile, the following issues have become commonplace at the sites of companies operating multiple locations:

- Contracts and communications with waste management operators vary by site, making it impossible for headquarters to grasp the overall picture. - Manifest management (Industrial Waste Management Tickets) mixes paper and digital processes, leading to massive administrative labor. - There is no mechanism to compare or verify the validity of disposal costs, often leading to renewals at the operator's quoted price. - During compliance audits, departments often struggle to determine where to start.

Particularly for listed companies and their group affiliates, as the level of ESG information disclosure requirements increases every year, this 'leave it to the site' status is becoming a tangible management risk.

Service Overview: Three Values Delivered by Waste BPO Canopus's waste BPO service, centered on the 'Gomikan' waste management system, handles a series of waste-related tasks on behalf of the headquarters and various sites of the waste-generating business. By only needing to perform 'requests, approvals, and data verification,' clients can simultaneously achieve operational efficiency, cost optimization, and the promotion of ESG management.

1. Reduction of site burden through business outsourcing Centralizes windows for multiple stores/sites, handling everything from communication and adjustments with operators to obtaining quotes and manifest management. This addresses site staff concerns about complicated interactions with operators and manifest management.

2. Optimization of disposal costs and environmental impact Achieves both fair pricing and improved recycling rates by leveraging cost/market data for operator negotiations and utilizing a nationwide network of disposal and recycling operators. This addresses concerns about how to respond to cost increase requests from operators through data-backed negotiation power.

3. Building a compliance adherence structure Establishes an audit-ready management structure through professional compliance diagnostics and support for building operational workflows and systems. This structurally resolves the anxiety of staff members who do not know where to start.

Completing tasks in the cloud with the 'Gomikan' waste management system The 'Gomikan' is a cloud system specialized for waste management provided by Canopus. All waste-related tasks—from quote requests, contract execution, collection requests, manifest issuance/management, to payment—can be completed within the system.

- Quote Request: Just enter the waste type and planned quantity, and quotes are delivered to your My Page. - Contract Execution: Completed via electronic contracts, ensuring compliance through the system. - Collection Request: No phone or email required. Schedule adjustments are completed via My Page. - Manifest: Automatically linked with JW-NET. Centralizes issuance, management, and past inquiry. - Payment: Monthly invoices are automatically uploaded. Supports credit card payments.

Canopus's Strengths: A Rare Position Combining 'Management' and 'Recycling Industry' Canopus possesses three major strengths in its waste BPO services:

- Support from management professionals: Staffed by individuals from major strategy firms and entrepreneurs capable of structural solutions to management issues. - Support from recycling industry professionals: Staffed by practitioners and former executives in the waste industry, leveraging regulatory response and industry networks. - Tailor-made service provision: Customization support tailored to the client's individual circumstances, rather than pre-made SaaS packages.

Additionally, through collaboration with group company Shin-Kansai Technica (waste transport and processing), Canopus provides integrated service from collection and transport to intermediate processing and recycling.