mymizu, the Tokyo-based initiative reducing the consumption of single-use plastics, has been named the Japan finalist of the highly coveted Chivas Venture Competition. As part of this prestigious award, mymizu will receive $40,000 in funding to accelerate its growth and impact.
Read Moremymizu Co-Founder Mariko participated as a panellist at “Sustainable Brands 2020 YOKOHAMA on February 20th. The session focused on “collective impact”, with Mariko presenting mymizu and Social Innovation Japan alongside adidas Japan, Odakyu and Hakuhodo as case studies in social innovation and collective impact.
Read MoreAt mymizu, we don’t just aim to reduce the consumption of plastic bottles...our goal is to help people live more fun, sustainable lives! And that’s why we’re super excited to announce a partnership with Shizen Energy - one of Japan’s leading renewable energy providers.
Say hello to… mymizu denki!
Read MoreThanks to support from Audi Japan, mymizu has a new tracking feature! As a user you can now track the impact of refilling, including PET bottles, CO2 emissions and money saved, as well as share your progress with your friends!
Through our partnership with Audi Japan, we aim to track the reduction of 1 million single-use plastic bottles. Join us by starting tracking today!
Read Moremymizu has been selected as a winner of the "iF World Design Guide Social Impact Prize 2019"!!
Read MoreWe're excited to announce that MyMizu is one of the winners of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Co-Lab Japan Social Innovation Challenge!
Read Moremymizu has been selected for the prestigious "Nippon Foundation Social Change Makers Accelerator Program", powered by ImpacTech!
Read MoreA HUGE THANK YOU to you all for all your support in 2019! So much has happened since we launched mymizu on September 20th, just 3 months ago...
Thanks to YOU, we’ve raised ¥3,365,429 (30,000+ USD) through our crowdfunding campaign (224% of our target), won the iF World Design Guide's Social Impact Prize, were selected for both the Tokyo Government and Nippon Foundation's Startup Accelerator Programs, AND seen our mymizu community and refill platform grow exponentially!
And that’s just for starters... see some of our other highlights in this post.
mymizu has been selected (from over 180 applicants!) into a top startup accelerator program supported by Tokyo Metropolitan Government - the "Aoyama Startup Accelerator Program" (ASAC)!
Read Moremymizu Co-Founders Robin and Mariko were interviewed in this article in the Japan Times! Click here to read the full article!
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