Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: from cardboard beds to recycled medals, how the Games are going green

A flight of geese passes the Olympic rings, afloat on a barge in Vancouver's harbour, at dawn as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics continues February 20, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Helgren      (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT OLYMPICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E62L093701

Could 2020 see the most environmentally friendly Olympics ever? Image: REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT OLYMPICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E62L093701

Douglas Broom
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
Share:
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Japan is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Japan

Have you read?
No jumping now! Recyclable beds for Tokyo 2020. Image: AP
Discover

What’s the World Economic Forum doing about climate change?

Autonomous electric shuttles will ferry athletes between venues. Image: Toyota
Even the Olympic torch is recycled. Image: IOC
Discover

What is the World Economic Forum doing about plastic pollution?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
JapanFuture of the EnvironmentPlastics and the Environment
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

How Japan’s semiconductor industry is leaping into the future

Naoko Tochibayashi and Naoko Kutty

November 20, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum