121st Yokohama Business Conditions and Management Trends Survey (conducted in June 2022) (Special Survey)

[About Economic Security]
・About 66% of the companies are interested in this. More than 60% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small businesses.
・About 50% of the measures being taken are "improvement and construction of a trade secret management system" and about 40% of small and medium-sized enterprises and more than 70% of large enterprises by size.

[About the Circular Economy]
・While only over 10% of companies knew the content, more than 60% of companies were interested.
・In all industries, there are many initiatives that we want to implement in the future: "use of recycled materials and renewable resources", "design of products and services that contribute to waste reduction", and "promotion of recycling".