Published: 2023-06-22 11:41

人と空き家、そして地域社会の再生を目指すソーシャルビジネス──Renovate Japan

社会を駆動し、イノベーションを生む装置として大きな役割担ってきた「会社」。株主資本主義による格差外部不経済拡大、ガバナンスの失敗など、その歴史で多く課題にも直面するなか、いま「会社」の役割枠組み問い直す動き世界中始まっている。

画像廃業したビジネスホテルを再生する

経済活動通じ人々つながり、社会、生態系、経済システムを再生しようとする次世代カンパニーを「THE REGENERATIVE COMPANY(リジェネラティブ・カンパニー)」と定義づけ、始まりつつある大きなムーブメントを捉えた『WIRED』日本総力特集から。

市場の失敗結果だけれど、公共が手をつけづらい。そんな両者狭間落ちてしまった問題に取り組むのがソーシャルビジネスだと思っています」。そう話すのは、2020年にRenovate Japanを創業した甲斐隆之だ。貧困差別、DVなどが原因で帰る家をもてない人がいる一方で、日本には空き家溢れているという矛盾を、同社はリノーションとシェアハウスの運営とした「タテナオシ」事業よっ解消しようとしている。

その仕組みはこうだ。まず、同社地域空き家借り上げ、シェルターやシェアハウスにリノーションする。その同社緊急支援団体協力し、家と仕事に困っている人たちを「リノベーター」として招き、ペンキ塗りなどいわゆるDIYの範囲でできる作業住み込み手伝ってもらう。その対価としてリノベーターは給料受け取り作業のない時間で働き先や住まい確保たり地域のセーフティネットとつながったりして生活基盤整えていくのだ。

空き家再生のプロセスに人の再生重ね合わせているんです」と甲斐は話す。なお、Renovate Japanと空き家貸主には、シェアハウスの運用益から収入が入るという。

余っているものを、足りていないところに適切に届ける」をミッションとする同社。5年後、10年後にはそのマインドセットが社会現象になってくれればと甲斐は願っている。「リノーションの物件を見たら『緊急支援使える』と思ってもらえるようにしたいです」

# 言葉 意味
4 さいせい (再生) : 1. resuscitation; regeneration; restoration to life 2. reformation; rehabilitation
4 あきや (空き家) : vacant house; unoccupied house
4 どうしゃ (同社) : the same firm
3 かい (甲斐) : 1. effect; result; worth; use; avail 2. Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
3 べ : 1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation 2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
2 やくわり (役割) : part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
2 はじまる (始まる) : 1. to begin; to start; to commence 2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
2 にほん (日本) : Japan
2 おもう (思う) : 1. to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon 2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
2 ちいき (地域) : area; region
2 さぎょう (作業) : work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
2 たり : 1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") 2. doing such things as...
1 くどう (駆動) : driving force
1 うむ (生む) : 1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs) 2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
1 そうち (装置) : 1. equipment; device; installation; apparatus 2. stage setting
1 になう (担う) : 1. to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear 2. to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
1 かぶぬし (株主) : shareholder; stockholder
1 しほんしゅぎ (資本主義) : capitalism
1 かくさ (格差) : qualitative difference; disparity; gap
1 がいぶ (外部) : 1. outside (e.g. of a building); exterior 2. outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
1 ふけいざい (不経済) : poor economy; waste
1 かくだい (拡大) : magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
1 おおく (多く) : 1. many; much; plenty; a lot 2. majority (of); greater part (of)
1 かだい (課題) : 1. subject; theme; issue; matter 2. homework; assignment
1 ちょくめん (直面) : 1. confrontation 2. to face; to confront; to encounter
1 わくぐみ (枠組み) : 1. frame 2. framework; outline
1 といなおす (問い直す) : to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
1 うごき (動き) : 1. movement; move; motion 2. trend; development; change; fluctuation
1 せかいじゅう (世界中) : around the world; throughout the world
1 がぞう (画像) : image; picture; portrait
1 はいぎょう (廃業) : discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
1 けいざいかつどう (経済活動) : economic activity
1 つうずる (通ずる) : 1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) 2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
1 ひとびと (人々) : 1. people; men and women 2. each person; everybody
1 つながり (繋がり) : connection; link; relationship
1 せいたいけい (生態系) : ecosystem
1 じせだい (次世代) : next generation; future generation
1 ていぎ (定義) : definition
1 とらえる (捉える) : 1. to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of 2. to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
1 はん (版) : 1. edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (e.g. software) 2. plate; block; cast
1 そうりょく (総力) : total energy; all efforts
1 とくしゅう (特集) : feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
1 しじょうのしっぱい (市場の失敗) : market failure
1 けっか (結果) : 1. result; consequence; outcome; effect 2. coming to fruition; bearing fruit
1 こうきょう (公共) : public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
1 づらい (辛い) : difficult to ...; hard to ...
1 りょうしゃ (両者) : pair; the two; both persons; both things
1 はざま (狭間) : 1. interval; space; interstice; threshold 2. valley; gorge; ravine
1 おちる (落ちる) : 1. to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money) 2. to be omitted; to be missing
1 とりくむ (取り組む) : 1. to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against 2. to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
1 そうぎょう (創業) : establishment (of a business); founding
1 たかし (隆之) : Takashi (given)
1 ひんこん (貧困) : 1. poverty; penury; need; destitution 2. shortage; lack; want
1 さべつ (差別) : 1. distinction; differentiation; discrimination 2. discrimination (against people)
1 もてる (持てる) : 1. to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) 2. to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
1 いっぽう (一方) : 1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party 2. on the one hand; on the other hand
1 がい (街) : ... street; ... quarter; ... district
1 あぶれる (溢れる) : 1. to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.) 2. to be left out; to be crowded out
1 むじゅん (矛盾) : contradiction; inconsistency
1 うんえい (運営) : management; administration; operation
1 じく (軸) : 1. axis; shaft; axle 2. center; centre; focal point; key point
1 じぎょう (事業) : 1. project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service 2. act; deed; conduct
1 よる (因る) : 1. to be due to; to be caused by 2. to depend on; to turn on
1 かいしょう (解消) : cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
1 しくみ (仕組み) : 1. structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings 2. plan; plot; contrivance
1 かりあげる (借り上げる) : to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
1 きわ (際) : 1. edge; brink; verge; side 2. time; moment of
1 きんきゅう (緊急) : urgency; emergency
1 しえんだんたい (支援団体) : support group
1 きょうりょく (協力) : cooperation; collaboration
1 こまる (困る) : 1. to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed 2. to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
1 まねく (招く) : 1. to invite; to ask 2. to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
1 ぬり (塗り) : coating (esp. lacquering)
1 いわゆる (所謂) : what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
1 はんい (範囲) : extent; scope; sphere; range; span
1 すみこみ (住み込み) : live-in (e.g. job)
1 てつだう (手伝う) : 1. to help; to assist; to aid 2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
1 たいか (対価) : compensation; equivalent value; consideration
1 きゅうりょう (給料) : salary; wages; pay
1 うけとる (受け取る) : 1. to receive; to get; to accept 2. to take; to interpret; to understand
1 はたらく (働く) : 1. to work; to labor; to labour 2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
1 すまい (住まい) : 1. dwelling; house; residence; address 2. living; life
1 かくほ (確保) : 1. securing; obtaining; ensuring; guarantee; maintaining 2. belay; belaying
1 つながる (繋がる) : 1. to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to 2. to lead to; to be related to
1 せいかつ (生活) : living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
1 きばん (基盤) : 1. foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure 2. bedrock
1 ととのえる (整える) : 1. to put in order; to arrange; to tidy up; to straighten; to adjust; to fix 2. to get ready; to prepare; to arrange; to supply; to assemble; to buy
1 かさねあわせる (重ね合わせる) : to overlap
1 なお (尚) : 1. still; yet 2. more; still more; greater; further
1 かしぬし (貸し主) : lender; creditor; landlord
1 しゅうにゅう (収入) : income; receipts; revenue
1 あまる (余る) : to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
1 たりる (足りる) : 1. to be sufficient; to be enough 2. to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
1 てきせつ (適切) : appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right; pertinent; relevant
1 しゃかいげんしょう (社会現象) : social phenomenon
1 ぶっけん (物件) : article; thing; object; property (real estate)
1 きんきゅうしえん (緊急支援) : emergency support; emergency assistance
1 つかえる (使える) : to be usable; to be serviceable; to be useful