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Nomura institute proposes ‘GDP+i’ to measure consumer satisfaction
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Conventional economic indicators show the Japanese economy has been sluggish for decades, but a different approach suggests that people feel...
PRI’s global ESG investing talks in Tokyo to tackle ‘sense of crisis’
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
The leading global conference on responsible investment will be held in Tokyo for the first time this fall, focusing on...
Tottori, home of premium wagyu, offers great diversity of delicacies
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Western Japan’s Tottori Prefecture, lying on the Sea of Japan and boasting the famous Mount Daisen and other peaks, has...
Suntory replenishes a century of water stewardship
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
This year is the 100th anniversary of Japan’s first malt whisky distillery, established in the Yamazaki district of the town...
Businesswomen challenge selves at ICWB conference
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
On the morning of July 9, more than 1,000 people from around the world gathered online for the International Conference...
Industry group CLOMA aims to cut plastic waste in Japan and beyond
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
The coastline of a tropical islet in southwestern Japan is filled with litter washed ashore — PET bottles, plastic packages...
Sustainable Japan Network, ESG study sessions
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Morisawa: What is current in ESG investing With environmental, social and governance topics gaining the spotlight, what is happening in...
Investors at RI Japan developing tools to gauge firms’ performance
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Impact investment has increasingly intrigued the financial world as a way to achieve returns at the same time as helping...
To measure ecological impacts, companies first need good rulers
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
How do big businesses reflect their impact on nature in their financial reporting? One of the sessions on the second...
How to avert a planetary tipping point: RI Japan forum
Warren Meehan Contributing writer
With a focus on sustainability, human rights and the transformation of Japan into a net-zero-carbon economy, the Responsible Investor Japan...
Toiletries firm Lion creates health for its customers and the planet
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Contributing to the public good while maximizing corporate value is not always an easy thing to do for many firms....
Hiroshima forum: Business’ role for international peace
Emi Maeda Contributing writer
The 2023 Hiroshima Business Forum for Global Peace was a multifaceted event for discussing the contribution of business to peace,...
