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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,...
Women at JWLI summit call to turn crisis into chances
Jacob Reed Contributing writer
The 2023 Japanese Women’s Leadership Initiative (JWLI) Global Summit was held at the East-West Center in Honolulu on March 23...
Time to raise renewable targets, create meaningful carbon pricing
Kae Takase Renewable Energy Institute
“We might have to move factories in Japan to where renewable electricity is available, if this situation of less renewables...
IISE institute kindles ‘guide stars’ for solving global social issues
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
To address increasingly complex issues amid global uncertainty, new ideas and innovative solutions are ever more important. The NEC group’s...
Hiroshima forum sees rising need for business role in global peace
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
How can business play a role in peacemaking? This is the question that the Hiroshima Business Forum for Global Peace...
Nomura Research Institute takes initiative on co-creating the future
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Nomura Research Institute has a unique background. Japan's first private think tank was founded as a joint-stock company, unlike many...
