Mizuho aims to hasten renewable energy technology

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

With global attention being paid to increasing renewable energy to mitigate global warming, Japan should put its technological advancements in...

Stock market operator JPX sees growth and positive change in 2024

Hiroko Nakata
Contributing writer

Amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty, 2024 will be the critical year for seeing whether the Japanese financial market’s evolutionary momentum...

How Nomura Research Institute cultivates local entrepreneurship

Hiroko Nakata
Contributing writer

Creating a startup ecosystem is easier said than done, especially in rural areas. In big cities like Tokyo, Osaka and...

‘Active’ and ‘protective’ investments for sustainability

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Osamu Inoue CEO, Renews Inc. The last panel discussion focused on the changing landscape in environmental, social and governance (ESG)...

Event: Responsible investment under capitalism

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

As the role of institutional investors in creating a sustainable society becomes more important than ever, investment experts gathered on...

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...

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...

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....