[DAY1]＜Session＞ Japanese Corporate Initiatives for the SDGs

＜Session＞ ”Japanese Corporate Initiatives for the SDGs”
 

Norichika Kanie
Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University

He is also a representative of xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC.
Before joining Keio, he worked at the Graduate School of Decision Science And Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Department of Policy Studies, the University of Kitakyushu.
He serves various committees and steering groups, including: a member of the SDGs Promotion Roundtable Meeting, established by the Japanese government under the SDGs Promotion Headquarters; a member of the Expert Study Group for the Promotion of SDGs by Local Governments for Japanese Cabinet Office. His research focuses on International Relations, Sustainability Science and Earth System Governance. He has participated in the formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the common goals adopted by the United Nations, from the conception stage. He is a leading authority on the SDGs, and is striving to balance research and practice. His recent publication is 「SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals)｣(Chukoshinsho, 2020) Norichika Kanie was appointed 15 independent scientists to draft the second quadrennial Global Sustainable Development. He received his Ph.D. in Media and Governance from the Keio University.

 

Toru Shimogaki
Head of Green Innovation Office, Corporate Headquarters, NTT Date
Toru Shimogaki joined NTT DATA as a software engineer. He developed his expertise in open-source software mainly about big data, provided technology consulting services, and strengthened NTT DATA’s brand presence through lectures and writing activities. Then he experienced the head of recruitment team hiring both new graduate & mid-career, and the head of advanced technology team.
He is currently responsible for both decarbonization of NTT DATA itself and green business development all over the world.
 

Coordinator: Koichi Sakai, Publisher, Nikkei ESG