Innovative recycling contributes to reduction of plastic waste
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Photographs of plastic debris floating on the world's oceans are indeed shocking and help raise people's awareness of plastic pollution. However, to describe plastics as bad for the environment is ...
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In the lead-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has engaged in an initiative named Tokyo Zero Carbon 4 Days in 2020, an effort to ...
Ambitious net-zero goal, but path unclear
Research Leader, Climate And Energy Area, Institute For Global Environmental Strategies (iges)
SPONSORED CONTENT On April 23, the draft of Japan's first Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy under the Paris agreement was issued, and is now subject to public comment. The ...
Ties key to driving social investment in Asia
Regional Head, Avpn East Asia/Avpn Knowledge Director/Avpn Knowledge Associate
Social investment refers to the various ways of structuring capital for both financial performance and social value creation, ranging from impact-only approaches, such as traditional philanthropy to venture philanthropy, impact ...
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RI Asia Japan 2019 is a platform to learn, share and debate on key issues affecting responsible investment based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, which are set to ...
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The concept of health and productivity management has become an important business approach for companies in recent years to keep growing, even within Japan's already mature business communities. Each company possesses ...
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Amid increased global sustainability concerns and the implementation of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is vital for companies to work on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to ...
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Seven companies received the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's inaugural Tokyo Financial Award in recognition of their excellent contributions to ESG (environmental, social and governance) investments or products and services aiding Tokyo ...
The rise of social impact bonds in Japan
Researcher, Center for Social Investment, Tama University
Social impact bonds (SIBs) have been increasingly attracting public attention as a new method of social investment. The first batch of SIBs in Japan were launched in three municipalities during ...
Urgency, inclusiveness apparent at COP24
Senior Manager, Cdp Japan
"Urgency" and "inclusiveness" were two keywords at the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Katowice, Poland, from Dec. 2 ...
