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In response to the increasing problem of plastic waste worldwide, Commons Asset Management Inc., which focuses on long-term investment, organized a seminar themed around recycling plastic on July 26 in ...
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ESG CONSORTIUM Jul 28, 2019
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During a recent interview in Tokyo, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) Sean Kidney urged the Japanese government and private sector to further pursue the "green revolution" to catch ...
ESG CONSORTIUM Jun 30, 2019
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 ...
ESG CONSORTIUM May 26, 2019
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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 ...
ESG CONSORTIUM May 12, 2019
Ambitious net-zero goal, but path unclear
by Kentaro Tamura
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 ...
ESG CONSORTIUM Apr 28, 2019
Ties key to driving social investment in Asia
by Ken Ito, Roshini Prakash and Bradley Wo
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 ...
ESG CONSORTIUM Apr 7, 2019
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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 ...
ESG CONSORTIUM Mar 25, 2019
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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 ...
ESG CONSORTIUM Mar 10, 2019
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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 ...
ESG CONSORTIUM Feb 17, 2019
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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 ...