Experience

株式会社ユーグレナ - Euglena Co., Ltd.

• Japan
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainability/ESG Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Fast Retailing

• Japan
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability/ESG Specialist

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2022

  - Led a company-wide ESG project by following global sustainability trends and promoting sustainability/ESG projects with execution teams such as environment, diversity and inclusion, human resources, investor relations, and communications departments. - Improved the company’s sustainability disclosure by conducting gap analysis with global reporting standards, collecting ESG data, publishing an ESG databook, and regularly updating a website. - Made company’s responses to ESG evaluation surveys such as FTSE, MSCI, DJSI, and CDP. - Led negotiations with key global sustainability rule-makers such as Scienced-Based Target Initiative (SBTi) to obtain approval for the company’s climate change goals, and managed climate-related disclosure (TCFD) in cooperation with the executing team. - Strengthened a company's corporate sustainability communications work among global community. Show less



International Institute for Sustainable Development

• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Writer, IISD-Reporting Service Earth Negotiations Bulletin

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

  Attend key international negotiations and related meetings, in particular on SDGs, Business, and environmental issues, and write English summaries and disseminate them in a timely manner to more than 50,000 subscribers globally. Attend key international negotiations and related meetings, in particular on SDGs, Business, and environmental issues, and write English summaries and disseminate them in a timely manner to more than 50,000 subscribers globally.



Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

• Japan
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager/Policy Researcher

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2019

  January 2018 – March 2019: IGES Fellow (remote) ・Contribute and advise a research project on SDGs and Business, Circular Econoy, and develop its website contents. Also, make advises to the event coordination team on planning and organizing a 1,000-scale international conference on sustainable development. September 2016 -December 2017: Communications Manager/Policy Researcher, Strategic Management Office ・In charge of leading planning and implementing the organization’s strategic communication plans and activities, including an annual symposium (more than 1,000 participants) and other events. Manage media relations and networking with not only media, but also various stakeholders such as international organizations, international networks, business sectors and NGOs. January 2010 – August 2016: Researcher, Programme Management Office ・Actively led institute-wide programme management and forming strategic partnerships with key national governments, cities, private companies including global business networks and CSOs, organizing an annual international forum (more than 1,000 participants) including outreach. Closely followed international negotiation process of Rio+20, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including the SDGs and made substantive inputs through policy publications, and assisted the Ministry of the Environment of Japan to organize the G7 Environmental Ministers Meeting in June 2016 and other ASEAN-related meetings. Show less



J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2016

  Taught international environmental negotiations with focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its implementation processes for undergraduate students. Taught international environmental negotiations with focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its implementation processes for undergraduate students.



Oxfam Japan

• Tokyo, Japan

• Advocacy Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2008



United Nations World Food Programme

• Tokyo, Japan

• Public Relations Intern

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005