Zeroboard Research Institute

After working as a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun, he is involved in supporting companies and governments in responding to sustainability strategies internationally. He was involved in revising guidelines at the GRI International Secretariat and led eco-innovation policy research at the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. He is in charge of knowledge management of renewable energy technology data from around the world at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and is involved in creating strategies and policies for green economy and climate change response at the UAE Federal Government. He is responsible for supporting technology transfer to developing countries as Deputy Director of the United Nations Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and returned to Japan in 2021. He served as a partner in charge of decarbonization and ESG at ERM, a foreign consulting firm, and became the director of Zeroboard Research Institute in August 2023. He will be a director of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) from January 2024 and a team leader of the Japan-EU Green Alliance Facility from June 2024. He graduated from the Department of Journalism, Faculty of Letters, Sophia University, and obtained a master's degree from the Institute of International Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.

In the Manufacturing/technology sector, he has been engaged in sustainability management work for 16 years, including environmental audits, the Container Recycling Law, CFP calculations, ESG information disclosure and evaluation responses in the corporate sector, materiality identification, and human rights policy formulation. He joined Zeroboard in December 2022. He is in charge of ESG management advisory and research on natural capital information disclosure. He completed the Master's course at Meiji University Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, with a Master's degree in Agriculture.

He has been involved in LCA work for about 20 years in the Manufacturing /research and development department. He established the product LCA calculation method and was involved in obtaining third-party certification and LCA calculations at the research stage. He also has experience in a wide range of activity such as public relations and academic affairs. He joined Zeroboard in April 2023. As an LCA/CFP expert, he is in charge of supporting LCA calculations for products and Service. He is a former director of the Japan LCA Association. He graduated from the Graduate School of Environmental Science at the University of Tsukuba with a master's degree (Environmental Science).

In the Manufacturing /corporate division, he is responsible for general environmental management, management of environmental laws, product LCA, organizational GHG calculations, the Automobile Recycling Act, ESG information disclosure, and external relations. He joined Zeroboard Inc. in February 2023. He is responsible for consulting on LCA/CFP calculations and advisory on environmental laws and Energy management. He is a member of the Japan LCA Society. He graduated from Meijo University's Faculty of Science and Technology (Mechanical Engineering).

Since 2017, he has been affiliated with an environmental NGO, where he is responsible for Education and outreach, member management, financial accounting, general affairs, etc. After working in accounting and labor at a venture company and as a tax accountant assistant at a tax accountant's office, he joined Zeroboard in October 2023. He is in charge of research on natural capital information disclosure. He graduated from the Department of Biological Resources, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba (forest ecology).

Involved in the launch of a domestic credit system, engaged in third-party verification and plan Create support. Through the utilization of credits, we will revitalize the region and build environmental branding for companies. Zeroboard supports emission amount calculation, ESG information disclosure, and third-party verification.

He has worked in the Manufacturing /technology/headquarters division in the development of production facilities, EMS, and waste management. In the corporate division, he has been involved in environmental work for 18 years, including supporting raw material production areas in obtaining Rainforest Alliance certification, conducting 18 ecosystem surveys, using 100% FSC-certified paper for containers and packaging, responding to ESG issues such as CDPs, TCFD, and TNFD , and serving as a member of government review committees.

From September 2024, he will be in charge of natural capital information disclosure research as a visiting researcher at Zeroboard. He graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Ritsumeikan University.