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Successful Conclusion of the Sustainability Management Forum 2025

On October 9, 2025, Sherpa and Company, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, successfully completed the Sustainability Management Forum 2025 at the Station Conference Tokyo in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. This event brought together 120 business professionals from 99 companies who are involved in making key decisions on sustainability management.

The forum featured a range of engaging programs including keynote addresses, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and round table debates. Attendees explored and shared insights on challenges and best practices for driving sustainability initiatives across various industries and roles.

Event Highlights

Theme: "Sustainability Management Forum 2025: Engaging Dialogue and Data Utilization ~Building Trust through Information Disclosure and Strategic Reconstruction~"

• - Date: October 9, 2025
• - Time: Reception at 1:30 PM, Starts at 2:00 PM, Ends at 7:00 PM
• - Location: Station Conference Tokyo, Marunouchi, Tokyo
• - Organizer: Sherpa and Company
• - Attendance: 99 companies, 120 participants

Featured Programs:

1. Keynote Panel
- Takeshi Mizuguchi (President, Takasaki University of Economics)
- Kenji Shiomura (Fellow and Executive Sustainability Advisor, Daiwa Institute of Research)
- Nao Nakakubo (Director and CSuO, Sherpa and Company)

2. Panel Discussion on "The Reliability and Challenges of Sustainability Information"
- Mikiko Ohno (Board Member, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board)
- Natsuki Torii (Sustainability Promotion Department, Japan Exchange Group)
- Chie Mitsui (Principal Research Fellow, Nomura Research Institute)

3. Workshop on "Building Processes for Collecting and Disclosing Sustainability Information That Can Withstand Third-Party Assurance"
- Takanari Minahara (Director, Sustainable Value Management Division, KPMG)
- Jun Sugimoto (CEO, Sherpa and Company)

4. Panel Discussion on "The Cutting Edge of Information Analysis Through AI and Its Challenges"
- Yukiko Sakai (Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Dai-ichi Life Holdings)
- Norio Masuda (Director, Group Sustainability Department, Hitachi)
- Yuriko Nakao (Professor, Kansai University, Ph.D. in Management)

5. Round Table on "Utilization of Sustainability Data in Management and Potential of Technology"
- Daisuke Tsuchiya (Partner, Sustainable Value Management Division, KPMG)
- Nao Nakakubo (Director and CSuO, Sherpa and Company)

Participant Feedback:

• - Understanding the relationship between information disclosure, engagement, and corporate value.
• - Valuable insights regarding how companies should move forward with ESG initiatives amidst current challenges.
• - Recognition of common challenges faced by sustainability managers and an opportunity to learn from each other's practices.
• - Insights into the perspectives and processes of assurance providers.
• - Discussion around using AI for rationalizing ESG activities and representing correlations with performance through regression analysis.

About the Sustainability Management Forum

This forum is dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by Chief Sustainability Officers (CSuOs) and other CXOs in implementing sustainable management. Experts with a strong grasp of investor perspectives, sustainability disclosure standards, and evaluations engage in deep and practical discussions tailored to the participants’ various roles. Organized by Sherpa and Company, known for its Sustainability Data Platform, the forum serves as a learning and awareness-building space for professionals committed to serious sustainability practices.

(For more information about Sherpa and the forum, visit Sherpa's Official Website)

Company Overview

• - Company Name: Sherpa and Company
• - CEO: Jun Sugimoto
• - Location: 1F Terrace Site Gotanda, 3-6-32 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo
• - Established: September 2019
• - Capital: 100 million yen
• - Business: Development and provision of ESG information disclosure support cloud "SmartESG", operation of ESG-focused media "ESG Journal Japan", and consulting services in ESG and sustainability.

Visit our Corporate Site for more information.