Additional Investment from Fuyo General Lease Co.Ltd. to invest in AgFunder SIJ Impact Fund
SDG Impact Japan Inc. (CEO: Mari Kogiso, hereinafter “SIJ”) and AgFunder Asia Pte. (Executive Director: John Friedman, hereinafter “AgFunder”), a Singapore-based venture capital firm jointly announced that Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Hiroaki Oda, President and Chief Executive Officer; hereinafter “Fuyo Lease”) has committed to invest in AgFunder SIJ Impact Fund (hereinafter “Fund”), […]
Advertising works in which co-CEO Mari Kogiso has appeared won an Nikkei BP’s Award
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s advertisement “The Future of Ukraine and the World with Akira Ikegami and us”, which our co-CEO Mari Kogiso has appeared, won the Grand Prix at the 10th Nikkei BP Marketing Awards (2024). https://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/newsrelease/corp/20240304/ https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC297UL0Z20C24A2000000/
We have been appointed as ambassadors of SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program
We are pleased to announce that we have been appointed as ambassadors of SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program. SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program” is the largest scale global innovation conference in Asia and the only one of its kind in Japan, which creates “unseen encounters” with startup ecosystems in Japan and […]
CEO Kogiso was featured in an advertisement for the Health Management Research Group
CEO Kogiso was featured in an advertisement for the Health Management Research Group that was published in the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on February 26th.She comments on the challenges and prospects for how companies should approach women’s health issues. https://kenko-keiei.jp/3178/
sustainacraft and SIJ to partner for high-quality nature-based carbon credit fund
The 10-billion-yen Nature Commitment Fund aims to acquire 9 million tons of nature-based voluntary and JCM credits. sustainacraft Co., Ltd. (Headquarter: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hiroshi Suetsugu, hereafter “sustainacraft”) and SDG Impact Japan (Headquarter: Chiyoga-ku, Tokyo, Co-CEO Mari Ogiso, hereafter “SIJ”) has agreed on working together to mobilize investment in high-quality nature-based carbon credits. The […]
Mari Kogiso’s interview was published in Nikkei Business on February 2nd
An interview with coCEO Mari Kogiso was featured in Chapter 4 of “The Future of Ukraine, the World, and Us”, a tie-up article between Nikkei Business and JICA. https://special.nikkeibp.co.jp/atclh/ONB/23/jica1115/chapter04/
Our Co-CEO Mari Kogiso’s interview article was published in the Mainichi Shinbun.
An interview article with Co-CEO Mari Kogiso was published in the series `The Walls for Women Aiming to Start a Business’ which explores the current situation in Japan, where it is said that it is difficult to develop female business owners. https://mainichi.jp/articles/20231229/k00/00m/020/065000c
MUFG Bank invests in SDG Impact Japan for Carbon Neutrality and a Sustainable World
MUFG Bank, Ltd., and SDG Impact Japan Inc, have recently entered into a capital and business alliance. This strategic partnership is dedicated to fostering a wide range of sustainability-related business collaborations, including the creation and utilization of high-quality carbon credits, with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality in Japan and around the world. In response […]
Driving Collaboration in Carbon Finance: Carbon Markets Workshop, Qatar
Collaboration stands as the linchpin in accelerating the global climate transition. Bradley Busetto, Co-CEO, shared invaluable insights into how cooperative efforts can reshape carbon markets under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. Spurring innovation in carbon finance On 12-13 September 2023, Doha became a hub for climate discourse. The two-day function, hosted by The Al-Attiyah […]
Steve Leonard and Wataru Baba appointed as Managing Partners
We are pleased to announce that Mr Steve Leonard and Mr Wataru Baba have joined SDG Impact Japan as Managing Partners. Mr Leonard is a global leader in building and scaling companies, and has built an impressive track record working with entrepreneurs to build exponential solutions that enable a more circular economy. Steve will lead […]
