ABOUT US

 

Japan Forum of Business and Society is an academic association which conducts academic research/discussion on the relationship between business and society focusing on global trends as well as encouraging cooperative relationship with academia, industry, government, labor and NPO/NGO.

 

Name

 

English：Japan Forum of Business and Society (JFBS)

Japanese：企業と社会フォーラム

 

Mission

 

Now is the time when sustainable development of socio-economic system must be achieved and corporate economic, social and environmental roles and responsibilities are totally re-designed.

Challenges of redefining the relationship between business and society have developed in developed countries and emerging/developing countries.

 

Japan Forum of Business and Society is an academic association which conducts academic research/discussion on the relationship between business and society focusing on global trends with encouraging cooperative relationship among academia, industry, government, labor and NPO/NGO. Human resource development of young researchers and practitioners is another major topic for our forum.

• Study on sustainable corporate society

• Having perspective of Japan existing in global society

• Strengthening cooperation between sectors

• Creation of a new opportunity (open platform) for academia and practitioners to meet and discuss

• Fostering of responsible leaders

• Serving as a catalyst of social innovation

 

Research Themes

• Relationship between corporations and society, Sustainable development, SDGs, Circular economy, Public policy

• CSR management, Corporate governance, Business ethics

• Environmental management, Environmental accounting, Environmental protection

• Consumers, Safety and health, Labor and human rights, Supply chain

• Philanthropy, Social Marketing, CRM, Social products

• Stakeholder engagement, Information disclosure/report, CSR education

• Corporate value, Reputation, SRI, ESG investment

• NPO/NGO, Collaboration between sectors, International cooperation

• Multi-stakeholder process, Global governance, International standards

• Social business, Social enterprise/entrepreneur, Social innovation

• International comparison

 

Governance

• Members only （Individual/Corporate member）
• Board Members, Steering Committee, Programme Committee
• Coordination Office

 

Background of JFBS

Our forum started on March 2009 by involving of 28 members from academia, industry, government and NGOs.

We have held 9 workshops in these two years, and coordinated an international conference in Tokyo with APABIS (Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society), where three members of our forum delivered speech.

Based on these experiences, we have decided to develop this forum into an open platform.

 

Board Members　（Sep. 2024 - Aug. 2027)　　　

　　　　　　　 

President

Kyoko Fukukawa, Hitotsubashi University

 

Vice President

Keiichi Ushijima, EY Japan　

　　　　　　　 

Vice President

Masahiro Okada, Keio University

 

Vice President

Masaatsu Doi, Hosei University

　　　　 　　　　　　 

Board Member

Hiroshi Amemiya, Arabesque S-Ray Japan branch

 

Board Member

Hidenori Imazu, Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs　　　　　

　　　　　　　 

Board Member

Shuji Ohira, Musashi University Board Member

Daisuke Okamoto, Shiga University　　　　

　　　　　　　 

Board Member

Makoto Saito, Lawyer

 

Board Member

Akiko Sato, Lawyer / Human Rights Now /

UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific

　　　　

　　　　　　　 

Board Member

Risa Tanaka, The Graduate School of

Project Design

 

Board Member

Kanji Tanimoto, Waseda University

　　　　　　 

Board Member

Chizuru Nishio, University of Tsukuba

 

Auditor

Hiroshi Ogino, Tama University

Kimihisa Komura, Kyoto Sangyo University

 

Steering Committee

Chair　Kyoko Fukukawa, Hitotsubashi University

　　　　 Keiichi Ushijima, EY Japan

　　　　 Masahiro Okada, Keio University

　　　　 Masaatsu Doi, Hosei University

　　　　 Hidenori Imazu, Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs

　　　　 Shuji Ohira, Musashi University

 

 

Program Committee

Co-Chair　Hidenori Imazu, Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs

Co-Chair　Masaatsu Doi, Hosei University

　　　　 Hiroshi Amemiya, Arabesque S-Ray Japan branch

　　　　 Keiichi Ushijima, EY Japan

　　　　 Shuji Ohira, Musashi University

　　　　 Masahiro Okada, Keio University

　　　　 Miho Murashima, Rikkyo University

　　　　 Susumu Teshima, Chiba University of Commerce

 

 

Editorial Committee

Chair　Masaatsu Doi, Hosei University

Co-Chair (Annual Conference Chairperson)

　 　　　Keiko Zaima, Kyoto Sangyo University

　　　　 Miho Taka, Coventry University

　　　　 Kanji Tanimoto, Waseda University

　　　　 Keiko Yokoyama, Kansai University