CUC Open Lectures 2017

CUC Open Lecture Series: "Universities' Contributions to Accountable Societies and Economies" (9-part series)

Part 1: Creating Japan's first 100% renewable energy university

July 22, 2017

Professor Yurika Ayukawa (Environmental and Energy Policy)
Associate Professor Junji Ebato (Economic Policy, Public Finance)
President Yukihiko Harashina (Social Engineering, Environmental Planning and Policy)
Rika Mizogoe (Assistant Brand Manager, Ben & Jerry's)
Ayukawa Seminar Students, Ebato Seminar Students

01 "100% Natural Energy" 36 minutes 03 seconds [mp4]
02 "Ben & Jerry's and Unilever's Environmental and Social Initiatives" 22 minutes 26 seconds [mp4]

Part 2: Universities as hubs for local exchange: A new trend starting with The University Dining

August 26, 2017

Professor Emeritus Yukio Oguri (Urban Planning)
Professor Ryo Kuchiki (Folklore/Archaeology)
Professor Jun Nishio (Visual Communication Design)

01 "Soft Mobility Zones: Reducing Accidents and Creating Vibrancy" 31 minutes 00 seconds [mp4]
02 "Interactive Relationship between the Community and the University" 20 minutes 59 seconds [mp4]
03 "Community Exchange Using The University Dining" 43 minutes 35 seconds [mp4]

Part 3: The Limits of American Capitalism and CSR

September 30, 2017

President Yukihiko Harashina (Social Engineering, Environmental Planning and Policy)
Professor Koichi Ito (Social Finance, Financial Policy)
Mr. Katsunori Yoshikawa (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.)
Norihiro Mitsuhashi Professor Emeritus (Environmental Economics)

01 "The Limits of American Capitalism and CSR" 27 minutes 06 seconds [mp4]
02 "EP as a concrete example from the perspective of CSR, environmental and social considerations in project financing" 14 minutes 37 seconds [mp4]
03 "Sustainable economic systems and environmental and social considerations" 14 minutes 43 seconds [mp4]

Part 4: Current Issues in Corporate Accounting Part 1

October 28, 2017

Professor Motohiko Nakamura (Accounting)

01 Current Issues in Corporate Accounting Part 1 - The Future Direction of Accounting and Auditing Using IT - 92 minutes 32 seconds [mp4]

Part 5: "100% Renewable Energy University" Fall Semester

November 18, 2017

Professor Yurika Ayukawa (Environmental and Energy Policy)
Ayano Takeuchi (Lecturer, Toho University)
Shinichiro Tanaka Special Visiting Associate Professor (Science Academy)
Students Chiba University of Commerce (Ayukawa Seminar, Kubo (Yutaka) Seminar, President Seminar), Toho University Students, Chiba University Students

01Chiba Chiba University of Commerce "What kind of 'advantages' will make students take action?" 8 minutes 9 seconds [mp4]
02 Chiba University of Commerce "Eco-Gamification" 9 minutes 35 seconds [mp4]
03Chiba Chiba University of Commerce "Lunchtime Utilization for a 100% Natural Energy University" 7 minutes 40 seconds [mp4]
04 Toho University "Toho ECOLUTION Activity Report 1" 1 minute 16 seconds [mp4]
05 Toho University "Toho ECOLUTION Activity Report 2" 9 minutes 09 seconds [mp4]
06 Toho University "Toho ECOLUTION Activity Report 3" 6 minutes 25 seconds [mp4]
07 Chiba University "ISO Student Committee Activity Report 1" 8 minutes 17 seconds [mp4]
08 Chiba University "ISO Student Committee Activity Report 2" 9 minutes 33 seconds [mp4]
09 "The Story of Nudge" 13 minutes 53 seconds [mp4]

Part 6: Creating a safe and secure city through industry-academia-government collaboration

December 16, 2017

Nobumitsu Takigami, Professor Emeritus and Advisor to Chiba Gakuen Educational Corporation (Regional Cooperation)
Professor Hiroyuki Yoshitake (Business Administration, Sociology)

01 "Chiba University of Commerce 's Regional Collaboration and Social Contribution Initiatives" 43 minutes 57 seconds [mp4]
02 "Considering contributions to extraordinary situations: Response to heavy rains in the Tokatsu region of Chiba Prefecture" 33 minutes 01 seconds [mp4]

7th USR and Ethical Consumption Education

January 27, 2018

Rika Sueyoshi (Representative Director of the Ethical Association)
Associate Professor (Corporate Practice)
Noriko Saito, Full-time lecturer (social business, volunteering)

01 "University Ranking Considering the Environment and Society" 18 minutes 57 seconds [mp4]
02 "Promoting Ethical Consumption" 23 minutes 52 seconds [mp4]
03 Special Lecture "Our Choices Change the Future: The Recommendation of Ethical Consumption" 56 minutes 56 seconds [mp4]

Part 8: Current Issues in Corporate Accounting Part 2

February 24, 2018

Mr. Seigen Hagiwara (Director of Toreta Data Science Institute)
Junichi Kanda (Executive Officer, Money Forward, Inc.)
Professor Keiji Chiba (Accounting)

01 "Accounting education and issues at Chiba University of Commerce" 11 minutes 50 seconds [mp4]
02 "How to deal with big data and AI: jobs that will disappear and jobs that will not disappear" 26 minutes 43 seconds [mp4]
03 "Evolution of accounting for small and medium-sized enterprises through Fintech" 26 minutes 10 seconds [mp4]

No. 9: SDGs and Corporate Activities

March 23, 2018

Kazunori Nakatsuka (Research Head, QUICK ESG Research Institute, Inc.)
Masao Seki (Chair of the Task Force for the Revision of the Charter of Corporate Behavior, Japan Business Federation; Senior Advisor of the CSR Department, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.)
Shigeo Uchida, Professor Emeritus and Managing Director of Chiba Gakuen School Corporation (Economics)
Kazuhiko Yoshimatsu (Manager, Global Strategy Department, JPX)
President Yukihiko Harashina (Social Engineering, Environmental Planning and Policy)
Professor Koichi Ito (Social Finance, Financial Policy)

01 "Corporate Profit Maximization Standards and the SDGs" 43 minutes 25 seconds [mp4]
02 "JPX's Initiatives for SDGs and ESG Investments" 11 minutes 44 seconds [mp4]