Message from the Director
The word sustainability literally means "ability to continue," and its scope has expanded from the global environment, which was the initial focus, to include society in both a broad and narrow sense, various systems, various organizations, and other areas. Research and activities on social issues, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (adopted at the United Nations Summit in 2015), which are said to be the reason why sustainability has become widely known, are also being widely conducted.
The Institute will promote a wide range of research activities related to sustainability, focusing on advancing research on sustainability and collaborating with various institutions and researchers.
Research Center for Sustainability Purpose
Research Center for Sustainability was established with the objectives of comprehensively building theories for various issues, such as solving problems for society as a whole, considering sustainability as necessary for corporate management and organizational operations, responding to ESG demands from investors, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations, and implementing the Corporate Governance Code, forming networks both within and outside the university, and effectively disseminating research results.
Director and Vice Director Research Center for Sustainability
| post | full name | Faculty/Department |
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| chief | Hiroka Inokuma | Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Deputy Director | Ryohei Kageura | Associate Professor, Platform for Arts and Sciences |
Introduction of Research Center for Sustainability Researchers
| Research Fellow | full name | Faculty/Department |
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| Researcher working in two faculties | Yasushi Ito | Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Noriko Saito | Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Koji Fujii | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor | |
| Yoshiko Aoki | Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Susumu Teshima | Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Gon Eiji | Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Tomonori Nakakura | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor | |
| Masahiro Yokoyama | Faculty of Service Innovation Associate Professor | |
| Takashi Ando | Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | |
| Tasuku Fujita | Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management | |
| Kosei Yamada | Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Yuta Arai | Lecturer,Faculty of Service Innovation | |
| Kazuki Goto | Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management | |
| Kazunari Togawa | Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management | |
| Keisuke Enokido | Professor, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management | |
| Jun Nishio | Professor, Faculty of Service Innovation | |
| Jun Kurumisawa | Professor, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management | |
| Satoshi Ono | Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management | |
| Takuo Nakayama | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor | |
| Kozo Kurata | Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management | |
| Visiting Research Fellow | ||
| Hiroyuki Yoshitake | Visiting Research Fellow | |
| Hidemitsu Sasaya | Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program Visiting Professor | |
| Takahiro Mori | Research Associate Department of Fundamental Sciences, Kyoto Institute of Technology | |
| Itaru Matsui | Representative of Little Nero Films LLC | |
| Osugi Hitoshi | Representative Director of CUC Energy Co., Ltd. and Renaria Co., Ltd. | |
| Yukio Oguri | Professor Emeritus, Chiba University of Commerce | |
| Nobukazu Sekimizu | Visiting Researcher, Chiba University of Commerce |
Project Introduction
Regular projects
| Project Theme | member | Details page |
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| The intersection of sustainability and well-being | Hiroka Inokuma Yasushi Ito Noriko Saito Koji Fujii Yoshiko Aoki Hideaki Sasaya |
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| Activities as an ASPUnivNet member university and promotion of ESD | Ryohei Kageura Susumu Teshima Gon Eiji Tomonori Nakakura Masahiro Yokoyama |
Competitive Projects
| Project Theme | member | Details page |
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| Foundation and development of environmental management and control systems for internal and external corporate use. | Takashi Ando | |
| Uncovering the potential for sustainable development in landlocked developing countries and fostering reciprocal relationships with Japan: From the perspective of tourism acceptance | Fujita, Suke Kosei Yamada |
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| A study of the regularities inherent in models related to traffic congestion | Yuuta Arai Takahiro Mori |
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| Sustainability in local communities and documentary filmmaking—weaving history and building society | Kazuki Goto Kazunari Togawa Matsui Itaru |
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| Regional disaster prevention project through industry-government-academia collaboration | Keisuke Enokido Hiroyuki Yoshitake Jun Nishio Jun Kurusawa Satoshi Ono Yoshiko Aoki Kazunari Togawa |
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| 100% renewable energy university and carbon neutral by 2040 | Susumu Teshima Takuo Nakayama Jin Ohsugi |
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| Establishing a multi-stakeholder collaborative business structure for soft mobility and forming a sustainable regional infrastructure through it - Taking the opportunity of introducing the Accelerator and Brake Operation Indicator (ABOiD) | Kozo Kurata Susumu Teshima Yukio Oguri Nobukazu Sekisui |