Research Center for Sustainability

Message from the Director

研究所長

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
chief Hiroka Inokuma Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor
Deputy Director Ryohei Kageura Platform for Arts and Sciences Associate Professor

Introduction of Research Center for Sustainability Researchers

Research Fellow full name Faculty/Department
Researcher working in two faculties Takao Terano Chiba University of Commerce Professor
Takako Hashimoto Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Professor
Noriko Saito Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor
Hiroshi Fujii Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor
Yoshiko Aoki Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
磯山 友幸 Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Professor
手嶋  進 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor
権  永詞 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor
Tomonori Nakakura Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor
横山 真弘 Faculty of Service Innovation Associate Professor
安藤  崇 Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Professor
榎戸 敬介 Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Professor
藤田  輔 Faculty of Global Studies Associate Professor
Kosei Yamada Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor
Yuuta Arai Lecturer, Faculty of Service Innovation
Kazuki Goto Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Associate Professor
Kazunari Togawa Lecturer, Faculty of Policy Planning and Management
Hiroyuki Yoshitake Chiba University of Commerce Professor
Jun Nishio Faculty of Service Innovation Professor
Jun Kushizawa Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Professor
Satoshi Ono Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Associate Professor
Yoshiko Aoki Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Takuo Nakayama Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor
Kozo Kurata Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Associate Professor
Visiting Research Fellow 長谷川 大地 政策研究科大学院生
Hidemitsu Sasatani Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program Visiting Professor
Takahiro Mori Research Associate Department of Fundamental Sciences, Kyoto Institute of Technology
松井  至 リトルネロフィルムズ合同会社代表
大杉  仁 Representative Director of CUC Energy Co., Ltd. and Renaria Co., Ltd.
小栗 幸夫 Professor Emeritus, Chiba University of Commerce
関水 信和 Visiting Researcher, Chiba University of Commerce

Project Introduction

Regular projects

Project Theme member Details page
Aspects of "sustainability" - Focusing on the potential of the concept of well-being Hiroka Inokuma
Takao Terano
Takako Hashimoto
Ryohei Kageura
Noriko Saito
Hiroshi Fujii
Yoshiko Aoki
Hidemitsu Sasatani
Governance and Sustainability Research Tomoyuki Isoyama
Ryohei Kageura
Takao Terano
Activities as an ASPUnivNet member university and promotion of ESD 影浦 亮平
手嶋  進
権  永詞
中倉 智徳
横山 真弘

Competitive Projects

Project Theme member Details page
Systematic research into corporate sustainability management systems 安藤  崇
長谷川 大地
Current status and issues of temporary urbanism on the waterfront 榎戸 敬介
Uncovering the potential for sustainable development in island nations and their mutual relationship with Japan: from the perspective of tourism Fujita, Suke
Kosei Yamada
A study of the regularities inherent in models related to traffic congestion Yuuta Arai
Takahiro Mori
Sustainability in Local Communities and Documentary Filmmaking: Weaving History and Creating Society Kazuki Goto
Kazunari Togawa
Matsui Itaru
Regional disaster prevention project through industry-government-academia collaboration Hiroyuki Yoshitake
Keisuke Enokido
Jun Nishio
Jun Kushizawa
Satoshi Ono
Yoshiko Aoki
100% renewable energy university and carbon neutral by 2040 手嶋  進
中山 琢夫
大杉  仁
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) 藏田 幸三
手嶋  進
小栗 幸夫
関水 信和