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
Tomoyuki Isoyama Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Professor
Susumu Teshima Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor
Gon Eiji Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor
Tomonori Nakakura Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Professor
Masahiro Yokoyama Faculty of Service Innovation Associate Professor
Takashi Ando Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Professor
Keisuke Enokido Faculty of Policy Planning and Management Professor
Fujita, Suke 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 Hasegawa Daichi Graduate School Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program
Hidemitsu Sasatani Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program Visiting Professor
Takahiro Mori Research Associate Department of Fundamental Sciences, Kyoto Institute of Technology
Matsui Itaru Representative of Little Nero Films LLC
Jin Ohsugi Representative Director of CUC Energy Co., Ltd. and Renaria Co., Ltd.
Yukio Oguri Professor Emeritus, Chiba University of Commerce
Nobukazu Sekisui 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 Ryohei Kageura
Susumu Teshima
Gon Eiji
Tomonori Nakakura
Masahiro Yokoyama

Competitive Projects

Project Theme member Details page
Systematic research into corporate sustainability management systems Takashi Ando
Hasegawa Daichi
Current status and issues of temporary urbanism on the waterfront Keisuke Enokido
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 Susumu Teshima
Takuo Nakayama
Jin Ohsugi
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