We will be holding a Top Management Seminar/Talk Session on Friday, March 24th.

Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd. will be hosting a “Top Management Seminar/Talk Session” for young talent and job-seekers who will lead the next generation. This seminar will feature Kazunari Taguchi, CEO of Borderless Japan, Inc., a company working to solve social issues in the business world, and our CEO, Noriko Ishizaka, for a talk session. Through the efforts of both companies, which are at the forefront of achieving the SDGs in this VUCA era, we will discuss the current state of SDG promotion, the true nature of the circular economy, our vision for the future, and the significance of
using business to address social issues. This seminar will explore the significance of addressing social issues as a business rather than a volunteer effort.

<Summary of the Top Management Seminar>
○ [Program 1] Talk Session
　‣ Theme: “Solving social problems through business”
　Speakers: Kazunari Taguchi, President and CEO of Borderless Japan Co., Ltd.;
　　　　　Noriko Ishizaka, Representative Director of Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd.

○ [Program 2] Lecture by the Representative of Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd.
　‣ Theme: “Towards a society where waste does not become waste. Ishizaka Sangyo’s challenge”
　Speaker: Noriko Ishizaka, Representative Director of Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd.

○ Date and Time
: Friday, March 24, 2023, 14:00-17:00

<Schedule> Doors
open at
13:30 14:00-15:30 [Program 1] Talk Session (Speakers: Kazunari Taguchi and Noriko Ishizaka)
15:45-16:45 [Program 2] Lecture by the Representative (Speaker: Noriko Ishizaka)
17:00- End (planned)

○ Venue
: Akasaka Intercity Conference
(Address: Room 402, Akasaka Intercity Air, 1-8-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

○ Format
: Hybrid format (online participation is also available.)

○ How to participate
: In-person participation: Only students scheduled to graduate in 2024 can participate.
・Online participation: Anyone can participate.
○ Notes
: Only in-person participants can participate in the Q&A session with the speakers.
・Those who wish to participate in-person will also receive a free copy of the following books:
“Future Classroom: Turning Any Negative into a Positive (Author: Noriko Ishizaka)”
“90% of Social Problems Can Be Solved through Business (Author: Kazunari Taguchi)” “
What is the Purpose of Management? (Author: Yusuke Suzuki)”

▽ How to apply:
Please register using the application form linked below.
・Application form URL
: https://forms.gle/3JU6RMPjj435RFDQ9Application

deadline: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 12:00

▽Contact
: New Graduate Recruitment Team (Mizusawa/Ichikawa)
・TEL: 049-259-5800
・Email: saiyo2024@ishizaka-group.co.jp

▽Speaker profile
: Kazunari Taguchi (CEO, Borderless Japan Co., Ltd.)
Born in 1980 in Fukuoka Prefecture. While attending Waseda University, he studied business at the University of Washington in the United States. After graduating, he worked for Misumi Corporation (now Misumi Group Headquarters) before going independent at the age of 25 and founding Borderless Japan. Currently, the company operates 46 social businesses in 14 countries around the world, with 1,200 employees and annual group sales exceeding 6.5 billion yen (as of March 2022). She was selected as one of Nikkei Business’s “50 Japanese People Who Move the World” and Forbes JAPAN’s “35 Impact Entrepreneurs in Japan.” Her publications include “90% of Social Problems Can Be Solved by Business (PHP Institute).”

Noriko Ishizaka (CEO, Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd.)
After graduating from high school, she studied at a university in the United States with the aim of becoming a designer. In 1992, she joined Ishizaka Sangyo, founded by her father. In 2002, she became president, driven by the founder’s strong desire to “create a zero-waste society” and her desire to protect the company, which was in crisis due to reputational damage caused by false media reports. She has implemented numerous reforms with the aim of becoming a company beloved by the local community. People from over 40 countries around the world visit the factory, and more than 60,000 people visit Mitomi Konjaku Mura every year, a sustainable field created by regenerating the devastated satoyama (rural village) surrounding the headquarters. She received the “2020 Japan Management Quality Award” and the “2021 Corporate Public Relations Manager Award.”

Information (PDF) available here.