About us
Vision
EDSG contributes to create a mechanism that realizes the sustainable development of Society keeping with the long term value creation of Companies themselves.
Mission
- Seek for effective and efficient ESG information disclosure framework for both on issuers and sophisticated investors.
- Accumulation of best practices
- Foster mutual understanding between stakeholders for better decision making
Values
Problem solving through partnerships
Respect for diversity
Long-term and global viewpoint
Corporate profile
| Name | General Incorporation Association of ESG Disclosure Study Group / EDSG |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-6-6 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8280 Japan |
| Establishment date | 15th June, 2020 |
| Activities | 1.Studying effective and efficient ESG disclosure and its framework 2.Accumulating practical knowledge and methodologies to implement ESG disclosure 3.Advancing mutual understanding between companies and stakeholders 4.Publish white papers to share study outcomes |
Directors and Auditor
| Representative Director | Tetsuo Kitagawa,Ph.D | Emeritus Professor of Aoyama Gakuin University and Professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University |
| Co-Representative Director | Norio Masuda | Senior Manager of Group Sustainability Division, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Director | Keiichi Ushijima | Partner, EY Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Tetsuya Satofuka | Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC |
| Director | Satoshi Iizuka | Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC |
| Director | Kentaro Konishi | Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC |
| Director | Hiroyuki Horii | Senior Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, Ltd. |
| Director | Megumu Tsuda | Vice President and Executive Officer Deputy CSuO and General Manager of Global Environment Division and General Manager of Global Sustainability Division, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Auditor | Yoichi Mori | Certified Public Accountant |
Fellow
| Fellow | Takayuki Sumita | Former Chairperson, WICI（World Intellectual Capital/Assets Initiative) Leader, Integrated Reporting Community Japan President, Japan Paper Association |
| Fellow | Takatoshi Yamamoto | Former Independent Director of Hitachi, Ltd. Former Board Member Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside Director) of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd |