Japan Sustainability Strategy Working Group

Sharing best practices and learnings to improve sustainability performance.

Mission

To achieve high sustainability performance through stakeholder engagement, sustainability strategy integration, and effective governance and reporting.

Outcomes and Impacts

Working with members to develop business sustainability strategies

Outcomes and Impacts

Creating effective reporting approaches and governance mechanisms

Outcomes and Impacts

Engaging with multiple stakeholders, including civil society organizations, ESG ratings services, and other ESG experts.

Outcomes and Impacts

Assisted several members in committing to net-zero goals and science-based targets.

How Japan Sustainability Strategy Working Group Can Help

Adding Value to Your Business and Society

Sustainability Insights

Sustainability FAQs

Double Materiality Assessments—From Compliance to Strategic Integration

Double Materiality Assessments are increasingly becoming ongoing strategic management processes, following the 2026 revision of ESRS and as IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards gain traction globally. This FAQ outlines BSR’s perspective on emerging leading practices for building integrated, decision-useful DMAs that meet evolving reporting needs and inform business strategy and action.

Case Studies

Strengthening Signify’s Sustainability Strategy through Expert Review

Insights+

Volatility Changes the Playbook, Not the Goal

Reports

A More Pragmatic Era for Sustainability: Time to Act

Sustainability FAQs

The Role of the Sustainability Team in Responsible AI

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Our Experts

Depth of Experience and Knowledge

Our team consists of global experts across multiple focus areas and industries, bringing a depth of experience in developing sustainable business strategies and solutions.

Ogi Kanaya

Director, BSR

Tokyo

Director, BSR

Tokyo

With deep experience as researcher and consultant, Ogi advises companies in Japan on a range of sustainability topics to promote business practices that are aligned with global and forward-looking perspectives. Within her business transformation advisory work, she focuses on materiality analysis, sustainability strategy development, and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to joining BSR, Ogi worked for a research consultancy for 20 years. She focused on a wide range of environmental issue areas, including climate change, circular economy, disclosure, and communications to governments and the private sector.

She holds an M.A. in Policy Science from Doshisha University Graduate School of Policy and Management.

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Adam Fishman

Director, BSR

New York

Director, BSR

New York

Adam works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management, including stakeholder engagement, materiality, strategy and reporting, among other topics.

Prior to BSR, Adam was a thematic expert on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, focusing on the linkages between climate, development, business, and sustainable consumption and production. He previously worked on the SDGs team at World Resources Institute. During his graduate studies, Adam interned at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and was a Coca-Cola World Fund fellow with Conservation International, researching the strategic connections between the SDGs and corporate sustainability.

Adam holds a Master’s in Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Business and the Environment. He has a BA in Environmental Studies and Government, with a concentration in International Politics, from Wesleyan University.

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Participation is open to all companies headquartered in Japan or those that have a significant presence in the Japanese market.

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Mission

Our Strategy for Impact

How We Work

Outcomes and Impacts

Outcomes and Impacts

Outcomes and Impacts

Outcomes and Impacts

How Japan Sustainability Strategy Working Group Can Help

Adding Value to Your Business and Society

Sustainability Insights

Sustainability FAQs

Double Materiality Assessments—From Compliance to Strategic Integration

Case Studies

Strengthening Signify’s Sustainability Strategy through Expert Review

Insights+

Volatility Changes the Playbook, Not the Goal

Reports

A More Pragmatic Era for Sustainability: Time to Act

Sustainability FAQs

The Role of the Sustainability Team in Responsible AI

Our Experts

Depth of Experience and Knowledge

Ogi Kanaya

Director, BSR

Adam Fishman

Director, BSR