2024.03.02
Director：Kinya Tamaki (Proffessor, School of Business Management, Aoyama Gakuin University)
SDGs and Circular Economy Partnership Research Institute in Aoyama Gakuin University and Sustainability Institute in Chiba University of Commerce：Activity Briefing Conference 2023
【Event Contents】
We are pleased to announce a symposium to report on the results of the “SDGs/CE Partnership Research Institute,” headed by Kinya Tamaki (Professor, College of Business Administration, Aoyama Gakuin University), and the “Sustainability Institute” at Chiba University of Commerce (Representative: Professor Hidemitsu Sasaya, Institute for Fundamental Education, Chiba University of Commerce) for the fiscal year 2023.
【Date】
March 12, 2024（Japan Time）10：00～19：00（Open 9：45） ※Come and go as you please
【Capacity】
・Venue participation: 80 seats（advance registration／first-come, first-served） ・Online participation：100 seats
※Hybrid type conference. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will be closed when the number of applicants is reached.
【Application Deadlines】
March 8, 2024, noon
【Place】
Conference Room 19, 11F, Soken Building (Bldg. 14), Aoyama Gakuin University, Aoyama Campus (Hybrid type event)
4-4-25 Shibuya-ku, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8366
Map URL:https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/outline/campus/aoyama.html
※Hybrid type conference：For online participants, Zoom URL is sent after the application deadline date.
【Registration Fee】
Free
【Application URL】
https://forms.gle/sReoXywmZFfNeqce8
※This symposium is consists of 3 parts. Please register for each part in advance.
【Program】
※The following program might be partially changed.
PartⅠ 10:00～12:00 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Basic Research B (Domestic Research) Circular Economy (CE) 【Japanese Presentation】
・Overall research frame of CE theory and system technology Kinya Tamaki, Rep. of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
・CE Value Chain Management Tomofumi Takamatsu, Professor, College of Business Administration, Aoyama Gakuin University
・CE Product Planning and Digital Marketing Maki Arame, Visiting Researcher, SDG/CE Research Institute
・CE Smart Product Lifecycle Design Kazuhiro Tazaki, Aoyama Hicon Special Researcher
・CE Sharing Platform Yoshiki Nakamura, Professor, College of Business Administration, Aoyama Gakuin University
※Q&A and discussion
PartⅡ 13:00～16:30 Symposium to report the results of the research institute at Aoyama Gakuin University and Chiba University of Commerce 【Japanese Presentation】
①Special Lecture: Counselor, Cabinet Office Local Innovation Promotion Bureau Mr. Hiroshi Tani
②Development of SDGs/ESG/CE Sustainability Management
Aoyama Gakuin University SDG/CE Partnership Research Institute: Report on Outcomes and Prospects Kinya Tamaki, Head of Institute
③Industry-academia-government collaboration for post-SDGs
Chiba University of Commerce Institute for Sustainability Research: A Report on its Achievements and Prospects Hidemitsu Sasaya, Head of Institute
④The Role of Creative Companies for Post-SDGs
Hiromasa Yamashita, CEO, Great Works, Inc.
Break 10 min.
⑤Panel Discussion Toward the Launch of the “SDGs/ESG/CE Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Consortium (tentative)”
Moderator: Prof. Tamaki
Panelists: Mr. Tani, Prof. Sasaya, Mr. Yamashita, Mr. Nishihara:Sutainable Design LLC, CEO (SDGs/CE Partnership Research Institute, Visiting Researcher)
⑥Information and Questionnaire from the Office
Part Ⅲ 16:45～19:00 Presentation of the results of the International Group of the CE program (in English) 【English Presentation】
SDGs and Circular Economy Partnership Research Institute, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
International Symposium Part 3 [Hybrid Conference, English]
PM 16:45– 19:00 (Japan Time), March 12, Tuesday, 2024.
Circular Economy (CE) International Trend Research: CE policy trends and CE advanced company case studies in Japan, U.S.A. and EU
*Time schedule:
Opening Remarks （Real time）
Jiro Usugami, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Overall picture of the research （Real time）
“Research Framework of New Theories and System Techniques for Circular Economy (CE):
Trend Researches on CE Policy and Case Studies of Advanced CE Companies”
Kin’ya Tamaki, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University and Director, SDGs/CE Partnership Research Institute, Japan
Allowance/preparation time: 5 minutes
First Session: CE Construction Sector in Germany/ Italy
“Towards circular construction: Novel approaches in the German construction industry “
Rongbo Hu, Ph.D., Credo Robotics GmbH, Germany (Real time)
Thomas Bock, Professor, Credo Robotics GmbH, Germany
“Applying circular economy in the construction sector: a case-study analysis from Italy”
Giulia Marzani, Research fellow at Department of Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy (Real time)
Simona Tondelli, Full Professor at Department of Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
Allowance/preparation time: 5 minutes
Second Session: CE Automotive and Supply Chains Sector in USA / Japan
“Game Models to Study Competition Between Reverse Supply Chains with Traditional and E-channels” （VTR）
Teresa Wu, Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Ira Fulton Schools of Engineering, U.S.A
Asra Aghaei, Graduate Research Associate, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Ira Fulton Schools of Engineering, U.S.A
Commitment to Sustainable Business and Circular Economy: Japanese Automotive Industry Case
Khakimova Shakhnoza, PhD student, Saitama University, Japan (real time)
Park Youngwon, Professor, Saitama University, Japan
Allowance/preparation time: 5 minutes
Third Session: CE Electrical and Electronic & Software/platform Sector in Japan
Circular Economy Policies of Japan and Case Studies of Sony Corporation
Hiroshi Yasuda, Honorary Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan (real time)
Developing a framework for analyzing the sharing platform
Yoshiki Nakamura, Aoyama Gakuin University
Nozomi Oomiya, Nihon Institute of Technology
Hiroki Kozu, Nihon Institute of Technology
Kinya Tamaki, Aoyama Gakuin University
Closing Remarks:
Moderator: Jiro Usugami, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
【Sponsoring Organization】
SDGs and Circular Economy Partnership Research Institute, Aoyama Gakuin University
【Cooperating Organizations】
Chiba University of Commerce Institute for Sustainability Research
Japan Society for Management Engineering, Business Market Division
The Consortium for SDG/ESG Management (BOAF)
【Support】
Green Purchasing Network (GPN) Secretariat
【Inquiries and Secretariat】
Aoyama Human Innovation Consulting Inc.(Aoyama Hicon)
メール：hicon[at]aogaku-hicon.jp
TEL：03-6427-9470
URL：https://www.aogaku-hicon.jp