Beyond Compliance: Turning Sustainability Disclosure into a Value Creation Engine
Global sustainability disclosure is at an inflection point. With ISSB standards gaining traction across jurisdictions, the EU recalibrating its CSRD scope, and Japan advancing its own integrated reporting culture, the question is no longer whether to disclose — but how to make disclosure work as a strategic asset. Yet most companies still treat sustainability reporting as a compliance exercise, disconnected from capital allocation, investor engagement, and enterprise value. Meanwhile, pioneering frameworks like impact-weighted accounts are demonstrating that non-financial capital — from environmental impact to human capital — can be quantified, monetized, and embedded into financial decision-making. This closed-door dialogue brings together corporate executives, investors, and practitioners to move beyond the regulatory checklist and explore how sustainability disclosure can actively drive corporate value creation, attract capital, and unlock competitive advantage.
Speakers
David leads EY Japan’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) impact services and supports companies globally to develop and implement impact strategies and impact accounting practices....
Dr. Ryohei Yanagi is a visiting professor at Waseda University Graduate School of Accountancy, where he teaches and conducts research on ESG, impact accounting, financial strategy, and investor...
After joining Dentsu, Sohei worked on advertising and branding for major Japanese corporations. From 2009, he spent approximately six and a half years stationed in Beijing, China, supporting Japanese...
Chihiro Baba is Head of Impact Business Development at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, where she leads impact business development and impact investment initiatives. Before joining the bank in 2022, she...
Began his career in 2011 as a software engineer at Clio, a startup based in Vancouver. Joined Mercari US in 2016, where he held roles as a software engineer and later as an engineering manager....
After working in business investment at Mitsubishi Corporation, Masahiro Hata co-founded GLIN Impact Capital and is now active as a first-generation impact investor in Japan. He has served as Chair...