2024/09/06
On Thursday, August 15, the 2024 Shinzo Koizumi Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Office of Correspondence Courses, was held in Room DB203 on the second basement floor of the Independence Wing, Building 4, at Hiyoshi Campus. The lecture, titled "The Management of Decline: The Decline of the Coal Industry and its Regions in Postwar Japan," was delivered by Toshiaki Ushijima, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Commerce.
The lecture began with a discussion of the historical context of the growth and decline of industries, companies, and regions, which is the speaker's research theme, and went on to address current global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity. The speaker provided an overview of global trends and the situation in Japan amid the growing momentum for decarbonization. He also touched on the disclosure of non-financial information by companies, which forms the basis of "ESG investment" and "sustainable finance," and explained the kind of sustainable management required of companies.
While introducing regional case studies related to GX (Green Transformation), he also made proposals regarding the role universities are expected to play in GX and what a sustainable, decarbonized society might look like. All participants listened intently, gaining new insights from understanding the historical background of the issues we face and deepening their knowledge of future societal challenges.
About the Speaker
Toshiaki Ushijima, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
1988: Graduated from the Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
1993: Completed the coursework for the Doctoral Programs at the Graduate School of Business and Commerce, Keio University, and became an assistant at the Faculty of Business and Commerce in the same year.
2007: Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce
2023: Dean, Faculty of Business and Commerce
He has held various positions, including a member of the steering committee of the Graduate School of Business and Commerce and Deputy Director of the Keio Economic Observatory (KEO). He is also a Vice-President of the Socio-Economic History Society. His areas of expertise are industrial history and business history (the growth and decline of industries, companies, and regions).
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