Under the supervision of Amnesty International Japan, we translated the Executive Summary in the report Time to Recharge: Corporate Action and Inaction to Tackle Abuses in the Cobalt Supply Chain into Japanese.

On June 15, 2018 in Tokyo, Amnesty International Japan and Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (Hurights Osaka) co-sponsored the “Seminar for instilling more awareness on business and human rights in your company.” Takeshi Nozawa, our CEO and Managing Director, facilitated the workshop for participants from companies to share their own issues with their participants and categorize them for finding solutions.

To prepare for the project we needed to get to the local area and gather information in Myanmar. Our final report to the client provided a compilation of local information and recommendations on partnerships, plus suggestions for future project deployment.

Working under the guidance of Greenpeace, EcoNetworks assisted with the translation of the 19th edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics into Japanese.

On September 9, 2017, our CEO Takeshi Nozawa made a presentation titled “Gender-related expressions in Japan and abroad ― Aiming for a stereotype-free society” at Gender and Media symposium organized by Asahi Institute of Journalism.

EcoNetworks assisted with the English-to-Japanese translation of the report “the Environmental Risks of Neonicotinoid Pesticides” that was commissioned to the Sussex University in the UK.

Using lunchboxes provided to participants, we introduced tasks that would make them think personally about UN Sustainable Development Goals and social issues.

Portfolio 21 Global Equity Fund Team of the Trillium Asset Management, a US-based investment management firm, visited Japan to have interviews with Japanese companies, and we coordinated the meetings.

Identifying key stakeholders and engaging with them through meeting, dialogue, or questionnaires allows a corporation to clarify the social issues it should address as top priorities and potential risks to its business. EcoNetworks conducted a survey for a global manufacturer to solicit the opinions of a variety of stakeholders worldwide.

WWF Japan published in February 2017 its analysis report “Long-Term Scenarios for Decarbonizing Japan,” which shows analysis on a 100% renewable energy scenario and a bridge scenario. We at EcoNetworks helped create infographics for the report.

Developing sustainability strategies and KPIs in light of industry best practices ― EcoNetworks is here to accommodate such a request for corporations that seek quick and effective benchmarking. In this project, we supported an energy company in collecting 30 companies’ cases worldwide.

In December 2016, EcoNetworks held a workshop in Tokyo on the subject of Five Things You Can Do for Better English Reporting. This was intended for Japanese companies to discuss how they should structure their reports, not about what they should report.