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“A team of people with diverse backgrounds We are taking on the challenge of creating a new ecosystem for solving social issues.”
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Executive Committee
Business Development Department
Impact Officer
Impact Officer
Impact Officer
Impact Officer
Impact Officer
Impact Officer
Impact Economy Lab
Executive Director
Knowledge Development Office
Impact Catalyst
Impact Catalyst
New Philanthropy Project Team
Team Head
Philanthropy Advisor
Philanthropy Advisor
CAP（the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy）
Compliance Office
SIIF Official Blog
- Chair of Executive Committee Shuichi OHNO
- After working for a major Japanese general trading company, I was seconded to the Japan Center for Economic Research, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank before being appointed Director of International Affairs at the Nippon Foundation in 2001. In 2014, at the request of the Japanese government, I was appointed as the G8 Task Force for Impact Investment Japan Private Sector Representative and a member of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) Japan National Advisory Board. After becoming President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in 2016, I established the 10-billion-yen Asian Women’s Impact Fund at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and became the new President of SIIF in June 2020.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- Vice-chair of Executive Committee Mitsuaki AOYAGI
- I joined the Nippon Foundation in 1991. I worked on civic themes such as reconstruction support activities after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, solving mobility difficulties for the disabled, and strengthening NPO support centers. Later, I was in charge of the planning department, organizational development and human resources. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, I was appointed as the leader of a task force set up within the foundation, and was involved in a number of support projects in collaboration with social entrepreneurs and the government. In 2017, I founded SIIF. I hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration. I am a lecturer at Globis University Graduate School of Management and a board member of Benesse Children’s Fund.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- インパクト志向金融宣言にあたって
- 2020年度休眠預金活用の実行団体「Local Life Design」。震災後10年の女川で、創業支援の輪を組織する
- 但馬：但馬を結んで育つ会（8/22）
- そらそら：コミュニティフリッジの視察（8/23）
- 2020年度休眠預金活用の実行団体「東の食の会」。コレクティブインパクトで福島浜通りの食のブランド化を目指す
- 5年に1度の国連会議で、再犯防止をテーマにSIBに関するセッションを開催。改めて、SIBの意義と課題を考える
- 日本のインパクト投資市場 「三方良し」で思考停止していないために必要なこと
- 僕らは「村」を舞台に遊ぶ「プレイフルドリブン」から始まった
- 休眠預金で奥能登にインパクトを生み出す
- リディラバは地域を救う鬼殺隊になりたい
- 休眠預金の使い方はウエルビーイング（幸福）の実現を目指す
- Member of Executive Committee Yoshinobu TAKAISHI
- After retiring from the Bank of Japan, I worked for a private company before becoming the Executive Director of the Foundation. As the director in charge of general affairs, I will create a bright and healthy organization where everyone can work with peace of mind, so that the diverse human resources gathered at the Foundation can do their best to solve social issues.
- Member of Executive Committee／Director of Business Development Department Nanako KUDO
- After graduating from university, I worked for a major Japanese general trading company and obtained a master’s degree in international development from a graduate school in the United States. While in graduate school, I participated in an internship at the Pakistan office of an impact investment fund. After returning to Japan in 2011, I joined The Nippon Foundation, where I worked on various projects including the Japan Venture Philanthropy Fund, Social Impact Bond Project, and GSG Domestic Advisory Committee. In April 2017, I established the Foundation as a spin-out from the Nippon Foundation and became its Executive Director, leading the planning and promotion of impact investing in general.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- インパクト投資の過去・現在・未来～コレクティブアクションで変革のスイッチを入れる
- インパクト投資はモデルづくりから実証のフェーズへ「SIIF戦略2022～2025」
- 連載 インパクト測定・マネジメント（IMM）のフロンティアの探求#00
- Z&Cが開発したタームシート「LIFE type1」。ゼブラな資金調達のあり方を考える
- 連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.6 一般財団法人 KIBOW 「世代の責任」として社会の仕組みを変える投資を
- 持続的な経営で社会課題の解決を目指す“ゼブラ企業”を支援する。SIIFがZebras and Companyに出資
- 新連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.2「Taliki」
- 新連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.1 鎌倉投信 みんなの顔が見えるオープンなファンドだからこそスタートアップ投資の透明性を追求できる。 ～社会的な事業に適した成長スタイルを共に考え、存在価値を高め続ける～
- 八王子市の大腸がん検診受診率を引き上げた、日本初のヘルスケアSIB。全国に拡大してくために必要なこととは？
- SIIFの社会起業家支援のご紹介
- 【前編】ポストコロナ時代のインパクト投資 ～世界のインパクト投資家は動き出している ～
- 【後編】ポストコロナ時代のインパクト投資 ～コロナショックでインパクト投資は加速するか～
- 「日本財団ソーシャル・チェンジ・メーカーズ」〜インパクト投資のエコシステム構築に向けて〜
- SIIF新理事長に大野修一氏が就任
- 社会的インパクト評価は「Whyから始めよ！」～金融庁×GSG国内諮問委員会共催第3回「インパクト投資に関する勉強会」を終えて～
- Business Development Department Impact Officer Yuka OGASAWARA
- After working for a government-affiliated financial institution in the area of aid and international finance for Central Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, I worked for the Tokyo office of a US-based consulting firm where I was involved in management consulting, then launched office-wide pro bono practice initiative, and provided support to children-related NPOs in Japan. Then I worked for a Japanese governmental aid agency, where I was in charge of India, Turkey, Indonesia and other countries. At SIIF, I am now in charge of projects of dormant asset utilization, impact measurement and management, and responsible as secretariat of the Impact Investing Roundtable co-hosted by the Financial Services Agency. I am most looking forward to working with the projects in the field as they move forward one step at a time. I hold a Master of Public Policy.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- 「日本におけるインパクト投資の現状と課題 2021年度調査」を公表
- 金融庁+GSG国内諮問委員会共催のインパクト投資勉強会「フェーズ2」が幕開け
- SIIFの社会起業家支援（動画）2021年度
- 2019・2020年度休眠預金事業およびオルタナティブ事業支援先合同セッション（後編）このつながりを大きなうねりに
- 2019・2020年度休眠預金事業およびオルタナティブ事業 支援先合同セッション（前編）現場同士のつながりで新たな気づきを
- 休眠預金事業初のインパクトレポート発行にあたって（1/19）
- 金融庁勉強会：総括 水口先生
- ヘルスケア・ニューフロンディア・ファンドインパクトレポート2020公開これまでの3年と今後の社会動向を考える
- 打倒！貧困ビジネス 住宅困窮者のための健全な賃貸住宅市場を作りたい
- 休眠預金で奥能登にインパクトを生み出す
- 休眠預金を使って持続可能な事業を育てる
- 「インパクト投資」の関心・取り組みが新たなステージへ ～金融庁×GSG国内諮問委員会共催第1回「インパクト投資に関する勉強会」を終えて～
- 第2回 金融庁×GSG国内諮問委員会共催「インパクト投資に関する勉強会」―「インパクト投資」に関するアンケートを実施
- Business Development Department Impact Officer Yuya KATO
- I joined SIIF following my carrer in content and media industry, in which I established and run a corporate venture capital as well as leading business development of international and domestic subsidiaries for one of the largest publishing companies in Japan.
At the foundation, I am in charge of managing Hataraku Fund (Japan Impact Investment Fund No. 2) and developing new impact investment projects in order to create a pioneering case and develop practical methods for impact investment and social entrepreneurship support in Japan. I hold a MBA.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- 連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.7 SDGインパクトジャパン 意思のあるお金の流れを世界から日本へ呼び込む
- SIIFの社会起業家支援（動画）2021年度
- 連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.6 一般財団法人 KIBOW 「世代の責任」として社会の仕組みを変える投資を
- 連載「今、会いたいインパクト投資家」シリーズ GLIN Impact Capital（下）
- 連載「今、会いたいインパクト投資家」シリーズ GLIN Impact Capital（上）
- インパクト起業家の目指すインパクトとは？
- 新連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.2「Taliki」
- 新連載「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.1 鎌倉投信 みんなの顔が見えるオープンなファンドだからこそスタートアップ投資の透明性を追求できる。 ～社会的な事業に適した成長スタイルを共に考え、存在価値を高め続ける～
- ソーシャルな企業こそが成長できると確信した
- 「はたらくFUND」が出資する社会課題解決型のスタートアップとは？
- Business Development Department Impact Officer Noriko SAWAI
- I have been engaged in incubation, hands-on investment, and IPO support business in the fields of biotechnology, life science, and IT for about 15 years at a domestic VC firm. After developing new businesses based on the concept of personalized medicine, I was in charge of policies related to personalized medicine and genomics in the government. I joined the Foundation in February 2020 and am in charge of planning and development of impact investment funds in the healthcare sector, planning and research of impact IPOs, and planning of impact investments in the marine sector. I have a strong interest in creating impact through science and innovative people and systems, with an awareness of social change and value creation over a 100-year span.
- Business Development Department Impact Officer Noriko TADATE
- While pursuing master’s degree., I started an non profit organization that provides agricultural support. I launched and promoted several organizations related to solving issues in rural areas, social education, and social investment. After spending last two years of my twenties working for an IT company, I entered PhD. while I experienced pregnancy, hospitalization, childbirth, nursing, and nursing care of a child with chromosomal abnormalities. After returning to school and returning to work, I worked in the Diversity Promotion Office at a local national university before joining the Foundation. I am in charge of hands-on support and impact reports for projects utilizing dormant deposits and the Healthcare New Frontier Fund. I am currently teleworking in a marginalized community on the Sea of Japan coast. My main areas of interest include regional revitalization, group dynamics, and gender. Doctor of Agriculture.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- Business Development Department Impact Officer Mariko TOYODA
- I worked at a government-affiliated aid organization in the planning department, development finance projects for South and Southeast Asia, and business feasibility study projects for PPP business in developing countries. Later, I was based in Indonesia, where I was in charge of financing and project management for large-scale infrastructure projects, financial support to developing country governments, and promotion of public-private partnership projects. At the Foundation, I am in charge of the dormant deposit utilization project, impact evaluation, GSG, the “Impact Investment Study Group” co-hosted by the Financial Services Agency, and the planning and secretariat operation of the Impact-Driven Financing Initiative.
- Business Development Department Impact Officer Taiki YAMAMOTO
- After working for a food manufacturing company as a sales representative for importing raw materials and distributing them domestically, I worked for a consulting company as a consultant, providing support to the corporate planning department and project management.
At the Foundation, I am in charge of impact investment for the Hataraku Fund, management-level hands-on support for projects utilizing dormant deposits, etc., and impact management for projects supporting single mothers’ entrepreneurship.I am interested in working and learning.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- Impact Economy Lab Executive Director Fumi SUGENO
- After graduating from university, I studied in Taiwan and then majored in international development at a graduate school in the United States. As an employee of an international NGO, I was engaged in education and impact evaluation projects in rural areas of China. After returning to Japan, I worked in risk management at a foreign financial institute and then at a think tank, where I was in charge of supporting the launch of impact businesses in emerging countries by Japanese companies, research on impact investment, and ESG research. I joined the Foundation in July 2017 and is a partner in the Hataraku Fund, an impact VC fund, and am leading the transition to an impact economy through the Impact Economy Lab, working with global pioneers and industry organizations, identifying practical knowledge, conducting surveys and research, working with the GSG-NAB and other communities in Japan, and collaborating with government ministries and agencies.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
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Impact Economy Lab
Knowledge Development Office Satoshi ODA - I started my career in managerial accounting at an iron-steel manufacturer, followed by studying in the US and working with a strategy consultancy as well as a start-up company before joining the Foundation in 2019. As the leader of the research and intelligence team, my most important task is to formalize, structurize and systematize the on-site and tacit knowledge of impact investing and impact management, and to figure out valu-added KFS (key factors for success). My motto in my work is “Inspire, impact and innovate Japan”. I asipire to make Japan a front runner in tackling and solving social issues facing us. I hold an MBA degree and USCPA (Initial Certificate).
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- 新しい資本主義での「見えざる手」と「見える手」
- 新しい資本主義、インパクト投資と社会企業
- ヨーロッパでの年金ファンドによるサステイナブル投資と日本への含意
- 個人投資家のすそ野と個人によるインパクト投資を拡大するには
- 2021年度インパクト投資における認知度・関心度調査(前編)
- 上場株式によるインパクト投資
- GIIN アニュアル・インパクト・インベスター・サーベイ
- 2020年度：インパクト投資消費者調査結果発表 ~インパクト投資の認知度は6.1％。関心度は2割程度~【前編】
- 2020年度：インパクト投資消費者調査結果発表 【後編】
- 環境とファイナンスを巡る政策動向と、社会企業への期待
- インパクト投資を増やすため、解決すべき課題
- Revenue-Based Financingとインパクト投資
- Impact Economy Lab Impact Catalyst Michiru TODA
- I have held marketing positions in local Indian companies and foreign consulting firms, and most recently worked on labor policy at an international organization. At the Foundation, I am in charge of systemic change toward a “new economy” through the Impact Economy Lab. I also lead SIB/PFS projects in project structuring, investment, and policy advocacy, provides management-level hands-on support for social entrepreneurs, and conduct research and media relations on impact investment through the GSG-NAB. My research themes include: “People-centered and inclusive society,” “Business and the social contract,” and “Citizenship with multifaceted roles (voter, consumer, worker/producer, and investor). I am a cross-border person between theory and practice, between Japan and global, and between public and private sector, enjoy intergrating real field experience into practical knowledge and passing the baton of human beings to the next generation. I hold a MSc in development studies.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- Business Development Impact Catalyst Kanafumi FURUICHI
- After graduating from university, I was involved in product development at a major manufacturer, and then gained experience in strategic consulting and M&A advisory at a foreign consulting firm. Later on, I engaged in venture investment at an IT company’s corporate venture capital and an independent venture capital firm, and joined our foundation in 2018. I am currently active as a capitalist in the social domain. I supported the launch of the Hataraku Fund (Japan Impact Investment Fund No. 2) and investing in and providing business support to Address Inc. Most recently, I have been serving as the project leader of the Hallucigenia Lab, a seed accelerator program for research and development of new resource circulation systems.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- インパクト投資は今後どうなる？ 未来を描くためのアイデアを集めました。
- 「ハルキゲニアフェス2022」セッションレポート！ 地場産業を丸ごとブランド化する「地域メゾン化計画」とは？
- オルタナティブ事業2年間の集大成「ハルキゲニアフェス2022」開催!
- SIIFの社会起業家支援（動画）2021年度
- 地域に課題解決を実現するための社会的投資を根付かせる。SIIF設立以来のパートナー、PSI･野池社長インタビュー
- 持続的な経営で社会課題の解決を目指す“ゼブラ企業”を支援する。SIIFがZebras and Companyに出資
- 地域の生業を継承する「継業バンク」創業者が、「ハルキゲニアラボ」に参加して得たものとは？
- ハルキゲニアラボ最終報告会
- 地方に新しい循環型事業モデルを生み出す「ハルキゲニア」たち
- 多拠点生活が生み出す新しい生き方と社会的価値に投資する
- New Philanthropy Project Team Head Philanthropy Advisor Yoshiko FUJITA
- After working in the private banking business at a foreign financial institution for about 20 years, I worked for a local revitalization project and an NPO that provides employment support facilities (Type B) for people with disabilities and learning support for children with economic difficulties. At the Foundation, I am in charge of philanthropic projects for wealthy individuals. I aim to connect philanthropists who “want to change society” with entrepreneurs and NPOs who are “trying to change society. My interests include opportunity disparity, D&I, gender equality, and the environment.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- New Philanthropy Philanthropy Advisor CAP（the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy） Yuko KOSHIBA
- While working for a foreign manufacturing company, I completed an internal leadership program and worked in an energy-related department. After leaving my first job, I went to New York to pursue a master’s degree in Masters in Public Administration. While studying in the US, I interned at a philanthropic advisory and at a private foundation. At SIIF, I am involved in philanthropic advisory for high net worth individuals, investment in early stage social entrepreneurs, and social impact assessment of healthcare startups. My main areas of interest are the ways in which individuals can express their values through philanthropic activities and philanthropy’s role in a democractic society.
SIIF Official Blog (Japanese Only)
- AVPNカンファレンス2022に参加して注目した３つのこと
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- 介護課題デザインマップから課題を俯瞰する（前編）
- アメリカのフィランソロピー・アドバイザーの資格からみる、これからの日本に必要なこと
- 連載 「今、会いたい投資家」シリーズ vol.5 池森ベンチャーサポート合同会社 ファンケル創業者、池森氏の哲学を受け継ぎ「社会課題に挑む起業家を支援」
- 今、会いたい投資家シリーズ 新生企業投資（下）
- 今、会いたい投資家シリーズ 新生企業投資（上）
- 上場企業初のインパクトレポートを発行したすららネットCEO湯野川さんに聞く 「インパクトレポートで、事業を可視化、成長させる。」
- 日本のフィランソロピーにもっと戦略と課題解決の視点を
- 日本に新しいフィランソロンピーを生み出すために必要なことは？
- Compliance Office Chief Compliance Officer Akiyuki SHIOBARA
- I was involved in the plastics-related business for more than 30 years at a general trading company, and later served as an internal auditor and auditor. Plastic is often treated as a bad thing because of marine debris, however, it is actually very useful in improving the global environment by making cars and airplanes lighter, wind power turbines, solar power components, etc. At the Foundation, I would like to engage in work that will help solve social issues and preserve the natural environment for our children and grandchildren’s generations.