Installation period

July, 2023－June, 2026

Donor

• Sachio SENMOTO（RENOVA, Inc. Chairman Emeritus and Assurant, Inc. Chairman）
  Akihiko MORI

Overview

This endowed chair aims to develop research and education in an area that links green activities with entrepreneurship. We acknowledge that one of the biggest challenges global societies face now, and for the well-being of next generations to come, is to regain environmental sustainability. As a leading school of Management in Japan, we are committed to grapple with this challenge by nurturing green entrepreneurship. It is our belief that the spirit of entrepreneurship questions the status quo and brings innovative ideas and values to solve social problems by utilizing market mechanisms. This chair engages with multifaceted and interdisciplinary education and research in management, finance, and accounting in order to nurture talented individuals to play an active role in this important area. By promoting education and research around green entrepreneurship, this chair contributes to improving the knowledge, skills and mindset of our community, students, alumni, faculties and our industrial partners in this important area.

■Lectures
Offer lectures with high practical skills, including lectures by practitioners active in the green entrepreneurship field, to help improve the knowledge level and practical skills of students of the Graduate School of Management.

■Research
We will collect and analyze best practices from Japan and abroad, promote theorizing, and disseminate the results of these surveys and research widely through symposiums and other events in order to educate Japanese society.

Members

• Norio SAWABEProfessor
• Jin-ichiro YAMADAProfessor
• Sachio SEMMOTO GSM Distinguished Professor
• Masaru KARUBEAdjunct Professor
• Asako KIMURAAdjunct Professor
• YANG, I-Chieh MichelleAssociate Professor
• Alexandra Elena CarstSenior Lecturer