BS1-21

Day 1

15:30-16:45

Sustainable Management

Adaptive Strategies for Surviving the Era of Global Boiling

As the era of global boiling becomes a reality, organizations are increasingly required to develop robust climate adaptation strategies in response to rapidly intensifying weather risks.
This session highlights three complementary approaches: high-precision meteorological data and risk analytics, climate-adaptive agricultural practices demonstrated in the field, and lightweight, high-efficiency next-generation energy technologies that strengthen resilience.
Drawing from the intersection of data, nature, and technology, the panel will explore practical examples of adaptation and discuss the strategic directions organizations must pursue to thrive amid escalating climate volatility.

Speaker

Facilitator

Takahiro Okabe

Chief of Corporate Communications Department,Sustainability Consultant
Director
Sinc Inc.

Keiichi Ushijima

Asia East (Japan, Korea, ASEAN) CCaSS Leader, Partner
Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS)
EY Japan

After supporting business process reforms and organizational restructuring at an operating company, he advanced its global sustainability strategy. In 2010, he coordinated Japan’s industry response to the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act through JEITA and, in 2011, became the first Japanese speaker at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva. He contributed to the IIRC’s Integrated Reporting Framework and served on METI’s Corporate Reporting Lab, laying the foundation for the Ito Report. Joining EY in 2013, he has led the sustainability team since 2015, supporting ESG investment and sustainable management. Since 2025, he has served as Asia East Regional CCaSS Leader. He is Vice President of the Business and Society Forum and a Strategic Advisory Board member at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute. MBA from Keio University.