https://j-fbs.jp/

Japan Forum of Business and Society
MissionNow is the time when sustainable development of socio-economic system
must be achieved and corporate economic, social and environmental roles
and responsibilities are totally re-designed.
Challenges of redefining the relationship between business and society havedeveloped in developed countries and emerging/developing countries.
JFBS is an academic association which conducts academic research/ discussion
on the relationship between business and society focusing on global trends
with encouraging cooperative relationship among academia, industry,
government, labor and NPO/NGO. Human resource development of young
researchers and practitioners is another major topic for our forum.
・Study on sustainable corporate society
・Having perspective of Japan existing in global society
・Strengthening cooperation between sectors
・Creation of a new opportunity (open platform) for academia andpractitioners to meet and discuss
・Fostering of responsible leaders・Serving as a catalyst of social innovation

Individual Members(Approx.200)

Other
Government,Labor, Consumer,
NPO/NGO

Industry

Corporate Members(as of Sep. 2021, 7 companies)
・ALBION Co., Ltd.
・Ernst＆Young ShinNihon LLC・JSR Corporation
・Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Academia ・Taisei Corporation
・Unilever Japan Holdings G.K.
・YKK AP Inc.

Board （Sep. 2021 – Aug. 2024 / Honorifics omitted）
President
Vice President

OKADA Masahiro (Keio University)
FUKUKAWA Kyoko (Hitotsubashi University)
KURODA Kaori (CSO Network Japan / Public Interest
Commission, Cabinet Office)
SEKI Masao (Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.)and 12 more board members

Affiliate Organizations
・ABIS（The Academy of Business in Society）
・BSR(Business for Social Responsibility)
・CASM(Center for Advanced Sustainable Management), Cologne Business School・Center for CSR, National Taipei University
・CBCC（Council for Better Corporate Citizenship）
・Global Compact Network Japanetc.

Research Themes
・Relationship between corporations
and society, sustainable development,
public policy
・CSR management, Corporate governance,
Business Ethics
・Environmental management,
Environmental accounting, Environmental
protection, Consumers, Philanthropy,
Safety and health, Labor and humanrights
・Stakeholder engagement, Information
disclosure/report, CSR education
・Corporate value, Reputation, SRI
・NPO/NGO, Cooperation/Affiliation
between sectors, International support
・Multi-stakeholder process, Global
governance, International standards
・Social business/Marketing,Social enterprise/entrepreneur,
Social innovation
・International comparison

Activities◼Annual Conference: Keynote Speech,
Plenary Sessions, Parallel Sessions◼Regular Workshops in Eastern Japan andWestern Japan◼Research Grant Program◼Annuals: the latest discussion, newtrends inside/outside Japan◼Collaboration with domestic/overseas
institutions: Co-organizing andparticipation in conferences◼Information on the website

Membership
Application
If you have academic/practicalinterests in issues for business andsociety and wish to apply for JFBS
membership, please see
https://j-fbs.jp/inquiry_en.html

Japan Forum of Business and Society (JFBS)
c/o:Masahiro Okada Office, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University
4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8526 Japan
Tel: +81-45-564-2033 / Fax: +81-45-562-3502 / E-mail: info@j-fbs.jp
URL: https://j-fbs.jp