Sherpa to Host Webinar with Toyo Keizai: 'Advancing Sustainability Disclosure—How to Communicate Corporate Value'
Sherpa & Company will hold a joint webinar with Toyo Keizai's 'CSR Enterprise Directory' editor on May 27, 2026. The session focuses on SSBJ standards compliance, AI-driven operational efficiency, and strategies for communicating corporate value through sustainability reporting.
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Sherpa & Company Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Jun Sugimoto; hereinafter "Sherpa") will host a webinar on May 27, 2026, featuring Soshiro Murayama, Editor-in-Chief of the 'CSR Enterprise Directory' from Toyo Keizai Sustainability Forum (Toyo Keizai Inc., Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Tetsuya Yamada; hereinafter "Toyo Keizai").
In recent years, sustainability information disclosure has undergone a significant shift from voluntary efforts to compliance with institutional disclosures, such as the upcoming Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) standards. Consequently, companies are now required to ensure data accuracy and consistency while effectively communicating their corporate value to investors and other stakeholders.
However, as companies simultaneously handle various disclosure channels—such as rating agency surveys, integrated reports, and annual securities reports—challenges like fragmented information, redundant data creation, inconsistencies, and dependence on specific individuals (person-dependent tasks) have emerged. This has resulted in an increased operational burden and negatively impacted the consistency and persuasiveness of disclosures.
Against this backdrop, this seminar focuses on "how to design and communicate corporate value to stakeholders." Experts will explain, from a practical perspective, how to connect insights gained from rating agencies and surveys to actual disclosures, and how to balance disclosure quality with efficiency in a fragmented work environment.
**Event Overview**
- Theme: "Advancing Sustainability Disclosure: How to Communicate Corporate Value"
- Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 14:00–15:00
- Format: Zoom Webinar
- Participation Fee: Free
- Speakers:
- Soshiro Murayama (Editor-in-Chief, 'CSR Enterprise Directory', Toyo Keizai Inc.)
- Jun Sugimoto (Representative Director and CEO, Sherpa & Company Co., Ltd.)
- Junya Ishikawa (Business Development Manager, Sherpa & Company Co., Ltd.)
- Registration URL: https://smartesg.jp/seminar/toyokeizai-esg-2026
- Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 23:59
- Host: Sherpa & Company Co., Ltd.
- Cooperation: Toyo Keizai Sustainability Forum
**Program Outline**
- Presentation by Soshiro Murayama (Toyo Keizai): Reporting Design Starting from Corporate Value (15 min)
- Identifying and prioritizing elements that lead to corporate value based on rating agencies and surveys.
- Connecting insights from surveys to disclosure using various corporate case studies.
- Presentation by Jun Sugimoto (Sherpa): Efficiency and Sophistication of Fragmented Disclosure Tasks (15 min)
- Organizing fragmented data cross-functionally and integrating it into "common data."
- Reusing organized data and utilizing AI to enhance efficiency in survey responses and disclosure tasks.
- Discussion & Q&A (20 min)
- How to connect value-driving elements to reporting.
- Reflecting survey information into disclosures like integrated reports.
- Balancing quality and efficiency in a fragmented environment.
**Recommended For**
- Those looking to design disclosures (annual reports, integrated reports) linked to corporate value.
- Those struggling with how to connect survey/rating agency data to statutory disclosures.
- Those seeking specific hints on AI utilization and operational efficiency in sustainability disclosure.
**About the Speakers**
- Soshiro Murayama: Joined Toyo Keizai in 2018. Involved in various corporate surveys, data editing for 'ESG Online,' and 'Directory of Foreign-Affiliated Companies' before becoming the current Editor-in-Chief of 'CSR Enterprise Directory' in 2023.
- Jun Sugimoto: Previously engaged in large-scale M&A, financing, and IR/governance advisory at SMBC Nikko Securities and JPMorgan. Founded Sherpa & Company in September 2019 to develop 'SmartESG,' a cloud service supporting sustainability disclosure.
In recent years, sustainability information disclosure has undergone a significant shift from voluntary efforts to compliance with institutional disclosures, such as the upcoming Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) standards. Consequently, companies are now required to ensure data accuracy and consistency while effectively communicating their corporate value to investors and other stakeholders.
However, as companies simultaneously handle various disclosure channels—such as rating agency surveys, integrated reports, and annual securities reports—challenges like fragmented information, redundant data creation, inconsistencies, and dependence on specific individuals (person-dependent tasks) have emerged. This has resulted in an increased operational burden and negatively impacted the consistency and persuasiveness of disclosures.
Against this backdrop, this seminar focuses on "how to design and communicate corporate value to stakeholders." Experts will explain, from a practical perspective, how to connect insights gained from rating agencies and surveys to actual disclosures, and how to balance disclosure quality with efficiency in a fragmented work environment.
**Event Overview**
- Theme: "Advancing Sustainability Disclosure: How to Communicate Corporate Value"
- Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 14:00–15:00
- Format: Zoom Webinar
- Participation Fee: Free
- Speakers:
- Soshiro Murayama (Editor-in-Chief, 'CSR Enterprise Directory', Toyo Keizai Inc.)
- Jun Sugimoto (Representative Director and CEO, Sherpa & Company Co., Ltd.)
- Junya Ishikawa (Business Development Manager, Sherpa & Company Co., Ltd.)
- Registration URL: https://smartesg.jp/seminar/toyokeizai-esg-2026
- Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 23:59
- Host: Sherpa & Company Co., Ltd.
- Cooperation: Toyo Keizai Sustainability Forum
**Program Outline**
- Presentation by Soshiro Murayama (Toyo Keizai): Reporting Design Starting from Corporate Value (15 min)
- Identifying and prioritizing elements that lead to corporate value based on rating agencies and surveys.
- Connecting insights from surveys to disclosure using various corporate case studies.
- Presentation by Jun Sugimoto (Sherpa): Efficiency and Sophistication of Fragmented Disclosure Tasks (15 min)
- Organizing fragmented data cross-functionally and integrating it into "common data."
- Reusing organized data and utilizing AI to enhance efficiency in survey responses and disclosure tasks.
- Discussion & Q&A (20 min)
- How to connect value-driving elements to reporting.
- Reflecting survey information into disclosures like integrated reports.
- Balancing quality and efficiency in a fragmented environment.
**Recommended For**
- Those looking to design disclosures (annual reports, integrated reports) linked to corporate value.
- Those struggling with how to connect survey/rating agency data to statutory disclosures.
- Those seeking specific hints on AI utilization and operational efficiency in sustainability disclosure.
**About the Speakers**
- Soshiro Murayama: Joined Toyo Keizai in 2018. Involved in various corporate surveys, data editing for 'ESG Online,' and 'Directory of Foreign-Affiliated Companies' before becoming the current Editor-in-Chief of 'CSR Enterprise Directory' in 2023.
- Jun Sugimoto: Previously engaged in large-scale M&A, financing, and IR/governance advisory at SMBC Nikko Securities and JPMorgan. Founded Sherpa & Company in September 2019 to develop 'SmartESG,' a cloud service supporting sustainability disclosure.