Euglena's Izumo Speaks at Commemorative Lecture for Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus's Visit to Japan
Euglena President Mitsuru Izumo spoke at a forum honoring Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, reaffirming the company's commitment to social business and a sustainable future.
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Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Mitsuru Izumo, hereinafter "Euglena") announces that its Representative Director and President, Mitsuru Izumo, took the stage at the "YUNUS GLOBAL FORUM 2026 TOKYO," a commemorative lecture for Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus's visit to Japan, held at the United Nations University on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
In addition, on the 27th, the day after the lecture, Dr. Yunus visited Euglena. Izumo and all his colleagues* grandly welcomed the visit of their mentor, who is the origin of the company's founding, making it a two-day event to renew their determination toward a sustainable future.
*At the Euglena Group, employees are referred to as "colleagues" who share the same aspirations.
## Lecture: The Challenge to "Three Zeros" Walking Together with Euglena
This forum was held to commemorate the visit to Japan of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Izumo's life mentor and the founder of Grameen Bank, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
During his student days, Izumo visited Bangladesh for the first time for an internship at the Grameen Bank established by Dr. Yunus. He spoke about how confronting severe nutritional problems at that time and making a determination to "find the ultimate nutrient to save the children" became the driving force behind the founding of Euglena.
In the lecture, based on the worldview of "Three Zeros (Zero Carbon Emissions, Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment)" advocated by Dr. Yunus, he explained the following contents regarding the connection between his strong original aspirations and the multifaceted businesses currently being undertaken to "make people and the earth healthy."
- Bangladesh as the Origin
The nutritional problems caused by poverty that he faced during his student days, and his encounter with Dr. Yunus, became the starting point for founding Euglena. These experiences led to the launch of the "Euglena GENKI Program," which works on nutritional improvement using cookies containing the microalgae Euglena.
- Business Approaches to Global Challenges
In developing countries including Bangladesh, damages caused by the impact of climate change are becoming increasingly severe. Izumo emphasized that the popularization of biofuels undertaken by Euglena is not merely a technological innovation, but a "future industry" that simultaneously realizes the reduction of environmental burden and the correction of energy disparities.
- Toward a Sustainable Future
He spoke of his determination to realize a sustainable circular society by combining technology with the spirit of social business, which is to "solve social problems through the power of business."
In addition, on the 27th, the day after the lecture, Dr. Yunus visited Euglena. Izumo and all his colleagues* grandly welcomed the visit of their mentor, who is the origin of the company's founding, making it a two-day event to renew their determination toward a sustainable future.
*At the Euglena Group, employees are referred to as "colleagues" who share the same aspirations.
## Lecture: The Challenge to "Three Zeros" Walking Together with Euglena
This forum was held to commemorate the visit to Japan of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Izumo's life mentor and the founder of Grameen Bank, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
During his student days, Izumo visited Bangladesh for the first time for an internship at the Grameen Bank established by Dr. Yunus. He spoke about how confronting severe nutritional problems at that time and making a determination to "find the ultimate nutrient to save the children" became the driving force behind the founding of Euglena.
In the lecture, based on the worldview of "Three Zeros (Zero Carbon Emissions, Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment)" advocated by Dr. Yunus, he explained the following contents regarding the connection between his strong original aspirations and the multifaceted businesses currently being undertaken to "make people and the earth healthy."
- Bangladesh as the Origin
The nutritional problems caused by poverty that he faced during his student days, and his encounter with Dr. Yunus, became the starting point for founding Euglena. These experiences led to the launch of the "Euglena GENKI Program," which works on nutritional improvement using cookies containing the microalgae Euglena.
- Business Approaches to Global Challenges
In developing countries including Bangladesh, damages caused by the impact of climate change are becoming increasingly severe. Izumo emphasized that the popularization of biofuels undertaken by Euglena is not merely a technological innovation, but a "future industry" that simultaneously realizes the reduction of environmental burden and the correction of energy disparities.
- Toward a Sustainable Future
He spoke of his determination to realize a sustainable circular society by combining technology with the spirit of social business, which is to "solve social problems through the power of business."