Speakers and Program Details Decided for SX Event "UPDATERs DAY 2026" Exploring Sustainability Management
UPDATER announces the speakers and detailed program for "UPDATERs DAY 2026," an SX event exploring sustainability management, stemming from a community of approximately 5,000 companies and focusing on "Beyond SDGs" for 2030 and beyond.
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UPDATER Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Eiji Oishi), a company aiming to solve social issues through business, is pleased to announce the speakers and detailed program for "UPDATERs DAY 2026," an event exploring the latest trends in corporate sustainability management and SX (Sustainability Transformation), to be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
This event will be held based on the corporate community "Minna SX for Biz," which includes approximately 5,000 companies, and will share practical examples of sustainability in corporate management, such as renewable energy, biodiversity, and human capital.
About UPDATERs DAY
In recent years, the term SDGs has become widespread, and many companies have accelerated their efforts.
However, with only four years remaining until 2030, the deadline for achieving the SDGs, the era of merely "wearing an SDGs badge" is over. Business leaders and practitioners are now facing the challenge of "how to transform formal activities into substantial impact."
This event, "UPDATERs DAY 2026," is a "co-creation platform" where practitioners tackling such "walls" gather to collectively envision "the future of sustainability." It will share the "live voices" of "Updaters" who are pursuing "essence" at the forefront of energy, coexistence with nature, and the well-being of workers, driving the world forward. Simultaneously, it will explore "Beyond SDGs," looking beyond the existing SDGs framework and towards 2030 and beyond.
We aim for this to be more than just a presentation of success stories; it will be a place to explore with participants "how to update future sustainability as an engine for corporate growth."
The event will be held in a hybrid format, both on-site and online. At the venue, a networking session will be provided as an exchange opportunity, allowing for dialogue across companies and positions, such as "How are other companies' representatives moving?" and "How did they overcome this challenge?" The new connections born from this are sure to become the greatest energy to update your future activities.
A day where society and you yourself will be "updated" towards 2030 and beyond. Let's create "the future of sustainability" together from here!
Event Details
<Event Name>
UPDATERs DAY 2026
Gathering of "Updaters" Advancing the World
～Beyond SDGs. Creating "Future Sustainability" Together～
<Date and Time>
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Venue reception starts 12:45 PM)
※Free entry and exit
<Venue>
3×3 Lab Future Salon
Otemachi 1-1-2, Otemon Tower ENEOS Building 1F, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TaEn6STrLo3KtzWd9
<Format>
Hybrid event (on-site capacity 100 people) + online
※On-site participation is generally limited to individuals affiliated with corporations, organizations, or local governments; individual applications may be declined.
※On-site participation will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close once the capacity is reached.
<Participation Fee>
Free
<How to Apply>
Please apply via the event details page below.
▼Event Details Page
https://sx.updater.co.jp/eventVideo/44
<Target Audience>
・Management executives engaged in sustainability management
・Corporate personnel responsible for sustainability promotion
・HR personnel engaged in human capital management
・Purchasing department personnel engaged in responsible procurement, etc.
<Program>
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13:00 - 13:05 |
Opening Remarks |
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13:05 - 13:50 |
Updating "Decarbonization" "Transforming the 'Quality' of Decarbonization into Competitive Advantage. Hulic's Decarbonization Strategy: 'Creating and Using Renewable Energy Ourselves.'"
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14:00 - 14:45 |
Updating "Biodiversity" "'Bikkuri Donkey' and 400 Farmers Realize a Supply Chain Connected by Biodiversity" ALEPH Inc. (Bikkuri Donkey) SDGs Promotion Department Hiromi Araki |
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14:55 - 15:40 |
Updating "Working Environment" "Making Each Person's 'Passion' a Job. Marui Group's Mechanism for Balancing Individual Aspirations and Corporate Growth"
Marui Group Co., Ltd. Manager, Well-being Promotion Department Noriko Kawakami |
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15:50 - 16:50 |
Updating "SDGs" 【Dialogue】Beyond SDGs Public-Private Council × UPDATER Inc. "Beyond SDGs. What is the Driving Force Needed to Update SDGs?" Secretary-General, Beyond SDGs Public-Private Council Specially Appointed Professor, Keio University Ph.D. (Environmental Studies) Member, Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS) Masahiro Kawatake
Representative Director Eiji Oishi |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Participant Networking Session (Online participants cannot join.) |
Speaker Information ※In order of appearance
Hulic Energy Solution Inc.
President and Representative Director
Koki Yoshida
Joined Hulic Co., Ltd. in 2014. After working as a project manager for real estate development projects including offices, commercial facilities, and elderly housing, he engaged in promoting ZEB (Zero Energy Building) and launching retail electricity businesses from 2017. He was responsible for developing renewable energy power plants, achieving RE100 with the first non-FIT solar power in Japan. In February 2025, he was appointed President and Representative Director of Hulic Energy Solution Inc., overseeing Hulic Group's renewable energy, battery storage, and power businesses. Licensed First-Class Architect.
ALEPH Inc. (Bikkuri Donkey)
SDGs Promotion Department
Hiromi Araki
Joined the company's "Fuyumizu Tanbo Project" in 2006. At the company's rice paddies in Eniwa City, Hokkaido (Ecorin Village), she conducted demonstrations of rice cultivation that fosters biodiversity, biological monitoring, and planning/operation of experiential programs. Since 2009, based on this knowledge, she redesigned the "Biodiversity-Considerate Rice Contract Cultivation Model." She was involved in standardizing biological surveys in production areas and promoted the establishment of practical systems from introduction to production sites to procurement and public relations. She is working on the concretization of nature-positive through business.
Marui Group Co., Ltd.
Manager, Well-being Promotion Department
Noriko Kawakami
Joined Marui Co., Ltd. (now Marui Group) in April 2000. Engaged in retail businesses such as stores and buyers, as well as general HR duties including recruitment, education, and evaluation. After a three-year childcare leave, she returned to work. Subsequently, she was involved in business planning for FinTech projects and DE&I in the HR department. In 2018, she served as the Vice Central Executive Committee Member of the Marui Group Union (labor union), and assumed her current position in 2023.
Secretary-General, Beyond SDGs Public-Private Council
Specially Appointed Professor, Keio University
Ph.D. (Environmental Studies)
Member, Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS)
Masahiro Kawatake
Joined Hakuhodo in 1986. Involved in the launch of the TV program "Jounetsu Tairiku." Supervised media content for the national campaign against global warming, "Team Minus 6%." Collaborated with the Ministry of the Environment on mainstreaming biodiversity and with the national forest movement "Mori no Kokumin Undo."
FAQ
When will UPDATERs DAY 2026 be held?
It will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
What is the participation fee for the event?
Participation is free. On-site attendance is generally limited to individuals affiliated with corporations, organizations, or local governments.
What exactly does "Beyond SDGs" refer to?
It refers to the next generation of sustainability, looking beyond the 2030 deadline for SDGs, aiming to shift from formal activities to substantial impact.