Speakers and Program Details Decided for "UPDATERs DAY 2026," an SX Event Exploring Sustainability Management
UPDATER Inc. will host "UPDATERs DAY 2026" on April 16, 2026, to explore the latest trends in corporate sustainability management and SX (Sustainability Transformation). The event, based on the "Minna SX for Biz" community, will share practical examples of sustainability in corporate management, covering topics like renewable energy, biodiversity, and human capital. It aims to move beyond symbolic SDG efforts to foster essential impact and co-create the future of sustainability.
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UPDATER Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Eiji Oishi), which aims 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 "Minna SX for Biz," a corporate community with approximately 5,000 participating companies, and will share practical examples of sustainability in corporate management, including renewable energy, biodiversity, and human capital.
About UPDATERs DAY
In recent years, as the term "SDGs" has become widespread, 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 SDG badge" is over. The challenge faced by business leaders and practitioners is how to transition "from formal activities to essential impact."
This event, "UPDATERs DAY 2026," is a "co-creation platform" where practitioners tackling this "challenge" gather to collectively envision "the future of sustainability." It will share the "real voices" of "Updaters" who are pursuing "essence" at the forefront of energy, coexistence with nature, and the happiness of workers, driving the world forward. It will also explore "Beyond SDGs," looking beyond the existing SDG framework and towards 2030 and beyond.
We aim for this event 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 in-person and online. The in-person venue will also host networking sessions, providing a platform for dialogue across companies and positions, addressing questions like "How are people in other companies operating?" and "How did they overcome this challenge?" The new connections forged there are sure to become the greatest energy to update your future activities.
An "update" day for society and yourself, looking towards 2030 and beyond. Shall we create "the future of sustainability" together, starting here?
Event Details
UPDATERs DAY 2026
A Gathering of "Updaters" Advancing the World
~Beyond SDGs. Co-creating "Future Sustainability"~
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 13:00 - 18:00 (Venue reception opens 12:45)
*Entry and exit are free.
3x3 Lab Future Salon
Otemon Tower ENEOS Building 1F, 1-1-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TaEn6STrLo3KtzWd9
Hybrid event (in-person capacity 100 people) + online
*In-person participation is generally limited to individuals affiliated with corporations, organizations, or local governments; individual applications may be declined.
*In-person participation will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close once capacity is reached.
Free
Please apply via the event details page below.
▼Event Details Page
https://sx.updater.co.jp/eventVideo/44
・Management involved in sustainability management
・Corporate personnel promoting sustainability
・HR personnel engaged in human capital management
・Purchasing department personnel involved in responsible procurement, etc.
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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 a 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' Their Work. Marui Group's System for Balancing Individual Aspirations and Corporate Growth."
Marui Group Co., Ltd. Manager, Wellbeing 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.
Representative Director and President
Koki Yoshida
Joined Hulic Co., Ltd. in 2014. After working as a project manager in real estate development, handling offices, commercial facilities, and elderly housing, he engaged in promoting ZEB (Zero Energy Building) and launching the retail electricity business 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 Representative Director and President of Hulic Energy Solution Inc., overseeing Hulic Group's renewable energy, storage battery, and power businesses. 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 (Ecorin Village) in Eniwa City, Hokkaido, she conducted demonstrations of rice cultivation that fosters biodiversity, biological monitoring, and planned and managed experiential programs. Since 2009, based on this knowledge, she redesigned the "Biodiversity-Friendly 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 to realize nature-positive initiatives through business.
Marui Group Co., Ltd.
Manager, Wellbeing Promotion Department
Noriko Kawakami
Joined Marui Co., Ltd. (now Marui Group) in April 2000. While engaged in retail business such as stores and buyers, and general HR duties including recruitment, education, and evaluation, she returned to work after a three-year childcare leave. Subsequently, she was responsible for business planning in the fintech business and DE&I in the HR department. In 2018, she served as the Central Vice Executive Committee Member of the Marui Group Union (labor union), and has been in her current position since 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 movement to prevent global warming, "Team Minus 6%." Promoted biodiversity mainstreaming with the Ministry of the Environment and the national forest movement "Forest Supporters" with the Forestry Agency. Produced the Japanese version of the SDGs icons. Currently, he is a Hakuhodo Fellow, a member of the SDGs Promotion Roundtable Environmental Subcommittee, an advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture (in charge of SDGs promotion), and Secretary-General of the "Beyond SDGs Public-Private Council," which proposes international goals from Japan for 2030 and beyond. As a photographer, he continues to travel nationwide in a camper van, photographing and researching "Japanese life and pine trees."
UPDATER Inc.
Representative Director
Eiji Oishi
Social entrepreneur. Representative Director of UPDATER Inc. Serves as a personality for TBS Radio's "Susteba." Founded Minna Denryoku Co., Ltd. in 2011. In 2016, he commercialized the world's first blockchain-based electricity traceability technology and promoted "Minna Denryoku," a renewable energy retail business. Currently, he is working to solve social issues based on "Sustena Cloud," cultivated through renewable energy projects. Recipient of the Prime Minister's Award at the 4th Japan SDGs Awards. Has numerous achievements, including high evaluations from B Corp.
■About UPDATER Inc.
Changed its name from Minna Denryoku Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2021. Engages in solving social issues by providing traceability and transparency-focused services for corporations and individuals. Develops "Minna Denryoku," a decarbonization business that commercialized electricity traceability for the first time in the world; "Minna Works," which transforms the labor market through well-being; "Shift C," which evaluates and publishes the ethical degree of brands; "TADORi," an e-commerce platform where products can be purchased based on their background and story; "Minna Shoten," which handles products that consider people, society, and the environment; and "Minna Daichi," which promotes societal behavioral change towards soil regeneration. Has received numerous awards and certifications, including the Prime Minister's Award at the 4th Japan SDGs Awards, being one of only three CDP-certified renewable energy providers in Japan, and B Corp certification as an energy provider.
UPDATER Inc. Company Overview
Location: Santowers Center Building 8F, 2-11-22 Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Representative Director: Eiji Oishi
Established: May 25, 2011
Capital: 153,825,500 JPY (Capital reserve: 197,739,500 JPY) *As of December 19, 2025
Business Activities: Decarbonization business "Minna Denryoku" and other SX services such as well-being and biodiversity.
Corporate Website: https://www.updater.co.jp/
■Contact for this matter
UPDATER Inc. Strategic Public Relations Department: Toyoshima, Ueda
TEL: 03-6805-2228 (Reception hours: Weekdays 11:00-15:00)
E-mail: pr@minden.co.jp