(Head office: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Representative Director: Shunsuke Managi; hereinafter "aiESG") will host a panel discussion session on "Boosting Local Industry Growth with Global ESG Assessment Criteria" at the Venture Café Fukuoka Thursday Gathering to be held at CIC Fukuoka (One Fukuoka Building) on September 11 (Thursday). The session, "Boosting Regional Industry Growth with Global ESG Assessment Criteria," will be held at the Venture Café Fukuoka Thursday Gathering on September 11 (Thu.) at CIC Fukuoka (located in One Fuokuoka).
In this session, we will discuss ESG evaluation methods using AI/machine learning and blockchain, and the possibility of using the analysis results to improve export capabilities, using Yame tea, a traditional product of Fukuoka Prefecture, as the subject matter.

Event Background:ESG Analysis Discussion on Strengthening the Export Potential of Traditional Industries

While Yame tea is known as one of Japan's leading high-end tea brands, it faces challenges such as the aging of its production base and the need to strengthen its competitiveness in the international market. This time, Kyushu University and aiESG jointly conducted an ESG evaluation and analysis of the Yame tea industry. This initiative aims to achieve sustainable industrial growth through evaluation based on global standards, while taking into account tradition and local issues.

In this session, we will welcome Mr. Minohara, Mayor of Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Mr. Tamaki of Fukuoka Bank's Sustainability Promotion Group, who will explain the survey results and discuss the value of ESG criteria and business opportunities in the international expansion of local industries from various perspectives, including those of local governments, financial institutions and researchers.

Event and Session Overview

Session: Boosting Local Industry Growth with Global ESG Criteria

• Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• Venue: CIC Fukuoka 6F Event Space (in One Fukuoka Building)
• Format: Panel Discussion
• Organized by aiESG, Inc.
• Registration: Free of chargeApplication Site

This event session will be held by CIC/Venture Café Fukuoka every Thursday as one of the Thursday Gathering programs, open to a wide range of people interested in innovation and sustainability of local industries, including startups, business people, local governments, and researchers. The program is open to a wide range of people interested in innovation and regional industrial sustainability, including startups, business people, local governments, and researchers. For more information, Venture Café Fukuoka official websitefor more information.

(Program))

1. opening
Introduction of panelists and short presentations
3. panel discussion
　　Background and Expectations for the Yame Tea Project
　　Survey Methodology and Technical Impact
　　ESG Promotion of Regional Industries from the Perspective of Financial Institutions
　　Market Value and New Opportunities from Global Standard Assessments
4. Q&A and closing

(Speakers)

• Mr. Yutaro Minohara, Mayor of Yame City
• Mr. Rei Tamaki, Sustainability Promotion, Fukuoka Bank
• Associate Professor, Kyushu University / Chief Researcher, aiESG Corporation Keely Alexander Ryuta
• Daikichi Seki, CEO, aiESG, Inc.

About aiESG

aiESG is a start-up company from Kyushu University that aims to realize a sustainable society through product and service level ESG analysis. Based on the results of many years of international and academic ESG research, including UN report representatives, we provide an ESG assessment platform called "aiESG Flow" that traces back the entire supply chain. We also provide support services on all aspects of ESG.

Click here to visit our corporate website　https://aiesg.co.jp/)

Company Profile

Company name: aiESG Inc.
Head Office: NMF Hakata Ekimae Bldg. 2F, 1-15-20 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
President and Representative Director : Shunsuke Managi
Business : ESG analysis business at the product/service level
HP :https://aiesg.co.jp/
Establishment : July 2022

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact: aiESG Public Relations, Inc.
e-mail: (English) pr@aiesg.co.jp