On Wednesday, September 24, aiESG representative and Kyushu University lead professor Umanaki will speak at the "European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform" to be held at the Polish Pavilion at Expo '70 Kansai in Osaka, Japan.

This event is part of the "the second Circular Economy Days" initiative of ECESP (The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform), which will take place from Monday, September 22 to Wednesday, September 24. The event will take place over three days from Monday, September 22 to Wednesday, September 24.
https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/osaka-2025-circular-economy-days-programme

Mr. Managi will speak on "Part 1: Persuasion instead of obligations - avoiding social backlash through sensible legislation" at "Shifting gears: Adapting circular policies for a changing world" on Wednesday, September 24. Part 1: Persuasion instead of obligations - avoiding social backlash through sensible legislation".

Summary
Name:the second Circular Economy Days
Schedule:
　10:30 - 12:00 (GMT+9) - Poland Pavilion
　Shifting Gears: Adapting Circular Policies to a Changing World
　　Part I: Persuasion, Not Obligation - Avoiding Social Backlash Through Wise Legislation
　　Part 2: Regulators and Unsustainable Behavior - The Role of Taxation and Subsidies
　13:00 - 14:30 (GMT+9) - Polish Pavilion
　Bringing Nature Back into Cycle: Building a Greener Economy Together
　　What is the bioeconomy? How does it relate to circularity?
　　Applied Circular Bioeconomy
Registration:https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Circular-Economy-Days

In cooperation with the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP), at the Poland Pavilion
Session "Changing Gears: Adapting Circular Policies in a Changing World" (September 24).
https://theme-weeks.expo2025.or.jp/en/program/detail/67d57d654a629.html

NGK, Kyushu University, and aiESG are jointly developing the "Resident Satisfaction x Policy Analysis System" to visualize the wellbeing of local residents and develop a support system for highly convincing municipal policies.
https://aiesg.co.jp/topics/news/250722-ngk/
We presented the results there and discussed the creation of a mechanism to support policies that bridge the gap between the residents' ideas and the government's goals.

Other presenters: Part 1: Persuasion, Not Obligation - Avoiding Social Backlash through Wise Legislative Action
Hubert Bukowski, Research Director, INNOWO | Agnieszka Śnik, President, INNOWO
Claire Downey, CEO, Rediscovery Center
Einar K. Holte, Founder and CEO, Natural State AS
Matteo Ward, CEO, Inside Out Fashion

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Shunsuke Managi Representative Director, aiESG
He is a Senior Professor at Kyushu University, Director of the Inclusive Wealth Report of the United Nations. He is a Director of the UN Inclusive Wealth Report, a representative author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Vice-Chair of the OECD Joint Working Group on Trade and the Environment, and has worked with many international organizations and companies. Chair of the Subcommittee on Sustainable Investment of the Science Council of Japan. He founded aiESG based on his many years of ESG research.

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