(Head Office: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka; Representative Director: Shunsuke Managi; hereafter "aiESG"), a developer and provider of consulting and cloud services for product and service level supply chain ESG analysis and assessment, announces that it has accepted an investment from FFG Venture Business Partners, Inc. (President and CEO: Hisashi Gotoh, hereinafter "FFG"), and has started collaboration with FFG.

Background of Funding and Purpose of Strengthening Relationship with FFG

aiESG is a start-up company from Kyushu University that aims to realize a sustainable society through product and service level ESG analysis. Now in its third year of operation, aiESG has focused on consulting services related to ESG analysis and assessment, primarily providing consulting support for ESG research and information disclosure. We have also started offering a beta version of "aiESG Flow," a cloud service that visualizes positive impacts and human rights risks in the supply chain, and have received feedback from many companies that want to incorporate technology solutions into their ESG assessments.

At the same time, aiESG, based in Fukuoka, Kyushu region, has been collaborating with Fukuoka Financial Group through its parent company, Manaki Laboratory at Kyushu University, in non-financial data analysis-related efforts, such as estimating human capital in the integrated report and developing ESG/SDG scoring models. The two companies have been collaborating on non-financial data analysis related initiatives.

While the importance of ESG promotion in management is growing, efforts by regional and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not progressing well. In particular, it is not easy to always correctly understand the ever-changing laws, regulations, disclosure requirements, and guidelines. Many companies face a variety of challenges, including man-hours required for data collection, proper judgment, and bias toward environmental items in evaluations.

aiESG, in cooperation with the Fukuoka Financial Group, will strengthen the provision of solutions to client issues related to ESG analysis and assessment, focusing on small- and medium-sized companies in the Kyushu region that are the group's clients. In addition, we will continue to realize our mission, "We will continue to question human affluence through visualization," as well as our commitment to academia. We will also accelerate our challenge as the first start-up in academia to realize our mission of "Continuing to question the richness of people through visualization.

About aiESG Corporation (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 "aiESG" 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/)

About Us

Company name: aiESG Co.
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