The Securities Analysts Association of Japan (SAAJ)

Sustainability Strategies and Investor Expectations - Advancing ISSB Standards Implementation in Asia

9 April 2026 | Tokyo

Organized by SAAJ / In cooperation with the IFRS Foundation Asia-Oceania Office

As global adoption of ISSB Standards accelerates, the symposium explores key challenges and pathways for their practical implementation and for using sustainability-related financial information in investment decision-making following regulatory adoption in the Asian region.

It features a video message from Emmanuel Faber, ISSB Chair, on the latest developments, a keynote address by Toshitake Inoue, Director-General, Policy and Markets Bureau, Financial Services Agency of Japan, and panel discussions bringing together insights from investors and corporates across the Asian region.

Watch Videos (English)

All videos are available in English on the SAAJ YouTube channel.

For videos with Japanese interpretation (audio), please click here.

Agenda

Opening Remarks

Chie Toriumi, CMA, Chair, The Securities Analysts Association of Japan

Keynote Address 1 (Video Message)

Recent Activities of ISSB and Its Action and Travel Towards “Better Information for Better Decisions”– Expectation to Preparers and Investors in the Asia-Oceania Region

Emmanuel Faber, Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board, IFRS Foundation

Keynote Address 2

Advancing Sustainability Disclosure in Japan and Insights for Asia: Envisioning the Future of Human Capital Disclosure

Toshitake Inoue, Director-General, Policy and Markets Bureau, Financial Services Agency, Japan

Presentation slides （2.17MB）

Panel Discussion 1

Dialogue Between Investors and Corporates in the Era of ISSB-Aligned Sustainability Disclosure

Panelists
Rashyid Redza Anwarudin, Chief Sustainability Officer, SD Guthrie

Presentation slides （1.72MB）

Kenneth Ho, Head of Sustainability, Seviora Group (A Temasek owned Asset Management Group)
Kaori Ono, Executive Officer, Sustainability, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Presentation slides （914KB）

Moderator
George Iguchi, CMA, Chair, SAAJ Sustainability Reporting Committee

Presentation slides （2.63MB）

Panel Discussion 2

From Policy to Practice: ISSB Standards in Asia and Investor Perspectives

Panelists
Amar Gill, Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Association, Hong Kong
Shizuko Ohmi, CMA, Executive Director, Japan Head of Investment Stewardship, JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Ltd.
Jeanne Stampe, Policy Lead, Active Ownership, Norges Bank Investment Management

Moderator
Goro Kumagai, CMA, Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Reporting, SAAJ / Visiting Researcher, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo

Presentation slides （504KB）

Closing Remarks

Hiroshi Komori, Member, International Sustainability Standards Board, IFRS Foundation