EVENT REPORT

GREEN LEADERS FORUM #4: GREEN MONEY & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Monday May 10, 2010 @ British Council

The May GLF, Green Leaders Forum #4: GREEN MONEY & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS was another amazing evening, with dozens of business professionals, eco-minded students and green media representatives participating in this ground-breaking bilingual event! A great big thanks to our speakers, all of the Green Leaders, the British Council and to the huge crowd that turned out on a Monday evening to push the boundaries of sustainability and green business!

See the full event report on greenz.jp!

Presenters:

1) [J] Mr. Eiichiro Adachi, Research Chief, Head of ESG Research Center, The Japan Research Institute, Limited, Japan

2) [E] Lowell Sheppard, Asia Director, HOPE International Development Agency, Vice-Chairman, CSR Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), author, speaker, fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, long-distance cyclist, and adventure-seeker

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Details:

• DATE/TIME Monday May 10, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
• ADMISSION FREE! Includes wine, soft drinks and snacks
• LOCATION British Council, Iidabashi Station
• MAP http://www.britishcouncil.org/japan-about-us-tokyo-centre-contact-details.htm
• TOPICS International sustainable development, corporate social responsibility (CSR), socially responsible investment (SRI), environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), investor relations (IR), Socio Incubation Cluster (SIC), peer-to-peer lending, micro-finance, sustainability stock indexes, venture capital, BOP
• ATTENDEES 100 Green Leaders! Leading thinkers and practitioners from business, NGOs and government, as well as entrepreneurs, media, students, and those with a general interest in the fields of environmentally friendly and socially responsible green business, products and services, cleantech, innovation, and social entrepreneurship
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GREEN LEADERS

Presentations in Japanese [J] or English [E] with simultaneous interpretation.

1. [J] Mr. Eiichiro Adachi, Research Chief, Head of ESG Research Center, The Japan Research Institute, Limited, Japan
2. [E] Lowell Sheppard, Asia Director, HOPE International Development Agency, Vice-Chairman, CSR Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), author, speaker, fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, long-distance cyclist, and adventure-seeker

Lowell Sheppard, Asia Director, HOPE International Development Agency Vice-Chairman, CSR Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), author, speaker, fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, long-distance cyclist, and adventure-seeker Author, speaker, fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, long-distance cyclist, and adventure-seeker.

Lowell Sheppard, Asia Director of HOPE International Development Agency, is passionate about helping the poor. He has spent his entire adult life working with established NGOs/NPOs and at several start-up NGOs and has been involved with Hope for 25 years in varying capacities.

He has dedicated much of his life to social and environmental improvement projects. He was the chairman of the Whose Earth initiative in the UK and CEO of one of the UK’s largest youth charities. In addition, he was one of the founders and first chairman of Novimost, an NGO responding to the needs of those afflicted by war in the Balkans, and an executive member of Spring Harvest, an annual Christian festival which attracts more than 60,000 people each Easter and raises more than one million dollars for charities every year.

He is Chairman of the Living in Chubu Committee and Vice-Chairman of the CSR Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), Chairman of the Development Committee for Nagoya International School, and Vice-President of the Tokai Japan Canada Society.

In addition to his NGO and volunteer work, Lowell is an author, speaker, fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, long-distance cyclist, and adventure-seeker. Lowell is often asked to advise individuals and organizations on matters ranging from leadership development to CSR and sustainability. His many adventures and challenges -- including living in war zones, cycling across nations, and organizing a variety of sponsored challenges -- enrich his talks and inform his advice.

He has authored several books including: Never Too Late, ten tips to help men and women recapture their dreams and ambitions, invest in their future, and live a rich, productive, satisfying life; Never Ending Adventure; Miracle in Mostar; Nagoya International School: 40 Years; Their Future Our Passion; and Boys Becoming Men, on the importance of rites of passage and adventure. Chasing the Cherry Blossom, his fourth book, chronicled his 3,000 km bicycle ride down the coast of Japan during the Japanese people's celebration of spring.

Lowell was born in Canada but now lives in Nagoya, Japan, with his wife Kande where they work to put into practice their vision for a sustainable lifestyle with their own solar-powered eco-home/farm. They have two sons, Ryan and Mackenzie.

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About the Green Leaders Forum @ British Council

The Green Leaders Forum @ British Council is a free monthly learning and networking event for leading thinkers and practitioners from business, NGOs and government, as well as entrepreneurs, media, students, and those with a general interest in the fields of sustainability, cleantech, the environment and society, energy and climate change, corporate social responsibility (CSR), socially responsible investment (SRI), and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).

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Upcoming Green Leaders Forums

JUNE Green Leaders Forum #5: E-ideas for Eco-Cities

• DATE/TIME: Monday June 7, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm @ British Council
• TOPICS: British Council's E-ideas competition results and projects, eco-cities, waste, water, transportation and logistics, energy, sustainable design. This special Green Leaders Forum will feature presentations by the winners of the British Council's E-ideas competition followed by workshops to discuss feedback and potential collaboration with Green Leaders.
• For details see: http://equalc.com/events/japan/113-green-leaders-forum-5-eideas-for-eco-cities

Past Green Leaders Forums

Previous Green Leaders Forums were amazing evenings, with over 100 sustainability focused business professionals, eco-minded students and green media representatives participating in these ground-breaking bilingual events! A great big thanks to all of our Green Leaders, the British Council and to the huge crowds that turned out on Monday evenings to push the boundaries of sustainability and green business!

See the eQualC Sustainability Communications website links below for full event reports including photos, videos and presentation files.

EVENT REPORT GLF#3: LOW-CARBON COMMUNITIES & EcoHABITATS
http://equalc.com/events/japan/115-glf3-event-report-photos-video

EVENT REPORT GLF #2: GREEN MEDIA & WEB2.eco
http://equalc.com/events/japan/107-glf2-event-report-photos-video

EVENT REPORT GLF #1: THE FUTURE OF FOOD
http://equalc.com/events/japan/111-event-report-glf1-the-future-of-food