【August 29 and September 5, 2024】 Series of seminars: “What is Impact? fundamentals to practical examples, by the consulting division of Japan’s first-generation impact VC”

Published 2024.8.19
Author GLIN
Categories NEWS

Impact investment has been included in the Kishida administration’s “Grand Design and Action Plan for a New Capitalism” and is rapidly gaining momentum in Japan. Japan’s first generation impact VC, GLIN Impact Capital’s consulting team, will present the basic concept of “impact” and concrete examples of its implementation in two webinars.

In the first session, we will explain the definition and characteristics of impact investing, and compare it to “ESG investing,” as it is often confused with impact investing. In the second session, a representative from the KDDI Green Partners Fund, which GLIN has supported, will be invited to discuss the practice of impact investing.

▼ Recommended for people

Who often hear about “impact” but want to learn more about it
Who want to understand more deeply the purpose, latest trends and key points of impact
Interested in impact investing
Who want to set up an impact fund
Interested in starting up an impact fund

▼Overview of each session

(1)Introduction: What is the difference between “Impact” and “ESG”?

We will cover the definition and characteristics of “impact” and “impact investing” in comparison with “ESG investing” as they are often confused.

Date & Time: Thursday, August 29, 2024, 12:10~12:50

Participation fee: Free of charge

Format: Youtube streaming

▼ Program (40 minutes)

Opening

What is Impact? Why it is important now

Difference between Impact Investment and ESG Investment

GLIN’s approach

(2) Case study: DD impact investment – KDDI Green Partners Fund’s impact fund

KDDI Green Partners Fund will be speaking as a cutting-edge case study of incorporating Impact DD into the evaluation of potential investee companies. The speaker will introduce their real experiences and methods from an investor’s perspective, such as what challenges they faced in conducting Impact DD for the two companies they actually invested in,and what they found as valuable in pursuing impact as a fund. The seminar aims to provide solutions for those who want to incorporate impact evaluation into their investments but do not know where to start.

Date & Time: Thursday, September 5, 2024, 12:00~12:50

Participation fee: Free of charge

Format: Youtube streaming

▼ Program (50 minutes)

Opening

What is Impact/Impact DD

Introduction of KDDI Green Partners Fund case study

Q&A

Organized by GLIN Impact Capital, Cooperated by KDDI Green Partners Fund

▼Speaker

-Introduction and Case Studies

Yuki Nakao, Manager, GLIN Impact Capital

After graduating from the University of Tokyo’s School of Public Policy, Yuki gained experience in ESG strategy consulting at SDG Partners. She then joined PwC Advisory LLC, where she worked on M&A advisory, ESG strategy and value creation model development, supply chain, human rights due diligence, and ESG due diligence during M&A.

-Case study section

Mr.Aoki, Planning Group Leader, Sustainability Planning Department, Sustainability Management Promotion Division, KDDI Corporation

He joined KDDI in 2005. In 2022, he joined the Sustainability Division, where he was in charge of KDDI’s decarbonization initiatives and investment and collaboration with startups that address environmental issues. In 2024, he will assume his current position in charge of planning and management of overall sustainability management.

Mai Ichikawa, Senior Associate, GLIN Impact Capital

After graduating from the University of Tokyo’s School of Public Policy, Mai worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she was involved in international negotiations related to climate change and carbon neutrality at COP and other international forums. Since joining GLIN in 2023, she has been engaged in impact-related services.

Moderator

Miharu Takeuchi, Associate, GLIN Impact Capital