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Adachi, Naoki (Naoki Adachi, Japan)

Adachi, Naoki (Naoki Adachi, Japan)

CEO, Response Ability, Inc.

Dr. Naoki Adachi studied ecology at the undergraduate and graduate schools of the University of Tokyo, and obtained a doctoral degree in science.  He was engaged in research on tropical forests at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) from 1995 to 2002, while worked for Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) from 1999 to 2002.  After he came back to Japan from Mlaysia, he resiged from the institute and started his career as an independent consultant.  Now he serves as CEO of Response Ability, Inc. and Executive Director of Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB).  He provides consultancy services to leading Japanese companies mainly focused on corporate sustainability and its role in the society.  He specializes in “biodiversity conservation by companies” and “CSR procurement (supply chain management)” as well as CSR in Asia.  He holds several positions such as  standing committee member of the Ecological Society of Japan; advisor of the Sustainable Management Forum, Japan; executive board member and Executive Director of Natural Step Japan; member of the advisory group of the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP); member of the Committee for Promoting Conservation and Other Efforts Regarding Biodiversity in Economic Society, Ministry of the Environment; member of the Committee Concerning Domestic Measures Regarding the Nagoya Protocol, Ministry of the Environment; member of the Committee on Biodiversity Private Sector Activities Guidelines; and member of the Research Committee for the Promotion of Biodiversity Conservation in the Fields of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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