Sayuri Shirai

Professor of Economics at Keio University

A former visiting scholar at the Asian Development Bank Institute, and a former policy board member at the Bank of Japan, her latest book is titled “Growing Central Bank Challenges in the World and Japan” (Asian Development Bank Institute 2020).

Increasingly, companies are being urged to consider environment, social, and corporate governance issues. Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Investments that Consider Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance Issues Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

More funds should be allocated to innovative firms and essential projects in the areas of renewable energy, electronic vehicles, storage batteries, hydrogen technology, and carbon capture, usage, and storage.

Sayuri Shirai