[Social Impact Research, Inc.] J. F. Oberlin University
ESG/Sustainability Practitioner Training Program [Second Round] Starting in September, Integrated Reporting Course to Increase Corporate Value
Social Impact Research, Inc. Press Release: August 29, 2025 J. F. Oberlin University ESG/Sustainability Practitioner Training Program [Second Round] Starting in September, Integrated Reporting Course to Increase Corporate Value This practical course teaches how to increase corporate value through integrated reports. This is a must-have course for those in the integrated report production department, investor relations department, and integrated report production companies. Learning objectives • Understand how to link non-financial and financial aspects through integrated thinking to increase corporate value. • Learn strategic disclosure and measures to become a company chosen by investors and stakeholders. • Develop the ability to comprehensively design and implement your company’s business strategy, financial strategy, and sustainability. • Draw a “corporate value improvement story” that can be applied in practice and acquire the practical skills to lead to improvements. Target participants • Corporate planning, investor relations, sustainability, public relations, and human resources personnel • Financial
institutions, investors, and analysts interested in improving corporate value • Executives and next-generation leaders who want to practice integrated thinking management • People working at regional financial institutions, local governments, and NPOs who want to balance social and financial value Benefits of participation 1. Learn practical frameworks (DCF formula, ROIC tree, impact path, etc.) for “increasing corporate value” 2. Integrated explanation of
profitability, growth, and risk reduction, gaining the ability to lower capital costs 3. Understand how to leverage your company’s intangible assets and human capital as “enterprise value drivers” 4. Strengthen dialogue with investors and establish a corporate image that is valued by long-term investors 5. Upon completion, participants will complete a “story of how to improve their company’s corporate value” and apply it directly to their work. [Program Structure (7 Sessions)] Session 1: Guidance and the Basics of Integrated Thinking Role and limitations of integrated reports • Shifting perspective from “communicating” to “enhancing” • Integrated Thinking Framework and Value Creation Process Part 2: Transforming Non-Financial Capital into Corporate Value • Evaluation and utilization of human capital, intellectual capital, and customer capital • Impact of Intangible Assets on Cash Flow and Cost of Capital • Corporate Value Calculation Formula and ROIC Tree Implementation Part 3: Logic Model and Impact Path • Visualizing the “connection” from non-financial measures to financial results • Input → Output → Outcome → Impact • Case study: Analysis of the relationship between human capital measures and corporate value improvement Part 4: Value Enhancement Stories and Purpose • How to link corporate philosophy and purpose to increasing corporate value • Value Creation Story Through Outside-In Thinking • Exercise: Writing your company’s “Corporate Value Improvement Story” Part 5: Trustworthiness, Transparency, and Capital Cost Reduction • How strengthening transparency and governance can lower capital costs • Incorporating it into the compensation system, the effectiveness of management’s words • Practices that build trust by disclosing inconvenient information Part 6: Business Portfolio Reform and Growth Strategy • Business selection and investment decisions based on profitability and social value • Acquire growth areas and streamline unprofitable businesses • Corporate Case: Portfolio Reform at Asahi Kasei, Denso, and Marubeni 7th Practical Workshop: Integrated Strategies to Increase Corporate Value • Each participant created their company’s “value improvement outline.” • Brush up in a group • Completion of an “Action Plan to Increase Corporate Value” as a completion deliverable. Course details Period: September to November 2025 (every Wednesday, 7 times in total) Sun/Time: Wednesday 18:40-20:20 (100 minutes) Online: Zoom live streaming (interactive) / In-person networking and Q&A sessions will also be held Archive: Recorded sessions available Course Fee: ¥80,000 for a total of 7 sessions Number of people: 30 people (first come, first served) Course Format: Online/Archived Course Available Application Deadline: August 2025 We would like to inform you about an information session. Please contact us using the form below.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/80272/95/80272-95-309d9fa0c310c35ff1252be08ac2b260-187×197.png Taku Kumazawa Social Impact Research Inc. Managing Partner Lecturer at SBI Graduate School, Securities Analyst Director and Lecturer at J. F. Oberlin University Graduate School, Sustainability Program Completed Master’s course at Keio University Graduate School PhD course at Waseda University Graduate School of Environment and Energy Japan Associated Finance Corporation (JAFCO) Fund Manager at SoftBank Internet Fund IT Sector Analyst at Wit Capital Associate Director, Investment Banking Division at HSBC Bank After working as an analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, founded our company in 2010. Contact Information Social Impact Research, Inc. Please apply for a free information session here. https://forms.gle/zrCBosVyCmJ6xh9L7
