Sustainable Management of Japanese Entrepreneurs in Pre-War Period from the Perspective of SDGs and ESG

Masaatsu Takehara is a specially-appointed associate professor, Faculty of Sustainability Studies, Hosei University, Japan. He completed his doctoral course at the Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University. Naoya Hasegawa is a Professor at Faculty of Sustainability Studies, Hosei University, Japan. His research focuses on business and sustainability, entrepreneur history. He obtained Ph-D at the Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University. He serves as Sustainability Senior Advisor at Sapporo Holdings Co., Ltd.

Part I. Management by Philosophy.- 1. Teigo Iba: A Pioneer of Management Aimed at Creating Shared Value.- 2. Masaya Suzuki: Management Through “Itoku-shori”, Aiming for a Sustainable Society.- Part II. Integration of Economy and Morality.- 3. Ryoichiro Okada: Aiming for Integration of Economy and Morality.- 4. Meizen Kinpara: The Pioneer of Social Business.- 5. William Merrell Vories: Toward a Socio-Economic System for Mutual Support Based on Stewardship.- Part III. Value Creation Through Innovation.- 6. Jokichi Takamine: From Bioscience to the Intellectual Property Business.- 7. Sakichi Toyoda: No Product, No Invention.- 8. Michio Suzuki: Customer-Oriented Business Strategy Utilizing Knowledge.- 9. Shojiro Ishibashi: Pioneer of Automobile Tire Manufacturing in Japan.- Part IV. Management that Enhanced Human Capital.- 10. Magosaburo Ohara: The Pioneer of CSR Who Challenged the Realization of Labor Idealism.- 11. Tsurukichi Hatano: Creating Value Through Effective Human Resource Management.- Part. V Creating Social Solutions.- 12. Kenkichi Kagami: Founder of Insurance Business in Japan.- 13.  Tsuneta Yano: Established a Life Insurance Business Through Mutualism.