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Hiroyuki Sato

CEO, AMITA CORPORATION

Hiroyuki Sato strives to realise a sustainable circular society.

Sato has held prominent positions such as Executive Director of Green Purchasing Network (GPN) and Director of General Affairs Office of Global Ecolabelling Network. He is currently CEO at AMITA, a private firm which offers comprehensive eco-solutions to both cooperation and municipal clients. He doubles as Board Member of AMITA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. and President of AMITA Institute for Sustainable Economies Co., Ltd.. To realise a sustainable circular society, he is working on building regional resource circulation systems in both domestic and international fields, including Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture. He is also supporting cooperation clients to plan out environmental management visions and strategies.

Hiroyuki Sato is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Tue 23 October at 14:00 : Circular Economy and Rural Development

What's this about?

Project

WCEF2018

The World Circular Economy Forum presents the world’s best circular economy solutions and brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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