In reflection of the School’s adoption of “responsibility” as a Mission commitment in 2017 and to promote ERS (Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability) activities amongst students both in and outside of the School, WBS established an ERS Student/Alumni Award in October 2017 to recognise activities related to ethics, responsibility and sustainability that students/alumni are engaged in based on their social impact. The award has two categories as shown below.
ERS Student Paper Award
The names and works of qualifying current students are forwarded by faculty supervisors to the Senior Management Team for screening and selection. The name of the finalist will be forwarded to the Faculty Meeting for approval and the award presented during the Commencement Ceremony in March and September.
ERS Student/Alumni Impact Award
The names and activities of qualifying current and former students are forwarded by individual faculty members to the Senior Management Team for screening and selection. The name of the finalist will be forwarded to the Faculty Meeting for approval and the award also presented during the Graduation Ceremony.
Selection Criteria
-Whether it is a research/activity performed as an ethical and globally responsible citizen
-Whether it contributes to sustainability; and
-How big its social impact is,
where “responsibility” and “sustainability” are defined as the following:
Responsibility: the willingness to incorporate broader social and environmental considerations into its decision-making and to be accountable for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and environment.
Sustainability: the social, environmental, and economic challenges. It refers to issues such as sustainable resource use, sustainable consumption and developing a sustainable society and an economy.
Past Recipients
ERS Student Paper Award
AY2024
- MATSUYAMA, Koushi（Evening MBA Program (Specialized); supervised by Prof. Nemoto）
「サステナビリティ経営が株価・業績に好影響を及ぼす条件 ～企業理念が果たす役割～」（March 2025）
AY2023
- MIYAJIMA, Akane（Evening MBA Program (General); supervised by Prof. Hirano）
「日本企業における専門的外国人の離職要因とキャリア選択への影響に関する実証研究」（March 2024）
- WU, Bichen（International MBA; supervised by Prof. Coad）
“THE IMPACT OF WALKABILITY ON OFFICE RENTS: Insights from Tokyo’s 23 Wards”（September 2023）
AY2022
- NOMIYA, Hidetaka（Evening MBA Program (General); supervised by Prof. Hasegawa）
「「生物多様性」の世界的な潮流が企業活動に与える影響の考察～メガトレンドを自社の成長戦略に取り込み企業価値向上に導く要因～」（March 2023）
- TAN, Yong Sheng Ronrich（International MBA; supervised by Prof. Itoh）
“The diverging outlook of ESG between large and small companies in Singapore”（September 2022）
AY2021
- KUROTAKI, Ayako（Evening MBA Program (Specialized); supervised by Prof. Hirano）
「企業内ダイバーシティ推進における正と負の効果に関する研究～負の効果をいかに克服するか～」（March 2022）
- KIM, Heejoo（International MBA; supervised by Prof. Hideshi Itoh）
“From ESG Incorporation to Competitive Advantage”（September 2021）
AY2020
- AICHI, Toshihiro（Evening MBA Program (Specialized); supervised by Prof. Takehara）
「二酸化炭素排出が自己資本コストや倒産確率に与える影響」（March 2021）
- WANG, Xiao（MSc in Finance; supervised by Assoc. Prof. Cheung MingYan William）
“GENDER, BOARD, AND FIRM PERFORMANCE”（September 2020）
AY2019
- 宇佐見 彰太（Evening MBA Program; supervised by Prof. Asaba）
「ESGのサステナビリティ～Is Sustainable Investment Sustainable?～」 （March 2020）
- WIJESINGHE, Ramesh Asanka (International MBA Program; supervised by Prof. Maki)
“DETERMINANTS OF BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE WOMEN BUSINESS OPERATORS IN CENTRAL PROVINCE, SRI LANKA ARE WE ADDRESSING THE REAL NEEDS OF THE SMALL SCALE WOMEN BUSINESS OPERATORS?” (September 2019)
AY2018
- MAEZAWA, Kentaro (Evening MBA Program (Specialized); supervised by Prof. Masao Hirano)
「企業のESGに関する取り組みと財務的価値の関係に関する分析」 (translation: An analysis of the relationship between corporate ESG efforts and financial values) (March 2019)
- POJTHANAMAS, Kojakorn (International MBA; supervised by Prof. Higashide)
“SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TACKLING FOOD WASTE ISSUE Business Plan: Social Supermarket in Thailand Based on Cases in Europe” (September 2018)
- CHEN, Hsuan ju (International MBA; supervised by Associate Prof. Iriyama)
“RESEARCH ON GAMIFICATION OF ONLINE TO OFFLINE COMMERCE ~A PROPOSAL FOR SOLVING STRAY DOG ISSUE~” (September 2018)
AY2017
- KODAMA, Takuya (Evening MBA Program (Specialized); supervised by Prof. Hasegawa)
「社会的価値創出のための事業創造プロセスに関する研究～社会的ミッションの形成とその影響について～」 (translation: A study of a business creation process to create social values ~a formation of social missions and its impact~) (March 2018)
ERS Student/Alumni Impact Award
- KIMURA, Keisuke (Evening MBA Program; supervised by Prof. Hirano)(March 2024)
After graduating from the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 2008, he joined Mitsubishi Corporation. In the automotive and mobility sector, he was engaged in overseas sales, subsidiary management, M&A and post-merger integration (PMI), and the development of MaaS/EV-related businesses. From 2018 to 2020, he was seconded to a UK subsidiary as a director responsible for corporate planning, governance, and new business development. After returning to Japan, he joined a company-wide task force tasked with developing a carbon credit business. In 2022, while studying at WBS, he founded Exroad Co., Ltd., a company that provides structured and accessible information on carbon credits and emissions trading systems. He supports the acceleration of climate action by Japanese companies by enhancing their information productivity. He completed the PLDA at Harvard Business School and earned an MBA with honors from the Waseda University Graduate School of Business and Commerce. He also serves as a carbon accounting advisor.
- ISHIKAWA, Hirokazu (Evening MBA Program; supervised by Prof. Maki) (March 2021)
After graduating from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences in 2007, he obtained his pharmacist license. Currently, he is engaged in pharmaceutical affairs for surgical medical devices at Medtronic JAPAN CO., LTD.. Although he has a hearing impairment, he actively participated in discussion-based classes with the support of a sign language interpreter and a PC summary writer. He was also selected for the “Dean’s List” given to students with excellent grades. Through his communications, he constantly challenged the entire community of students and faculty at WBS to question what reasonable accommodations are and to encourage behavioral changes. *Information as of November 2021
- TANIYAMA, Daizaburo (President of STOPit Japan) (March 2019)
Mr. TANIYAMA graduated from Waseda Business School in 2019 with Master’s degree. He founded STOPit Japan in 2015, developing a Japanese-accustomed version of the cutting-edge platform STOPit which transforms the way school and workplaces report and prevent inappropriate behavior. By 2018 it is expected to have been introduced to 6,000 schools & 3.29 million people in the U.S., and 100 schools & 50,000 people in Japan. *Information as of March 2019
- SHIN, Taejun (Director of Gojo & Company Inc) (September 2018)
Mr. SHIN, graduated from Graduate School of Finance Accounting and Law in 2008, is a founder and director of Gojo & Company Inc., established in July 2014. He has also founded a not-for-profit organization Living in Peace in 2007 to fight childhood poverty. He has been committed to fundraising activities to support child welfare facilities and has also offered scholarships and career advice to those residing in these facilities. *Information as of September 2017
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