Takashi Kiuchi 
Biography
Former CEO, Mitsubishi America from Japan
Takashi Kiuchi is one of Japan’s most iconoclastic business executives. As Chairman and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric America he broke with corporate norms to champion a systems approach to business advocating a rapid transition to environmental sustainability and social responsibility. He is currently Chair of the Future 500, an international organization that provides tools and services to deliver improved corporate social responsibility, and CEO of Tokyo-based E-Square, that aims to support both corporate and non-corporate players in the transition to an environmentally and socially sustainable society.
Videos
Takashi Kiuchi
What can nature teach us about living sustainably?
Mr Kiuchi describes the wake-up call he received while visiting a rainforest in northern Borneo. He realized that nature is in itself entirely sustainable, and that it is people…
Recorded: 8 September 2006
Takashi Kiuchi
What’s wrong with modern economics?
Kiuchi believes that various aspects of modern economics are outmoded. The Keynesian economic model is one example, with its emphasis on maximizing demand by any means so as to…
Recorded: 8 September 2006
Takashi Kiuchi
What would a sustainable economics look like?
Kiuchi believes that after Keynesian-style capitalism we now need to embrace what he calls Natural Economics, an economics in tune with the environment. He believes that the productivity…
Recorded: 8 September 2006
Takashi Kiuchi
Can humanity live sustainably?
Takashi Kiuchi recently commissioned a piece of research on the future of the planet, paid for by a prominent Japanese insurance company. Based on the results of the study, conducted…
Recorded: 8 September 2006
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