Asuene Appoints Takayuki Kageyama, Co-CEO of Carbon EX, as Executive Officer

Asuene Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Kohei Nishiwada; hereinafter "the Company") has announced the appointment of Takayuki Kageyama, Co-CEO of Carbon EX Inc., which operates a carbon credit and emission rights exchange, as an Executive Officer of the Company. While continuing to serve as Co-CEO of Carbon EX Inc., Kageyama will drive the growth of the carbon credit business and take responsibility for strengthening business collaboration and growth foundations across the entire Asuene Group.

The Asuene Group develops businesses that support corporate decarbonization management, centered on the CO2 emission visualization, reduction, and reporting cloud service "ASUENE," as well as carbon credit/emission rights trading, supply chain management, LCA/CFP calculation, and third-party assurance. Through this appointment, the company aims to further accelerate Carbon EX's business growth, strengthen collaboration among group businesses, and expand its system to provide end-to-end support for corporate GX (Green Transformation) initiatives.

Background of the Appointment

Corporate decarbonization management has moved into a more practical phase, involving not only the calculation and disclosure of CO2 emissions but also the implementation of reduction measures, the utilization of carbon credits, and addressing issues throughout the supply chain. With sustainability-related systems such as GX-ETS and SSBJ advancing both in Japan and overseas, companies are required to accurately grasp emission data and promote effective reduction measures.

The Asuene Group offers services supporting decarbonization management, including the "ASUENE" cloud service. In the carbon credit domain, the importance of addressing CO2 emissions that companies cannot eliminate, and utilizing credits in anticipation of GX-ETS, is increasing.

Kageyama has been promoting carbon credit and emission rights trading businesses since the inception of Carbon EX. Moving forward, while leading Carbon EX's business growth, he will serve as an Executive Officer of Asuene Inc. to deepen collaboration with various group businesses and drive the growth of the entire Asuene Group.

Comment from Takayuki Kageyama

Takayuki Kageyama, Executive Officer of Asuene Inc. / Co-CEO of Carbon EX Inc.:

"Corporate decarbonization management has entered an execution phase that includes not only visualization and disclosure of CO2 emissions but also the implementation of reduction measures and the utilization of carbon credits. The carbon credit business that Carbon EX is working on is one of the important options supporting corporate decarbonization.

"Moving forward, I will further accelerate Carbon EX's business growth and strengthen collaboration with each Asuene Group business. Leveraging the strengths of the group, I will promote GX for companies and provide value for the realization of a decarbonized society."