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International Land Policy Forum

The 17th Annual International Land Policy Forum

We have organized the Annual International Land Policy Forum as one of the official events of the Land Month. The theme of this year is "Sustainable Real Estate Investment," the same as that of last year. We have invited professionals of environment-friendly property investment from overseas to give lectures on the style, roles and problems of property investment for realization of a sustainable and rich society to be handed to the next generation, and for creation of the excellent environment-friendly property (green property) stocks.

Date Thursday, 28 October 2010 13:00-17:00 (Open 12:30)
Venue Izumi Garden Gallery (1-5-2, Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo)
Organizer Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Program

<Opening Remarks> (13:00) Opening Address by the Organizer Toshiaki Koizumi, Parliamentary Secretary for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Session I <Lecture>(13:15~15:25)

13:15~13:45
Takejiro Sueyoshi
Takejiro Sueyoshi
(Special Advisor to UNEP FI in the Asia Pacific region)
[Why "Green Finance" now? - Toward a Sustainable Society]
He has explained the importance of the role of finance when changing the target of corporate activities from the economic growth to the construction of sustainable economy, and has presented sample cases of green finance.
13:45~14:15
Paul McNamara
Paul McNamara
(Co-chair for UNEP FI PWG; Director and Head of Property Research for PRUPIM)
[Investment and Responsible Real Estate]
He has proposed smart investment activities from the environmental and economic points of view like the renovation of existing buildings as the most effective and low-risk investment and showed some sample cases.

Break(14:15~14:25)

14:25~14:55
Scott Muldavin
Scott Muldavin
(Executive Director at Green Building Finance Consortium)
[Sustainable Property Performance and Financial Analysis]
He has explained the importance of adding more value than the cost saved by green property, and investment judgment based on accurate financial analysis.
14:15~14:25
Jon Collinge
Jon Collinge
(Senior Sustainability Manager, Investment Management, Lend Lease)
[A Practical Approach to the Implementation of Sustainability in Investment Management]
He has explained important points for sustainable property investment like stakeholder engagement from the point of view of a practitioner.

Break(15:25~15:45)

Session II <Panel Discussion>(15:45~17:00)

Toshio Komachi
<panelist>
Takejiro Sueyoshi    Paul McNamara
Scott Muldavin     Jon Collinge
Toshio Komachi
(Head of Real Estate Group, Pension Investment Department, Pension Fund Association)
Toshio Komachi
Masato Ito
<coordinator>
Masato Ito
(Deputy General Manager, Sustainable Property Promotion, Real Estate Business Development Department, The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.)

<Closing Remarks>(17:00)

The 16th Annual International Land Policy Forum