On Thursday, October 9, 2025, the Kyoto University Graduate School of Management SDGs Leaders Conference – A Related Event of the SDGs Leadership Award 2025 – was held online.

The Kyoto University Graduate School of Management is hosting the SDGs Leadership Award again in 2025. This award recognizes outstanding SDGs-related practical initiatives and research activities conducted by students (including alumni) of the Graduate School.

At the event, previous award recipients—current students and alumni—gave presentations introducing their respective activities and research projects. Following the presentations, participants actively asked questions and shared comments showing strong interest in the presenters’ work, making the event a lively and fruitful exchange of ideas.

The two initiatives introduced in this event were as follows:

[SDGs Project Category]
Ms. Yuzuki Sasaki
“Diamonds No Longer Harm the Earth.”

[SDGs Research Category]
Ms. Shoko Sunohara
“The Impact of Job Transfers on Women’s Career Development.”