Eiichiro Adachi received his bachelor's degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University in Japan in 1986. He worked for Mitsubishi Research Institute during 1986-1989 as an industrial analyst. He is a senior researcher at The Japan Research Institute Limited, which was founded in 1989 and sponsored by companies in the Sumitomo group. Mr. Adachi is now engaged in CSR screening of listed Japanese companies for UBS Global Asset Management, Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd, STB Asset Management Co., Ltd and Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. He is also a project manager of research works regarding environmental finance and CSR that several ministries entrusted.