Biography of Meg Tanaka
History:
-Born in Tokyo, Japan
-Live in upstate New York, USA
Work
-Founder and President of FBC Sustainable Solutions, LLC, New York USA
-Management Consultant in Accenture, Tokyo Japan
Academic
-Harvard University, Executive education for Sustainability Leadership Program, Massachusetts, USA
-Keio University, BS in Business & Commerce, Tokyo Japan
-Fashion Institute of Technology, AAS in Fashion Merchandising and Management (Summa cum laude), New York, USA
-IFI Business School, Management - Brand Management, Tokyo Japan
Books:
"Sustainable City New York" Meg Tanaka Senken Publishing, 2013 |
"Eco Design" Haruhiko Asai, Fumikazu Masuda, Tokuhiro Itsubo, Meg Tanaka, Takako Terunuma, Chiaki Murata, Yasuyuki Yamagiwa Tokyo Univ. Publishing, 2010 |
"Green Fashion - to create sustainable world" Meg Tanaka Senken Publishing, 2009 |
"Target: How the World's Hottest Retailer Hit a Bull's-Eye" Laura Rowley translated by Meg Tanaka Shogyokai, 2005 |
Media Appearances
- Men's Nonno October 2018, "Fashion, Sustainable, and Me - What is sustainability?"
- NHK Radio NRadi December 2018, "Clothes destruct environment? World started working on it."
- Ginza May 2018, "What's happening in fashion - What is sustainability"
- Senken Newspaper, December 7th 2016, "Sustainable Fashion Business and CSR: Mind change of top executives is the key suscess factor for corporate sustainability"
- Heaps Issue 26 July 2015, "Thinking about environment is sexy and cool?"
- Ennet website, Feb 19, 2015, "Deregulation of electric utilities, current situation in the world"
- NHK-BS1 Earth-Agora, Nov. 16, 2013, "Business idea from the world; Raising backyard chicken in the US"
- Weekly NY Seikatsu Nov. 09, 2013, "Women in NY; To leave natural resource for the next generation"
- Nikkei Business Online, July 23, 2013, "Interview; Small appertite in New York? Fight for mass consumption and extreme regulation"
- NHK-BS, Earth-Agora, Apr. 08, 2012, "Urban Development - Community Garden in NY"
- Junkan to Kurashi, No.2, March 2011, "Book Revew; Green Fashion"
- Senken Newspaper, July 27, 2010 "Next Fashion Business: Green Fashion"
- Material Cycles and Waste Management Research Vol.21 No.3, May 2010
"Book Review: Green Fashion" - greenz Nov. 05, 2009 "Eco & cool green fashion"
- ecocolo 43 「information: "A book which you can find all about green fashion"
- anan 1673 Aug 26, 2009 "BOOKS: Green Fashion: to create sustainable world"
- NYSeikatsu Aug. 08, 2009 "BOOKS: Green Fashion"
- Japan Textile Newspaper (Nihon Seni Shinbun), July 15, 2008 "Eco is cool in the US."
- Marketing eye (Itochu Fashion System), March 2008,
"cool is a key to raise awareness of sustainability for Japanese people."
Seminers/Lectures
- March 3, 2017 "Sustainability and corpotations; What's happening in the US?"
Senken Fashion Business Forum - November 30, 2016 "Business action on climate change in the US"
Kankyo Bunmei 21, Japan Association of Environment and Society for the 21st Century - March 12, 2016 "Think about clothing and green fashion"
Sapporo Fiber Recycle Network - July 24, 2013 "New York, Sustainable city?"
Tokyo Zokei University - July 7, 2013 "Fashion and climate change"
Japan Ergonomics Society, Clothes Ergonomics Research Group - June 13, 2012 "Sustainable Practices in Japan"
Fashion Institute of Technology, Sustainable Design Entrepreneurs, Ethical Fashion I - June 6, 2012 "Sustainability and sustainable fashion"
Bunka Gakuen University, University Social Responsibility, Closed Loop Society - June 1, 2012 "Biomass Textiles and Fashion"
Tama Art University, Textile Design - May 18, 2012 "Sustainable practices in the US"
Meisei University, Art and Design, Product Design - July 3, 2010 "Sustainable Fashion: Design methods and Cases"
The Society of Non-Traditional Technology, SPEED Hakone Conference - June 18, 2010 "Next Fashion Business: Green Fashion"
Nagoya Fashion Association, Annual Convention Special Seminar - June 11, 2010 "Green Fashion in the US"
IFI Business School, Master Course