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Michito Kitamura was interviewed in the article of Asian Legal Business.

Michito Kitamura, Managing Partner of PwC Legal Japan, was interviewed in the lead story of the December 2021 issue of Asian Legal Business (Japan Edition), which focused on the topic ‘Japan Embraces ESG’, entitled ‘Doing well while doing good’.

In the article, he comments, ‘ESG is a complex set of challenges that includes wide range of issues such as climate change, human rights and bio-diversity, where various practical areas from business to accounting, legal and tax etc. intertwining. Corporates need help from a team of various prof-experts who can provide support for relevant solutions by disentangling these intertwined issues. To play the role, PwC Legal Japan makes full use of PwC global network and PwC Japan Group by creating ‘One team’ which consists of diverse professionals (upon request from each client), and advise and assist solutions.’

You can read the full article at the following URL.

https://www.legalbusinessonline.com/sites/default/files/e-magazines/ALB-JAPAN-DEC-2021/viewer/desktop/index.html?doc=8C60EEF76AA885CF938173C290820973