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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/01/28/esg-consortium/environmental-friendliness-recycling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:51:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Employees divide used food trays into categories for recycling.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/02/18/esg-consortium/sustainable-business-shines-spotlight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:52:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiromichi Mizuno, executive managing director and chief investment officer at the GPIF, is interviewed onstage by Tony Hay, publisher and co-founder of Responsible Investor at RI Asia 2017 held in April in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:52:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kunio Yamada speaks during an interview at the company's office in Tokyo on Feb. 8.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/04/22/esg-consortium/esg-involvement-vital-company-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:53:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yasumasa Nishi, then-president and CEO of Asset Management One Co.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/05/13/esg-consortium/building-esg-todays-business-models/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:53:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists during a forum hosted by The Japan Times in Tokyo on March 12.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/05/27/esg-consortium/training-innovation-better-livelihoods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:53:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nkem Okocha (center) leads Mamamoni, a group that helps empower impoverished women by teaching them new skills and microfinancing their businesses.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/06/17/esg-consortium/outreach-programs-highlight-nature-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-18T05:05:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A participant shows a grasshopper during the Discover Biodiversity in the City Tour in Tokyo on May 19. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/07/01/esg-consortium/progressive-approaches-workplace-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-01T16:07:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marui Group Co. President Hiroshi Aoi delivers his keynote speech at a symposium in Tokyo on May 22.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/08/05/esg-consortium/u-n-goals-factor-highly-investment-choices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-26T12:56:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Martin Skancke, chair of the board at the Principles for Responsible Investment, speaks at a symposium at the United Nations University in Tokyo on June 25.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/07/22/esg-consortium/global-platform-environmental-stories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-26T12:56:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The first Talanoa Dialogue sessions took place on May 6 in Bonn, Germany, on the sidelines of a climate change conference.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/08/26/esg-consortium/hospitality-focus-delivery-company/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-27T09:34:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President of Coconet Co. Shuji Kawai during an interview at the company's office in Tokyo on July 25.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/09/17/esg-consortium/future-nurturing-sustainable-forests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-17T09:22:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A tree thinning experience in an Oji forest in Shizuoka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/09/30/esg-consortium/green-centric-expansion-home-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-01T17:49:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20181001.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Head of Energy and Eco Services Business Headquarters Yuichi Nishigori hopes to further grow its environment and energy-related efforts.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/10/14/esg-consortium/water-conservation-efforts-home-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-14T20:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20181015.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suntory Holdings Ltd. Executive Officer Tomomi Fukumoto explains the firm's environmental efforts in an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Sept. 11.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/10/28/esg-consortium/green-action-business-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-28T20:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20181029.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nobuo Tanaka, chair of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum Steering Committee]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/11/18/esg-consortium/green-social-efforts-span-work-play-unity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-11-19T06:29:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20181119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers with disabilities sorting foam food trays at FP Corp.'s Kanto Recycling Plant in Yachiyo, Ibaraki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/12/02/esg-consortium/climate-conference-advance-paris-accord/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-02T20:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20181203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The website of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on COP24.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/02/17/esg-consortium/companies-awarded-financial-supports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T20:43:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/p5-esg-a-20190218.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-esg-a-20190218.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (fifth from the left) and winners of the Tokyo Financial Award  at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 5.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/03/10/esg-consortium/encouraging-shift-toward-greener-outlook-practices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-10T21:40:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-esg-a-20190311.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Audience members listen to a presentation by Hiroshi Aoi, president of retail chain Marui Group Co.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/03/25/esg-consortium/employee-programs-long-term-wellness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-27T12:16:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/P7-ESG-consortium-a-20190325.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P7-ESG-consortium-a-20190325.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. employees participate in an exercise session. They can take part in such activities using Aruco in-house currency, which they earn based on their daily efforts and achievements toward improving their health.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/04/07/esg-consortium/responsible-investing-gaining-popularity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-28T17:54:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/P5-ESG-consortium-a-20190408.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20190408.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sophie Robinson-Tillett, deputy editor of Responsible Investor, interviews Hiromichi Mizuno, executive managing director and chief investment officer of the Government Pension Investment Fund, at the RI Asia Japan 2018 conference in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/03/04/esg-consortium/innovative-sustainability-new-front-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-26T19:59:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-a-20180305.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/01/14/esg-consortium/non-financial-factors-influencing-investment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-26T19:59:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-esg-a-20180115.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/01/20/esg-consortium/rise-social-impact-bonds-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-26T19:59:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/P5-ESG-consortium-a-20190121.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20190121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Originating in the U.K. in 2010 and expanding to 100 projects in 20 countries, social impact bonds have been increasingly attracting public attention as a new method of social investment.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/12/24/esg-consortium/urgency-inclusiveness-apparent-cop24/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-26T20:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P4-ESG-consortium-b-20181224.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P4-ESG-consortium-b-20181224.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[COP24 President Michal Kurtyka (second from right), and other officials after adopting the final agreement at the U.N. climate change conference in Katowice, Poland, on Dec. 15.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/04/28/esg-consortium/ties-key-driving-social-investment-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-26T20:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/P4-ESG-consortium-a-20190429.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P4-ESG-consortium-a-20190429.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stages of innovations in scaling sustainable finance.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/05/12/esg-consortium/ambitious-net-zero-goal-path-unclear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-26T20:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/P5-ESG-consortium-b-20190513.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-b-20190513.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan is scheduled to adopt the Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy under the Paris agreement.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/05/26/esg-consortium/tokyo-striving-carbon-free-initiative/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-27T09:33:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/P5-ESG-consortium-a-20190527.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-consortium-a-20190527.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced the initiative of Tokyo Zero Carbon 4 Days in 2020 at a press conference in Paris in October 2017.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/06/30/esg-consortium/innovative-recycling-contributes-reduction-plastic-waste/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-30T19:30:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p5-esg-consortium-a-20190701.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-esg-consortium-a-20190701.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers sorting used foam food trays at FP Corp.'s Kanto Recycling Plant in Yachiyo, Ibaraki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/07/28/esg-consortium/japan-advised-set-green-taxonomy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-28T19:30:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p7-esg-consortium-a-20190729.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-esg-consortium-a-20190729.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Climate Bonds Initiative CEO Sean Kidney discusses Japan's potential efforts in the fields of green bonds and green finance during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on June 20.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/08/25/esg-consortium/businesses-aim-increased-sustainability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-25T21:20:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) Satoshi Sato, senior officer of the Sustainability Development Department of Seven &amp; I Holdings Co.; Masaki Takao, CEO and co-founder of Jeplan Inc.; and Commons Asset Management Inc. Chairman Ken Shibusawa participate in a seminar on recycling plastic on July 26 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/10/13/esg-consortium/investing-time-socioeconomic-shifts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-13T19:40:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/p4-esg-consortium-a-20191014.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p4-esg-consortium-a-20191014.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists shared their thoughts based on the theme "Structural changes on a global scale and what we should do" at the 2019 Leaders' Conference on Sept. 26 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/10/08/%esg-consortium_category%/japan-holds-summit-accelerate-climate-related-corporate-disclosures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-15T14:11:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/b-tcfd-a-20191009.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[b-tcfd-a-20191009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, speaks during a summit convened by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, or TCFD, in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/10/27/esg-consortium/conference-tackles-esg-investment-trends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-27T19:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-esg-a-20191028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists discuss the theme "Deepening ESG investments: engagement and integration" at the 2019 Leaders' Conference held in Tokyo on Sept. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2018/04/01/esg-consortium/esg-activity-grows-business-models/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-13T10:58:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-ESG-a-20180402.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiromichi Mizuno, chief investment officer at the Government Pension Investment Fund, speaks at a forum organized by The Japan Times in Tokyo on March 12.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/11/17/esg-consortium/beekeepers-farmers-aid-forestation-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-17T19:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-esg-a-20191118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Around 200 beekeepers keep honeybees in forests owned by Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A. in Brazil.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2019/12/01/esg-consortium/compelling-need-adoption-esg-goals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-01T20:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP, speaks during a forum on decarbonizing management held in Tokyo on Nov. 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/02/02/esg-consortium/seino-works-toward-environmental-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-02-02T20:20:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/p5-seino-a-20200203.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-seino-a-20200203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seino Transportation Co. has been utilizing Hino Motors Ltd.'s Hino Profia Hybrid large truck from September last year to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/04/05/esg-consortium/skin-care-line-explores-greener-packaging/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-04-05T19:30:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/np_file_3952.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_3952.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kuniko Okuno, group leader of Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.’s product marketing division, talks about the components and packaging of the Hada Labo skin care series.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/06/17/esg-consortium/re-evaluating-social-aspects-esg-investment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-17T06:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_18092.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_18092.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Michiyo Morisawa]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/06/17/esg-consortium/work-toward-sustainability-recognized-awards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-17T05:55:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_18096.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_18096.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winners and officials at The Japan Times Satoyama &amp; ESG Awards 2019 ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 6.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/06/17/esg-consortium/oji-committed-global-forestation-endeavors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-17T05:45:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_18110.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_18110.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Around 200 beekeepers keep honeybees in forests owned by Celulose Nipo-Brasileira SA in Brazil.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/06/17/esg-consortium/suntory-growing-horizons-recycling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-17T05:50:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_18108.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_18108.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sustainable PET bottle production concept]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/06/17/esg-consortium/seino-strives-environmentally-friendly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-17T05:40:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_18116.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_18116.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seino Transportation Co. has been utilizing Hino Motors Ltd.’s Hino Profia Hybrid large truck from September last year to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/06/17/esg-consortium/community-workers-prioritized-amid-pandemic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-17T05:35:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/18182-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[18182.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takeshi Niinami, CEO of Suntory Holdings Ltd., speaks about his company’s business and ESG efforts during an interview in Tokyo in May.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/06/21/esg-consortium/coronavirus-likely-bring-change-investment-strategies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-21T19:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_19356-rotated.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_19356.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shunsuke Tanahashi talks during an online seminar organized by the Japan Times ESG Consortium on May 25. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/07/26/esg-consortium/japan-alliance-hopes-recycle-100-plastic-products-2050/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-07-26T19:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/np_file_26511.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_26511.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/08/31/esg-consortium/possible-tech-viable-recycling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-09-02T09:43:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/np_file_34825.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_34825.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) Taku Furuta, head of Rengo Co.’s Central Laboratory; Kiyoshi Otsubo, chairman of Rengo; Tsunehiko Yokoi, president of R Plus Japan Ltd.; Takeshi Niinami, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd.; Fuyuhiko Kubota, general manager of the Renewable Resources Business Development Department at Toyobo Co.; and Seiji Narahara, president of Toyobo, announce the establishment of R Plus Japan in late June.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/12/11/esg-consortium/esg-awards-recognize-efforts-energy-child-labor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-12-11T16:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_56664.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_56664.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[All of Shizen Energy’s employees gather in 2019.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/12/11/esg-consortium/esg-awards-recognize-efforts-suntory-fuji-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-12-11T16:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_56633.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_56633.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children learn about the environment in Indonesia through Suntory Mizuiku — Education Program for Nature and Water.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/12/11/esg-consortium/japan-climate-summit-draws-participants-around-globe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-12-11T16:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_56611.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_56611.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[From left: Hiroko Kuniya, moderator of the Japan Climate Action Summit 2020; Suichi Abe, governor of Nagano Prefecture; Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo; Kamon Iizumi, governor of Tokushima Prefecture and president of the National Governors’ Association; Hiroshi Ozeki, president and chief executive officer of Nissay Asset Management Corp.; and Minako Suematsu, chairperson, publisher and president of The Japan Times]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2020/12/20/esg-consortium/oji-turns-wood-alternative-materials-glass-plastics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-12-20T17:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_58157-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_58157.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oji Holdings’ Masaru Yokoyama is a senior executive officer and general manager of the Innovation Promotion Division.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/02/12/esg-consortium/mie-preserves-firms-farms-fishing-tourism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T16:15:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_69102.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_69102.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ago Bay in the city of Shima faces the Pacific. Its key attractions include rugged cliffs, sandy beaches and fishing villages]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/02/12/esg-consortium/think-tank-api-critiques-japans-covid-policies-abe-suga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T16:15:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_69165.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_69165.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Independent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Government’s Response to COVID-19 published the Japanese-language version of its report on Oct. 8 and submitted it to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Last week, API published the English-language version of the report.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/02/12/esg-consortium/oceans-facing-increasing-risks-no-nation-island/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T16:15:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_69177.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_69177.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga addresses the webinar on Dec. 3.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/02/12/esg-consortium/evonne-yiu-u-n-researcher-champion-forests-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T16:15:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_69195.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_69195.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breakwaters lining Noto Island, Ishikawa Prefecture facing the tranquil Toyama Bay]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/02/12/esg-consortium/seino-service-sell-excess-stuff-move/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T16:15:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_69242.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_69242.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seino has developed services that integrate moving and selling unneeded items as part of its efforts to help achieve the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/02/12/esg-consortium/mymizus-water-app-just-first-step-ending-plastic-waste/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-03T12:10:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_69218.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_69218.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Robin Lewis and co-founder Mariko McTier (front) with the mymizu team]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/09/21/esg-consortium/2020-games-ntt-made-watching-events-remotely-feel-live/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-21T17:17:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/picture1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[picture1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Torchbearer Akihito Tanaka (from the visually impaired soccer team) and the 2020 NTT trailer display messages of encouragement for torchbearers.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2021/12/01/esg-consortium/papermaker-oji-forms-solutions-environmental-social-needs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-01T10:49:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[eaa952dfa099f6469a975cfd3e91a0ec.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[​​MPM Oji Eco-Energy’s biomass power generation facility]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2022/03/10/esg-consortium/seino-holdings-drives-toward-environmental-sustainability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-10T09:54:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/135713_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[135713_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[​​In the fall of last year, Seino introduced a new double-articulated truck on two routes between Hiroshima and Kansai.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2022/08/15/esg-consortium/oat-agrios-agrochemicals-nature-crops/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-15T11:46:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/175328a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[175328a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cultivation and Research Center in Naruto, Tokushima]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2022/08/29/esg-consortium/suntory-preserves-lifeline-groundwater-forests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-29T07:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Suntorys-Natural-Water-Sanctuary-in-Japan_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Suntory's Natural Water Sanctuary in Japan_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the 21 Suntory Natural Water Sanctuaries located in Japan]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2022/10/24/esg-consortium/ntts-sugatami-platform-will-give-cities-tools-grow-healthy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-24T10:56:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/okazaki-city_thumb_a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[okazaki-city_thumb_a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Forum with junior high school students from Okazaki, Aichi Pref.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2022/11/07/esg-consortium/premium-tottori-wagyu-beef-links-contest-bocuse-dor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-07T17:42:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/191545_wb.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[191545_wb.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tottori governor Shinji Hirai with Argento chefs at the gala event]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2022/11/24/esg-consortium/tender-wagyu-delicacies-hail-clean-lands-tottori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-24T16:03:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DSC_7264_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[DSC_7264_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tottori wagyu]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/esg-consortium/2022/12/13/esg-consortium/suntory-restores-healthy-forests-recharge-clean-natural-water/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-13T11:18:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pruning-by-Suntory-employees_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Pruning-by-Suntory-employees_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suntory employees pruning trees]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
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