In 2019, Euglena recruited CFOs (Chief Future Officers) under the age of 18 to think about the "future" of the earth and the company, and selected one CFO and eight summit members.
Following the first installment, this time, Kitami, the editor-in-chief of this media, will broadcast live about what Future Summit members Deguchi and Nishibori felt, thought, and impressed through their activities during the one-year term. interview. Here are some of the situations.

Kitami: Today, I would like to ask Mr. Deguchi and Mr. Nishibori, who are members of the Euglena First of all, please introduce yourself.

Rinka Deguchi (hereinafter referred to as “Exit”): This is Rinka Deguchi, a freshman in college. I'm a college student, but I haven't been able to go to school since I entered school due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection, so I don't really feel like a college student.

Kotori Nishibori (hereinafter referred to as Nishibori): I'm Kotori Nishibori, a first-year high school student. I entered high school in April, but I haven't been able to go to school, so I haven't really realized it.

Kitami: I can't go to school because of the new coronavirus infection. Meanwhile, thank you for visiting us today. First of all, please tell us how you applied for the CFO project.

Deguchi: I originally liked the universe and was studying about the universe, but at one point I thought that I couldn't cherish the earth where life is the only one in the universe, and from there the earth. I was interested in activities that value. At that time, I asked a friend to tell me about the CFO project and applied.

Nishibori: I've been doing various volunteer activities in school activities, but when I really wanted to change society, I felt that there was a limit to what I could do on my own. .. At that time, my father told me about the CFO project and I applied.

Exit to be announced at Future Summit

Kitami: When you applied, you submitted the task of summarizing your thoughts in 1,200 characters. Was it difficult to write?

Nishibori: Regarding the assignment, I wrote about 6,000 characters at first, and I had a hard time cutting from there. I came across the CFO project when I was seriously thinking about doing something that would change society, so I challenged myself with the intention of hitting all my enthusiasm for the time being.

Kitami: I think that the enthusiasm was conveyed because all the documents submitted Our colleagues (employees) *. How often have you been active since you became a member of the Future Summit?
* In the Euglena Group, employees are called "companies" with the same aspirations.

Exit: Before the outbreak of the new coronavirus infection, we had a regular meeting once a month at the Our We also held online meetings from time to time.

Future Summit (Central Nishibori)

Nishibori: There were members living in rural areas and overseas, and I had an online meeting before the epidemic of the new coronavirus infection, so I was relatively unaffected after the epidemic.

Kitami: You had an online meeting before the epidemic of the new coronavirus infection. Are there any activities that left a strong impression on you?

Nishibori: I Our colleagues and had various discussions with Mr. Izumo, the president, and Mr. Nagata, the vice president.

CFO / Summit member listening to Vice President Nagata's thoughts

Exit: The policy on PET bottle products summarized at the Future Summit Our PET bottle products, and I was able to feel that it is moving society.

Kitami: I don't have the opportunity to be directly involved in management. Finally, what kind of person do you want the CFO and Summit members of the second term to be?

Exit: You have your own axis. The members of the 1st term also have their own axes such as space, debate, and basketball, and then discuss issues such as environmental issues. I think that we were able to dig deeper into the issues by gathering people with various axes. I myself have demonstrated my individuality in creating illustrations and presentation materials, which are my specialty in space.

Nishibori: I want you to be a person who has a strong enthusiasm to do something, understands your personality, experience, environment, etc., and can imagine how you can make use of it at the Future Summit. I don't think I have a strong personality compared to other members, but I am thinking about how I can contribute to the Future Summit with that in mind. I think the Future Summit is a very valuable experience because we can make friends with similar awareness of issues regardless of region or school.

Kitami: Thank you. The first period will end at the end of September, but Euglena, so we look forward to your continued support.

The next time will be the final episode of the live distribution series project. Next time, I will report on how I talked to other members of the diverse summit members about their feelings, thoughts, and impressions.

* This article has been revised and posted based on the video recorded on August 25, 2020.
Sentence / Mitsuru Saito

Exit Rinka
Born in 2001.
Our which solves global problems through Euglena, has joined the group of members under the age of 18 who have passion and change the future. I want to convey this excitement to people all over the world! From a teenage perspective Protect the earth of the future! "
Kotori Nishibori
Born in 2004.
"Children will be the cornerstone of the world in the future. Unless we improve our education, we will not be able to develop human resources who can tackle the many problems that the earth faces today. We will achieve our goals through partnerships. I want to go! "