Sayuri Shirai received the Keio Gijuku Award from Keio University in 2022. She serves as a member of the World Economic Forum’s External Network on the Future of Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure, and Development. In addition, she holds several advisory and editorial positions, including Expert Member of the Board of Audit Discussion Forum (11th Term), Technical Committee Member at the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Councilor at the Institute for International Monetary Affairs (IIMA), and Editorial Planning Committee Member of the World Economic Review. She also served as a member of the Ministry of the Environment’s ESG Finance High-Level Panel (9th Meeting).

She contributes articles on international economic and financial policy issues to Central Banking and The Japan Times. In addition, she provides commentary on domestic and global economic and financial developments through various media platforms, including lead opinion essays for Jiji Press’s Financial & Fiscal Business, NHK Radio’s My! Biz program, the Nikkei Online Edition’s “Think! Expert” series, and SURFVOTE, a social media platform that encourages public discussion of social issues.　In 2026, she serves as a Book Reviewer for Routledge. She also actively shares information and insights in English through LinkedIn.

Japan Times (English): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/453/sayuri-shirai/
Linkedin（English）: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayuri-shirai-a8bb57149/
Nikkei Think! (Japanese)): https://www.nikkei.com/topics/EVP01096
Surfvote (Japanese): https://surfvote.com/users/96e0ae9ae4b6

In 2023, she founded the ADBI–ADB Climate Finance Dialogue with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This initiative aims to promote the development of climate finance markets and financial system stability in Asia. It facilitates regular informal dialogue among central banks and financial regulators across the region, while also providing capacity-building workshops. The Dialogue focuses on critical themes such as: Climate-related disclosure standards under the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB); GHG emissions accounting; Transition finance; Measurement of financed emissions. By offering conceptual frameworks and synthesizing global trends, the initiative supports enhanced understanding and policy dialogue among Asian stakeholders.

ADBI-ADB Climate Finance Dialogue: https://www.adb.org/adbi/news/adbi-adb-asian-climate-finance-dialogue

She previously served as a member of the Scientific Board for the Scientific Journal of Narodowy Bank Polski (published by Poland’s central bank), and as a mentor in the Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) Mentoring Program.