Company Profile

Biography

Since childhood, Samejima was deeply influenced by the altruistic spirit of her grandmother's interactions with others. Her childhood experience of living in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War era also had an impact on her values and way of thinking. After advancing her studies in Japan, she worked for a cosmetics manufacturer as a designer. However, during that time, she started to question the mass production and consumption system that creates beautiful things only to discard them. This created her motivation to go and volunteer in Ethiopia and Ghana. While organizing and hosting fashion shows in these countries, she encountered the world's finest Ethiopian sheepskin and talented artisans. However, she also witnessed a societal structure where high-quality leather is exported to developed countries, as inexpensive raw hides, and then transformed into luxury goods by global brands. She also learned that this was due to the immature processing technology in the country. Upon returning home, after working as a marketing specialist at CHANEL Corporation, she founded andu amet Co., Ltd. in 2012, an ethical and luxurious leather brand. She pursues sustainability throughout the entire supply chain, from leather procurement to production and sales. Her achievements have been highly recognized, earning her numerous awards. Currently, she actively engages in speaking engagements both domestically and internationally as a pioneer in ethical fashion, while shuttling between Ethiopia, the production country, and Japan.

Lecture

The World Bank, GRIPS, UNDP, African Development Bank, Stanford University, JICA, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan Finance Corporation, UBS Bank, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan Productivity Center, Marubeni Corporation, Hankyu Umeda Main Store, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Gakushuin University, Ochanomizu University, Otsuma Women's University, Osaka Jogakuin University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Tohoku Juvenile Training School, Katsuragawa Girls' Juvenile Training School, Aoba Jogakuin, Haruna Joshi Gakuen, and others.

Media

＜TV＞
CNN, NHK, NHK World, Cambrian Palace, World Business Satellite, Fuji, Nippon Television
＜Radio＞
J-wave, TOKYO FM, BayFM, Nippon Broadcasting, NHK Radio
＜Newspaper＞
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Senken Shimbun, Japan Journal
＜Magazine＞
Vogue, ELLE, Oggi, Cancam, Story, GINGER, Precious, Fujin Gahō, Goethe
＜Online News Media＞
Nikkei Business, Newsweek, Forbes, Hobonichi Itoi Shimbun, and others.