Kohana Yanagisawa

Kohana Yanagisawa is an innovator dedicated to addressing the lack of public motivation for climate action in daily life. She is developing a solution that uses a reward-based app to track eco-friendly actions, issue points, and provide perks, making sustainability part of everyday habits. By focusing on this work, she aims to support local SDGs in Japan, increase civic engagement, and expand globally through youth networks. This work is deeply personal to her because she grew up seeing climate issues treated as someone else’s problem. She wants to shift mindsets by embedding environmental value into daily choices. With determination and vision, Kohana is paving the way for sustainable solutions that make a real difference.