Das Zero Emissions Forum besteht aus einem internationalen und einem japanischen Teil. ZEF Japan ist wiederum unterteilt in die drei Bereiche Industrie, Lokale Regierungsbehörden sowie Wissenschaft und Forschung. Beide, ZEF Japan und ZEF international, haben ihren Sitz an der Zentrale der UNU in Tokyo.

Secretariat:
Hiroshi Sasaki, Programme Coordinator
Dr. Kenichi Sakamoto, Advisor
Sumiyo Shimizu, Programme Assistant

a) Unternehmensnetzwerk:

Representative:

Board of Directors:
Yoshihisa Obayashi, Senior Managing Director, Obayashi Corp.
Shozo Sawada, Executive Managing Director, Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
Kiyoshi Sakai, Executive Managing Director, Ricoh Co. Ltd.
Nobuo Ogawa, President, Japan Management Association

b) Netzwerk der Regierungsvertreter:

Representative:

Board of Directors:
Hiroya Masuda, Governor, Iwate Pref.
Keiji Yamada, Governor, Kyoto Pref.
Akiko Domoto, Governor, Chiba Pref.
Koichi Sueyoshi, Mayor, Kitakyushu City
Masaomi Koike, Mayor, Mishima City
Teruo Ishizuka, Ward Mayor, Itabashi-ku
Masaki Harada, Town Mayor, Shonai-cho

c) Forschungsnetzwerk:

Representative:

Board of Directors:
Prof. Ryoichi Yamamoto, University of Tokyo
Prof. Akiyoshi Sakoda, University of Tokyo
Prof. Koichi Fujie, Toyohashi University of Technology
Prof. Toru Morioka, Osaka University
Prof. Tadashi Hano, Director & Vice-President, Oita University
Prof. Michiko Iha, University of the Ryukyus
Prof. Hiroyuki Yoshida, Osaka Pref. University

Steering Committee
Masao Takebayashi, Senior Counselor, Ebara Corp.
Tatsuo Tani, General Manager, Ricoh Co. Ltd.
Masanao Maeda, Director General, Development Bank of Japan

Prof. Itaru Yasui, Vice Rector, UNU
Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki, Special Programme Advisor, UNU
Prof. Robert U. Ayres, Advisor
Eric Williams, United States Focal Point for ESD
Ruediger Kuehr, Head, UNU/ZEF European Focal Point
Claudia Maurer, Research Associate, UNU/ZEF European Focal Point
Mark Drenhaus, Intern, UNU/ZEF European Focal Point