Money for Good and note are holding the '#CompanyIWantToSupport' post contest again this year!
[Updated March 28]
The judging results have been announced! Please check them out via the article link below.
Following 2023, Money for Good and note are holding a post contest with the theme “#CompanyIWantToSupport”. There are many individuals, companies, and organizations around us working to realize a better society. When each of us pays attention to and supports such activities, products, and initiatives, a positive cycle is created in society. Therefore, we are looking for posts about “your favorite company and the reason why” that you want to tell everyone about, using the tag
“#CompanyIWantToSupport”.

Reference Works
To kick off the contest, our judges, Manabu Tauchi and Sayaka Kobayashi, have created reference works. Please take a look and use them as a reference for your own posts.
■ Manabu Tauchi
■ Sayaka Kobayashi
Contest Overview
■ Theme and Format
We are waiting for your note posts on the theme of “#CompanyIWantToSupport”. Please feel free to write in any format, such as manga, essays, illustrations, or novels. There are no restrictions on the format.
■ Schedule
Submission period: January 10, 2025 (Fri) 11:00 to February 9, 2025 (Sun) 23:59
Results announcement: Scheduled for late March 2025
■ Prizes
・Grand Prize: 1 winner (100,000 yen gift card)
・Judge's Special Award: 2 winners (40,000 yen gift card each)
・Money for Good Award: 1 winner (40,000 yen gift card)
・Supporting Company Award: 3 winners (40,000 yen gift card each)
・Runner-up: 6 winners (10,000 yen gift card each)
Judge Introduction (note creator)
・Manabu Tauchi (Mr.)
Born in 1978. After completing his master's degree at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo in 2003, he worked at Goldman Sachs in interest rate and foreign exchange trading. He was also involved in the interest rate benchmark reform by the Bank of Japan. After retiring in 2019, he began lecturing and writing about finance and economics. He is the author of “There Are People Beyond Money” (Diamond Inc.) and the high school social studies textbook “Public” (co-authored, Kyoiku Tosho). His financial literacy novel “Who Is Your Money For?” (Toyo Keizai Inc.) won the overall Grand Prize at the “Business Book Grand Prix chosen by readers.” He is a social financial educator.
Born in March 1988, from Nagoya.
She became widely known after the 2013 publication of "The Story of a Grade-School Dropout Who Raised Her Deviation Score by 40 in One Year and Got Into Keio University" (KADOKAWA) by Nobutaka Tsubota, who was her cram school tutor. She completed a master's program at the Graduate School of the University of the Sacred Heart in 2021 (Learning Science). She completed a graduate program at Columbia University's Teachers College in 2024. Her new book, "How I Got Hooked on Studying," which summarizes study methods based on cognitive science, was published by Sanctuary Publishing. In 2025, she plans to launch an English learning business with the mission of "Changing the Japanese mindset!"
Judge Introduction (Participating Companies)
・Yamaha Motor (Official note)
Kazumi Wada, General Manager, Brand Marketing Department, Creative Headquarters; Mako Takagi, Web Infrastructure Promotion Group
・Members (Official note)
Sairei Wario, Director, Decarbonization DX Research Institute
・Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (Official note)
Takeshi Inoue, General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Office
How to Apply
(1) Create a note account or log in
(2) Follow the Money for Good official note account
(3) Post an article with the hashtag "#CompanyIWantToSupport"
・Please publish your entry as "free"
・You can also apply by adding the project hashtag to an article you posted in the past
・Please refrain from re-submitting works that were entered in last year's "#CompanyIWantToSupport" contest as they are. You may apply after adding revisions or corrections
・You may submit multiple entries
Regarding the Use of Submitted Content
Submitted content may be featured on the official note, website, or social media of Money for Good and participating companies.
It may also be featured on note's social media.
Message from Participating Companies
Money for Good aims to solve social issues through a "good cycle of money." Many people and companies are working hard and creating ideas and products to realize a sustainable society and "happy growth." Money for Good wants to support those people and companies working toward solving social issues together with you.
Through this contest, we would like to think together with you about what kind of company a "company you want to support" is. Your passionate posts will be a source of strength for those working hard. Please tell us about your "company you want to support." We look forward to your wonderful entries filled with your thoughts!
We look forward to your submissions!
<Notes on Submission>
■ Regarding Submitted Works
・The copyright of submitted works belongs to the creator.
・Please ensure your content complies with copyright law. For details, please check the "Copyright Guidelines to Support Creativity" page.
・Please refrain from submitting works that have won other contests held by note or other companies, or works similar to them.
・The note management team may remove hashtags from articles that are unrelated to the contest theme or from paid articles.
■ Regarding Judging and Winning Works
・We cannot respond to inquiries regarding judging criteria.
・If a winning work or the creator themselves is found to be in violation of the Terms of Service, the award may be revoked even after judging.
・The announcement of winning works will be made via this article and by email to the winners.
・For the final selection, the management office will verify your identity. Please note that if verification cannot be completed by the deadline, you will be excluded from the final selection.
・The delivery of prizes is completed by sending an Amazon Gift Card to the winner's email address.
・The handling of personal information will follow our Privacy Policy.
・The Amazon Gift Card provided as a prize can be used for purchases on the Japanese Amazon site. For details, please refer to the Amazon Gift Card Terms and Conditions.
※Money for Good operating companies and companies supporting this project do not recommend investing in the companies (individual stocks) featured in the winning works.
