The latest set of scores was released by Fair Finance Guide Japan, a coalition of Japanese NGOs that shed light on investment and lending policies of major financial institutions. Norinchukin Bank and Dai-ichi Life, which ranked top in the previous assessment last year, maintained the lead by further strengthening their policies. Most of the assessed financial institutions improved on their climate change policies, but still lag far behind their European counterparts, who score at an average of 6.4 points.

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