Case Study – Fair Finance Asia Japan

March 4, 2022

PAPER INDUSTRY IN JAPAN – CASES OF RGE GROUP PULP FIELD COMPANIES

The Royal Golden Eagle Group (RGE Group) is one of Indonesia’s largest conglomerates along with Sinar Mas and Salim Group. Paper products such as copy paper produced by APRIL (Asia Pacific Resources International Limited), which…

February 2, 2022

INVESTMENT IN THE ABYSS – WHAT WILL FINANCIAL FLOWS INTO DEEP SEA MINING BRING?

High seas beyond the jurisdiction of any country are considered a common estate for all humans, and resources derived from the high seas shall be utilized for the good of mankind as a whole. That…

March 11, 2021

JAPANESE INVESTORS OFTEN NOT DISCLOSING FOREIGN SHAREHOLDER VOTING RESULTS

In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) related shareholder resolutions have been increasing at the Annual General Meetings (AGM) of companies. At the AGMs of companies, shareholders have the opportunity to raise questions and use their…

March 9, 2021

JAPANESE BANKS ENABLE PALM OIL BUSINESSES TO DESTROY INDONESIA’S NATIONAL PARK AND NEGLECT THE RIGHTS OF ITS INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS

Located almost at the center of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, Tesso Nilo National Park is an important habitat for iconic Sumatran wildlife like the Sumatran elephants and Sumatran tigers. It is said to have…

February 9, 2021

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN ENSURING DUE DILIGENCE IN EXTRACTIVE SECTOR

In this study, Fair Finance Guide Japan underscores the situation in two mines (a nickel mine in the Philippines and a copper mine in Chile), both producing minerals needed for a low-carbon energy transition, and…

March 6, 2020

FINANCE BEHIND THE MAN-EATING BANANAS -HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR VIOLATIONS IN BANANA PRODUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Japanese people consume various fruits, those produced domestically as well as those produced abroad. For many years, the mandarin orange was the top-ranking fruit. Especially in the winter, many families buy the oranges by…

December 11, 2019

INDONESIAN COAL-FIRED POWER EXPOSED TO CORRUPTION

Cirebon coal-fired power project: problems on environment, human rights, and corruption, and banks’ non-compliance with international norms

October 4, 2019

“VISUALISATION” OF THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Japan – In recent years, as the first step in grasping the environmental impact of investment management and the market exposure of investment portfolios on climate change risks, there has been a global increase in…

October 4, 2019

JAPANESE BANKS AND RETAIL STORES COMPLICIT IN THE SUFFERINGS BY BANANA PRODUCTION IN MINDANAO

Japan – Bananas have become one of the most accessible nutritious fruits in Japan surpassing apples and citruses. Roughly 80 per cent of bananas that come to Japan are those from the Philippines, and hidden…

October 4, 2019

THE LAOS DAM COLLAPSE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF JAPAN’S PRIVATE BANKS

Japan – The collapse of a saddle dam in the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam under construction in Attapeu Province in southern Laos on July 23, 2018, caused severe damage to the villages downstream, leaving at…