Category Archives for Japan
Policy Assessment 2023: ESG Policy Assessment by CSOs of 7 Major Japanese Banks Reveals that Mizuho Scored the Highest
Mizuho significantly improved their ESG policy in asset management, giving them the top overall score of 4.1, which exceeded last year’s top-ranker Norinchukin Bank, which scored 3.8. Most of the assessed financial institutions still lag…
Policy Assessment 2022: ESG policy Assessments of 7 Major Japanese Banks and 8 Insurance Companies
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…
Case Study on the Involvement of Japanese Pension Fund in “Cattle Laundering” and Amazon Deforestation
This case study looked at the accelerating deforestation in the Amazon, largely due to the expansion of rangelands in the Amazon region. Brazilian meat companies indirectly source cattle from illegally logged areas through networks of…
Case Study on Japan’s Financial Flows to the Myanmar Military
This case study shed light on Japan’s financial flows to the Myanmar military, looking into Y Complex development project and the local corporations that are joint venture of Japan’s Kirin Holdings and MEHL, which is…
The Flow which Exacerbates Climate Change
Cirevon coal-fired plant project exacerbates global climate change and deprives livings from local people. Japanese Major Banks have invested in this project. For more, click here.
Human Rights Abuse in the Supply Chain of Palm Oil
Human rights abuse including child labour in palm oil farm in Indonesia was reported. Japanese Major Banks have invested in a parent company of the farm. For more, click here.
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…
UNCOVERING THE DARKNESS OF MEGA BANK – COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION MONEY FLOW THAT EXACERBATES THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Our deposits are being used in the Cirebon coal-fired power generation project in West Java, Indonesia, which exacerbates climate change and the community’s livelihoods. “Where are you going, my money? – The transnational flow of…
RACE TO THE TOP CONTINUES AMONG THE JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Moka Yamagata of Fair Finance Guide Japan discusses the new assessment scores and shows the clear success of the “race to the top” approach of the Fair Finance Guide in Japan with greater engagement with…