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This IGES Issue Brief is an update on policy developments related to sustainable finance in Japan between May 2022 and August 2022. The Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance under the Financial Services Agency (FSA) published the ‘Second Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance,’ outlining the progress of developments over the past year and...

本稿の目的は、ガイドライン改訂の背景と改訂点について整理するとともに、検討会での議論等も参考として、日本におけるグリーンボンド等市場の質の確保と量の拡大を図っていく上での提言を行うことである。また、本稿により、本ガイドラインが市場関係者に伝えたいメッセージをより明確にできることを期待する。以下は、その提言の概要である。 提言１：グリーンボンドにおいて、個別のグリーンプロジェクトのみならず、同ボンドを発行する企業（事業体）としてのグリーン戦略（あるいはサステナビリティ戦略）等についても情報開示を促進し、さらに資金調達のグリーン化もはかる。 提言２：日本においてトランジション・ファイナンスのニーズが高まるなかで、高炭素排出産業別のトランジションに向けた技術ロードマップに整合するものを対象に...

This IGES Issue Brief is an update of policy developments related to sustainable finance in Japan between February 2022 and April 2022. In this period, policy work pertaining to sustainability-related disclosure continued on multiple fronts. At the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the ‘Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System...

This IGES Issue Brief is an update of policy developments related to sustainable finance in Japan between October 2021 and January 2022. The highlights of developments on sustainable finance in this period was work pertaining to sustainability-related disclosure. At the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the ‘Disclosure Working Group’ continued with...

This IGES Issue Brief is an update of policy developments related to sustainable finance in Japan between June 2021 and September 2021 . SUMMARY Notably for this period, the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance under the Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued ‘The Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance’ in mid-June. Building on the...

The world's major investors, banks and other financial institutions are taking note of the upcoming 26 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in November 2021, and they are committing to take actions in line with the Paris Agreement on Net Zero. At the...

世界の主要な投資家や銀行などの金融機関は、 2021 年 11 月に開催される国連気候変動枠組条約（ UNFCCC ）第 26 回締約国会議（ COP26 ）に注目しつつ、「パリ協定」や「ネット・ゼロ」に沿った行動をとることを約束している。これと並行して、投資家や金融機関の間では、生物多様性に関連する投資ポートフォリオのリスクを懸念する声が高まっている 。これは、気候変動と生物多様性の間に重要な関連性、すなわち、相乗効果やトレードオフがあることや、生物多様性の破壊を含む生態系への人間の影響が COVID-19 のような感染症の拡大に関係している可能性が認識されつつあるためと考えられる。本イシューブリーフでは...

The Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) launched a report "SDGs and Business to Overcome the COVID-19 Pandemic: Actions by Companies and Organisations in Japan", showing the latest survey results on the actual status of Japanese companies' efforts regarding the SDGs. This report, now in...

Many developing countries consider that international support is vital for achieving their climate targets and accelerating actions, pledged in the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), under the Paris Agreement. Thus, understanding what kind of international support they need is crucial for ensuring the provision of adequate...

This IGES Issue Brief is an update of policy developments related to sustainable finance in Japan between March 2021 and May 2021. March to May was a busy period for Japan’s sustainable finance policy, as several key outputs likely to shape Japan’s sustainable finance were issued. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Financial...