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J.D. Power Poll Shows Japan’s Retail Investors Care About Corporate Governance Too
April 19, 2024
Listen to this story: With Japan’s cross-shareholding ratio falling to an all-time low and the new NISA (a tax exemption program for small investment programs that began in January 2024)...
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Sustainability Standards Board of Japan Issues IFRS-based Sustainability Reporting Standards
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Japan Issues World-First $11 Billion Climate Transition Bond
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Air Liquide and ENEOS Forge Path for Japan’s Low-Carbon Hydrogen and Energy Transition Future
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Japan, Denmark Partner on Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology
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NIIFL launches $600 Million Bi-lateral India-Japan Fund for low carbon emission projects
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J.D. Power Poll Shows Japan’s Retail Investors Care About Corporate Governance Too
April 19, 2024
Listen to this story: With Japan’s cross-shareholding ratio falling to an all-time low and the new NISA (a tax exemption program for small investment programs that began in January 2024)...
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Sustainability Standards Board of Japan Issues IFRS-based Sustainability Reporting Standards
April 9, 2024
Listen to this story: The Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) has recently announced the issuance of exposure drafts for new sustainability disclosure standards, aligning with the International Financial Reporting...
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Japan Issues World-First $11 Billion Climate Transition Bond
February 15, 2024
Listen to this story: World First: supports Japan’s ambitious emission reduction goals Japan will issue the first tranche of its JPY1.6tn (USD11bn) Climate Transition Bond, with proceeds being used to fund Japan’s...
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Air Liquide and ENEOS Forge Path for Japan’s Low-Carbon Hydrogen and Energy Transition Future
November 16, 2023
Listen to this story: Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, and ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s leading energy company, have signed a Memorandum of...
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Japan, Denmark Partner on Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology
October 25, 2023
Listen to this story: Japan and Denmark have officially joined forces to collaborate on the research and development of floating offshore wind power technology. This strategic partnership aims to address...
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NIIFL launches $600 Million Bi-lateral India-Japan Fund for low carbon emission projects
October 4, 2023
Listen to this story: National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (“NIIFL”), India’s collaborative investment platform for international and Indian investors, anchored by the Government of India, announced the establishment of its...
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Japan Prime Minister Kishida Says Japan Pensions With $600 Billion to Sign ESG Pact
October 3, 2023
Listen to this story: In a significant development, Japanese pension funds managing a staggering 90 trillion yen, (equivalent to USD$600 billion), have announced their intention to participate in a global...
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Tokyo Stock Exchange to start Carbon Credit Trading on Oct. 11
September 27, 2023
Listen to this story: The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will start trading carbon credits on October 11, 2023. The exchange began accepting application for registration from July, and the number...
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Iberdrola’s Brazilian Subsidiary, Neoenergia, secures inaugural bilateral green loan with Japanese Bank MUFG
August 8, 2023
Listen to this story: This is the third financing signed between Neoenergia and MUFG, after two agreements in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency Iberdrola, through its Brazilian subsidiary...
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Aquila Capital Secures $21 Million from Ashikaga Bank for Japan Solar Project
June 7, 2023
Listen to this story: Investment management company Aquila Capital has secured a 3 billion yen ($21.5 million) loan from Japan’s Ashikaga Bank for a solar power project in Japan’s Chiba...
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Japan To Invest $107 Billion in Hydrogen Supply Over 15 Years
June 6, 2023
Listen to this story: Japan plans to invest 15 trillion yen ($107.5 billion) over the next 15 years to supply the country with hydrogen, the government said on Tuesday, as...
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Asahi Group to Create CO2 Absorbing Vending Machines
May 16, 2023
Listen to this story: Using Vending Machines That Absorb Atmospheric CO2 Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd., under Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., announces that, in June of this year, it will...
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Mitsubishi and MUFG Team to Launch $1 Billion Decarbonization Fund for Startups
May 1, 2023
Listen to this story: Japanese trading house eyes floating wind turbines, sustainable aviation fuel Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp., together with MUFG bank and others, will launch one of the...
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Japan Aims To Boost Hydrogen Supply to 12 Million Metric Tons by 2040
April 4, 2023
Listen to this story: Japan is to revise its hydrogen strategy by the end of May with an ambitious target to boost annual supply to 12 million tonnes by 2040,...
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Japan’s Cosmo To Allocate $3.2 Billion for Green Energy Initiatives in Next 3 Years
March 23, 2023
Listen to this story: Japan’s third-biggest oil refiner, Cosmo Energy Holdings Co Ltd, will make an investment of $3.2 billion in the next three years, with 30% to be allocated...
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Yamaha Motor First to Use Green Aluminum in Japanese Motorcycles
March 3, 2023
Listen to this story: – Will gradually adopt low-carbon aluminum in the drive toward carbon-neutral materials – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it has reached an agreement with an...
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Tokyo Gas Cuts Shareholder Returns to Invest in Decarbonization
February 22, 2023
Listen to this story: Japan’s Tokyo Gas will cut shareholder returns from the next financial year and use freed up funds to invest in technology to slash its carbon emissions, the...
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Japan’s JERA, Abu Dhabi’s TAQA to Collaborate in Decarbonization Business
February 15, 2023
Listen to this story: JERA Co., Inc. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company P.J.S.C. (“TAQA”), one of the largest listed integrated utilities in...
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Japan’s Sumitomo to Produce Green Hydrogen and Ammonia in Chile
February 3, 2023
Sumitomo Corp and Chile power supplier Colbun have agreed to collaborate in production of green hydrogen and ammonia, the Japanese company said on Friday. The memorandum of understanding focuses on green...
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TotalEnergies Starts Up its Fourth Solar Power Plant in Japan
February 1, 2023
TotalEnergies has started up commercial operation of a 51-megawatt (MW) solar power plant located in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The plant, connected to the electricity distribution grid, will supply its...
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