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Conference tackles ESG investment trends
Japan Times ESG Consortium
Business leaders and financial experts gathered in Tokyo on Sept. 26 to exchange their perspectives on the growing importance of...
Investing in a time of socioeconomic shifts
Japan Times ESG Consortium
The Japan Times ESG Consortium and the Japan Center for International Finance co-organized a forum on Sept. 26 in Tokyo...
Japan holds summit to accelerate climate-related corporate disclosures
The government on Tuesday held the first global summit to encourage corporate disclosures on climate change, and called on investors...
Businesses aim for increased sustainability
Japan Times ESG Consortium
In response to the increasing problem of plastic waste worldwide, Commons Asset Management Inc., which focuses on long-term investment, organized...
Japan advised to set own green taxonomy
Japan Times ESG Consortium
During a recent interview in Tokyo, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) Sean Kidney urged the Japanese government and...
Innovative recycling contributes to reduction of plastic waste
FP Corporation
Photographs of plastic debris floating on the world’s oceans are indeed shocking and help raise people’s awareness of plastic pollution....
Tokyo striving for carbon-free initiative
Japan Times ESG Consortium
In the lead-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has engaged in an initiative named...
Ambitious net-zero goal, but path unclear
Japan Times ESG Consortium
On April 23, the draft of Japan’s first Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy under the Paris agreement was...
Ties key to driving social investment in Asia
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network
Social investment refers to the various ways of structuring capital for both financial performance and social value creation, ranging from...
Responsible investing gaining popularity
Response Global Media Limited
RI Asia Japan 2019 is a platform to learn, share and debate on key issues affecting responsible investment based on...
Employee programs on long-term wellness
ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
The concept of health and productivity management has become an important business approach for companies in recent years to keep...
Encouraging a shift toward greener outlook, practices
Japan Times ESG Consortium
Amid increased global sustainability concerns and the implementation of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is vital for companies...
