Mizuho deploys ¥100 trillion to create a better future
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Mizuho’s strong points 1. Quadrupled sustainable finance target to ¥100 trillion; ¥51 trillion already executed 2. Helps hard-to-abate sectors decarbonize...
Toyota Tsusho turns decarbonization into opportunity
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Toyota Tsusho’s strong points 1. Selected as a triple-A company in CDP’s global list for the second consecutive year in...
Daiwa House builds toward seven environmental zeros
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Daiwa House’s strong points 1. Selected as one of just 27 triple-A companies in CDP’s 2025 global list 2. Aims...
SoftBank takes on net-zero emissions challenge
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
SoftBank’s strong points 1. Stepped up sustainability efforts in 2021, when Junichi Miyakawa became president 2. Won the Grand Prize...
Komatsu machines, infrastructure aid sustainability
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Komatsu’s strong points 1. Recognized by CDP on the A lists in climate change and water security in 2024 2....
Yokogawa Electric’s control systems cut emissions
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Yokogawa Electric's strong points 1. Uses “distributed control systems” for plants to assist customer companies’ decarbonization efforts 2. Aims for...
Muji has been sustainable from the beginning
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Muji’s strong points 1. Has put importance on sustainability in all product development since its founding in 1980 2. Sales...
Kubota tackles food, water and environmental issues
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Kubota’s strong points 1. Drew attention at the CES trade show with a next-generation transporter and an automated electric tractor...
Unicharm recycles diapers back into diapers
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Unicharm’s strong points 1. Has set itself the mission of realizing a “cohesive society” while helping to achieve the U.N.’s...
World’s top homebuilder acts on its responsibility
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Sekisui House’s strong points 1. The first in Japan’s housing industry to be recognized as an “eco-first company” by the...
Ajinomoto helps people, planet with amino acids
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Ajinomoto's strong points 1. Rated the highest among Japanese food and agricultural companies by the World Benchmarking Alliance, which evaluates...
JAL orients path toward leading on sustainability
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews
Japan Airlines’ strong points 1. First Japanese airline to pledge net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 2. Aims to cut carbon...
