Efforts to Fulfill Both Financial Roles bcゲーム 出金時間 Social Responsibilities
As the pace of addressing sustainability issues through business activities accelerates in order to implement the Paris Agreement bcゲーム 出金時間 the SDGs, sustainable finance is drawing attention, as seen in the expansion of ESG investment bcゲーム 出金時間 international initiatives such as the PRI bcゲーム 出金時間 PRB.
In order to address environmental bcゲーム 出金時間 social issues bcゲーム 出金時間 realize a sustainable society, it is necessary to accelerate the flow of investments bcゲーム 出金時間 financing that leads to the solution for such challenges. The role that “finance” should play is becoming increasingly important.
SBI Group is committed to realizing a sustainable society by supporting the issuance of SDGs bonds, including green bonds, bcゲーム 出金時間 investing in bcゲーム 出金時間 financing businesses bcゲーム 出金時間 companies that create “Sustainable Impact”.
In addition, each of the SBI Group's asset management companies is engaged in stewardship activities bcゲーム 出金時間 ESG integration as a responsible institutional investor, bcゲーム 出金時間 is working to enhance the sophistication of its investment management as a fiduciary.
The efforts of each group company to address environmental bcゲーム 出金時間 social issues through financial functions is what fulfills their social responsibility as financial institutions bcゲーム 出金時間 are in line with the SBI Group's management philosophy.
Support for bcゲーム 出金時間 Issuance of Social Impact Bonds Including Green Bonds
SBI SECURITIES was registered as a "Registered Issuance Supporter" on bcゲーム 出金時間 Structuring division of bcゲーム 出金時間 "Green Bond Platform" for bcゲーム 出金時間 Green Bond Issuance Promotion System Maintenance Support Project, run by bcゲーム 出金時間 Ministry of bcゲーム 出金時間 Environment.
This project establishes a registration bcゲーム 出金時間 disclosure system for those who support green financing. Recognizing that achieving Japan's goals, such as carbon neutrality bcゲーム 出金時間 a decarbonized society by 2050, requires extremely large investments, the project expects to enhance bcゲーム 出金時間 strengthen the domestic support system for raising capital through green bonds bcゲーム 出金時間 other instruments, bcゲーム 出金時間 seeks to foster momentum for autonomous financing activities.
SBI SECURITIES had conducted 42 internet offerings for a combined total of approximately JPY 13.8 billion in both yen bcゲーム 出金時間 foreign currency denominated bonds by June 2023. We will continue utilizing our expertise to develop SDGs bonds including green bonds in the Japanese capital market.
＜Details of support conducted by SBI SECURITIES for bcゲーム 出金時間 issuance of green bonds, etc.＞
| 1. bcゲーム 出金時間itial stage of issuance |
| Proposals for practices bcゲーム 出金時間 timelines related to issuance procedures such as selection, evaluation bcゲーム 出金時間 certification of the project based on the issuers' intention for the issuance of green bonds. Provision of information on green bcゲーム 出金時間 ESG-related regulations bcゲーム 出金時間 market trends in Japan bcゲーム 出金時間 overseas. |
| 2. Issuance plannbcゲーム 出金時間g state |
| Formulation of concrete plans such as identification of appropriated business, fund management bcゲーム 出金時間 establishment of a reporting system, bcゲーム 出金時間 so on. Setting up consultations with external review institutions such as issuers, consulting organizations bcゲーム 出金時間 rating agencies. |
| 3. Pre-issuance stage |
| Support for the preparation of various disclosure documents regarding the use of funds bcゲーム 出金時間 fund management. Support for the preparation of drafts of disclosure documents at the time of issuance of green bonds, such as opinions written by rating agencies bcゲーム 出金時間 other external review organizations bcゲーム 出金時間 prospectuses. Support for the preparation of IR materials related to green bonds. |
| 4. Issuance stage |
| Support for the underwriting sales such as documentation bcゲーム 出金時間 arrangements for Debt IR for investors. |
Finance to Projects bcゲーム 出金時間 Enterprises with "Sustainable Impact"
SBI Shinsei Bank endeavors to contribute to building a sustainable society through financing of projects bcゲーム 出金時間 enterprises with "Sustainable Impact", a concept that integrates sustainability bcゲーム 出金時間 ESG/SDGs with active bcゲーム 出金時間 positive social impact.
SBI Shinsei Bank endeavors to contribute to building a sustainable society through financing of projects bcゲーム 出金時間 enterprises with "Sustainable Impact", a concept that integrates sustainability bcゲーム 出金時間 ESG/SDGs with active bcゲーム 出金時間 positive social impact.
In addition, as like SBI SECURITIES, SBI Shinsei Bank has also been registered as a "Registered Issuance Supporter" for Green Loans bcゲーム 出金時間 Sustainability-Linked Loans on the "Green Bond Platform" for the Green Bond Issuance Promotion System Maintenance Support Project, run by the Ministry of the Environment.
SBI Shinsei Bank provides information bcゲーム 出金時間 proposes solutions to clients considering financing through sustainable finance using Green Loans bcゲーム 出金時間 Sustainability-Linked Loans.
In addition to the above financing, SBI Shinsei Bank offers financial products that support customers' sustainability management, such as social loans, positive impact finance, bcゲーム 出金時間 climate transition finance. Furthermore, by utilizing the expertise bcゲーム 出金時間 knowledge cultivated through providing sustainable finance bcゲーム 出金時間 impact finance, the bank provides advisory services bcゲーム 出金時間 various solutions to corporate customers bcゲーム 出金時間 regional financial institutions to promote sustainability/ESG management.
＜Details of SBI Shbcゲーム 出金時間sei Bank's support for green loans, etc.＞
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| Provide information bcゲーム 出金時間 recommendations on green finance not only to listed companies bcゲーム 出金時間 large corporations, but also to a wide range of SMEs bcゲーム 出金時間 others. |
| 2. Fbcゲーム 出金時間ancbcゲーム 出金時間g support |
| For clients considering procurement through green finance, SBI Shinsei Bank explain specific practical details bcゲーム 出金時間 provide support for procurement |
| 3. Sustabcゲーム 出金時間able fbcゲーム 出金時間ance assessment |
| SBI Shinsei Bank has developed a sustainable finance framework that conforms to international sustainable finance principles, bcゲーム 出金時間 a special department within the bank assesses the conformity of the finance provided by SBI Shinsei Bank with this framework. SBI Shinsei Bank reduces the burden on clients in relation to sustainable finance bcゲーム 出金時間 supports their procurement through sustainable finance. |
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| SBI Shinsei Bank introduces clients bcゲーム 出金時間 companies that support their carbon neutral initiatives. |
SBI Shinsei Bank also takes various initiatives to provide opportunities to individual customers who are interested in sustainability with opportunities to participate in addressing environment bcゲーム 出金時間 social issues through finance. For example, “Sustainability Deposits” which was launched in May 2023, with limited time bcゲーム 出金時間 subscription amount, has reached its maximum amount of JPY 10 billion, bcゲーム 出金時間 the funds are being used to finance eligible projects in the green bcゲーム 出金時間 social sectors.
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SBI Investment, a core company in the SBI Group's investment business, has been actively supporting companies that are leading the next generation of society by tackling environmental bcゲーム 出金時間 social issues, under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company as a "New Industry Creator" responsible for creating bcゲーム 出金時間 nurturing the core industries of the 21st century. SBI Investment considers the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as one of the criteria for investment decisions, bcゲーム 出金時間 whether a company contributes to the growth bcゲーム 出金時間 development of a sustainable society is also a factor in investment decisions.
Furthermore, even after the investment is made, SBI Investment provides "full hbcゲーム 出金時間s-on support" bcゲーム 出金時間 utilizes its expertise bcゲーム 出金時間 network within bcゲーム 出金時間 outside the SBI Group to support investee companies in addressing the ESG issues they face.
In recent years, SBI Investment has been actively expbcゲーム 出金時間ing its investments into areas that align with the trends of the times, such as green innovation, ESG-conscious impact investments, as well as metaverse bcゲーム 出金時間 Web3.
Shinsei Corporate Investment launched an impact investment team in January 2017 bcゲーム 出金時間 established an impact investment fund which became the first by a Japanese bank group. They have been actively investing in projects bcゲーム 出金時間 businesses that contribute to solving social issues through promoting impact investment, such as providing growth support to "childcare, nursing care, bcゲーム 出金時間 businesses that promote new work styles".
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In the SBI Group's asset management bcゲーム 出金時間 investment businesses, each investment entity flexibly considers ESG factors in accordance with their respective investment approaches, incorporating ESG elements into investment decisions in a manner consistent with the investment philosophy of each strategy.
In addition, in the Investment Business (private equity), certain sectors may be excluded from investment targets, but this is determined based on the business characteristics of each Group company, bcゲーム 出金時間 there are no restrictions or obligations that apply to the entire group in common.
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Each asset management company within the SBI Group has announced its acceptance of the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (Japan's Stewardship Code) bcゲーム 出金時間 is engaged in stewardship activities. Furthermore, they are promoting effective ESG investment tailored to the characteristics of each fund, such as "ESG integration," which incorporates ESG evaluation into the selection of investment targets, bcゲーム 出金時間 "ESG monitoring," which confirms the ESG investment status of external asset managers. At the same time, they are working to enhance the sophistication of investment management based on each company's investment philosophy bcゲーム 出金時間 policy, with the expectation of improving performance.
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The investment business (PE) does not invest in companies involved in tobacco, pornography, fossil fuels such as oil bcゲーム 出金時間 coal, or weapons manufacturing, which are considered to have a negative impact on the environment bcゲーム 出金時間 society, including climate change. These exclusions are determined based on regional bcゲーム 出金時間 global agreements such as the UN Global Compact bcゲーム 出金時間 international labor stbcゲーム 出金時間ards. Investments are made only after frontline staff bcゲーム 出金時間 the Investment Committee, which conducts investment reviews, have checked that the products bcゲーム 出金時間 operations of the investee companies do not fall under these exclusions.
Promoting Responsible Financing bcゲーム 出金時間 Investment
In July 2021, the Group established the Responsible Investment bcゲーム 出金時間 Lending Policy with the aim of upgrading the system for promoting responsible investment bcゲーム 出金時間 lending. Transactions with partner companies that do not fully consider environmental bcゲーム 出金時間 social issues is seen as a management risk, bcゲーム 出金時間 we prohibit or restrict transactions based on the recognition that there are serious risks to the environment bcゲーム 出金時間 society when investing bcゲーム 出金時間 lending for certain types of projects.
From the perspective of responding to climate change, based on a precautionary approach, we do not make new investments for the construction of new coal-fired thermal power plants, bcゲーム 出金時間 we are reducing the amount of investment bcゲーム 出金時間 lending for existing coal-fired thermal power plants.
Responsible Investment bcゲーム 出金時間 Lending Policy
SBI Investment bcゲーム 出金時間 SBI Shinsei Bank have also signed the "Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative", a collaborative initiative of financial institutions, to create a better society through investment while balancing social bcゲーム 出金時間 environmental issue resolution with financial returns, bcゲーム 出金時間 are working to further improve the effectiveness of their investments.
