capital markets
The global regulatory landscape for corporate sustainability has officially fractured into three distinct camps. While the United States aggressively dismantles federal climate regulations and the European Union recalibrates its rules amid energy crises, Japan is quietly but firmly locking in a strict, mandatory roadmap for corporate climate and human capital
sustainability
A recently published report by Pensions for Purpose in collaboration with MUFG First Sentier investigates how global asset owners are integrating nature and biodiversity into their investment processes. While the financial sector has historically focused on climate change, this research highlights a growing shift toward recognizing biological loss as a
real estate
To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Japanese financial institutions are promoting "Zero Energy Renovation (Zenobe) Finance" to upgrade the environmental performance of aging building stocks. This requires a collaborative effort by major banks to address economic hurdles and technical constraints that currently prevent owners from retrofitting older properties.
corporate venture capital
Mumbai-based Aerem Solutions has secured $15 million in a Pre-Series B round led by the SMBC Asia Rising Fund. While the deal size may appear modest against the backdrop of global infrastructure finance, its strategic implications are profound, marking the intersection of Japanese institutional capital’s search for yield and
sustainability
The 11th Annual Conference of the Principles, co-hosted by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) in Tokyo, brought together key stakeholders to discuss the future of sustainable finance, with a strong focus on transition and nature-related financing. Here are our key takeaways from
debt financing
VinFast has secured a USD 100 million Green Loan facility from MUFG Bank, to be used for VinFast's development and international expansion strategy. The loan marks the beginning of a long-term relationship between the parties, demonstrative of the commitment of both VinFast and MUFG to advance the green
green finance
ASUENE has acquired 100% of the shares of NZero, a US-based climate tech company providing real-time GHG emissions visualization and AI energy management cloud services. In the United States, which is experiencing a policy transition period, the collaboration between NZero, working on balancing energy costs and emissions, and ASUENE will