インパクト志向金融宣言
Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative

日本語 | English
”Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative” is an initiative to promote impact
investment through cooperation and collaboration between diverse and multiple
financial institutions that believe that the purpose of financial institutions is
to actively address social and environmental issues, holistically understanding impact.

Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative


Preamble

Environmental and social issues outlined in the UNSDGs are becoming increasingly significant for financial institutions, in particular, the threat of climate change and the new social and healthcare challenges exposed by the COVID-19 crisis (such as delays in digitalization and healthcare reform). Investment by central and local governments or international organizations is not sufficient to tackle these challenges, and the private sectors’ contribution is now essential, as huge efforts are needed to achieve the SDGs. Financial institutions can contribute to minimizing the negative and maximizing the positive environmental and social impact of the companies they are investing into.

They can contribute to creating impact by investing into companies actively addressing environmental and social issues in two ways. One is through financing those companies that integrated environmental and social impact in their business model. Additional funds will support such companies to scale their outcomes. Another way is for them to provide risk money for projects for the development of innovative technologies and business models. The created impact will contribute to the growth of the business in long term, therefore contribute to the value creation, which means that environmental and social impact creation is compatible with profitability.

However, new skills are required to effectively balance profit and impact, and stay ahead of fast moving changes in this evolving field. For impact driven companies these skills are often the development of a robust business model based on social and environmental outcomes. For investors, these skills include enhanced due diligence expertise, thorough understanding of engagement methods and financial product structuring. In order to develop those skills, collaboration between companies and financial institutions is crucial.

The inclusion of impact into an investor’s operations often requires internal discussions about the sustainability of their own existence, the mission and purpose of the organization, and the adoption of a comprehensive impact-driven approach to solving social and environmental issues - driven from the senior management.

For financial institutions to practice impact investment (impact-driven investment and lending), it is necessary that appropriate impact measurement and management (IMM) practices are developed. In the practice of impact investment, although the appropriate and realistic way of IMM differs according to the attributes of the financial institutions and companies, the implementation of IMM is essential.

Impact Investment is global, and is already making its mark on global markets. It is becoming necessary for Japanese financial institutions that are closely connected to global markets to collaborate and cooperate with global organizations that promote impact investment, while complying with or referring to internationally developed principles and standards.

The pursuit of impact and the implementation of IMM are important developments for the financial sector in Japan. It is now the time for senior leadership in financial institutions to drive the inclusion of impact as a decision driver in their investment decisions. It is also necessary to transform the flow of funds handled by financial institutions to be as impact-driven as possible, and to create a sustainable circulation of funds that can autonomously solve environmental and social issues.

Signatories of the declaration will take following actions in their own organizations as well as in cooperation with other signatories.

Commitments and Actions

    1. We understand the importance of being impact-driven in management in order for financial institutions to fulfill the role expected by society, and we will practice impact investment in each of our financial institutions.

    2. We will integrate IMM as a decision driver in every investment process and financial product, since we believe that impact visualization as well as impact management, which requires efforts to continuously create impact by utilizing impact information, integrating into investment strategies and a decision driver, are necessary.

    3. We will develop each action plan for the above-mentioned actions (1 and 2), appropriate to the situation of each organization, and then share and discuss the best practices and challenges experienced among the signatories, so that we can develop the signatories’ community as a platform in a sustainable manner.

    4. We will engage in collaborative activities at the working level of signatories, including exchange of information, and necessary research and studies, with a view to improving the quality of IMM and increasing the volume of impact investing.

    5. We will work collaboratively to ensure that the impact-driven management of financial institutions and the implementation of the IMM will spread throughout the Japanese financial industry, including financial institutions not participating in this declaration.

    6. We will actively participate in global initiatives that promote impact investing and IMM, contribute to the promotion of international impact investing, and actively disseminate information from Japan.

    7.We will continue these activities until Japan's financial sector is able to develop impact investing in a sustainable and autonomous manner.

This document is reviewed by the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG).

Commitments and Actions

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List of Signatory Organizations, as of November 1st, 2024

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Signatories


asset-management-one
ARUN seed
UntroD
anri
Impact Capital
Whiz Partners
SDG Impact
SBI Investment
SBIshinsei_jpn
On & Board
Cadira Capital
energy-environment-investment_jpn
kanpo
KIBOW
capital-medica-ventures
Kyusyu-mirai
kyoto-shinkin_jpn
GLIN_Impact_Capital
credit saison
global-brain
GLOBIS
KII
San-in Godo
SIIFIC
JPIC
SIGMAXYZ
shizuoka_jpn
shinkin
ZUU
Spiral Capital
spurcle
Sumitomo-life
daiichi-kangyo
daiichi-seimei
Daido-seimei
Taiyo-seimei
daiwa-securities
tajima-shinkin_jpn
JICN
taliki
T. Rowe
DG-Incubation
DG Daiwa
di
Nissay Asset
nippon-venture-capital_jpn
Nippon Life Insurance
PMI Partners
Nochubank
HashDash
Bankers
HIGIN Capital
HIGO Bank
HIGO-BANK Nenkin
BIG Impact
beyond-next-ventures
Fast_Track
PHALs
Funds
future-venture-capital
plus-social-investment
Venture Lab
Mizuho BANK
Mizuho Shoken
SMBC
mitsui-sumitomo_DS
mitsui-sumitomo_jpn
mitsui-bussan
mufg_jpn
mufg-shintaku_jpn
ms_edited
MeijiYasuda
Yamaguchi
Yuucho
resona_jpn
rsif

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ABeam
R & I
CSRD
Deloitte
NihonKakutsuke
NihonSouken
Ridgelinez

Supporters


Asean-Japan
FDSF
giin
gsg
gsg-japan
Impact Frontiers
jica_jpn
japan-enchange-group
PRI
simi
simi
中央日本土地建物

NEWS


2024.11.1
As of today, 1 new service provider as the Non-Financial Institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 83.
2024.10.1
As of today, 2 new Institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 82.
2024.9.1
As of today, 1 new Institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 80.
2024.7.1
As of today, 1 new Institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 79.
2024.4.1
As of today, 3 new Institution have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 78.
2024.3.1
As of today, 1 new Institution have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 75.
2024.1.15
Japan Impact Driven Finance Initiative is pleased to announce that Progress Report 2023 is now available online. See details here! >> Click here File1
2024.1.1
As of today, 3 new Institutions and 1 new service provider as the Non-Financial Institution have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 74.
2023.12.1
As of today,2 new service provider as the Non-Financial Institution have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 5.
2023.11.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 65.
2023.10.1
As of today,1 new service provider as the Non-Financial Institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 3.
2023.9.1
As of today, a service provider has signed as the first Non-Financial Institution.
2023.8.1
As of today, 7 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 62.
2023.7.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 54.
2023.6.1
As of today, 2 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 53.
2023.5.1
The number of signatories increased beyond 50 to Impact-Oriented Finance Declaration. Diverse asset class participation including VCs, banks, insurance companies and asset management companies, accelerating impact finance in Japan. We are pleased to announce that the number of signatories has increased to 51, to the Declaration on Impact-Oriented Finance (Secretariat: Social Innovation Initiative Foundation, hereinafter “SIIF”), which was launched with the original signatures of 21 financial institutions in November 2021.
2023.5.1
As of today, 2 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 51.
2023.4.24
The 6th Working Level Meeting was held on April 24th, 2023 >> Click here
2023.4.1
As of today, 2 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 49.
2023.3.1
As of today, 2 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 47.
2023.2.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 45.
2023.1.26
The 2nd General Meeting of Representatives and 5th Working Level Meeting was held on Thursday, January 26, 2023 >> Click here
2023.1.13
Japan Impact Driven Finance Initiative is pleased to announce that Progress Report 2022 is now available online. See details here! >> Click here
2023.1.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 44.
2022.12.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 43.
2022.11.29
We are celebrating the first anniversary of the Japan Impact -driven Financing Initiative.
2022.11.1
The 4th Working Level Meeting was held on November 1st, 2022 >> Click here
2022.11.1
As of today, 4 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 42.
2022.10.1
As of today, 1 new supporter has signed, bringing the number of supporters to 10.
2022.10.1
As of today, 4 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 38.
2022.9.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 34.
2022.7.25
The 3rd Working Level Meeting was held on July 25, 2022 >> Click here
2022.7.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 33.
2022.6.20
Seven working groups were established and began its activities.
2022.6.1
As of today, 2 new supporters have signed, bringing the number of supporters to 9.
2022.6.1
As of today, 2 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 32.
2022.5.2
As of today, 2 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 30.
2022.4.20
The 2nd Working Level Meeting was held on April 20, 2022 >> Click here
2022.4.1
As of today, 1 new institution has signed, bringing the number of signatories to 28.
2022.2.1
As of today, 5 new institutions have signed, bringing the number of signatories to 27.
2022.1.28
The 1st Working Level Meeting was held on January 28, 2022 >> Click here
2022.1.17
Our press conference video is now available here. >> Click here
2021.12.17
The 1st General Assembly of Representatives was held on December 17, 2021 >> Click here
2021.12.10
As of today, JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd. has signed, and there are 22 signing institutions.
2021.11.29
Our press conference photos are now available >> Click here
2021.11.29
PRESS RELEASE: 21 Financial Institutions sign “Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative” File1 File2
2021.11.29
Launched our website.

Meeting Minutes


2024.11.1
Japan Impact Driven Financing Initiative, its mission, strategy, organization and activities
2023.4.24
6th-Working-level-meeting-minutes
2023.1.26
The 2nd General Meeting of Representatives and 5th Working Level Meeting
2022.11.1
4th-Working-level-meeting-minutes
2022.7.25
3rd-Working-level-meeting-minutes
2022.4.20
2nd-Working-level-meeting-minutes
2022.1.28
1st-Working-level-meeting-minutes
2021.12.17
The 1st General Assembly of Representatives

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Email:impact-drivenfi@siif.or.jp

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