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About Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is a Japanese financial services company headquartered in Tokyo. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, the largest bank in Japan, serves as its core retail, corporate, and investment banking arm. The bank was established on January 1 2006, through the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank. MUFG is the world's fifth largest bank according to assets.

Website http://www.bk.mufg.jp/global/
Headquarters
7-1 Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda
100-0005 Tokyo
Japan
CEO/chair Nobuyuki Hirano
Director and Group CEO
Supervisor
Bank of Japan
Annual report Annual integrated report 2018
Ownership
listed on NYSE Euronext & Tokyo Stock Exchange

MUFG's share holder structure can be accessed here.

Related Dodgy Deals

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

Projects - active profiles

Annova LNG Terminal United States profile

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Debt – corporate loan
USD 20 million
26 May 2016 - 26 May 2021
Part finance of USD 600 million revolving credit facilty
source: Rainforest Action Network
link

Dakota Access Pipeline United States profile

energy distribution | oil and gas
Debt – project finance
USD 235 million
2 August 2016 - 2 August 2019
source: Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. 8-K Filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, courtesy of Rainforest Action Network
link

Kusile coal power plant South Africa profile

energy plants - coal
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 705 million
December 2009
Part of € 705 million syndicated loan - ECA/Euler Hermes-covered loan used to fund part of the foreign content of the Kusile boiler contract with Hitachi Power Europe (HPE)
source: Eskom Press Release

Mountain Valley Pipeline United States profile

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Bond issue – underwriter
USD 90 million
1 December 2016 - 1 December 2026
source: EQM filings at the SEC
link
Debt – corporate loan
USD 51 million
18 February 2014 - 18 February 2019
source: EQM filings at the SEC
link

Nam Dinh coal power plant Vietnam profile

energy plants - coal
Approached, interested
source: IJ Global 31/01/2017
link

Solwara 1 Deep Sea Mining Project Papua New Guinea profile

mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
USD 1.652 billion
2013
Provided to Metalloinvest and its subsidiaries sicne 2013
source: Profundo report
link

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - international - profile

oil and gas
Debt – project finance
EUR 500 million
December 2018 - June 2034
Co-financed EUR 500 million EBRD B-loan
source: EIB press release
link
Debt – project finance
EUR 635 million
December 2018 - June 2034
Co-financed EUR 635 million commercial banks loan
source: EIB press release
link

Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada profile

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Debt – corporate loan
 315 million
31 May 2017
Financed CAD 315 million as part of CAD 5.5 billion credit facility
source: Securities & Exchange Commission
link
There are no active projects for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) now.

Projects - on record profiles

Atlantic Coast Pipeline United States profile

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Debt – corporate loan
USD 317 million
November 2016
Participation in syndicated loan (revolving credit) of USD 5 billion to Dominion Energy
source: Dominion SEC Ex. 10.1
link
Debt – corporate loan
USD 25.5 million
October 2016
Participation in syndicated loan (revolving credit) of USD 300 million to Dominion Energy
source: Dominion SEC Ex. 10.2
link
Debt – corporate loan
USD 500 million
August 2016
Participation in syndicated loan (revolving credit) of USD 1.5 billion to Duke Energy
source: Duke SEC 10.1
link
Debt – corporate loan
USD 340 million
January 2015
Participation in syndicated loan (revolving credit) of USD 7.5 billion to Duke Energy
source: Duke SEC Ex. 10.1
link

Batang Coal Power Project Indonesia profile

energy plants - coal
Debt – project finance
USD 152.11 million
June 2016
source: JBIC
Debt – corporate loan
USD 62 million
August 2012
source: Greenpeace 2014 - The true cost of coal

Bauxite mine Niyamgiri Hills India profile

mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
General corporate finance: Vedanta in April 2007, May 2008 & August 2008

Block 31, Yasuni National Park Ecuador profile

oil and gas
Uncategorised

Camisea pipeline project Peru profile

oil and gas
Debt – project finance
27 June 2008

Cirebon 2 coal power plant Indonesia profile

energy plants - coal
Debt – project finance
18 April 2017
Co financed USD 1.009 billion project finance loan
source: JBIC Press release
link

GALFAD waste management project- CDM Indonesia profile

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Uncategorised
5 July 2005
involved indirectly through their investment banking arm Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd
source: link

Grasberg gold and copper mine Indonesia profile

mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
Loan in March 2007 for acquisition of other mining group (Phelps Dodge)

Great Barrier Reef Coal & Gas Exports Australia profile

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Debt – corporate loan
AUD 819 million
5 May 2013
source: link

Hazelwood coal power plant Australia profile

energy plants - coal
Debt – corporate loan
AUD 215 million
2008
source: link

Kaltim Prima Coal mine Indonesia profile

mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 34.7 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Kashagan oil project Kazakhstan profile

oil and gas
Debt – project finance
November 2005
Debt – corporate loan
KazMunaiGaz paid loan early in October 2008, September 2007
source: International Herald Tribune, 2 October 2008

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea profile

oil and gas
Debt – project finance
USD 1.8 billion
15 December 2009
project finance: participating in syndicated loan of US$ 1.8 billion
source: link

Long Phu I coal power plant Vietnam profile

energy plants - coal
Approached, interested
USD 650 million
HSBC, Cathay United Bank, JP MorganChase and Mitsubishi UFJ are lead arrangers and together lended USD 650 million
source: Market Forces
link

Mining in Goa/ Sesa Goa India profile

mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
USD 66.8 million
August 2008
Debt – corporate loan
USD 73 million
April 2007

Nam Theun 2 dam Laos profile

energy plants - dams
Debt – project finance
May 2005
Uncategorised
Acting as Modeling Bank

Nghi Son 2 coal power plant Vietnam profile

energy plants - coal
Debt – project finance
13 April 2018
source: JBIC
link

Palm Oil Plantations in the Sambas District Indonesia profile

agriculture - palm oil
Principal banker
Wilmar named Mitsubishi UFJ among its principal bankers in April 2007

Sakhalin II oil and gas project Russian Federation profile

oil and gas
Debt – corporate loan
USD 350 million
October 2009
Participation in US$1,4bn provided by consortium of BNP Paribas, BTM, Mizuho, and SMBC
source: Project Finance International
Debt – corporate loan
USD 358 million
June 2008
Participation in loan of $1.6 billion provided by a consortium of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., and BNP Paribas, in addition to $3.7 billion loan provided by JBIC

SOCAR Aegean Refinery Turkey profile

energy plants - coal | oil and gas
Debt – project finance
USD 37.5 million
January 2015
One of a consortium of 16 banks providing USD 600m uncovered commercial loans with a 15 year tenor.
source: TFR

Tanjung Jati-B 2 (TJB2) coal power plant Indonesia profile

energy plants - coal
Debt – project finance
USD 1 billion
24 February 2017
Part of a syndicate of commercial banks for a total financing amount of around USD 1.7 billion.
source: link

Tufanbeyli coal power plant Turkey profile

energy plants - coal
Debt – project finance
EUR 94 million
27 December 2012
source: link

Vung Ang II coal power plant Vietnam profile

energy plants - coal
Approached, interested
MUFG is among the banks that plan to finance the USD two billion power plant.
source: IJ Global 23/01/2017
link

Woodside Petroleum’s gas refinery Australia profile

oil and gas
Debt – corporate loan
Have previously led syndicated finance deals for Woodside, with ANZ
source: Bloomberg online, September 2010

Companies - active profiles

Eskom South Africa profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - nuclear
Debt – corporate loan
USD 61 million
2014 - 2017
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Share issue – underwriter
USD 417 
2014 - 2017
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 85.6 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Kinder Morgan United States profile

energy distribution | oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Debt – corporate loan
USD 245 million
19 September 2014
Co-financed USD 5 billion revolving credit facility
source: www.sec.gov
link

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) South Korea profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - nuclear | mining - coal | nuclear industry
Debt – corporate loan
USD 16 million
2014 - 2017
source: Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Equity – share owner/manager
EUR 117.8 million
source: Annual Report 2009, Kansai Electric Power Company.

Marubeni Japan profile

energy plants - coal | forestry - pulp and paper | mining - non coal | transport and infrastructure
Debt – project finance
GBP 370 million
11 August 2014
£370million - total amount of project finance
source: link
Debt – corporate loan
USD 6.673 billion
2014 - 2017
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report
link
Share issue – underwriter
USD 115 million
2014 - 2017
(Amount includes share and bond issuance underwriting)
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report
link

Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) Poland profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - nuclear | mining - coal
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 950 million
17 September 2018 - 16 December 2022
Co financed EUR 950 million loan agreement
source: PGE Press release
link

RWE Germany profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - nuclear | mining - coal
Debt – corporate loan
USD 245 million
2014 - 2017
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Uncategorised
EUR 82 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 87.5 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 6.2 million
revolving credit
source: Thomson ONE database.

TransCanada Corporation Canada profile

Debt – corporate loan
USD 1 billion
14 December 2017 - 14 December 2018
Co financed USD one billion credit facility to TransCanada Pipeline USA
source: Rainforest Action Network via Bloomberg Professional Services
Debt – corporate loan
USD 500 billion
14 December 2017 - 15 December 2018
Co financed USD 500 million credit facility to TransCanada American Investment
source: Rainforest Action Network via Bloomberg Professional Services
Debt – corporate loan
December 2017
Co financed USD 1.5 billion credit renewal
source: Data provided by Rainforest Action Network via Bloomberg Professional Services
Debt – corporate loan
December 2016
Co financed USD 5 billion revolving credit facility

Wilmar International Singapore profile

agriculture - palm oil
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 617 million
2010 - 2014
Total amount of 11 corporate loans in the period 2010-2014.
source: FoE Europe report (November 2015)
link
There are no active companies for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) now.

Companies - on record profiles

Adani India profile

energy plants - coal | mining - coal | oil and gas
Share issue – underwriter
USD 100 million
2014 - 2017
Combined total share and bond issuance underwriting
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 120.8 million
2010 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Alliant Techsystems United States profile

arms industry and trade
Uncategorised
Info on Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ's role in Alliant Techsystems can be found here:
source: link

Alpha Natural Resources United States profile

mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 76.1 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 87.9 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Anglo American United Kingdom profile

mining - coal | mining - non coal
Uncategorised
EUR 15 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 57.2 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Arch Coal United States profile

mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 51.6 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 242.8 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Areva France profile

energy plants - nuclear | energy plants - renewables | mining - non coal | nuclear industry
Bond issue – underwriter
EUR 218.8 million
source: Thomson ONE database
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 179.9 million
source: Euroweek - Issue: 986; Euroweek - Issue: 990;Euroweek - Issue: 1029;Thomson ONE database.

Astra Agro Lestari Indonesia profile

agriculture - palm oil
Debt – corporate loan
 150 thousand
31 September 2012
short term loan
source: Annual report 2013

BHP Billiton Australia profile

mining - coal | mining - non coal | oil and gas
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 47.6 million
October 2002
source: International Financing Review, 26 October 2002;Euroweek - Issue: 780; Prospectus WMC Resources, 26 June 2003; International Financing Review, London, 23 April 2005; Loans - BHP Billiton, Euroweek, London, 29 April 2005; Annual Report 2005, BHP Billiton, Melbourne, September 2005; International Financing Review, London, 9 September 2004; International Financing Review, London, 26 March 2005.

Bumi Resources Indonesia profile

mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 34.7 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Bumitama Indonesia profile

agriculture - palm oil
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 15.28 million
May 2013
Loan secured through subsidiary Bumitama Gunajaya Agro Group
source: Thomson ONE Banker, Tearsheet 2980397115, consulted on 8 May 2013
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 6.69 million
November 2012
source: Thomson ONE Banker, Tearsheet 2910214115, consulted on12 November 2012

EDF France profile

energy plants - nuclear
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 1,615.3 million
source: Thomson ONE database; Statement from Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman and CEO of EdF, Electricité de France, Paris, 24 September 2008.
Bond issue – underwriter
EUR 937.78 million
source: Thomson ONE database; Euroweek - Issue: 826.

ENGIE France profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - dams
Uncategorised
EUR 1.5 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 71.6 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Glencore Switzerland profile

mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 76.8 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 470.3 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

IOI Corporation Malaysia profile

agriculture - palm oil
Equity – share owner/manager
USD 0.355 million
31 May 2015
source: Thomson ONE Banker
Debt – corporate loan
USD 65.97 million
14 May 2013
Part of a US$ 160,91 corporate loan.
source: Thomson ONE Banker
Bond issue – underwriter
USD 600 million
20 June 2012
Joint bookrunner for US$ 600 mln. bond issuance. Part of four participating banks, providing $ 150 mln.
source: Thomson ONE Banker
Debt – corporate loan
USD 165 million
19 October 2011
Part of a US $ 330 mln. corporate loan.
source: Thomson ONE Banker
Debt – corporate loan
USD 48.5 million
19 May 2011
Part of a $ 161.67 mln. corporate loan.
source: Thomson ONE Banker
Debt – corporate loan
USD 300 million
1 September 2010
Part of a $600 mln. corporate loan.
source: Thomson ONE Banker

Jindal Steel & Power India profile

mining - coal | mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 1.1 million
2010 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Lockheed Martin United States profile

arms industry and trade
Uncategorised
Info on Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ's role in Lockheed Martin can be found here:
source: link

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) India profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - hydro | energy plants - renewables | manufacturing | mining - coal
Share issue – underwriter
USD 287 million
2014 - 2017
Combined share and bond issuance underwriting
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 162.7 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – project finance
source: Press release JBIC, Tokyo, 20 December 2007; Press release NTPC, New Delhi, 24 December 2007.
Debt – corporate loan
source: Euroweek - Issue: 972; Asian Development Bank, Manilla, 25 October 2006; Thomson ONE database.

Rio Tinto Australia profile

mining - coal | mining - non coal | nuclear industry
Uncategorised
EUR 16.7 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 34.2 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Bond issue – underwriter
EUR 0.1 million
source: Euroweek - Issue 807.

Samling Hong Kong profile

forestry - pulp and paper
Uncategorised
Samling names Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ among its principle bankers

SUEK Russian Federation profile

mining - coal
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 197.8 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Textron United States profile

arms industry and trade
Uncategorised
Info on bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ's role in Textron can be found here:
source: link

Trafigura Singapore profile

commodities trading | oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Debt – corporate loan
USD 326 million
2012 - 2016
Total corporate loan between 2012 and October 2016.
source: Thomson Reuters Eikon, accessed by Profundo, October 2016
Debt – corporate loan
USD 1,461 million
2012 - 2016
Total revolving credit between 2012 and October 2016.
source: Thomson Reuters Eikon, accessed by Profundo, October 2016

Vedanta Resources United Kingdom profile

mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
USD 70 million
June 2009
Debt – corporate loan
USD 66.8 million
August 2008
Debt – corporate loan
USD 73 million
April 2007

Vitol Switzerland profile

commodities trading | oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Debt – corporate loan
USD 459 million
2012 - 2016
Total corporate loan between 2012 and October 2016
source: Thomson Reuters Eikon, accessed by Profundo, October 2016
Debt – corporate loan
USD 1,037 million
2012 - 2016
Total revolving credit between 2012 and October 2016
source: Thomson Reuters Eikon, accessed by Profundo, October 2016

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group considers end to loans for new coal fired power projects. NGOs demand stronger action to withdraw from coal

2019-04-12 | 350 Japan
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Major banks are failing Vietnam by violating Equator Principles commitments in financing coal power projects

2018-10-11 | Market Forces
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These 3 coal plants might not get Japan funds under new rules

2018-08-27 | Bloomberg
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2018-07-28 | The Diplomat
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Greenpeace Japan calls for a more meaningful and clearer coal investment policy at MUFG AGM

2018-06-28 | Tokyo | Greenpeace Japan
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Indofood: the perfect microcosm of how the financial system is still part of the problem

2018-05-31 | RAN
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Environmental NGOs respond to statement by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group CEO on restricting coal-fired power financing

2018-05-17 | FOE Japan, Greenpeace Japan, Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society
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Cracks emerge in coal haven as insurers mull funding curbs

2018-05-14 | Bloomberg
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Japanese banks betray their commitments and the environment by funding more dirty coal

2018-04-18 | Market Forces
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Japanese banks betray their commitments and the environment by funding more dirty coal

2018-04-18 | Market Forces
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NGOs Sound the Alarm on Japanese Banks’ Continued Coal Financing

2018-04-09 | Tokyo | Greenpeace Japan, Rainforest Action Network
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Report finds major banks ramped up fossil fuel financing to $115 billion in 2017

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New report: Towards responsible and inclusive financing of the palm oil sector

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2017-11-02 | Rainforest Action Network
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2017-10-12 | Tokyo, Japan
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2017-08-01 | Environmental Paper Network
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28 major banks warned not to finance Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Over 20 Indigenous and environmental groups deliver urgent letter.
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Japanese and Singaporean banks step in to finance Indonesian coal plant in face of opposition from communities and environmentalists

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2016-06-06 | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | BankTrack
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external news
our news

New BankTrack Human Rights Impact Briefing: Labour standards violations in IOI Corporation’s Malaysian plantations

2016-02-16 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

New BankTrack Human Rights Impact Briefing: Labour standards violations in IOI Corporation’s Malaysian plantations

2016-02-16 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Banks and pension funds continue to bankroll deforestation and land grabs

2015-04-30 | The Guardian
blog
external news
our news

Banks warned over ESG risks of palm oil investments

2015-04-24 | Ethical Performance
blog
external news
our news

Briefing to banks and potential investors on the ongoing risks and outstanding social conflicts in the palm oil agribusiness sector: Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) bond offering

Joint NGO statement
2015-04-15 | Nijmegen
blog
external news
our news

Call for banks to divest from APRIL

Social conflict and environmental destruction are rife in its operations
2014-12-10 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

Banks not yet living up to UN human rights principles, finds BankTrack

New research finds inadequate reporting on human rights impacts, and failure to establish mechanisms to allow complaints.
2014-12-02 | Geneva | BANKTRACK
blog
external news
our news

'Record year' for bank coal financing as latest UN climate warning looms

2014-10-29 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Seven of Bloomberg’s Top Ten “Greenest Banks” Are Climate Killers

2013-04-10 | RAN
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

Don’t bank on the bomb

2012-03-05 | Washington | ICAN
blog
external news
our news

Bankrolling Climate Change

NGOs present groundbreaking research on banks’ involvement in coal financing
2011-11-30 | Durban | urgewald, Earthlife, BankTrack and groundWork
blog
external news
our news

While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
blog
external news
our news

Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Equator Principles update must lead to new Principles focused on people and planet
2011-10-23 | Washington | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Financiers search for sustainable future

2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

Nam Theun 2 inauguration hides real costs of controversial Equator Principles project

More than 100,000 people continue to suffer project impacts
2010-12-07 | Laos | International Rivers
blog
external news
our news

New rules for Equator Principles, but no new commitments from banks

New governance rules represent missed chance for Equator Principles to take bold steps forward on transparency and accountability
2010-07-01 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

New report evaluates quality of investment policies of 49 banks; more policies in place, overall quality below what is required
2010-04-27 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Penan score victory as logging road blockades halt timber giant's encroachment on their rainforests

Defiant forest communities announce they will continue to fight the Samling corporation's activities within the
2010-04-26 | Long Sabai, Sarawak, Malaysia
blog
external news
our news

Laos’ Nam Theun 2 dam operation illegal

Equator Principles project begins selling power to Thailand in violation of Concession Agreement and obligations to affected communities
2010-03-23 | Laos | International Rivers
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

BankTrack calls upon Citi, new chair of Equator Principles to take bold steps forward
2010-03-15 | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Major reforms needed on transparency, accountability, implementation and climate change
2010-01-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Top financial institutions still invest US$20 billion in cluster bombs

Activists call on banks and pension funds to disinvest from banned weapon
2009-10-29 | London | Netwerk Vlaanderen
blog
external news
our news

NGOs criticise private banks irresponsible investment in Kazakhstan

2008-10-07 | Italy | CRBM
blog
external news
our news

Environmental groups condemn Japanese and French banks for financing Sakhalin II oil and gas project in Russia

2008-06-17 | Tokyo, San Fransisco, Moscow, Nijmegen | Pacific Environment
blog
external news
our news

Japanese Banks Blasted for Investment Plans in Sakhalin II

Banks to Stay out of Environmentally Unsound Oil and Gas Project in Russia
2008-06-12 | Tokyo | Friends of the Earth Japan
blog
external news
our news

Sakhalin II: new environmental violations brought to light

Banks once more warned for risks of being involved
2007-06-27 | United States of America | Pacific Environment
blog
external news
our news

Sakhalin II: Six banks face serious decision

now that the Russian government has revoked the environmental permits
2006-09-15 | London, United Kingdom | Pacific Environment

Documents

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Type:
Year:
annual reports

Annual integrated report 2018

2019-04-01 00:00:00 | MUFG
csr policies

Group code of conduct

2019-04-01 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
our publications

Coal plant developers: 2018 research analysis

2018-12-05 00:00:00 | BankTrack
correspondence

Letter from BankTrack and 120 organisations to MUFG on Demands FBNT campaign

2018-10-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack and 120 organisations
correspondence

Letter from FoE Japan and 170 NGOs to Japanese government, JBIC, JICA, NEXI on Japanese government must stop financing Cirebon and Indramayu coal power plants

2018-05-18 00:00:00 | FoE Japan and 170 NGOs
csr policies

Environmental Policy Statement, Human Rights Policy Statement, and Environmental and Social Policy Framework

2018-05-15 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
annual reports

Annual integrated report 2017

2018-04-30 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
ngo documents

How banks contribute to human rights violations: responses to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

2018-02-28 00:00:00 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
csr policies

Slavery and human trafficking statement

2017-12-31 00:00:00 | MUFG Bank
ngo documents

The human cost of conflict palm oil - revisited

How PepsiCo, Banks and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil perpetuate Indofood's worker exploitation
2017-12-04 00:00:00 | RAN, OPPUK & International Labor Rights Forum
ngo documents

Major international banks continue to finance palm oil company Indofood despite evidence of systemic labor abuses

Forest & Finance Briefing
2017-11-30 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK Indonesia & Profundo
ngo documents

Banks: High Carbon, Hidden Risks

2017-09-25 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
ngo documents

Problematic pipelines: Investor risk from bank financing of tar sands pipelines

2017-09-20 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
correspondence

Letter from NGO coalition to Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ on Long Phu I financing

2017-08-02 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth, JACSES, Market Forces
ngo documents

In the Red

An Assessment of Bank Policies for Financing Pulp and Paper
2017-08-01 00:00:00 | Environmental Paper Network
ngo documents

Japanese and Malaysian banks and investors continue to pump billions of dollars into forest-risk companies, without adequate environmental and social safeguards

2017-06-13 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK Indonesia & Profundo
correspondence

Letter from RAN and 13 others to 14 banks that underwrote Kinder Morgan Canada IPO on warning to finance the IPO

2017-06-06 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network et al
annual reports

MUFG Report 2016

2017-04-06 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
our publications

The Cirebon 2 coal power plant and the Equator Principles

2017-04-03 00:00:00 | BankTrack and Greenpeace
ngo documents

Financiers of IOI and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) face material ESG risks from failure to respect land tenure rights

2017-03-27 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK & Profundo
ngo documents

Dirty Bankers

How HSBC is financing forest destruction for palm oil
2017-01-17 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
correspondence

Letter from 500 organisations to Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ on financing DAPL

2016-11-30 00:00:00 | 500 organisations
ngo documents

Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem

A Shared Responsibility
2016-11-07 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
annual reports

Annual Report 2016

2016-07-15 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
our publications

Banking with Principles? Second Edition June 2016

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2016-06-30 00:00:00 | BankTrack
our publications

Green Paper, Red Lines

Requirements for pulp and paper industry finance
2016-06-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network
our publications

Human Rights Impact Briefing #1:Labour standards violations in IOICorporation’s Malaysian plantations

2016-02-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack
annual reports

CSR Report 2015 MUFG

2015-11-06 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
annual reports

Annual Report 2015 MUFG

2015-07-27 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
annual reports

CSR Report 2014

2015-05-07 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
company documents

Response to press release by NGOs issued on 15 April 2015

2015-04-16 00:00:00 | GAR
our publications

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) bond offering

Briefing to banks and potential investors on the ongoing risks and outstanding social conflicts in the palm oil agribusiness sector
2015-04-15 00:00:00 | Joint NGO statement
ngo documents

Kuasa Taipan Kelapa sawit di Indonesia

in Bahasa Indonesia
2015-02-16 00:00:00 | TuK, Profundo
ngo documents

Tycoon-controlled oil palm groups in Indonesia - Executive Summary

2015-02-16 00:00:00 | TuK, Profundo
ngo documents

Japanese Banks' Involvements in Human Rights Violations based on 4 Cases

Executive Summary of Fair Finance Guide Japan 1st Case Study
2015-01-09 00:00:00 | Published by A SEED JAPAN, JACSES and PARC
correspondence

Letter from EPN to Banks investing in April on APRIL

2014-12-10 00:00:00 | EPN
our publications

Banking with Principles?

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2014-12-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack
annual reports

CSR Report 2013

2014-01-01 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
annual reports

2013 Annual Report

2014-01-01 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
annual reports

CSR Report 2012

2012-12-14 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
annual reports

Annual Report 2012

2012-07-24 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
ngo documents

Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions - June 2012 update

A shared responsibility
2012-06-10 00:00:00 | FairFin and IKV Pax Christi
other documents

MUFG Cluster Munitions Investments

2011-05-25 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen & IKV Pax Christi
correspondence

Letter from BankTrack to EPFIs on issues around Equator Principles Review process

2010-12-18 00:00:00 | Banktrack
csr policies

Ethical Framework, Environmental Policy

2010-11-22 00:00:00 | Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
our publications

Close the Gap

Benchmarking investment policies of international banks
2010-04-27 00:00:00 | BankTrack
other documents

bank of Tokyo Mitsubish UFJ cluster munitions investments

2010-04-01 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen, IKV PAX Christi
other documents

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ cluster munitions investments

2010-04-01 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen, IKV Pax Christi
other documents

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ cluster munitions financing

2009-10-01 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen et. al.
ngo documents

Worldwide investments in CLUSTER MUNITIONS, a shared responsibility

2009-10-01 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen, et. al.
bank documents

What does CSR mean to MUFG group

2009-05-26 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UF Group

Links

Fair Finance Japan

Fair Finance Guide Japan
http://fairfinance.jp/bank/banks/mufg/

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's CSR pages

http://www.mufg.jp/english/csr/

RAN petition - Call on MUFG to stop funding climate change.

https://act.ran.org/stop_funding_climate_destruction?utm_campaign=stop_funding_climate_destruct3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rainforestactionnetwork

Policies

Voluntary initiatives

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:

Investment policies

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

Year:
csr policies

Group code of conduct

2019-04-01 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
csr policies

Environmental Policy Statement, Human Rights Policy Statement, and Environmental and Social Policy Framework

2018-05-15 00:00:00 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
csr policies

Slavery and human trafficking statement

2017-12-31 00:00:00 | MUFG Bank
csr policies

Ethical Framework, Environmental Policy

2010-11-22 00:00:00 | Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ

Campaigns

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and the Equator Principles

The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.

The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) adopted the Equator Principles in 2005.

Reporting on the Equator Principles

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.

Dodgy Deals

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.

Active

Dakota Access Pipeline United States

energy distribution | oil and gas
Active

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - international -

oil and gas
Active

Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
On record

Batang Coal Power Project Indonesia

energy plants - coal
On record

Block 31, Yasuni National Park Ecuador

oil and gas
On record

Camisea pipeline project Peru

oil and gas
On record

Cirebon 2 coal power plant Indonesia

energy plants - coal
On record

Kashagan oil project Kazakhstan

oil and gas
On record

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea

oil and gas
On record

Nam Theun 2 dam Laos

energy plants - dams
On record

Sakhalin II oil and gas project Russian Federation

oil and gas
On record

SOCAR Aegean Refinery Turkey

energy plants - coal | oil and gas
On record

Tanjung Jati-B 2 (TJB2) coal power plant Indonesia

energy plants - coal
On record

Tufanbeyli coal power plant Turkey

energy plants - coal
On record

Vung Ang II coal power plant Vietnam

energy plants - coal
On record

Woodside Petroleum’s gas refinery Australia

oil and gas

Human rights

True leader Front runner Follower Laggard
BankTrack has assessed Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) on its implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in June 2016. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is assessed as a Laggard, with a total score of 0/12.
Policy: 0/3Due dilligence: 0/3
Reporting: 0/3Remedy: 0/3
For more details, see Banking with Principles? 2016 update.

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is reporting on the implementation here.

Contact and complaints

Equator Principles Dodgy Deals

Projects

Active

Dakota Access Pipeline United States

energy distribution | oil and gas
Active

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - international -

oil and gas
Active

Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
On record

Batang Coal Power Project Indonesia

energy plants - coal
On record

Block 31, Yasuni National Park Ecuador

oil and gas
On record

Camisea pipeline project Peru

oil and gas
On record

Cirebon 2 coal power plant Indonesia

energy plants - coal
On record

Kashagan oil project Kazakhstan

oil and gas
On record

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea

oil and gas
On record

Nam Theun 2 dam Laos

energy plants - dams
On record

Sakhalin II oil and gas project Russian Federation

oil and gas
On record

SOCAR Aegean Refinery Turkey

energy plants - coal | oil and gas
On record

Tanjung Jati-B 2 (TJB2) coal power plant Indonesia

energy plants - coal
On record

Tufanbeyli coal power plant Turkey

energy plants - coal
On record

Vung Ang II coal power plant Vietnam

energy plants - coal
On record

Woodside Petroleum’s gas refinery Australia

oil and gas

Good moves

Year: