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Mizuho head office in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Photo: Lombroso via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

About Mizuho Financial Group

Mizuho Financial Group is one of three Japanese megabanks, along with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.The Mizuho Financial Group offers a broad range of service including banking, trust banking and securities, and other business related to financial services through its group companies. Under the umbrella of the holding company Mizuho Financial Group, their major group companies include Mizuho Bank (MHBK), Mizuho Trust & Banking (MHTB) and Mizuho Securities (MHSC). Muziho Bank became a signatory of the Equator Principles in October 2003, and was the chair bank of the Equator Principles Association from May 2014 until April 2015.

[this profile covers the holding company Mizuho Financial Group, unless indicated otherwise]

Website https://www.mizuho-fg.com/index.html
Headquarters
1–5–5, Otemachi, Chiyoda–ku
100–8176 Tokyo
Japan
CEO/chair Tatsufumi Sakai
President & Group CEO
Supervisor
Financial Service Agency (Japan)
Annual report Annual integrated report 2020
Ownership
listed on NYSE, Osaka Securities Exchange & Tokyo Stock Exchange

Mizuho's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

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Banks, climate and energy

Bank policy scores on fossil fuel financing

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-06-01
JPN
4
5000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
4
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1590962400
Last update: 2020-06-01
Explanation

Total: 4 points out of 200

0.5 point out of 120 for oil and gas policy.

3.5 points out of 80 for coal policy.

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 200 policy points for its overall fossil fuel policies; 120 possible points for oil and gas policies and 80 possible points for coal policies. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-50 points), followers (50.5-100 points), front runners (100.5-150 points) or leaders (150.5-200 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on fossil fuel expansion

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-06-01
JPN
2.5
3500000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
2.5
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1590962400
Last update: 2020-06-01
Explanation

Total: 2.5 points out of 89

0.5 point for a mountaintop removal (MTR) mine exclusion: Mizuho will not provide financing or investment to coal mining projects employing the mountain top removal method.

2 points for a weak exclusion of coal power projects: Mizuho will not finance new coal power plants, except projects already committed to before June 2020; or replacements leading to CO2 reduction where it is also deemed necessary for stable energy supply in the host country.

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Relevant policies
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Management Policy for Financing and Investment Activity

2020-06-01 00:00:00
Explanation

The scores for a bank's policies restricting expansion of fossil fuels - in each area, prohibitions against financing projects and/or companies expanding that area - are aggregated into a fossil fuel expansion policy score.

The point-based policy ranking for fossil fuel expansion consists of the following distribution:

  • Coal mining: 14 points​
  • Coal power: 14 points
  • Other coal: 7 points
  • Tar sands: 9 points
  • Arctic oil and gas: 9 points
  • Offshore oil and gas: 9 points
  • Fracked oil and gas: 9 points
  • LNG: 9 points
  • Other oil and gas: 9 points

A bank can obtain a total of 89 policy points for its fossil fuel expansion policy. Based on this score, banks are then classified as laggards (0-22.25 points), followers (22.25-44.5 points), front runners (44.5-66.75 points) or leaders (66.75-89 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on oil and gas financing

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-06-01
JPN
0.5
1500000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0.5
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1590962400
Last update: 2020-06-01
Explanation

Total: 0.5 point out of 120

0.5 point out of 20 for other/conventional oil and gas: see here.

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

For each of the six subsectors, 20 possible policy points can be obtained, so a bank can obtain a total of 120 policy points for its oil and gas policies. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-30 points), followers (30.5-60 points), front runners (60.5-90 points) or leaders (90.5-120 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on tar sands

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-03-01
JPN
0
1000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1583017200
Last update: 2020-03-01
Explanation

Total: 0 points out of 20

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

The point-based policy ranking above assesses bank policies in four ways:

 1) Restriction on direct financing for tar sands projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), moderate exclusion (3), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand tar sands.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for tar sands.

  • None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in tar sands above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its tar sands policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points). 

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on Arctic oil and gas

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-03-01
JPN
0
1000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1583017200
Last update: 2020-03-01
Explanation

Total: 0 points out of 20

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for Arctic oil and gas projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), moderate exclusion (3), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand Arctic oil and gas. 

  • None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for Arctic oil and gas.

  • None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in Arctic oil and gas above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its Arctic oil and gas policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on offshore oil and gas

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-03-01
JPN
0
1000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1583017200
Last update: 2020-03-01
Explanation

Total: 0 points out of 20

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for offshore oil and gas projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand offshore oil and gas.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for offshore oil and gas.

  • None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in offshore oil and gas above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its offshore oil and gas policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on fracked oil and gas

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-03-01
JPN
0
1000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1583017200
Last update: 2020-03-01
Explanation

Total: 0 points out of 20

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for fracked oil and gas projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), moderate exclusion (3), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand oil and gas fracking.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for oil and gas fracking.

  • None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in oil and gas fracking above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its fracking policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on LNG

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-03-01
JPN
0
1000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1583017200
Last update: 2020-03-01
Explanation

Total: 0 points out of 20

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for LNG projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand LNG.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for LNG.

  • None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in LNG above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its LNG policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on other/conventional oil and gas

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-06-01
JPN
0.5
1500000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0.5
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1590962400
Last update: 2020-06-01
Explanation

Total: 0.5 point out of 20

0.5 point for enhanced due diligence/Equator Principles commitment regarding other/conventional oil and gas companies: Mizuho is a signatory to the Equator Principles and committed to conduct enhanced due diligence for clients involved in oil and gas in general. The banks states that it undertakes engagement with clients to confirm their measures for addressing transition risk accompanying climate change.

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Relevant policies
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Management Policy for Financing and Investment Activity

2020-06-01 00:00:00
Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for other/conventional oil and gas projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand other/conventional oil and gas. 

  • None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for other/conventional oil and gas.

  • None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in other/conventional oil and gas above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence/Equator Principles commitment (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its other/conventional oil and gas policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on coal financing

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-06-01
JPN
3.5
4500000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
3.5
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1590962400
Last update: 2020-06-01
Explanation

Total: 3.5 points out of 80

1 point out of 32 for coal mining policy: see here.

2.5 points out of 32 for coal power policy: see here.

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

For both coal mining and coal power, 32 possible policy points can be obtained, while for other coal,16 possible policy points can be obtained. So a bank can obtain a total of 80 policy points for its coal policies. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-20 points), followers (20.5-40 points), front runners (40.5-60 points) or leaders (60.5-80 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on coal mining

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-06-01
JPN
1
2000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
1
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1590962400
Last update: 2020-06-01
Explanation

Total: 1 point out of 32

0.5 point for a mountaintop removal (MTR) mine exclusion: Mizuho will not provide financing or investment to coal mining projects employing the mountain top removal method.

0.5 point for enhanced due diligence regarding coal mining companies: Mizuho conducts enhanced due diligence for clients involved in coal mining.

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Relevant policies
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Management Policy for Financing and Investment Activity

2020-06-01 00:00:00
Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal mining projects.

  • None (0), mountaintop removal mining exclusion (0.5), weak exclusion (2), moderate exclusion (4), strong exclusion (6)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal mining.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (4), strong exclusion (8)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal mining.

  • None (0), exposure reduction (1.5), financing reduction (3), weak phase-out (4), moderate phase-out (6), strong phase-out (8)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal mining above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (3), moderate exclusion threshold (5), strong exclusion threshold (8), full exclusion (10)

A bank can obtain a total of 32 policy points for its coal mining policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-8 points), followers (8.5-16 points), front runners (16.5-24 points) or leaders (24.5-32 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on coal power

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-06-01
JPN
2.5
3500000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
2.5
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1590962400
Last update: 2020-06-01
Explanation

Total: 2.5 points out of 32

2 points for a weak exclusion of coal power projects: Mizuho will not finance new coal power plants, except projects already committed to before June 2020; or replacements leading to CO2 reduction where it is also deemed necessary for stable energy supply in the host country.

0.5 point for enhanced due diligence regarding coal power companies: Mizuho conducts enhanced due diligence on coal power companies.

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Relevant policies
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Management Policy for Financing and Investment Activity

2020-06-01 00:00:00
Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal power projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (2), moderate exclusion (4), strong exclusion (6)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal power.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (4), strong exclusion (8)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal power.

  • None (0), proportional reduction (1), exposure reduction (1.5), financing reduction (3), weak phase-out (4), moderate phase-out (6), strong phase-out (8)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal power above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (3), moderate exclusion threshold (5), strong exclusion threshold (8), full exclusion (10)

A bank can obtain a total of 32 policy points for its coal power policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-8 points), followers (8.5-16 points), front runners (16.5-24 points) or leaders (24.5-32 points).

For more details see this page.

Bank policy scores on coal infrastructure

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho
2020-03-01
JPN
0
1000000000
0
Japan
Profile
Laggard
0
Follower
Front runner
Leader
1583017200
Last update: 2020-03-01
Explanation

Total: 0 points out of 16

See: Banking on Climate Change - policy scores

Explanation

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal infrastructure projects.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (1), strong exclusion (3)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal infrastructure.

  • None (0), weak exclusion (2), strong exclusion (4)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal infrastructure.

  • None (0), exposure reduction (1), weak phase-out (2), strong phase-out (4)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal infrastructure above a certain threshold.

  • None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (4), full exclusion (5)

A bank can obtain a total of 16 policy points for its coal infrastructure policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-4 points), followers (4.5-8 points), front runners (8.5-12 points) or leaders (12.5-16 points)

For more details see this page.

Banks and human rights

BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark 2019

BankLast update
Country
Details
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Mizuho Financial Group
JPN
100
Japan
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
Explanation

Mizuho Financial Group's human rights policies, processes and reporting were assessed as part of the BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark in November 2019. The bank is assessed as a Follower, with a total score of 4 out of 14.

Policy: 2.5/3
Due dilligence: 1/5
Reporting: 0.5/3
Remedy: 0/3

For more details see this page.

Tracking the Equator Principles

EPFIs reporting status

BankLast update
Country
Details
Reporting period
PF deals under EP
Project names reported
% Project names reported
Mizuho
2020-09-09
JPN
2020
48
36
75
7.6000000037E+37
0
Japan
Profile
Reporting period
2020
PF deals under EP
48
Project names reported
36
% Project names reported
75
1599602400
Last update: 2020-09-09
Explanation

EP reporting page: https://equator-principles.com/reporting-mizuho-bank-ltd-2019-2020/

Explanation

Project name reporting status of Equator Principles signatories for each financial institutions' most recent reporting period. 

For more details see this page.

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International petition: Japan must not support Vung Ang 2 coal power plant in Vietnam

127 organizations from more than 40 countries and regions sign petition to Japanese public and private sectors
2020-05-26 | 350.org Japan, Friends of the Earth Japan, Kiko Network, The Asian Peoples
blog
external news
our news

Saudi Aramco closes US$10bn loan

2020-05-12 | London | Reuters
blog
external news
our news

Japan’s 2nd largest bank – Mizuho – announces strictest ESG policies to date in Japan

Japan’s 2nd largest bank – Mizuho – adopts NDPE criteria for forest sector clients and announces strictest ESG policies to date in Japan – This puts the bank well ahead of its competitors SMBC & MUFG
2020-04-22 | Forests & Finance
blog
external news
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Major blow to Keystone XL pipeline as judge revokes key permit

Campaigners welcomed Wednesday’s ruling as a victory for tribal rights and environmental protection
2020-04-16 | The Guardian
blog
external news
our news

Mizuho says it will stop lending to new coal power projects

2020-04-15 | Tokyo | Reuters
blog
external news
our news

Reckless Keystone XL decision by TC Energy endorsed by JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Canadian peers

Big banks lead multi-billion dollar bond issuances days after company pushes pipeline forward amid global pandemic
2020-04-03 | San Francisco | 350 Seattle, Amazon Watch, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Global finance sector failing to apply conservation criteria to pulp and paper funding

2020-03-21 | New York/Amsterdam | Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

Banking on Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2020

New report reveals global banks funneled USD 2.7 trillion into fossil fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement, with financing on the rise each year 
2020-03-18 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
blog
external news
our news

Mizuho faces shareholder climate resolution, in first for Japan

2020-03-16 | Reuters
blog
external news
our news

Kiko Network, as Mizuho Financial Group shareholder, files first ever climate resolution in Japan

Kiko Network press release
2020-03-16 | Kiko Network
blog
external news
our news

Japan’s megabanks complicit in destroying critical carbon sinks & fueling illegality

2020-01-31 | Tokyo | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Environment minister opposes Vietnam coal-fired project involving Japan firm

2020-01-22 | The Mainichi
blog
external news
our news

Davos financial players pump US$1.4 trillion into fossil fuels: new Greenpeace report

Banks, insurers and pension funds are as culpable for the climate emergency as the fossil fuel industry - especially those at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
2020-01-21 | Greenpeace
blog
external news
our news

Asia's appetite for coal grows, with China the key decider

India's consumption forecast to climb even as renewables flourish
2020-01-13 | Nikkei Asian Review
blog
external news
our news

4 out of 5 banks failing on human rights, new BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark shows

Lloyds, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Société Générale among the poorest performers in BankTrack ranking, alongside Canadian and Chinese banks
2019-11-26 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Aramco IPO: These are the banks and advisers on world's biggest sale

2019-11-03 | Bloomberg
blog
external news
our news

Advocates urge International Olympic Committee to prioritize climate action, highlight hypocrisy of touting “sustainable” Tokyo Olympics while Japan finances new coal

Two Japanese megabanks sponsoring the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are major backers of coal
2019-09-16 | Oil Change International
blog
external news
our news

Rio Grande Valley: Big banks urged not to back high risk fracked-gas export terminals

2019-08-14 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Japan seeks climate leadership at G-20 summit but can’t kick its coal habit

2019-06-27 | The Washington Post
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack 2019 Human Rights Benchmark: criteria and scope announced

2019-06-25 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Citigroup cancels financing of Indonesian food giant Indofood over palm oil labor abuses

Major Asian, European banks and US brands still linked to controversial company
2019-06-18 | San Francisco, CA | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Mizuho’s new policy on coal-fired power generation financing falls behind Mitsubishi UFJ policy revisions

2019-05-23 | Tokyo | 350.org Japan
blog
external news
our news

Global Banks, Led by JPMorgan Chase, Invested $1.9 Trillion in Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Pact

2019-03-20 | Desmogblog.com
blog
external news
our news

Banking on Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2019

World's top banks have poured $1.9 trillion into fossil fuel financing since the Paris Agreement was adopted, with financing on the rise each year
2019-03-20 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club
blog
external news
our news

Every two weeks a bank, insurer or lender announces new coal restrictions

Major financial institutions restricting coal funding tops 100
2019-02-27 | IEEFA
blog
external news
our news

Trans Adriatic Pipeline: France provides massive financial support to controversial gas project

2019-01-17 | Paris, France | Les Amis de la Terre
blog
external news
our news

Banks massively financing fossil fuels unclear about future of ... fossil fuels

Few banks acknowledge relation between fossil fuels and climate breakdown
2018-12-20 | Nijmegen
blog
external news
our news

Where are Japan’s banks in the climate conversation?

2018-12-13 | Shin Furuno - 350.org
blog
external news
our news

COP24: New research reveals the banks and investors financing the expansion of the global coal plant fleet

Japanese banks top lenders, Chinese banks top underwriters; US companies biggest institutional investors in the coal plant pipeline
2018-12-05 | Katowice, Poland | BankTrack, urgewald
blog
external news
our news

Explosive reports expose illegal logging and human rights abuses by forestry giant Korindo Group

Tokyo 2020 Olympics implicated in sourcing tainted wood - Japanese and Indonesian banks found financing rainforest destruction
2018-11-11 | Jakarta | Rainforest Action Network, WALHI
blog
external news
our news

Gunvor joins other commodity players with sustainability-linked loan led by ING

Participating banks in the Gunvor facility include ABN Amro, CA Indosuez, Credit Suisse, DBS Bank, KfW Ipex-Bank, Mizuho, MUFG Bank, Nedbank, Rabobank, Raiffeisen, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and UniCredit.
2018-10-17 | Global Trade Review
blog
external news
our news

Major banks are failing Vietnam by violating Equator Principles commitments in financing coal power projects

2018-10-11 | Market Forces
blog
external news
our news

New report reveals Japanese financial institutions’ substantial role in climate crisis

2018-09-10
blog
external news
our news

These 3 coal plants might not get Japan funds under new rules

2018-08-27 | Bloomberg
blog
external news
our news

HSBC's shift on energy lending has Suncor throwing its toys out of the pram

But new policy is no isolated move - finance for tar sands will dry up, just as it is doing for coal.
2018-08-09 | Ryan Brightwell – BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Marubeni - playing on both sides of the energy transition

The Japanese conglomerate could be a leader in renewables, but its coal expansion plans should place it beyond the pale for responsible banks.
2018-08-01 | Lucie Pinson – Les Amis de la Terre
blog
external news
our news

Is Japan finally turning away from coal? Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Nippon Life start the race to move beyond coal in Asia

2018-07-28 | The Diplomat
blog
external news
our news

Liberian communities harassed after calling on banks to halt $1.5 billion loan to Wilmar over landgrabbing concerns

2018-07-26 | Inclusive Development International
blog
external news
our news

“A small step forward on climate change risk management, but bolder action required”

Environmental NGOs Respond to Release of New Mizuho Financial Group Financing Policy
2018-06-15 | FOE Japan, Greenpeace Japan, JACSES, Kiko Network, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Indofood: the perfect microcosm of how the financial system is still part of the problem

2018-05-31 | RAN
blog
external news
our news

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
blog
external news
our news

Cracks emerge in coal haven as insurers mull funding curbs

2018-05-14 | Bloomberg
blog
external news
our news

Japanese banks betray their commitments and the environment by funding more dirty coal

2018-04-18 | Market Forces
blog
external news
our news

Japanese banks betray their commitments and the environment by funding more dirty coal

2018-04-18 | Market Forces
blog
external news
our news

NGOs Sound the Alarm on Japanese Banks’ Continued Coal Financing

2018-04-09 | Tokyo | Greenpeace Japan, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Report finds major banks ramped up fossil fuel financing to $115 billion in 2017

Despite 2017 being the costliest year on record for weather disasters, new report reveals that banks increased extreme fossil fuel financing last year, led by a more than doubling in lending to tar sands companies and pipelines.
2018-03-28 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club
blog
external news
our news

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

2017-11-15 | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Profundo
blog
external news
our news

Big banks complicit in massive tar sands destruction and pollution through hundreds of billions in financing

2017-11-02 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Japanese Banks ill-Equipped to Reform Banking Practices in Line with the Paris Agreement

2017-10-12 | Tokyo, Japan
blog
external news
our news

Report Shines a Light on Hidden Backers of World’s Most Destructive Coal Project

2017-10-12 | Inclusive Development International
blog
external news
our news

“Responsible” investors under scrutiny for investing in climate-destroying banks

2017-09-26 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Indigenous Groups Lead Movement to Call on Banks to Drop Enbridge’s Controversial Line 3 Pipeline

Tribal Nations based in Minnesota oppose the project and the Minnesota Department of Commerce has condemned it
2017-09-21 | Minneapolis, MN | Honor the Earth, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Financiers of pulp and paper industry projects will cause environmental and social harm, says new report

2017-08-01 | Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

Mizuho Bank Presented with “2017 Irresponsible Bank Japan Award” in front of Annual Shareholder Meeting

2017-06-23 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Japanese Banks Failing to Respond to Climate Risks, New Reports Find

2017-06-22 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

28 major banks warned not to finance Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Over 20 Indigenous and environmental groups deliver urgent letter.
2017-06-09 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, others
blog
external news
our news

Banks provide billions for Dirty Diesel traders while failing to act on human rights, says new briefing

- Oil traders Trafigura and Vitol received over $100 billion in loans since 2012
- Of 26 banks contacted, not one has pressured companies over toxic fuel exports to Africa
2017-05-23 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Indigenous leaders launch new campaign to defund all four proposed tar sands pipelines

2017-05-09 | Turtle Island | Mazaska Talks
blog
external news
our news

Major international banks and investors finance devastating impacts of forest-risk commodities

New report finds eight corporate giants in palm oil, pulp and paper, timber and rubber involved in social and environmental scandal; exposes financial banking
2017-04-24 | Tokyo | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Energy Transfer: Which banks continue to support the company behind DAPL?

2017-04-06 | Alison Kirsch - Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Banks risk breach of sustainability standards over Indonesian coal plant finance

New report from BankTrack and Greenpeace
2017-04-03 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | BankTrack, Greenpeace
blog
external news
our news

Who's bankrolling TransCanada?

Banking on TransCanada means banking on Keystone XL
2017-03-24 | Alison Kirsch - Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Japanese and Singaporean banks step in to finance Indonesian coal plant in face of opposition from communities and environmentalists

After French banks ditch project, BankTrack, Friends of the Earth Japan and 350.org Japan strongly criticise all banks involved
2017-02-28 | Tokyo, Japan and Nijmegen, Netherlands | BankTrack, Friends of the Earth Japan
blog
external news
our news

Mizuho’s Statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline Project

2016-12-16 | Mizuho
blog
external news
our news

New online platform reveals banks and investors financing companies linked to tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia

Financial sector under the spotlight in new international push to protect forests and forest communities
2016-09-06 | Singapore | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack condemns Japanese and Singapore bank financing of Batang coal project in Indonesia as reckless to people and climate

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

New BankTrack Human Rights Impact Briefing: Drummond and paramilitary violence in Colombia

2016-05-25 | 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

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

RBS sells further North American loan portfolio to Mizuho

2015-04-27 | Reuters
blog
external news
our news

Mizuho to Buy RBS Loans in North America for $3 Billion

2015-02-26 | Bloomberg
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, Mandy Haggith – 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

Mizuho must lead by example as new Equator Principles chair, says BankTrack

2014-05-01 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack calls for strengthening of Green Bond Principles

Combatting climate change needs real commitments instead of loose guidelines - Banks must urgently curb fossil fuel financing
2014-04-14 | 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

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
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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

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

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
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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

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

Who has adopted the Equator Principles?

Confusion at the EP Secretariat highlights grave flaws in implementation
2007-03-22 | Utrecht | CEDHA
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

Type:
Year:
csr policies
2021-02-25 00:00:00

Biodiversity policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2021-02-25 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
our publications
2020-11-24 00:00:00

"Trust Us, We're Equator Banks": Part II

2020-11-24 00:00:00 | BankTrack
ngo documents
2020-11-19 00:00:00

Letter to banks and investors on Indofood labor exploitation

2020-11-19 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
ngo documents
2020-10-28 00:00:00

Bankrolling Extinction: The top 10 banks financing biodiversity loss

2020-10-28 00:00:00 | porfolio.earth
our publications
2020-10-20 00:00:00

A Call to Action on the Principles for Responsible Banking: End Climate-Destructive Financing Now

Joint civil society statement
2020-10-20 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, and others
ngo documents
2020-09-24 00:00:00

Fracking Fiasco: The banks that fueled the U.S. shale bust

2020-09-24 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
our publications
2020-07-15 00:00:00

Fool's Gold

The financial institutions risking our renewable energy future with coal
2020-07-15 00:00:00 | Europe Beyond Coal, BankTrack, BlackRock’s Big Problem, Ember, Fundacja "Rozwój TAK - Odkrywki NIE”, Friends of the Earth Finland, Friends of the Earth France, Greenpeace, Reclaim Finance, Re:Common, ShareAction, Urgewald, 350 Japan
csr policies
2020-07-15 00:00:00

Environmental Policy

2020-07-15 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
bank documents
2020-06-10 00:00:00

Guidance for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) Report 2020

2020-06-10 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial group
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Management Policy for Financing and Investment Activity

2020-06-01 00:00:00 | Mizuho
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Updated policy - Responsible investment and financing

(document in Japanese)
2020-06-01 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
annual reports
2020-03-30 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2020

2020-03-30 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2020-03-30 00:00:00

Initiative for biodiversity

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-03-30 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2020-03-30 00:00:00

Code of Conduct

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-03-30 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
our publications
2020-03-18 00:00:00

Banking on Climate Change - Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2020

2020-03-18 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
correspondence
2019-12-10 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to Mizuho on the bank's progress on its fossil fuel finance since COP24

2019-12-10 00:00:00 | BankTrack
our publications
2019-09-22 00:00:00

Civil Society Statement on the new Principles for Responsible Banking

2019-09-22 00:00:00 | BankTrack and others
csr policies
2019-09-16 00:00:00

Modern Slavery Statement

2019-09-16 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2019-05-22 00:00:00

Revisioned policy for coal-fired power generation

(in Japanese)
2019-05-22 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
ngo documents
2019-05-21 00:00:00

Fool's Gold

The financial institutions bankrolling Europe’s most coal-dependent utilities
2019-05-21 00:00:00 | Europe Beyond Coal
annual reports
2019-03-29 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2018

2019-03-29 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
ngo documents
2018-12-10 00:00:00

Bank Policy Matrix

2018-12-10 00:00:00 | Forests & Finance Coalition
correspondence
2018-10-16 00:00:00

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

2018-10-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack and 120 organisations
csr policies
2018-06-13 00:00:00

Policy on responsible finance

(document in Japanese)
2018-06-13 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
correspondence
2018-05-18 00:00:00

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
2018-04-01 00:00:00

Human Rights Policy

2018-04-01 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
ngo documents
2018-02-28 00:00:00

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
correspondence
2018-01-15 00:00:00

Letter from Mizuho to Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, BankTrack on How banks contribute to human rights violations

2018-01-15 00:00:00 | Mizuho
ngo documents
2017-11-30 00:00:00

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
2017-11-30 00:00:00

The human cost of conflict palm oil - revisited

How PepsiCo, Banks and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil perpetuate Indofood's worker exploitation
2017-11-30 00:00:00 | RAN, OPPUK & International Labor Rights Forum
ngo documents
2017-09-25 00:00:00

Banks: High Carbon, Hidden Risks

2017-09-25 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
csr policies
2017-08-29 00:00:00

Anti-Money Laundering Policy

2017-08-29 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
ngo documents
2017-06-20 00:00:00

Independent review 2016 ESG Performance Report of Mizuho Financial Group

2017-06-20 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
ngo documents
2017-06-13 00:00:00

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
2017-06-06 00:00:00

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
2017-04-30 00:00:00

Integrated report 2017

2017-04-30 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
our publications
2017-04-03 00:00:00

The Cirebon 2 coal power plant and the Equator Principles

2017-04-03 00:00:00 | BankTrack and Greenpeace
ngo documents
2017-01-31 00:00:00

Sime Darby urged to resolve long-standing land rights conflict before stock exchange listing of its plantation division

2017-01-31 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK & Profundo
ngo documents
2017-01-17 00:00:00

Dirty Bankers

How HSBC is financing forest destruction for palm oil
2017-01-17 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
correspondence
2016-12-05 00:00:00

Letter from Mizuho Bank to BankTrack on Dakota Access Pipeline

2016-12-05 00:00:00 | Mizuho Bank
correspondence
2016-11-30 00:00:00

Letter from 500 organisations to Mizuho Bank on financing DAPL

2016-11-30 00:00:00 | 500 organisations
ngo documents
2016-11-07 00:00:00

Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem

A Shared Responsibility
2016-11-07 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
annual reports
2016-09-30 00:00:00

2016 Integrated Report

Annual Review
2016-09-30 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2016-08-02 00:00:00

Environmental Business Initiatives

2016-08-02 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
our publications
2016-06-30 00:00:00

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
2016-06-02 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red Lines

Requirements for pulp and paper industry finance
2016-06-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network
our publications
2016-05-25 00:00:00

Human Rights Impact Briefing #2: Drummond and paramilitary violence in Colombia

2016-05-25 00:00:00 | BankTrack
correspondence
2016-04-08 00:00:00

Letter from Mizuho to BankTrack on Drummond Human Rights Impact Briefing

2016-04-08 00:00:00 | Mizuho
annual reports
2016-02-29 00:00:00

2015 Integrated Report

Includes CSR report
2016-02-29 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
our publications
2016-02-16 00:00:00

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

2016-02-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack
csr policies
2016-02-15 00:00:00

Environmental Initiatives policy

2016-02-15 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
our publications
2015-05-04 00:00:00

The end of coal?

2015 Coal Finance Report Card
2015-05-04 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club
ngo documents
2015-02-16 00:00:00

Tycoon-controlled oil palm groups in Indonesia - Executive Summary

2015-02-16 00:00:00 | TuK, Profundo
ngo documents
2015-01-09 00:00:00

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
2014-12-10 00:00:00

Letter from EPN to Banks investing in April on APRIL

2014-12-10 00:00:00 | EPN
our publications
2014-12-02 00:00:00

Banking with Principles?

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2014-12-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack
annual reports
2014-07-01 00:00:00

2014 Annual Review

2014-07-01 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
correspondence
2014-04-09 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to signatory banks on Green Bond Principles

2014-04-09 00:00:00 | BankTrack
csr policies
2013-08-05 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Checklist - Mining

2013-08-05 00:00:00 | Mizuho Bank
csr policies
2013-08-05 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Checklist - Offshore Oil and Gas Development

2013-08-05 00:00:00 | Mizuho Bank
csr policies
2013-07-31 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Checklist - Thermal Power

2013-07-31 00:00:00 | Mizuho Bank
annual reports
2013-07-13 00:00:00

2013 Annual Review

2013-07-13 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
annual reports
2013-07-13 00:00:00

2013 Annual Review

2013-07-13 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
annual reports
2012-09-13 00:00:00

2012 Annual Review

April 2011 - March 2012
2012-09-13 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
annual reports
2012-09-13 00:00:00

2012 Annual Review

April 2011 - March 2012
2012-09-13 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
ngo documents
2012-06-20 00:00:00

Worldwide investments in Cluster munitions, a shared responsibility

2012-06-20 00:00:00 | IKV Pax Christi & FairFin
other documents
2011-07-25 00:00:00

Mizuho Cluster Munitions Investments

2011-07-25 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen & IKV Pax Christi
correspondence
2010-12-18 00:00:00

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

2010-12-18 00:00:00 | Banktrack
our publications
2010-04-27 00:00:00

Close the Gap

Benchmarking investment policies of international banks
2010-04-27 00:00:00 | BankTrack
other documents
2010-04-01 00:00:00

Mizuho cluster munitions investments

2010-04-01 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen, IKV PAX Christi
other documents
2009-10-01 00:00:00

Mizuho cluster munitions financing

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

Worldwide investments in CLUSTER MUNITIONS, a shared responsibility

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

Links

Fair Finance Japan

Fair Finance guide Japan
http://fairfinance.jp/bank/banks/mizuho/

Environment page Mizuho

https://www.mizuho-fg.com/csr/environment/index.html

Mizuho's CSR pages

https://www.mizuho-fg.com/csr/index.html

EPN assessment of policies against 14 minimum criteria - Mizuho Financial Group

Environmental Paper Network (EPN) evaluated the policies of 68 major financiers of the pulp and paper industry against 14 absolute minimum criteria that all financial institutions should require their clients, investments and business partners to respect in order to reduce social and environmental risks.

https://environmentalpaper.org/mizuho-financial-group/

Initiatives for Carbon Accounting

https://www.mizuhogroup.com/sustainability/environment/activity/carbon

Policies

Voluntary initiatives

Mizuho Financial Group has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Business for Social Responsibility
  • Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Declaration of biodiversity by Keidanren
  • Equator Principles
  • Global Reporting Initiative
  • Green Bond Principles
  • Montreal Carbon Pledge
  • Principles for Financial Action towards a Sustainable Society
  • Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
  • Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
  • Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
  • UNEP Finance Initiative
  • United Nations Global Compact

Investment policies

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

Year:
csr policies
2021-02-25 00:00:00

Biodiversity policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2021-02-25 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2020-07-15 00:00:00

Environmental Policy

2020-07-15 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Management Policy for Financing and Investment Activity

2020-06-01 00:00:00 | Mizuho
csr policies
2020-06-01 00:00:00

Updated policy - Responsible investment and financing

(document in Japanese)
2020-06-01 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2020-03-30 00:00:00

Initiative for biodiversity

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-03-30 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2020-03-30 00:00:00

Code of Conduct

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-03-30 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2019-09-16 00:00:00

Modern Slavery Statement

2019-09-16 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2019-05-22 00:00:00

Revisioned policy for coal-fired power generation

(in Japanese)
2019-05-22 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2018-06-13 00:00:00

Policy on responsible finance

(document in Japanese)
2018-06-13 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2018-04-01 00:00:00

Human Rights Policy

2018-04-01 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2017-08-29 00:00:00

Anti-Money Laundering Policy

2017-08-29 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2016-08-02 00:00:00

Environmental Business Initiatives

2016-08-02 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2016-02-15 00:00:00

Environmental Initiatives policy

2016-02-15 00:00:00 | Mizuho Financial Group
csr policies
2013-08-05 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Checklist - Mining

2013-08-05 00:00:00 | Mizuho Bank
csr policies
2013-08-05 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Checklist - Offshore Oil and Gas Development

2013-08-05 00:00:00 | Mizuho Bank
csr policies
2013-07-31 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Checklist - Thermal Power

2013-07-31 00:00:00 | Mizuho Bank

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Mizuho Financial Group is reporting on the implementation here.

Contact and complaints

Equator Principles Dodgy Deals

Projects

active

Atlantic Coast Pipeline United States

Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
active

Cirebon 2 coal power plant Indonesia

Coal Electric Power Generation
active

Coastal GasLink pipeline Canada

Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
active

Dakota Access Pipeline United States

Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
active

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

Coal Electric Power Generation
on record

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - international -

Oil and Gas Extraction
active

Vung Ang II coal power plant Vietnam

Coal Electric Power Generation
on record

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline Azerbaijan

Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
on record

Batang Coal Power Project Indonesia

Coal Electric Power Generation
on record

Block 31, Yasuni National Park Ecuador

Oil and Gas Extraction
on record

Camisea pipeline project Peru

Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
on record

Kashagan oil project Kazakhstan

Oil and Gas Extraction
on record

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea

LNG Terminal
on record

Sakhalin II oil and gas project Russian Federation

Oil and Gas Extraction
on record

Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada

Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil

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