September 23, 2020
Sustainable Development&Aid Program
The aim of SDAP is to avoid/minimize social and environmental impacts and to protect human rights and livelihood of affected peoples in development projects funded by Japanese finance institutions.
Reforming of Social and Environmental Policies of Financial Institutions
- JACSES is working for an establishment of a policy to limit coal power sector in Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) through No Coal Go Green Project, which is a joint initiative with other NGOs.
- JACSES is a leading organization of Fair Finance Guide Japan (only in Japanese), which is an research and advocacy activities for improving social and environmental policies of private banks. Fair Finance Guide Japan is a national coalition under the Fair Finance Guide International.
- JACSES is a member of Unfriend Coal Campaign which is a global coalition of NGO’s and social movements that is pressuring insurance companies to get out of the coal business and support the transition to clean energy. Please see “Advocacy for ending Japanese non-life insurance companies’ underwritings for new coal-fired power plants.”
Project Monitoring
- Matarbari Coal-fired power project (Bangladesh)(PDF)
- Thabametsi Coal-fired Power project (South Africa)(PDF)
- Morupule B Coal-fired power project (Botswana)(PDF)
Empowerment and Information Distribution
Recent activities
June 23, 2020
Joint Statement: NGOs protest Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs decision on preparatory survey for Phase 2 of Matarbari coal-fired power plant (Bangladesh) despite climate crisis and surplus power supply
April 17, 2020
5 reasons why Government of Japan should not support Matarbari coal-fired power project (Phase 2)
April 01, 2020
Demand letter to the PM Abe: Don’t finance the phase 2 of Matarbari coal-fired power project in Bangladesh
February 19, 2020
Briefing Paper: Physical Risks of Climate Change at Tokio Marine, MS&AD and SOMPO
December 05, 2019
Report “Indonesian Coal-fired Power Exposed to Corruption – Cirebon coal-fired power project: problems on environment, human rights, and corruption, and banks’ non-compliance with international norms” was published
December 02, 2019
The 2019 Scorecard on Insurance Underwriting for Coal Projects was published
July 24, 2017
Report “Coal Financing Takes Our Future Away – Japanese Private Financial Institutions’ Current Investments In Overseas Coal-fired Power Generation Projects” was published
June 05, 2017
Briefing Paper “The Truth of GPIF’s Investment in Coal Companies” was published
November 05, 2016
Joint Case Study Report “Under Mining Our Future – A Study of Banks’ Investments in Selected Companies Attributable to Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy” was published
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