August 18, 2021
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
- Advocacy for ending Japanese public financing for fossil fuel projects
- 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.
- Advocacy for ending Japanese non-life insurance companies’ underwritings for new coal-fired power plants
- Monitoring on ADB’s Safeguard Policy, Accountability Mechanism, Information Disclosure and its updates
Project Monitoring
Empowerment and Information Distribution
Recent activities
July 28, 2021
Letter sent to request to engage with developers and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) not to support new gas projects in Canada and Australia
July 14, 2021
Letter sent to 50 Financial Institutions, which are major shareholders of Tokio Marine, to urge the company to Completely Stop Underwriting Coal-fired Power Projects
July 01, 2021
Joint Statement: NGOs Strongly Condemn Decision by Japan Bank for International Cooperation to Support Waitsia 2 Gas Development Project in Australia
June 29, 2021
Joint Statement: Japan must not be allowed to violate the G7 Leaders’ Statement – Supporting new Coal Plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh goes against the Agreement –
June 25, 2021
Joint Statement: Japanese Insurer MS&AD Completely Stops Underwriting Coal Power ~Tokio Marine and SOMPO’s responses are called into question~
June 24, 2021
Press Release: Bondholders challenged JICA to Stop Supporting Coal Projects in Bangladesh and Indonesia
June 07, 2021
Joint Statement: NGOs call on Japan to end overseas public finance for fossil fuels including Indramayu and Matarbari 2 coal plants, at G7 Summit
May 10, 2021
Joint Statement: Sumitomo Corporation’s new coal policy still includes major loopholes – NGOs urge Sumitomo Corporation not to participate in the EPC bidding for Matarbari Units 3 and 4 –
April 27, 2021
