March 02, 2022
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
February 28, 2022
Joint Statement: Japanese government should recall its interpretation of OECD rules on coal – official support should not be provided for ammonia co-firing
February 08, 2022
Request to engage with SOMPO to urge the company to stop underwriting fossil fuel projects
January 07, 2022
[Statement] NGOs urge JBIC and private banks to drop the finance for Barossa gas development project in Australia
December 10, 2021
Joint Statement: NGOs urge JERA to withdraw from Barossa gas project – The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Japanese private banks should also not be involved
October 01, 2021
Joint Statement: NGOs urge Tokio Marine to further strengthen its fossil fuel policy to achieve the goals of Paris Agreement
September 14, 2021
NGOs call on JICA to stop funding Matarbari coal-fired power project in Bangladesh in reaction to injunction by Dhaka High Court
August 18, 2021
Press Release: US Guidance Restricts Support for Fossil Fuels at Multilateral Development Banks
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