May 10, 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
- JACSES is working for ending Japan’s public finance for new fossil fuel projects through Stop Japanese Fossil Finance Project, which is a joint initiative with other NGOs. JACSES is calling on JBIC and JICA bondholders to engage with JBIC and JICA. as well as divest from, in order to stop them from supporting new fossil fuel projects.
- 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 Insure Our Future 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.”
- Monitoring on ADB’s Safeguard Policy, Accountability Mechanism, Information Disclosure and its updates
Project Monitoring
- Matarbari Coal-fired power project (Bangladesh)
- Thabametsi Coal-fired Power project (South Africa)(PDF)
- Morupule B Coal-fired power project (Botswana)(PDF)
Empowerment and Information Distribution
Recent activities
April 27, 2021
Joint Statement: Mitsubishi UFJ tightens its financing for coal-fired power, but it’s still not aligned with Japan’s 2050 Net-zero Emissions target
April 23, 2021
Joint Statement: Japan lags behind South Korea in overseas coal financing at the Leaders Summit on Climate ~Japan needs to withdraw support for coal plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh~
April 19, 2021
Joint Statement: NGOs welcome the U.S.-Japan announcement to align Official Financing with the Net-zero Emissions by 2050 ~But Japan needs to withdraw support from two coal projects~
April 05, 2021
Joint Press Statement: NGOs call on President Biden and Prime Minister Suga to take strong leadership on ending public support for coal, oil and gas at the U.S.-Japan Summit
March 25, 2021
Press Release: NGOs call on 39 JICA Bond Underwriters and Bondholders to urge JICA to Stop Supporting Coal Projects in Bangladesh and Indonesia
December 02, 2020
2020 Scorecard on Insurance, Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
September 30, 2020
Joint Statement: MS&AD announces a New Coal Policy – Japan’s Three Major Non-life Insurers establishes Coal Policies, but they still need to be strengthened
September 29, 2020
Joint Statement: Tokio Marine announces a New Coal Policy following SOMPO – But it’s still not aligned with the Paris Agreement
September 28, 2020
