July 01, 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
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
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
