March 25, 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
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
Press Release: NGOs call on the French Government to stand firm against Japan’s ongoing support to coal ahead of the Japanese Foreign Minister’s visit to France this week and the Finance in Common Summit in November
September 23, 2020
Joint Statement: SOMPO announces a new coal policy, which is the first among Japan’s major non-life insurers – but it’s still not aligned with the Paris Agreement
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
