On November 4th, a day after Election day, the US has officially withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement, as promised by President Trump since the beginning of its mandate. This act comes after the Trump administration has rolled back nearly 100 environmental commitments and regulations...
Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, says in an interview to the FT of December 12, 2019 that it values stewardship and it is going to embrace ESG factors fully in all the investment of the GPIF. GPIF is the world’s...
Carlos Ghosn, former Nissan boss, has agreed on 23 September, 2019 to pay a fee of $1 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle the civil allegation of concealing compensation received from Nissan. Mr. Ghosn was arrested in Japan in November 2018 facing...
Japanese companies have set up a consortium on September 16, 2019 to help improving the reporting of financial impacts of climate-related risks in order to enhance green investments and face climate change issues. 172 Japanese companies (including Mazda Motor, Nomura and Sony) are now supporting...