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Impact Investing in Japan
Key Players in Japan
Majory organizations engaging in impact investing in Japan
A growing number of organizations are engaging in impact investing in Japan.
Based on the 2019 survey results of annual survey conducted by the GSG-NAB Japan, the table below summarizes the key organizations engaging in impact investing in Japan *Note 1 .
＊Note 1 The survey was conducted from October to December 2019. 523 surveys were sent out and 52 responses were collected, with a response rate of 9.9%. Of those 52, a total of 16 were acknowledged as impact investing cases according to the criteria reviewed by the GSG-NAB Japan.
| Type | Name of organization | Examples of impact investing |
|---|---|---|
| Governmental financial institutions | Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) | Investments and loans to overseas microfinance business and other projects including JAPAN ASEAN Women Empowerment Fund |
| Management firms | Asset Management One Co., Ltd. | Japan Equity Impact Investing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Japanese equity SRI fund | |
| Kamakura Investment Management Co., Ltd. | Publicly Offered Investment Trust “Yui 2101” which invests in listed or unlisted companies | |
| Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Nomura ACI Advance Medical Impact Fund | |
| Major banks | Mizuho Bank, Ltd | Social Impact Bond for the promotion of colon cancer screening in Hiroshima Prefecture, and Japan Impact Investment II Limited Partnership |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Social Impact Bond in Kobe City for prevention of severe diabetic nephropathy (“Kobe City SIB”) | |
| Insurance companies | The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited | Investment in renewable energy, microfinance business in developing countries, extension of healthy life expectancy, employment creation, and startups which aim to solve social issues in the field of promoting a society with women’s empowerment, etc., and impact investment in listed companies, PE Fund, and SIB |
| Venture capital firms | Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited | Japan Impact Investment I Limited Partnership and Japan Impact Investment II Limited Partnership/td> |
| Digisearch and Advertising, Inc. | Investment in Social Impact Bond for the promotion of colon cancer screening in Hachioji City, Angel Investment, and Share Fund | |
| Foundations | The Social Innovation and Investment Foundation | Investment in SIBs (Kobe City, Hachioji City, Hiroshima Prefecture, etc.), healthcare tech startup with a social impact measurement system, impact investment intermediaries, direct investment in ADDress Co., Ltd., and investment in Japan Impact Investment II Limited Partnership |
| Sasakawa Peace Foundatio | Investment in Blue Orchard Micro Finance Fund and Japan ASEAN Women Empowerment Fund | |
| Organizations specializing in impact investing | KIBOW Foundation | Investment in enterprises operating social businesses through the KIBOW Shakai Toshi Fund |
| Plus Social Investment | SIBs (Saijo City, Higashiomi City, and Toyonaka City) | |
| Other organizations | Hitachi Capital Corporation | Green Bond |
| Nanto Lease Co., Ltd. | Nanto Regional Vitality Creation Support Investment Limited Partnership |
(Source) The Current State of Impact Investing in Japan 2019
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