Japan Financial Services Agency: Establishment Of “Working Group On Impact Investment”

１．Summary

As the world moves toward the establishment of a sustainable society, there is growing interest in finance that aims not only to secure investment returns but also to consider social issues and contribute to the benefit of the entire economy and society. The balance of impact investment that aims to create such environmental and social effects ("impacts") is continuing to increase in Japan. In order to solve wide-ranging social issues, it is important to attract diverse investors to impact investment and further encourage companies to take initiatives and create businesses to improve sustainability by accurately measuring and evaluating the impact of investment.

The Working Group will discuss measures for expanding impact investment that contributes to solving social and environmental issues and creating new businesses, including startups, while referring to trends and examples of impact investment in Japan and overseas, including useful practical points to keep in mind when financial institutions and investors engage in impact investment.

２．Composition

The members of the Working Group will include representatives from industry, financial practitioners and academics with relevant ministries and agencies as observers. The Strategy Development Division of the Strategy Development and Management Bureau of the Financial Services Agency will serve as the secretariat.

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