Publication Of The Draft Of The “Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors” - «Japan’s Stewardship Code» - To Promote Sustainable Growth Of Companies Through Investment And Dialogue

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Hiroyuki Kansaku, Professor of Graduate Schools for Law and Politics/Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo) has now published the draft of “Japan’s Stewardship Code” and started to call for public comments in English.

1. Subject Document of the Call for Public Comments

The draft of the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors” «Japan’s Stewardship Code» (PDF396KB)
2. How to Submit Comments

Please send your comments by email, being sure to include your name, address, and company/organization name.
The document is a tentative translation from its Japanese version (PDF:168KB).
We would therefore also welcome any suggestions for a better translation from those who have good language skills both in English and Japanese.
Please use text format when sending comments via email.

Email address: jstewardship@fsa.go.jp
Send to: Corporate Accounting and Disclosure Division, Financial Services Agency
3. Deadline

The draft is open for comment until February 9, 2014.