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Dec. 20, 2019 JPX and JFSA hold symposium on “Dialogue between companies and investors on TCFD”
Symposium held at TSE Hall
On December 20, 2019, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and the Japanese Financial Services Authority held a symposium entitled “Dialogue between companies and investors on TCFD”.
The topic was discussed from various points of view, with speakers including experts from the FSA, a government-related research body, an asset manager, a consulting firm, and listed companies. After keynote speeches on the physical impact of climate change, how Japanese business is progressing on climate-related disclosures, and ideal management styles for tackling climate change issues, a panel discussion included real examples of climate-related disclosures from listed companies, and comments from other panelists.
The symposium was attended by around 300 delegates from mostly TCFD Consortium member companies and organizations.
For each speaker’s presentation (in Japanese only), please see the Japanese version [link] of this page.
| Contents | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Koichiro Miyahara, President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. |
| Keynote 1: Recent theory on the physical impact of climate change | Dr. Hideo Harasawa, Former Vice President of the National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Keynote 2: Progress in the financial sector on climate change risks and opportunities | Satoshi Ikeda, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Japan Financial Services Agency |
| Keynote 3: "Ambidextrous leadership" and how radical innovation can help a company face climate change | Akie Iriyama, Ph.D. Professor, Graduate School of Business and Finance, Waseda University |
| Panel discussion: Company strategy and related disclosure regarding climate change - towards constructive dialogue between companies and investors | Moderator Akie Iriyama, Ph.D. Professor, Graduate School of Business and Finance, Waseda University |
| Panelists Hiroyuki Tezuka, Fellow & General Manager, Climate Change Policy Group, Technology Planning Dept., JFE Steel Corporation Ryuji Nomura, Executive Officer & General Manager, CSV Strategy Department, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Hitomi Miura, Senior Manager, ESG Management Department, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. Chikako Matsumoto, Associate Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY ShinNihon LLC George Iguchi, Chief Corporate Governance Officer, Senior General Manager of Equity Investment Department, Nissay Asset Management Corporation | |
| Commentators Dr. Hideo Harasawa, Former Vice President of the National Institute for Environmental Studies Satoshi Ikeda, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Japan Financial Services Agency |
Related links
JPX and PRI hold TCFD Forum
"TCFD- The Power of the TCFD Framework in Company-Investor Dialogue"
Contact:
FSA TCFD Team
Email: tcfd@fsa.go.jp
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Sustainability Committee
TEL:+81-3-3661-1361 (Switchboard)
Email:sustainability@jpx.co.jp