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January 26, 2021 Financial Services Agency Japan Exchange Group, Inc. The Investment Trusts Association, Japan Japan Securities Dealers Association The 2nd Japan-China Capital Markets Forum was Held Online 1. The 2nd Japan-China Capital Markets Forum was held online on Monday, January 25, 2021 by the securities regulators and related industry organizations of both countries, based on the agreement reached at the Japan-China Summit Meeting in October 2018. 2. The Japan-China Capital Markets Forum is an initiative to strengthen the multi-layered cooperation through coordination between the securities regulators and among related industry organizations and serves as a platform for promoting concrete cooperation between the securities markets of both countries. The forum's second edition gathered key stakeholders of the Japanese and Chinese securities industries including, from Japan, Commissioner HIMINO Ryozo of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), Group CEO KIYOTA Akira of Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX), ...

September 7, 2022 Financial Services Agency Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Japan Securities Dealers Association The Investment Trusts Association, Japan The 3rd Japan-China Capital Markets Forum The 3rd Japan-China Capital Markets Forum was held online on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX), the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA), the Investment Trusts Association, Japan (JITA) and Chinese securities regulators and related industry organizations. The Japan-China Capital Markets Forum serves as a platform for securities regulators and related industry organizations from both countries to strengthen multi-layered cooperation and promote concrete cooperation between their securities markets, based on the agreement reached at the Japan-China Summit Meeting in October 2018. This Forum was the third, following those held in April 2019 and January 2021. The Forum gathered representatives from major Japanese and Chinese securities markets organizations and other related parties ...

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. July 28, 2021 JPX to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2024 through Self-Generated Energy Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) today announces that, to combat climate change, it will switch 100% of electricity consumed by the Group to renewable energy by FY2024 and aim for carbon neutrality across Group companies on the same timeline. To achieve this, as well as switching the electricity contract for the TSE Building main office this autumn, we are researching the possibility of generating renewable energy through our own energy generation facilities. Then, by holding multiple energy generation facilities that match the electricity needs of each of JPX Group's facilities (offices and data centers, for example) we plan to put in place a clean and stable energy procurement system which does not rely on the supply and demand of the electricity market. Our targets to achieve carbon neutrality Autumn FY2021: TSE ...

2020 Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Survey of TCFD Disclosure in Japan Japan Exchange Group, Inc. November 2021 ©2021 Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 2 ⚫There is a growing awareness of the importance of sustainability (mid- to long-term sustainability including ESG issues) as a management issue from the perspective of improving mid- to long-term corporate value. Climate change especially is being spotlighted as a crucial issue that must be tackled on a global basis, and within the financial industry is considered to have a high probability of causing instability in the financial markets. In response to this, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) convened the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in 2015 to begin discussing possible impacts on the financial sector and actions that should be taken. ⚫The TCFD Recommendations, published in June 2017, have been widely adopted worldwide, and the number of organisations declaring their support for ...

Reference translation JPX Sustainable Finance Platform Development Working Group First Report Published January 31, 2022 English reference translation published February 25, 2022 Reference translation Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 Section I: The Sustainable Finance Market in Japan and Barriers to Its Development ............. 4 1. The Sustainable Finance Market in Japan ............................................................................ 4 2. Barriers to Development of the Sustainable Finance Market ............................................. 5 Section II: Contents of the Working Group's Deliberations .................................................... 9 1. Creation of an Information Platform.................................................................................... 9 2. Ensuring Eligibility for ESG Bond Labels ............................................................................. 12 3. Platform Operation and Information Gathering ................................................................ 14 Section III: Plan of Action ................................................................................................... 16 Creation and improvement of the information platform ........................................................ 16 Work towards ensuring ESG bond eligibility ............................................................................ 16 Expansion of coverage and securing data ............................................................................... 17 The future of this Working Group ............................................................................................ 18 Reference translation JPX "Sustainable Finance Platform Development Working Group" Members As of January 31, 2022 (in Japanese alphabetical order) Chair Takeshi Mizuguchi President, Takasaki ...

Reference translation JPX Group Human Rights Policy Kiyota Akira Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO Japan Exchange Group, Inc. JPX Group's approach to human rights is based on international norms, including those set out in the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. With the recognition that respect for human rights is an important factor in achieving the mission set out in our corporate philosophy, we respect the rights of all people connected to our business activities, in line with the above documents and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We will also prevent and mitigate any adverse impact on human rights connected to our business while taking every care to avoid complicity in human rights violations. Scope of Policy This Policy applies to all JPX Group officers and employees. In addition, JPX expects all business partners ...

1 Japan Exchange Group Green Bond Framework April 2022 1. Introduction Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) was formed through the merger between Tokyo Stock Exchange Group and Osaka Securities Exchange in January 2013. With exchanges and the self-regulator as its subsidiaries, JPX establishes and operates financial instruments exchange markets to provide market users with reliable venues for trading listed securities and derivative instruments. In addition to providing market infrastructure and market data, JPX also provides clearing and settlement services through a central counterparty and conducts trading oversight to maintain the integrity of the markets, and engaging in the establishment and operation of markets for commodity futures and more. In the course of working together as an exchange group to offer a comprehensive range of services, we continue to make every effort to ensure reliable markets and create greater convenience for all market users. We have been contributing to driving ...

2024 Japan Exchange Group, Inc., and/or its affiliates Survey of TCFD Disclosure Using Generative AI March 2024 Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 2 ©2024 Japan Exchange Group, Inc., and/or its affiliates •Almost seven years have passed since the Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) were published in June 2017. In that time, the TCFD Recommendations have become widely accepted around the world. In Japan, they are mentioned as an internationally recognized disclosure framework in the Corporate Governance Code (revised 2021) and the Principles Regarding the Disclosure of Narrative Information (Attachment), which was published in tandem with the January 31, 2023 amendments to the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc. and other rules*. •In order to shed light on the situation around Japanese companies' TCFD disclosure (that is, climate-related information disclosure based on the TCFD Recommendations) and provide listed companies with ...

October 27, 2023 Marubeni Power Retail Corporation JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. Rexia Corporation Marubeni Power Retail Corporation and JPXI Sign Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (The first third-party ownership-model VPPA in Japan to use used solar panels) Marubeni Power Retail Corporation (MPR) (President & CEO: Suda Akira; Head Office; Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a consolidated subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, and JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) (President & CEO: Miyahara Koichiro; Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a consolidated subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX), have signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA)* to trade Non-FiT Non-Fossil Certificates derived from solar power generation. Some of the solar panels are supplied by Rexia Corporation (President: Wakayama Minako; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), an affiliate of Marubeni Corporation. This will be the first third-party ownership-model VPPA in Japan that utilizes used solar panels (according to Rexia). Based on this ...

Japan Roundtable Series on Climate Transition-Related Data March 2025 2 Japan Exchange Group (JPX) JPX is the main financial instruments exchange operator in Japan, with subsidiaries including Tokyo Stock Exchange (cash equity markets), Osaka Exchange and Tokyo Commodity Exchange (derivative markets), Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (clearing), and JPX Market Innovation & Research (data and digital services). Positioning sustainability as a key focus of its management strategy, it works to assist the creation of a sustainable capital market and society through encouraging sustainable practices and information disclosure at its listed companies and providing ESG products and services to investors. Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) The NZDPU is a global, centralized, open repository for private sector climate transition-related data. The NZDPU will allow users to easily access and interpret a core set of private sector data that is critical for accelerating progress toward meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement....