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Announcing the Winners of the Tokyo Financial Award!
As one project in the “Global Financial City: Tokyo” Vision, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is hosting the “Tokyo Financial Award.” Since last year, the TMG has been granting a prize to financial companies who provide and develop innovative products and services that meet Tokyo citizens’ needs and challenges, as well as financial companies who work to promote ESG investments*.
The winners of the Award have been decided. Details follow below.
* ESG (“Environment, Social, Governance”) refers to investment decisions based on an company’s proactive efforts in combating global warming, empowering women, selecting outside directors, etc.
1 Winning Companies
Financial Innovation Category
Place | Company | Theme | Submission Outline |
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1st | Frich,Inc. |
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2nd | Fly Money Technologies LTD |
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3rd | 400F Co., Ltd. |
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ESG Investment Category
Company | Main ESG Promotional Activities |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. | Contributing to ESG bond promotion in the domestic market
*It is one who supports the issuance of green bonds through the establishment of a Green Bond framework and others. |
Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited | Implementation of impact investments through the establishment of childcare and nursing care support funds
*Investments aiming to achieve both economic and social returns |
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. | Development of “Index for reducing greenhouse gases”
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2 Judging Panel Members
Financial Innovation Category | ESG Investment Category | |
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Chairperson of the Judging Panel | Kiyoshi Hosomizo President, Japan Exchange Regulation |
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Judging Panel Members | Kayo Oe President, Office Libertas Financial Planner |
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Tomonori Uchiyama Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University |
Masaru Arai Chair, Japan Sustainable Investment Forum |
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Soichi Kariyazono Honorary Chair, Japan Venture Capital Association |
Yasuyuki Kato Director, Money Design Research Institute Research Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University Visiting Professor, Kyoto University |
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Masakazu Masujima Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
Fiona Reynolds CEO, PRI*(Principles for Responsible Investment) |
* Established in order to realize a sustainable society as proposed in 2006 by then-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, PRI are principles that encourage institutional investors incorporate environmental, social, and governance issues into their investment decisions. PRI is also an international network of investors working together to put the principles into practice.
3 Award Ceremony
Ceremony Information
Date and Time
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 from 2:00 pm to 4:25 pm (scheduled)
* Venue opens at 1:30 pm
Venue
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tower Hall, 49th floor, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Language
Simultaneous interpretation between Japanese and English will be available
How to Apply
Please apply from the link below
https://tokyofinancialaward2019tfa.peatix.com(External link)
Program
- Overview of the “Tokyo Financial Award”
- Comments from the Chairperson
- Lecture on “Financial innovation”
- Presentation from awarded companies of Financial Innovation Category(3 companies)
- Lecture on “ESG investment”
- Presentation from awarded companies of ESG investment Category (3 companies)
- Remarks from the Governor
- Awards & Photo Session of Financial Innovation Category
- Awards & Photo Session of ESG investment Category
4 Tokyo Financial Award Website
For Inquiries
Strategic Projects Section, Strategy Promotion Division, Office for Startup and Global Financial City Strategy
E-mail: S1130103@section.metro.tokyo.jp"
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