About the Association

Background to the Establishment of the Association

In recent years, interest in environment, social, and governance (ESG) has increased, leading to a sharp increase in ESG investments.
Global ESG investments in 2020 increased to about USD 35.3 trillion (about JPY 3,900 trillion)*.
Initiatives related to ESG continue to gain pace at companies both inside and outside Japan. However, when it comes to the disclosure of non-financial information related to ESG, which is an important factor in determining investments, the standards for disseminating such information publicly (such as global disclosure rules and evaluation methods) have not been prepared in a common fashion.

Because listed companies all have different methods of disclosure and disclose different items, interacting with this information can require an enormous number of staff hours. In addition, asset management companies find it difficult to collect information and evaluate companies in comparison to others due to how the disclosed data varies depending on the listed companies involved.

We now offer a service that helps to deepen understanding related to ESG-oriented information when shared between asset management companies and listed companies.
This promotes effective and efficient information disclosure and investment evaluations at asset management companies.
This service provides support for stronger ESG investments and ESG markets, contributing to healthy market growth.

Note: Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA)