Climate Bonds Café: From Ambition to Action: SMBC's Approach to Social Value Creation
About this episode
This episode features a discussion on SMBC Group's approach to creating social value within the context of sustainable finance in Japan.
Japan is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition, and its financial institutions are under pressure to prove that sustainable finance is more than a label. In this episode, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO Sean Kidney sits down with Masayuki Takanashi , Executive Officer and Group Chief Sustainability Officer of SMBC Group, for a frank conversation on how SMBC Group creates Social Value, and what credible sustainable finance actually looks like in practice. Topics covered: SMBC Group's "Social Value Creation" strategy and what it means in practice The SMBC Sustainable Finance Framework — what it does and why it matters Transition finance and Japan's path to decarbonisation Introduced by Yumiko Watanabe, Head of Japan Programme, Climate Bonds Initiative.
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