English Recording - ICMA and METI joint virtual event: Transition Finance in Japan – now and going forward
On 7 May 2021, Japan’s Basic Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance, was published by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Financial Services Agency (FSA) and Ministry of the Environment (MOE). It explicitly referenced ICMA’s Climate Transition Finance Handbook, and reflected results of discussion in Japan.
“Transition Finance in Japan –now and going forward” introduces Japan’s latest development in transition finance and was jointly hosted with ICMA and METI.
the issues raised in drafting the Basic Guidelines, the needs of transition finance, challenges of transition finance and recommendations for the issue of transition bonds.