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Japan's planned ETS has spurred carbon credit price rise, says government agency
02 July 2025High-emitting companies who are set to be in scope of Japan's national emissions trading system (ETS) from next year have already begun buying carbon credits and driven price rises, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.
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Japan hoping asset owners loosen mandates to invest in transition debt
02 July 2025International investors have not bought Japan's world first sovereign transition bonds at the rate the country hoped - partly because of restrictive mandates from asset owners, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.
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Japan's transition bonds: 'The reception has improved dramatically'
11 June 2025Investors welcomed assurances that Japan's transition bonds promote energy security and competitiveness, the country says as it readies more deals. Michael Hurley reports
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Japan's Green Transformation agency aims to spur transition finance across Asia
11 June 2025Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency has set its sights on promoting transition finance in other Asian countries as well as domestically, as it aims to reap the benefits of regional cross-investment, its director said.
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Schapiro to join Japan transition advisory group
05 June 2025Mary Schapiro is set to join the Global Advisory Council established earlier this year to advise Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Japan: The case for transition bonds
16 January 2025A transition bond is 'beneficial' for investors, GX Acceleration Agency's Hideki Takada tells Ahren Lester
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Regulating ESG ratings: Mission impossible?
02 February 2024As regulators around the world seek to define good practice for ESG raters, they are discovering the complexities of doing so, writes Michael Hurley
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Japan publishes ground-breaking ESG data, ratings 'code of conduct'
16 December 2022The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published the first voluntary 'code of conduct' in the world for environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and evaluation providers...