Mizuho Securities Joins Climate Bonds Partners Programme

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Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Koichi Iida, hereafter “Mizuho Securities”) has joined the Climate Bonds Partner Programme to help expand the green bond market.

Green bonds significantly contribute to building a sustainable society in terms of substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions needed to achieve the 2℃goal set under the Paris Agreement, support efforts to take climate action, create a low carbon society and protect biodiversity, as listed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mizuho Securities has taken initiative to encourage development of a local and global green bond market having acted as the book runner and green bond structuring agent which was the first model case in the Ministry of the Environment’s FY2017 program to create green bond issuance models.

Through the participation in the Climate Bonds Partners Programme, we will contribute to thedevelopment of an eco-friendly, sustainable society by contributing in expanding green bond markets.

 

Serena Vento, Head of Partnerships, Climate Bonds Initiative

“We’re delighted to have Mizuho join our global network of Partners. We are proud to see Mizuho take the lead in supporting the development of green finance in Japan, promoting green bonds as a tool to finance climate change solutions. We look forward to working together with Mizuho to support a thriving Japanese green bond market.”

 

Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused international not-for-profit organization, based in London, workingsolely to mobilize the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. CBI promotes large-scale investment in projects and assets necessary for a rapid transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy.

Climate Bonds Partners support investor and stakeholder outreach and education projects centred on growing robustand sustainable green bond markets that contribute to climate action and low carbon investment.

 

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Tel: +81-(0)3-5546-5710

Corporate Communications Department

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.

 

Tel: +44 (0) 7506270943

Andrew Whiley

                     Head of Communications & Media

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