English 今週行われた、プロ野球セントラル・リーグの試合会場にて、バングラデシュ、インドネシア、フィリピンの活動家たちが、セ・リーグのタイトルスポンサーでもあるJERAが、大規模な汚染を引き起こし、化石燃料ベースの汚染技術をアジア中に広めていると訴えました。 JERA、およびJERAの株主である東京電力、中部電力、さらにこの3社への投資家は、現地コミュニティの反対を受けて、自社の評判が低下するリスクについて留意する必要があります。 球場内でのアクションの様子 球場前でのアクションの様子...
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Emerging Asia activists throw JERA a curveball
Japanese This week, at a major Central League baseball game, activists from Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines called out JERA, a massive polluter and sponsor of the league, for spreading its dirty, fossil fuel-based technologies across Asia. JERA, and its...
“How Shareholders Can Promote Corporate Decarbonisation” – address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
On 27 June 2022, Market Forces Executive Director Julien Vincent made an address to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan with a speech titled "How Shareholders Can Promote Corporate Decarbonisation". A recording of the press conference and Julien's introductory...
Shareholders urge Japanese companies to take urgent climate action
TOKYO, Japan, 29 June 2022 Market Forces, Kiko Network, 350 org. Japan, FoE Japan, Rainforest Action Network Mitsubishi Corporation AGM (June 2022) Japanese corporations have faced a record number of shareholders backing proposals calling for greater action and...
Corporate Japan faces record number of climate shareholder resolutions
TOKYO, Japan, 13 April 2022 Market Forces, Kiko Network, 350.org Japan, Friends of the Earth Japan, Rainforest Action Network Tokyo Stock Exchange (April 2022) Corporate Japan will this year face a record-high number of climate-focused shareholder...