This article reports on the Financial Services Agency's publication of the final report on the "Survey on the Current State of Sustainability Investment in Japan and Overseas."
Key Points
1. Survey Overview
- FSA commissioned Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC to conduct the survey
- Final report published on July 7, 2025
- Managed by the Sustainable Finance Office, Policy Planning Division, Policy Bureau
- Report available as approximately 3.1MB PDF file
2. Survey Purpose and Content
- Organization of regulations and discussions surrounding sustainability investment in Japan and overseas
- Understanding the actual situation of beneficiaries of sustainability investment products
- Understanding the actual situation of providers of sustainability investment products
- Analysis of overall market trends and challenges
3. Survey Targets and Scope
- Domestic and international sustainability investment markets
- Trends on the beneficiary (investor) side of investment products
- Trends on the provider (financial institutions, etc.) side of investment products
- Regulatory authorities' responses and status of international discussions
4. Policy Positioning
- Part of sustainable finance promotion efforts
- Foundational survey for sound development of investment markets
- To be used as basic material for future policy formulation
- Strengthening response to international discussions
The article indicates that comprehensive understanding of the sustainability investment market has been achieved and important survey results that will serve as the foundation for future policy formulation and regulatory considerations have been published.