Climate Change Data

Japan Catalyst, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance
  • Sustainable Investment Ecosystem
  • Community Development

Social Achievements

  • Launched Monex Activist Fund, aiming to create a sustainable future for Japan and achieving +15.8% performance since launch.
  • Engaging in community building and educational activities to promote financial literacy among individual investors.

Governance Achievements

  • Supporting initiatives to increase the ratio and improve the quality of outside directors on corporate boards.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Slow pace of corporate change in Japan despite awareness of the need for transformation.
  • Low Japanese presence in the international community due to lack of industry cooperation and collaboration.
  • Limited academic research on shareholder activism and insufficient measurement of Corporate Governance Code effects.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Assisting Japanese companies to improve corporate value and encourage change.
  • Supporting industry associations to expand interest in asset management and improve domestic financial markets.
  • Deepening collaboration with academia through exchanges of opinions and research support.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Monex Activist Fund aims to contribute to economic development, environmental and social sustainability, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.