Tag: Shinzo Abe
Japan’s wave of governance reform is welcomed, and isn’t over yet
Abenomics—or “Japan’s Revitalisation Strategy”—is awakening the concept of investor stewardship and focusing the minds of Japan’s corporate elite on how to improve governance standards.
Integrated reporting the focus for ICGN-IIRC gathering
The ICGN-IIRC Tokyo Conference will mark Japan’s governance reforms and focus on creating on long-term value.
ESG low priority for more than half of Japanese companies, survey shows
Survey reveals that 58% of Japanese companies are yet to see environmental, social and governance as top of their agendas.
Poll shows Japanese boards hesitate to increase shareholder returns
A Reuters Corporate Survey reveals that under a third of Japanese boards plan to boost shareholder returns this year, despite record-high cash balances and a major slowdown in share buybacks.
World’s largest pension fund GPIF to allocate more to ESG
The Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan (GPIF) is to hike environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment allocation from 3% to 10%.
Japan’s investors prepare to report on voting practices
Investment managers in Japan are preparing to take the country’s corporate governance a step further by publishing reports on their voting records.