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• Dai-Ichi Life invests $200m in green and sustainability bonds

  01 July 2019

  Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY21.6 billion ($200 million) in green and sustainability bonds issued by two development banks.

• Dai-ichi Life emphasises climate change in revised investment policy

  02 April 2019

  Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life has revised its investment policy in line with Japan’s stewardship code, putting stronger emphasis on engagement and climate change issues.

• Dai-Ichi Life makes JPY1bn impact investment

  26 March 2019

  Japanese insurer Dai-Ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY1billion ($90 million) in an energy venture fund as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment programme.

• Aviva under fire for taking only "baby steps" to move away from coal

  11 May 2018

  Aviva has become the latest insurer slammed by the Unfriend Coal network, a coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that targets insurers facilitating fossil fuel extraction, for investing in the coal sector.

• Japan life insurer in landmark move to end new coal financing

  09 May 2018

  Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance has said it will end new project financing for overseas coal power plants, in a landmark decision among Japanese financial institutions.

• Green bonds round-up, 29 November 2017

  29 November 2017

  The latest green bond from New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reached $2.021 billion, confirming it as the largest ever municipal green bond.

• Nippon Life pledges to invest a further JPY200bn in ESG bonds

  21 March 2017

  Japanese insurer Nippon Life has pledged to invest a further JPY200 billion ($1.7 billion) in environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed bonds and similar products as part of a responsibility drive.