Stakeholder Dialogue

Establishing an Agribusiness Model for Future Generations

Nomura Agri Planning & Advisory is helping to industrialize agriculture by utilizing local information obtained from the Nomura Group's nationwide network of 178 head and branch offices and wealth of financial expertise. The company's subsidiary Nomura Farm is working together with agricultural producers' co-operative corporation "wagoen" in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to build expertise on farm management through growing tomatoes. (June, 2012)

Supporting Regional Economic Revitalization in Mie Prefecture

Nomura Securities is helping to support regional economic revitalization in Mie Prefecture through its involvement in Mie University's Regional Area Strategy Center together with local regional banks and other parties. The center is a think tank that works to resolve regional issues by leveraging the university's intellectual assets and private-sector network. The center has also begun to provide support to companies from Mie Prefecture looking to expand into the ASEAN market. Going forward, we stand at the ready to provide a wide range of support to the regional revitalization of Mie Prefecture by capitalizing on the strengths of the Nomura Group. (June, 2012)

Helping Rebuild in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake

In April 2012, Nomura Securities concluded an agreement with Fukushima University to support the reconstruction effort following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck in 2011. Fukushima University has been working diligently on reconstruction initiatives in Fukushima Prefecture, which suffered extensive damage from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Through this agreement, Nomura Securities is committed to assisting not only Fukushima University, but also the reconstruction effort across the whole of Fukushima Prefecture as well. (May, 2012)

Nomura was among the first in the industry to begin offering financial and economics education programs for youth. These include courses for college students that began in 2001, lectures for elementary and junior high school students, and our sponsorship of the Nikkei Stock League Contest for junior high school students through to college students. Since their inception, more than 500,000 participants have taken part in these programs. We sat down with stakeholders from both inside and outside the company to discuss the future of our financial and economics education programs. (June, 2012)

Initiatives to Address Youth Unemployment in the UK

The UK's youth unemployment rate stands at its highest level in the last 25 years, while London has seen its population of NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) between the ages of 16 to 24 jump to an estimated 120,000. The Nomura Group's London Office is working to address this issue together with a local NPO as part of its philanthropic activities. Stakeholders from both inside and outside the company came together to discuss the topic of youth unemployment and Nomura's initiatives. (June, 2012)

Initiatives to Help Lesser Privileged Children in India

Despite its rapid economic growth, India is still faced with serious poverty issues. Although the poverty rate is higher in rural parts of the country compared to urban areas, cases of extreme poverty are said to be most prevalent in cities. India also faces the problem of high primary education dropout rates. The Nomura Group's Powai Office and NGO partners engaged in these issues sat down to discuss their activities. (June, 2012)

With the aim of revitalizing local communities across Japan, Nomura has embarked on a number of new initiatives in agriculture, the environment, healthcare, and other areas that underpin social needs. We sat down with Professor Yoko Ishikura, a corporate strategy expert at Keio University, to discuss the reforms that are required to connect stakeholders and create shared value with society. (June, 2011)

Nomura advised IFC to issue Green Bonds in 2011, following the release of our Environmental Support Bonds in 2010. We discussed how we developed this product as well as the roles of financial institutions. (July, 2011)

Nomura actively engages in local community and charitable activities in each region around the world. Our London team, who won a Dragon Award in 2010, discussed the social issues in London and Nomura's approach to community affairs, with a representative from Heart of the City. (July, 2011)