Sustainability News

2024

March 21	Nomura Selected as "Next Nadeshiko" Company for Helping Employees Balance Work and Life
March 15	Nomura Publishes Report on UN Principles for Responsible Banking
March 11	Nomura Recognized for Health and Productivity Management Initiatives
January 19	Nomura Leads Second Green Bond Offering for Osaka City Government

2023

December 15	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
December 13	Nomura Wins Gold and Silver in Gan-Ally-Bu Award 2023
November 16	Cooperation in the Issuance of Hitachi's Digital Green Bond
November 7	Nomura Wins Gold and Rainbow Awards in PRIDE Index 2023
October 13	Nomura Appointed as Chair of GX League's Working Group on Disclosure and Evaluation of Climate-related Opportunities
September 13	Nomura to Jointly Host Side Event at PRI in Person 2023
August 31	Nomura Publishes Nomura Report 2023
August 29	Nomura to Invest in Forestry Fund Managed by New Forests
August 16	Nomura and Angeleno Group Enter Strategic Partnership for Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Investment
June 30	Nomura Publishes TCFD Report 2023
May 18	Nomura Arranges Yen-Denominated Bond Issued by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego ("BGK")
April 27	Study Panel on the Use of Digital Bonds in ESG Investing Concludes Discussions, Publishes Report
April 11	Nomura Helps Publish GX League's Basic Guidelines for Disclosure and Evaluation of Climate-related Opportunities
February 28	Nomura Asset Management Becomes First in Japan to Quantitatively Assess Climate-related Opportunities Using Avoided Emissions and Removals
February 24	Nomura Publishes Report on UN Principles for Responsible Banking
February 17	Nomura Revises Classification of NOMURA-BPI SDGs, Publishes NOMURA-BPI SDGs Extended
February 9	Nomura to Support Relief Efforts in Turkey and Syria
February 2	Nomura Included in 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
January 26	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering for Osaka City Government
January 25	Nomura Asset Management Establishes KPIs for Materiality

2022

December 16	Nomura Asset Management Revises ESG Statement
December 15	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
December 8	Nomura Wins Gold and Silver in Gan-Ally-Bu Award 2022
December 2	Nomura Asset Management Makes Initial Donation of $50,000 to Charity: Water
November 11	Nomura Asset Management to Establish Net Zero Strategy Department
November 10	Nomura Wins Gold and Rainbow Awards in PRIDE Index 2022
October 6	Nomura Sustainability Day
October 5	Nomura Updates Group Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement
September 30	Nomura Appointed as Chair of Newly Established “GX Business Working Group” to Build a Framework and Promote Evaluation and Disclosure on Climate-Related Opportunities by GX League
September 2	Nomura Strengthens Sustainability-Related Businesses
August 31	Nomura Publishes Nomura Report 2022
July 1	Nomura Launches TASUKI Project to Support Regional Revitalization
June 30	Nomura TCFD Report 2022
June 1	Terms and Conditions as Determined by Japan Exchange Group for the Issuance of the Digitally Tracked Green Bonds, the First Digital Green Bonds in Japan
May 27	Nomura Leads Woven Planet Bond Offering by Toyota
May 20	Nomura to Acquire Stake in Australian Nature-Based Real Assets and Natural Capital Manager New Forests
May 18	Nomura Asset Management Establishes Sustainability Advisory Board
April 28	Nomura Asset Management Becomes Signatory to Stewardship Code
April 15	Cooperation in the Issuance of Japan's First Wholesale Digitally Tracked Green Bond
April 8	Nomura Lists New ETF Designed to Track Performance of Solactive Japan ESG Core Index on TSE
April 5	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
March 22	Nomura to Launch New ETF Designed to Track Performance of Solactive Japan ESG Core Index on TSE
March 10	Nomura Joins the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
March 1	Nomura Appoints Executive to Oversee Financial Education
February 18	Nomura Asset Management Becomes First in Japan to Incorporate GHG Absorption Disclosures in ESG Scoring
January 27	Nomura Recognized as "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" by The Human Rights Campaign for Three Consecutive Years
January 27	Nomura Included in 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

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2021

December 16	Nomura Wins Gold and Silver in Gan-Ally-Bu Award 2021
December 9	Nomura Makes CDP A List for Leadership on Climate Change for Second Consecutive Year
November 30	Nomura Investment Forum (PDF 1,744KB)
November 24	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
November 18	Nomura Publishes First Report on UN Principles for Responsible Banking
November 11	Nomura Wins Rainbow and Gold Awards in PRIDE Index 2021
November 2	Nomura Asset Management Joins Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
November 1	Nomura Asset Management Announces Initiatives to Enhance Stewardship Activities
October 25	Nomura Asset Management Sets 2050 Net Zero Goal and 2030 Interim Target for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Investments
October 22	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering by NTT Finance
October 15	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering for Tokyo Metropolitan Government
October 5	Nomura Sustainability Day
October 1	Nomura Named Investment Bank of the Year for Sustainable Corporate Finance for Second Consecutive Year
October 1	Nomura Outlines Research on Determining SDG Bonds by Natural Language Processing Technology
September 28	Nomura Commits to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Joins Net-Zero Banking Alliance
September 10	Nomura Asset Management Joins the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
August 31	Nomura Report 2021 Now Available (PDF 106KB)
August 18	Tokyo 2020 D&I Action Statement
August 11	Nomura Launches Research on Determination of SDG Bonds by Natural Language Processing Technology
August 4	Nomura Donates Additional $1 Million to Covid-19 Relief in India
July 26	Nomura Launches Affordable Global Sustainable Equity Fund for Investors in Malaysia
July 16	Nomura Lists Fourth ESG ETF on Tokyo Stock Exchange
July 15	Nomura Publishes TCFD Report 2021
June 21	Responsible Investment Report 2020 Now Available (Nomura Asset Management)
June 17	Nomura Individual Investor Survey June 2021
June 11	Nomura Signs the Investor Agenda for Addressing Climate Change Issues
May 31	Nomura Signs Investor Expectations on Nutrition, Diets and Health
May 25	Nomura Group Governance (PDF 1,437KB)
May 4	Nomura to Donate $2 Million to Covid-19 Relief in India and Launch Employee Donation Matching Program
March 12	Nomura Leads Woven Planet Bond Offering by Toyota
March 11	Nomura to Launch Three New ETFs Designed to Track Performance of S&P 500 Index, S&P 500 in TTM Rates JPY Hedged Index and S&P 500 ESG Index
March 8	Nomura Group Governance (PDF 1,424KB)
March 4	Nomura Holdings (Nomura Securities) and Nomura Asset Management Recognized Under 2021 Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization Recognition Program
February 24	Nomura Wins ESG Finance Award
February 4	Nomura and FTSE Russell Publish FTSE Nomura Climate CaRD WGBI Index
January 28	Nomura Recognized as "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" by The Human Rights Campaign
January 28	Announcement of Material Issues (Materiality) with Respect to Sustainability
January 21	Nomura Included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
January 20	Nomura Securities Received Sustainable Innovation Award in the 2020 Sustainable Finance Awards

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2020

December 9	Nomura Makes CDP A List for Leadership on Climate Change
December 3	Nomura Securities wins Gold in Gan-Ally-Bu Award 2020 for the third year in a row
November 20	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
October 19	Nomura to Partner with Stakeholders to Drive Sustainability
October 19	Nomura Establishes Donation Scheme to Support Regional Revitalization
October 16	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering for Tokyo Metropolitan Government
September 30	Nomura Named Investment Bank of the Year for Sustainable Corporate Finance
September 11	Nomura to Newly Allocate Funds to CSR Donations (PDF 22KB)
August 12	Nomura Finalizes Donations to Support Coronavirus Efforts (PDF 23KB)
July 27	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE Blossom Japan Index and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index for Three Consecutive Years
July 27	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE4Good Index for Fourteen Consecutive Years
July 22	Nomura Announces Support for Disaster Relief Efforts in Japan (PDF 19KB)
July 15	Nomura Publishes TCFD Report; Endorses UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PDF 26KB)
June 30	Responsible Investment Report 2019 Now Available (Nomura Asset Management)
June 19	Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering by NTT Finance (PDF 32KB)
June 5	Nomura Capital Partners Forms Alliance with Nihon Suido Consultants (PDF 23KB)
May 15	Nomura to Donate Masks to Assist with Coronavirus Efforts in Japan (PDF 21KB)
April 1	Nomura Completes Acquisition of Greentech Capital Advisors, Rebranded as Nomura Greentech (PDF 23KB)
March 5	Nomura Finalizes Donation for Typhoon Hagibis Relief Efforts (PDF 20KB)
March 2	Nomura Recognized as “Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (White 500)”
February 6	Nomura Announces Donation to Support Treatment of Novel Coronavirus in China (PDF 21KB)
January 28	Nomura Recognized as "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" by the Human Rights Campaign (PDF 77KB)
January 22	Nomura Included in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
January 22	Nomura Securities Received the Award of Excellence in the 2019 Sustainable Finance Awards
January 17	Nomura Asset Management Awarded Mandate for ESG-Integrated European Corporate Bond (PDF 41KB)
January 17	Nomura Capital Partners Acquires Cook Deli Stake (PDF 23KB)

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2019

December 17	Nomura Securities Wins Gan- Ally-Bu Gold Award for the Second Consecutive Year
December 12	Nomura to Acquire Greentech Capital Advisors (PDF 38KB)
December 12	Nomura Establishes Sustainability Research Center (PDF 29KB)
December 9	ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) initiatives (PDF 1,211KB)
December 3	Nomura Publishes Code of Conduct 2020 (PDF 22KB)
November 19	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering for Gunma Bank (PDF 73KB)
October 25	Nomura Selected as Member of ICMA’s Green and Social Bond Committee Advisory Council (PDF 24KB)
October 18	Nomura Acts as Bookrunner on Social Bond Offering for Miraca Holdings (PDF 28KB)
October 18	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering for Tokyo Metropolitan Government (PDF 26KB)
October 16	Nomura to Support Relief Efforts in Japan for Typhoon Hagibis (PDF 21KB)
October 4	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering for Japan Housing Finance Agency (PDF 27KB)
October 1	Nomura Selected as Component of STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index for Five Consecutive Years
October 1	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (PDF 112KB)
September 27	Nomura Publishes NOMURA-BPI SDGs (PDF 27KB)
September 6	Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering in Japanese Chemical Industry (PDF 117KB)
September 6	Nomura Acts as Bookrunner on Green Bond Offering for Mitsui Fudosan (PDF 108KB)
August 28	Nomura Report 2019 Now Available (PDF 77KB)
July 20	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE Blossom Japan Index and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index for Three Consecutive Years
July 20	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE4Good Index for Thirteen Consecutive Years
May 23	Nomura Leads First Sustainability Bond Offering to Obtain Climate Bonds Programmatic Certification in Asia (PDF 33KB)
May 16	Nomura Leads First Social Bond Offering by Non-financial Japanese Company (PDF 26KB)
April 26	Nomura Recognized as "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (White 500)"
April 24	Nomura Signs UN Standards of Conduct for Business for Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI People (PDF 22KB)
April 17	Nomura Announces Launch of Joint Research on NOMURA-BPI SDG Bonds (PDF 25KB)
March 20	Nomura Wins PFA21 Special Award for ESG Best Practices (PDF 64KB)
January 25	Nomura Publishes ESG Statement (PDF 21KB)
January 11	Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering for Residential Mortgages in Japan (PDF 24KB)

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2018

December 10	Nomura Securities Awarded Gan- Ally-Bu Gold Award
November 30	Status of Compliance with Corporate Governance Code, and Transition of Subsidiaries to Company with Audit and Supervisory Committee (PDF 25KB)
November 8	Nextgreen, Nomura and IHI Corporation to Explore Green Technology Partnership (PDF 227KB)
October 19	Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering in Japanese Retail Industry (PDF 170KB)
October 19	Nomura Leads Green Bond Offering for Tokyo Metropolitan Government (PDF 117KB)
October 19	Nomura Leads Social Bond Offering for JASSO (PDF 120KB)
October 18	Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering by Airline (PDF 172KB)
October 5	Nomura Announces Result of Fundraising for Relief Efforts in Western Japan (PDF 21KB)
October 1	Nomura Selected as Component of STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index for Four Consecutive Years
October 1	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (PDF 109KB)
September 14	Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering in Japanese Manufacturing Industry (PDF 27KB)
August 24	Nomura Report 2018 Now Available (PDF 19KB)
July 9	Nomura to Support Relief Efforts in Western Japan (PDF 20KB)
July 2	Nomura Recognized as Runner-Up Female Tech Employer of the Year (U.K.)
June 29	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE4Good Index for Twelve Consecutive Years
June 29	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE Blossom Japan Index and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index for Two Consecutive Years
June 18	Nomura Selected as Component of SNAM Sustainability Index
May 18	Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering in Global Shipping Sector (PDF 26KB)
May 15	Nomura Lists New ETF Designed to Track the Performance of the “MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index” on TSE (PDF 39KB)
April 12	Nomura Asset Management to launch a new ETF designed to track the performance of the "MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index" (PDF 38KB)
February 28	Nomura to Conduct Research on ESG Bond Market (PDF 28KB)
January 31	Nomura Receives the Platinum Award at the London Clean City Awards
January 31	Nomura Receives Award of Excellence in Nikkei Annual Report Awards 2017 (PDF 25KB)
January 4	Nomura Selected as Component of MorningStar Socially Responsible Index (MS-SRI)

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2017

December 19	Nomura Selected as Component of MSCI WIN Index (PDF 23KB)
November 13	Nomura Recognized for Environmental Leadership (PDF 49KB)
October 5	Nomura Selected as Component of STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index for Three Consecutive Years
September 15	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (PDF 81KB)
September 13	Nomura is Recognized as Britain's Healthiest Large Workplace in 2017
September 6	Nomura Received the Platinum Award at the London Clean City Awards (U.K.)
August 14	Nomura Report 2017 Now Available (PDF 18KB)
June 20	Nomura Selected as Component of SNAM Sustainability Index
May 31	Nomura Selected as Competitive IT Strategy Company 2017
February 21	Nomura Certified as a White 500 Health and Productivity Enterprise
January 4	Nomura Selected as Component of MorningStar Socially Responsible Index (MS-SRI)

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2016

November 21	Prestigious London School Visits Nomura Otemachi Headquarters
October 20	Nomura Selected as Component of STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index (PDF 30KB)
October 20	Nomura Ranked Among 100 Most Sustainable Companies in Asia (PDF 39KB)
September 17	Expanding Financial and Economic Education
September 16	Nomura Wins the City in Bloom 2016 Award (U.K.)
September 16	Nomura is Recognized as Britain's Healthiest Large Workplace in 2016 (U.K.)
September 12	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (PDF 23KB)
August 29	Nomura selected as component of FTSE4Good Index (PDF 19KB)
August 5	Nomura Report 2016 Now Available (PDF 18KB)
July 12	Nomura Selected as Component of SNAM Sustainability Index
June 6	Nomura Announces Result of Fundraising for Relief Efforts in Kumamoto (PDF 24KB)
March 28	Nomura Wins the Chairman's Cup at Clean City Awards (U.K.)
March 28	Nomura Wins at the Sustainable City Awards
January 4	Nomura Selected as Component of MorningStar Socially Responsible Index

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2015

December 17	World Bank and Nomura Promote Socially Responsible Impact Investing in Japan through World Bank Sustainable Development Bonds (PDF 65KB)
November 30	Nomura Ranked Among 100 Most Sustainable Companies in Asia
October 20	Nomura Selected as Component of STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index
September 16	Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (PDF 34KB)
September 14	Nomura Wins the City in Bloom 2015 Awards (U.K.)
September 6	Nomura is Recognized as Britain's Healthiest Company (U.K.)
July 31	Nomura Report 2015 Now Available
July 9	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE4Good Index
June 8	Nomura Announces Result of Fundraising for Relief Efforts in Nepal (PDF 21KB)
January 13	Nomura Selected in the MS-SRI

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2014

December 25	The Search for Nomura's Next London Charity Partner (2015-17) has Started
August 27	Nomura Report 2014 Now Available
July 4	Nomura Ranked Fourth Among Japanese Companies in Newsweek Green Rankings 2014
January 16	Nomura Holds Corporate Citizenship Speaker Event: Leveraging Your Skills to Contribute to Society

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2013

December 9	Contributing to Community Healthcare Through Medical Helicopter Services (As of November 2013)
November 18	Nomura Holds Fourth Speaker Event to Support Revival Efforts: Why We Are Confident in the Safety of Fukushima Products
October 17	Community Affairs Initiatives (Americas and Asia) Site Up and Running
September 3	Nomura Report 2013 Now Available
August 29	Nomura Collaborates with Panasonic on Summer Events for School Children
August 27	Stakeholder Dialogue: Utilizing Financial and Economics Education in School Curriculum
July 8	Nomura Holds Third Speaker Event to Support Revival Efforts: Communicating the Current State of Fukushima
April 22	Nikkei Stock League Contest Networking Sessions in Tokyo and Osaka
April 12	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE4Good Index and Recognized as a Supersector Leader in FTSE4Good ESG Ratings
April 10	Contributing to Community Healthcare Through Medical Helicopter Services (As of March 2013)
March 29	Nomura Awarded Fourth Make a CHANGE Day Incentive Award
March 26	First Japanese Company to Win the Chairman's Cup at Clean City Awards (U.K.)
March 21	Nomura Holds Second Speaker Event to Support Revival Efforts: Current Situation in Fukushima

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2012

November 12	Nomura Recognized by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for Climate Change Disclosure
September 28	NOMURA Report 2012
April 23	Nomura Selected as Component of FTSE4Good Index and Recognized as a Supersector Leader in FTSE4Good ESG Ratings
March 8	Contributing to Community Healthcare Through Medical Helicopter Services
February 13	Plan Bee (U.K.)
January 20	Nomura Signs the Principles for Financial Action Towards a Sustainable Society

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2011

December 27	Nomura Wins China Charity Award
October 20	Nomura Donates Musical Instruments to Schools in Tohoku
September 13	Nomura Selected as an Index Component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
September 5	Nomura Publishes Citizenship Report 2011
May 24	FTSE4Good ESG Ratings: Nomura Recognized as a Supersector Leader
March 11	Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited Participates in Walk for Millions
March 4	Nomura Donates Computers to Support London Community Partners
February 25	Green IFC Bonds
February 4	Nomura Offices in India Participate in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon
January 5	Digital Phonebook Saves 400,000 Sheets of paper

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2010

December 25	Nomura Holding America Participates in the 2010 Toys for Tots Program
December 22	Nomura Acts as Lead Sponsor to Environmental Effort in Hong Kong
November 29	Revitalizing Local Communities Through Agribusiness
November 24	5km Charity Walk & Run (Japan)
October 5	Nomura Holdings CSR Report 2010 Released
September 17	Nomura Holdings Selected as an Index Component of the FTSE4Good Index Series
September 13	Nomura Employees in Bangkok Support Elementary School Children as Part of 40th Anniversary Project
September 10	Nomura Holdings Selected as an Index Component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
September 9	Financial Lecture at Thailand's Chulalongkorn University
August 12	Nomura Charity Concert to Help Build Elementary School in Laos
July 12	Nomura Group Presents Charity Concert to Help Build Elementary School in Laos
April 26	Participating Worldwide in Earth Hour 2010
April 1	Nomura Foundation
January 21	Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Launches the "Nomura Eco" Page
January 15	Nomura to Contribute to Haitian Earthquake Relief

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2009

November 5	Renovated CSR site up and running
October 9	Disaster Relief Following the Major Earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia in September 2009
October 8	Nomura Holdings CSR Report 2009 Released (Web Updates in October)
September 9	Nomura Holdings Selected as an Index Component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSJ) for 5 Consecutive Years Since 2005
September 1	Summertime Kids' Environmental Event "Let's Make One-Of-a-Kind Recycled Umbrellas!"
August 5	Nomura Holdings CSR Report 2009 (Japanese) Released
June 11	Nomura Enters Socially Responsible Investment Joint Venture with ECPI
June 2	"Introduction to Finance from Age 20"
May 13	Nomura enters socially responsible investment joint venture with ECPI
April 15	Disaster Relief Following the Major Earthquake in Italy in April 2009
April 8	Nomura Holdings Selected as an Index Component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index
March 3	Nomura International plc Wins a Platinum Award at the Fiscal 2008 Clean City Awards
February 20	Nomura India in the Mumbai Marathon 2009, India's Largest Charity Run
February 3	Nomura Signs a Partnership with Bocconi University

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