Nomura Group believes that the social mission of the financial services sector is to contribute to economic growth and sustainable social development by facilitating the appropriate flow of funds in the capital markets through products and services that meet the needs of customers. In addition, to fulfill our responsibility as a company that operates globally, we offer financial services that contribute to addressing climate change and social issues and promote initiatives aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Through underwriting SDG bonds, Nomura serves as a bridge between investors who want to contribute to society and projects with capital needs that aim to resolve social issues such as climate change. Nomura Group is engaged in sustainable finance in Japan and overseas, and is contributing to the achievement of SDGs using capital markets.
In 2017, Nomura Securities established a team dedicated to working on ESG bonds in the Debt Capital Markets Dept., and in 2018 the team got stronger by establishing a global structure. Utilizing a platform built in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and around the world, it delivers optimal solutions overseas for ESG bond issuance.
In Japan, Nomura Securities underwrote Sustainability Bonds issued by Obayashi Corporation and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, and Green Bonds issued by Shimizu Corporation and the Japan Housing Finance Agency in 2019, and Green Bonds issued by Asahi Kasei Corporation and NTT Finance Corporation in 2020. Nomura Securities actively underwrite SDG bonds not only in Japan but also overseas to share market conditions and provide customers with useful information and proposals.
Nomura Securities was allotted the world's first Sustainable FITs (stock acquisition rights). Airtech Japan's stock acquisition rights are the first in the world in the form of equity financing to receive a second opinion from an evaluation organization from the perspective of ESG and SDGs, in the belief that the use and significance of the funds will contribute to the reduction of environmental impact through energy conservation and the resolution of social problems such as infectious disease countermeasures.

Nomura will provide solutions in sustainability-related fields in light of growing demand for sustainable products and social needs. We will continue to invest in growth areas and help our clients address their new needs.

Aiming to advance sustainable finance, we carry out a variety of initiatives, including promoting the establishment of international standards and holding seminars on the topic.

Nomura Group is holding many seminars led by experts in a series about sustainable finance. We are working to expand sustainable finance by providing cutting-edge information to a wide range of clients, including institutional investors and non-financial companies. We are also actively participating in external initiatives aimed at developing the market, such as presenting at international conferences on green bonds. We are also working to disseminate information to a wide range of people in all regions, such as by holding online seminars and conferences.