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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government aims to use “Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week," to promote ESG investing and sustainable finance, and to develop Tokyo’s presence in these fields, which contribute to the development of a sustainable city. This week is coordinated with other events that promote sustainable finance (e.g. PRI).The 11th feature article will introduce the events of other organizations (collaborative events) that will be held during this week.

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Introduction to Collaboration Events

【FORUM on GREEN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT 2021】

An initiative called sustainable financing has become a full-fledged trend among international financial groups and institutional investors.Sustainable investment and financing hold the key to promoting the shift of industrial and corporate activities toward decarbonization,and to circulate funds to the development of innovative green technologies that are essential for such transition.
Financial authorities and central banks in various countries have begun to take action, in consideration of the risks that climate change pose to the financial system.Some European central banks are embarking on sustainable financing through reviewing their assets.

Date:October 11 (Mon.)-14(Thu.), 2021
Format:Online
Time:Please check the individual pages for details, as they vary depending on each schedule.
Host:OECD
Supported by:the US State Department
Sponsor:The government of Japan, Meridiam, S&P Global Market intelligence, Responsible Investor

Event Information:
The OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment is the annual flagship event of the OECD Centre on Green Finance and Investment. Now in its eighth year, the Forum gathers senior policy makers and key public and private actors for action-oriented discussions on green and sustainable finance issues.High-Level speakers during previous editions of the Forum have included notably:
Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Finance Minister, Indonesia; Mr. Matti Vanhanen, Minister of Finance, Finland; Mr. Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States of America; Ms. Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo; Ms. Brune Poirson, Secretary of State, attached to the Ministre d’État, Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, France; Mr. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General; Mr. Daniel Klier, Group Head, Strategy and Global Head, Sustainable Finance, HSBC, Ms. Helena Vines Fiestas, Deputy Global Head, Sustainability, Global Head, Stewardship and Policy, BNP Paribas Asset Management; and Ms. Linda-Eling Lee, Global Head, ESG Research, MSCI.

【TIME TO ACT: Climate Action Forum】

Date:October 14 (Thu.), 2021
Format:Online
Time:19 :00~22 :00(JST)
Host:Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Support:C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Event Information:
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is developing the “TIME TO ACT” climate action movement to accelerate viable decarbonization efforts. TMG is going to hold TIME TO ACT: Climate Action Forum online. This forum will feature discussions about the growing threat of the climate crisis as well as concrete actions to prevent it under the main theme of Accelerating Efforts Toward “Carbon Half” by 2030. There is an online exhibition on the TIME TO ACT official website that corresponds with the Climate Action Forum.

【FIT 2021 (Financial Information Technology)】

Date:October 14 (Thu.) and 15 (Fri.), 2021
Format:On-site exhibitions, Online
VenueTokyo:International Forum
Time:10:00~18:000
Host:The Japan Financial News Co., Ltd. (Nikkin)
Co-Host:The Financial Journal Co., Ltd.

Event Information:
The FIT (Financial Information Technology) is Japan's largest IT fair for financial institutions, organized by the general financial technical paper, Nikkin (The Japan Financial News Co., Ltd.). This year marks the 20th time the event has been held. Over the last 19 events, more than 270,005 financial institutions and stakeholders have visited the site to discuss their business with exhibitors and exchange information. It's highly regarded as the only exhibition in line with financial practical business.

【The Proposed International Sustainability Standards Board and the future for ESG disclosure】

Date:October 15 (Fri.), 2021
Format:Online(Zoom)
Time:16:30~18:00 Tokyo
Host:CDP/CDSB)

Event Information:
Interest in corporate sustainability reporting has skyrocketed in the past few years. As part of the global trend towards consistent, comparable and coherent reporting, non-financial reporting harmonisation is underway. The IFRS Foundation aims to unveil a new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) ahead of the COP26. Join the “The proposed International Sustainability Standards Board and the future for ESG disclosure” webinar and understand how to be ready.

【Asahi World Forum 】

Date:October 17 (Sun.) from 21 (Thu.), 2021
Format:Online
Time:Please check the individual pages for details, as they vary depending on each schedule.
Host:The Asahi Shimbun Company
Co-Host:TV Asahi Corporation

Event Information:
With the world still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, climate crisis continues to threaten us; anxiety about the outlook of the world economy lingers; and we see growing international political tensions including U.S.-China confrontation. What hope should we hold and what action should it be backed by in order to achieve a better world? We will discuss this question, taking up many subjects listed under the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a number of prominent domestic and overseas speakers.

【PRI Digital Conference】

Date:October 18 (Mon.) from 21 (Thu.), 2021
Format:Online
Time:Please check the individual pages for details, as they vary depending on each schedule.
Host:PRI

Event Information:
This October, the PRI will bring together investors, policymakers and other sustainable finance stakeholders from around the world for an online exchange of views and ideas. Momentum is building on the road to the pivotal COP26 summit, the first year of the Biden administration is in full swing, and the world is still reeling from the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic – with all eyes tracking the progress of the vaccine rollout. Delivered in English, French and Japanese, the PRI Digital Conference will deliver an incisive programme spanning time zones, geographies, and of course the most critical themes for responsible investors in 2021.

【SDGs AICHI EXPO 2021】

Date:October 22 (Fri.) and 23 (Sat.), 2021 10:00-17:00
Format:Real and Online
Venue:Aichi Sky Expo
Time:10:00-17:00 
Host:SDGs AICHI EXPO Executive Committee

Event Information:
"For a Society Where the Earth, Cities, and People Can Coexist"
—SDGs Aichi Created Through a Multi-generational Partnership—

Today, there's only 10 years left until the 2030—the year the SDGs are aimed to have been achieved by—and social structures and people's consciousness are changing to solve various issues, including environmental, human rights, and regional. Against this background, SDGs AICHI EXPO will showcase each organization's efforts through exhibition booths, etc., and hold events like lectures, symposiums, and stage shows through which business people and families alike can have fun learning about SDGs.

【Tokyo Metropolitan University Finance Symposium】

Date:October 22 (Fri), 2021
Format:Online(ZOOM)
Time:13:30-17:00
Host:Research Center for Quantitative Finance, Graduate School of Management, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Support:Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Event Information:
In recent years, "sustainable finance"—a financial system designed to help achieve a sustainable society—is growing rapidly. Future climate change risks are considered to be one of the key issues in sustainability discussions. Mainly aimed at people involved in financial business, this symposium takes that topic as a theme and invites experts to talk about the current situation, future prospects, and the role of financial institutions.

Strategic Projects Section, Strategic Projects Division Office of the Governor for Policy Planning Tokyo Metropolitan Government