Financial Services Agency of Japan and Climate Data Steering Committee Launch Jurisdictional Data Partnership for the Climate Data Utility

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Climate Data Steering Committee (CDSC) have announced a partnership to promote the use and accessibility of climate-related data disclosed by Japanese companies through the Climate Data Utility (the “Utility”).

As part of its efforts to improve access to climate-related data, the FSA will support the CDSC’s initiative to integrate climate-related data disclosed by Japanese companies through the Electronic Disclosure for Investors’ NETwork (EDINET) into the Utility.

Under this partnership, climate-related data disclosed by Japanese companies through EDINET will become available through the Utility.

For further details, please see the following:

• Press Release (Original) (Japanese Translation)

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• Overview of the CDSC

  The CDSC was established in June 2022 under the leadership of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Michael Bloomberg, UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions, with the objective of improving access to climate-related data. The FSA participates in the CDSC as a member.

• Overview of the Utility

  The Utility (formerly the Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU)) is a global open-data platform that aggregates climate-related data disclosed by companies and facilitates access to and use of such data by market participants.

Related Websites:

• CDSC Website (https://www.climatedatasc.org/)
• Climate Data Utility Website (https://climatedatautility.org/home/)

Contact

International Affairs Division, Financial Services Agency

+81-(0)3-3506-6000 (ext. 2955)