Nippon Life's PRI appointment boosts Japan’s ESG push
The NGO's election of a Japanese insurer board member promises to improve ESG stewardship in fixed income, plus bridge the gap between investors and policymakers.
Nippon Life Insurance’s recent senior appointment to the United Nation’s Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) is set to boost Japanese life insurers’ net zero progress.
The country’s largest life insurance and private institutional investor announced on July 19 that its special advisor to the board, Takeshi Kimura, who was with Bank of Japan for over 30 years, was elected as a board member to the influential nongovernmental organisation in global ESG development. He will ret…
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