Events and publications
Mizuho is disseminating environmental information through various events, lectures, and seminars.
Environmental events
Environmental art contest
Mizuho cosponsors the All–Japan Elementary and Junior High School Students' Environmental Art Contest. This contest is held annually to provide elementary and junior high school students with the opportunity to address the importance of nature and the development of towns where we can live comfortably.
List of seminars and lectures
List of seminars and lectures on the environment (FY2020)
Date | Name of seminar/lecture |
Mar 2021 | Japan Society for Impact Assessment (JSIA) |
Date | Name of seminar/lecture |
Mar 2021 | Demonstration Project Workshop 2021 for Regional Independent Biomass Energy Systems Building an Energy Utilization Model for the post-FIT Era |
Mar 2021 | The 2nd CCUS and Hydrogen International Symposium -Using Decarbonization Technology to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050 |
Feb 2021 | Seminar to Promote the Use of Basic Chemical Substance Risk Assessment Tools |
Feb 2021 | What is Climate Change Adaptation — From the Perspective of Disaster Prevention— (Seminar on climate change adaptation for the general public and companies) |
Dec 2020 | Entering a New Era of Sustainability —Constructing New Growth Stories and the Potential of Sustainability Solutions— |
Dec 2020 | Briefing Session on the Calculation of Supply Chain Emissions |
Dec 2020 | Mizuho Information & Research Institute ESG and Environmental Management Seminar -Rethinking ESG Strategies for the 2050 Net Zero Era- |
Dec 2020 | Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation for Local Government Employees |
Dec 2020 | Mizuho Business Innovation Forum The Future Beyond Carbon Pricing —Preparing for Virtually Zero Carbon in 2050— |
Feb 2021 Feb 2021 Dec 2020 Oct 2020 Jul 2020 |
GHG Solutions seminars
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* Currently Mizuho Research & Technologies
List of seminars and lectures on the environment (FY2019)
Date | Name of seminar/lecture |
Jun 2019 | UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2019 |
Nov 2019 | Asian Development Bank Institute and ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) seminar: "Environmental, social, and governance investment: Opportunities and risks for Asia" |
Date | Name of seminar/lecture |
Feb 2020 | Demonstration project workshop on systematizing regional independence for biomass energy, "Constructing an energy use model for the post-FIT era" |
Feb 2020 | A sustainable regional future created through participation by all: pursuing SDGs together |
Feb 2020 | International symposium on CCUS and hydrogen, "Realizing a carbon neutral society through innovation in climate change countermeasure technology." |
Feb 2020 | Mizuho Business Innovation Forum Forum on financial decarbonization targets and their impacts, "What are SBTs for financial institutions and what will they bring about?" |
Jan 2020 | Seminar on food loss reduction at large-scale sports events |
Dec 2019 to Feb 2020 | Seminar on risk assessment of chemical substances through the use of simple measurement methods (detection tubes, real-time monitors). (Total of eight seminars in Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sendai, Nagoya, and two in both Tokyo and Osaka) |
Nov 2019 to Jan 2020 | Workshop on the Takara Cycle, "Toward forming regional circular loops" (Three seminars in Akita, Kagoshima, and Shiga) |
Oct and Nov 2019 | Briefings on local government action plans (Seven briefings in Nagoya, Sapporo, Sendai, Fukuoka, Tokyo, Okayama, and Osaka) |
Oct and Nov 2019 | SDG leader training for creating a sustainable regional future (Three training sessions in Chiba, Shiga, and Fukuoka) |
Sep 2019 to Jan 2020 | "Policy dialogue on chemical substances and the environment" (sessions 15 and 16) |
Aug 2019 | TICAD 7 Japan Fair Exhibit on Japanese companies active in Africa |
Jul 2019 | Demonstration project workshop on systematizing regional independence for biomass energy, "Becoming a business that is not reliant on the FIT system", held at the Biomass Energy Technology and Commercialization and Management Seminar in Tohoku |
Jun 2019 to Feb 2020 | Practical course for chemSHERPA workers (FY2019) 1 through 9 |
Jan 2020 Dec 2019 Oct 2019 Aug 2019 Jun 2019 |
GHG Solutions seminars
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* Currently Mizuho Research & Technologies
List of seminars and lectures on the environment (FY2018)
Date | Name of seminar/lecture |
Dec 2018 | Dialogue between Otoritas Jasa Keuangan and The Jakarta Japan Club Financial Service Group |
Nov 2018 | Sustainable finance seminar for The Association of Banks in Cambodia visiting Japan |
May 2018 | Global Green Finance Leadership Program forum held by The Center for Finance and Development of Tsinghua University |
Date | Name of seminar/lecture |
Feb 2019 | International Symposium on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) for a Low-Carbon Society |
Feb 2019 | Workshop on new trends in life cycle assessment policies: the European environmental footprint and Global LCA Data Access (GLAD) framework and use of an environmental labeling system |
Nov 2018 | Tokyo AI-SHIPS International Symposium, "The front line of development of in silico toxicity prediction system" |
Sep 2018 | 14th Policy Discussion on Chemical Substances and the Environment |
Jun 2018 | First Corporate Forum on the Two Degrees Celsius Target |
Feb 2019 Jan 2019 Aug 2018 |
Mizuho Business Innovation Forum
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Feb and Mar 2019 | Gas Business Research Meeting: 31st and 32nd regular sessions |
Jan 2019 Dec 2018 Nov 2018 Sep 2018 Jul 2018 Apr 2018 |
GHG Solutions seminars
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Dec 2018 to Mar 2019 | Seminar: "How to conduct labor safety and health education at the work site using chemical substance risk assessments and GHS labeling" (Total 12 seminars in Tokyo, Kita-Kyushu, Yokohama, Sendai, Hokkaido, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka) |
Oct 2018 to Feb 2019 | Chemical Substance Management Seminar Caravan 2018 (Total of eight locations, including Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya) |
Nov 2018 Oct 18, 2018 |
"Takara no Wa" workshop: Toward creating local circular economies (two workshops in Mie and Tottori Prefectures) |
May 2018 to Feb 2019 | Practical course for chemSHERPA workers (FY2017) sessions 1 to 10 |
* Currently Mizuho Research & Technologies
Information on events and seminars held by Mizuho Research & Technologies (Japanese text only)
Publications
Practical explanation of the Equator Principles was published.
Mizuho Bank published a book on implementation guidelines for the Equator Principles
Research reports
Research reports of Mizuho Research & Technologies
Columns and contributed articles
Columns regarding environment and energy by Mizuho Research & Technologies
Contributed articles regarding environment and energy by Mizuho Research & Technologies