Materiality (key sustainability areas)

Mizuho has identified and included key sustainability areas in our 5–year Business Plan and business plans for specific areas. We have also set targets/KPI based on our key sustainability areas, and we are advancing sustainability initiatives as a unified group.

Materiality (key sustainability areas)

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Process for identifying key sustainability areas

Sustainability Targets and KPIs

Business (Target/KPI)		Results in FY 2021
Industry development & innovation Sound economic growth Environment & Social	Sustainable finance/ Environmental finance JPY25 trillion total from FY2019 to FY2030 (of which, JPY12 trillion in environmental finance) Credit balance for coal–fired power generation providers based on our Environmental and Social Management Policy for Financing and Investment Activity By FY2030, reduce by 50% compared to FY2019, and by FY2040 reduce to a balance of zero. Scope 3 (emissions from financing and investment) -Electric power sector FY2030: 138 to232 kgCO₂/MWh Exposure to high–risk areas within transition risk sectors Reduce over the medium to long term	Sustainable finance JPY 13.1 trillion Total for FY2019 to FY2021 (of which, JPY 4.6 trillion in environmental finance) Total for FY2019 to FY2021 248.6 billion FY2020: 388 kgCO₂/MWh March 31, 2022: JPY 1.6 trillion
Declining birthrate and aging population, plus good health and lengthening lifespans	Net increase in investment products (Individual investors) Total number of individual customer who use investment products Net increase in publicly offered investment trust assets under management	JPY 479.1 billion 1.736million customers JPY 416.8 billion
Industry development & innovation	Number of clients provided with consulting Number of IPOs as lead underwriter / rank in terms of underwriting amount	2,534clients Rank in number of IPOs as lead underwriter:# 1 / Rank in terms of IPO underwriting amount: #3

Corporate foundations[Target]
Human Resources
Item		Target	Target time frame	Achievement (July 2022)
Percentage of management positions filled by women	General manager equivalent ^1,2	10%	Jul–24	8%
	general manager and manager equivalent ^1,2	20%	Jul–24	19%
Item		Level to be achieved continuously		Achievement (FY 2021)
Percentage of management positions filled by employees hired outside Japan ³		65%		66%
Percentage of management positions filled by mid-career hires ⁴		15% or more		16%
Percentage of women in new graduates hired ¹		30%		35%⁵
Percentage of paid annual leave taken by employees ¹		70%		76%
Percentage of eligible male employees who take childcare leave ¹		100%		97%
1: Japan (Total of Mizuho Financial Group, Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking, and Mizuho Securities) 2: Each equivalent positions are calculated based on internal job level classification. 3: Ex–Japan (Total of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking, and Mizuho Securities) 4: Manager equivalent and above, Japan (Total of Mizuho Financial Group, Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking, and Mizuho Securities). 5: April 2022
Environment & Social
Item・Target				Results in FY 2021
GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) for Seven group companies ⁶: Carbon neutral by FY2030 (Carbon neutrality to be maintained thereafter)				150,987 tCO₂ (provisional value) (–16.0% compared to FY 2019)
Green purchasing ratio target for paper of at least 85% ⁷				99.9%
Paper recycling ratio target of at least 95% in FY2020 at major offices in Japan				92.1%
Reduce 7 group companies'⁷ paper usage in Japan by 1% compared to the previous fiscal year				–10.3%
6: Mizuho Financial Group, Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking, Mizuho Securities, Mizuho Research & Technologies, Asset Management One, Mizuho Americas 7: Mizuho Financial Group, Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking, Mizuho Securities, Mizuho Research & Technologies, Asset Management One
Item・Target				Total for FY2021 to FY2021
Total financial education participants of 60,000 or more from FY2019 to FY2023				39,335 participants

Process for Identifying Key Sustainability Areas

When designating materiality areas at Mizuho, we consider (i) expectations of society,¹ and (ii) importance for Mizuho.²We reorganized the materiality areas designated in our 5–Year Business Plan based on a new assessment of the expectations of society and importance for Mizuho. We are setting opportunities to revise materiality areas on a yearly basis.

Expectations and requirements various stakeholders maintain towards financial institutions in general, and towards Mizuho specifically, in regard to the sustainable development of the economy, industry, and society
Medium– to long–term impact on our corporate value and compatibility with Mizuho's strategies and business areas

Medium– to Long–term CSR Policy (up to Fiscal 2018)