Shinkin Central Bank

No leading practices were identified for Shinkin Central Bank in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for Shinkin Central Bank in the respecting planetary boundaries measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for Shinkin Central Bank in the adhering to societal conventions measurement area.

In terms of its approach to senior leadership accountability, Shinkin Central Bank could link the remuneration of its executive or management teams to sustainability performance criteria. The bank also has an opportunity to describe its engagement approach on sustainability themes and impact topics with clients and investees. Furthermore, Shinkin Central Bank could provide a public commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment and an opportunity to disclose the proportion of women in senior leadership roles as well as how it addresses any gender pay gaps.

Shinkin Central Bank could disclose a target to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050 and the key sectors and companies it has identified as priorities to engage with on climate change, specifically on the alignment with the Paris Agreement. Shinkin Central Bank has an opportunity to disclose its financing activities devoted to climate solutions. Regarding nature and biodiversity, Shinkin Central Bank could provide evidence in English that demonstrates how it is committed to minimising its negative impacts or financing regenerative solutions. Moreover, no evidence was found regarding its approach to fossil fuels that spans across the fossil fuel value chain, such as the amount or share of finance it directs towards fuels, or its stance on financing companies with new fossil fuel projects.

Shinkin Central Bank could provide a publicly available policy statement in English committing it to respect human rights laid out in the UN Guiding Principles and the ILO declaration on fundamental rights at work. Moreover, it could establish a grievance mechanism accessible to all workers and external stakeholders to raise human rights complaints or concerns. The bank has an opportunity to describe a comprehensive process for identifying its human rights risks and impacts across all its activities, especially its financing activities. Furthermore, it could disclose the proportion of its total direct operations workforce for each employee category by age group and gender. To provide transparency on financial inclusivity, Shinkin Central Bank could disclose, in English, the amount of finance directed towards women-owned businesses, small- and medium-sized enterprises or low-income developing countries.