Mizuho Financial Group's cumulative sustainable finance total reached JPY 34.3 trillion (preliminary) by the first half of fiscal year 2024, the Japanese banking group disclosed in its investor presentation for the first half of FY2024 on 15 November 2024. The group's target is JPY 100 trillion in cumulative sustainable finance over FY2019-FY2030.
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE FINANCE
Of the JPY 34.3 trillion total, JPY 16.1 trillion has been allocated to environment and climate change-related initiatives.
In May 2024, the group announced a JPY 2 trillion hydrogen financing goal.
The group has also maintained its ranking as the leading arranger of sustainable development goal bonds in Japan for five consecutive years.