JBIC

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
3 out of 5
Awareness, understanding and intent 
2 out of 5
Commodity 
3 out of 5
Scope 
2 out of 5
Implementation, monitoring and reporting 
3 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Policy strength 
3 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5
Financial institution type 
National development bank
HQ 
Japan

Collective commitments

Banking Environment Initiative member
No
New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No

150 Financial institutions

Investors and lenders need to adopt and implement environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria that ensure their investments are not funding deforestation. For analysis of how the financial sector is performing click here.

This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

Profile 

JBIC are a Japanese policy-based financial institution that promotes the sound development of Japanese businesses and industries as well as the wider international economy and society through overseas development, securing vital resources, improving competitiveness and preventing market disruptions. As of 2017, JBIC’s total assets amount to more than 160 billion USD and they had more than 120 billion USD worth of loans. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are among the top 45 lenders to Forest 500 companies, with more than 5 billion USD of loans to companies predominantly operating in agricultural commodities, forestry, and construction.

Other financial institutions

Brazilos National Economic and Social Development Bank

Score
3 out of 5

JBIC

Score
3 out of 5

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