As responses to climate change become a global issue, companies are emphasizing efforts to address environmental and social issues when investing in defined contribution pension plans in which employees choose investment products themselves. There is a growing movement to incorporate ESG funds, which invest in

Of these, Nippon Life has incorporated an ``ESG fund'' that invests in defined contribution pensions from the summer of this year with an emphasis on tackling social issues such as environmental problems and improving the working environment.



Since last month, we have started online training for employees to learn about ESG investment cases, and the number of employees who operate defined contribution pensions with "ESG funds" is gradually increasing.



As responses to climate change and other issues become global issues, an increasing number of companies are promoting ESG initiatives, believing that they will lead to improvements in corporate value in the future, and investment in such companies is becoming active.

Takeshi Kimura, Executive Officer of Nippon Life, said, “Investing your own money in pensions with ESG will also lead to raising employee awareness of environmental and social issues. That's what I was talking about.



The movement to incorporate ESG funds into defined contribution pension plans is beginning to spread among companies, such as major housing manufacturer Daiwa House Industry and food giant Maruha Nichiro.