The Financial Services Agency has a policy of requiring listed companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions, and will set up a meeting of experts next month to proceed with specific considerations.
This was revealed at the Financial Services Agency's Financial Services Council meeting held on the 19th.
According to the report, a new panel of experts will be set up next month to require listed companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and other information in order to realize a decarbonized society, with a view to amending the law. This means that we will proceed with detailed consideration.
Mandatory disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions will be gradually introduced in each member country of the European Union starting next year.
The Financial Services Agency plans to first target some companies that operate globally, and will discuss the specific scope of target companies and the format of disclosure at a meeting of experts. .
In addition, the Financial Services Council on the 19th also confirmed the importance of helping a wide range of generations acquire knowledge about investment and asset building through the Organization for the Promotion of Financial and Economic Education, which is scheduled to be newly established this year. Did.