Aozora’s Sustainability Targets
Aozora has established “Aozora’s Sustainability Targets” as long-term business targets aimed at creating social and economic value.
Recognizing that the target year for its business-related goals had been reached, and in light of the steady progress made, Aozora took steps to review its Sustainability Targets in FY2025. As part of this review, the Bank set new targets while raising the benchmarks for achieving its various goals. Brief details are presented in the following table.
Materiality
Contribution to the
future of economy and society
| Target KPI | Target Year | Target Value | FY2025 Results |
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Strategic Investments Business |
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UpdatedNumber of venture-related investments |
FY2030*1 |
Total: 300 |
Total: 170 |
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UpdatedNumber of business recovery fund-based transactions |
FY2030*1 |
Total: 300 |
Total: 147 |
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UpdatedNumber of equity investments with a primary focus on engagement |
FY2030*1 |
Total: 250 |
Total: 159 |
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New targetLBO finance origination/syndication amount |
FY2030*2 |
Total: 750 billion yen |
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New targetNumber of business succession support agreements |
FY2030*2 |
Total: 150 |
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Customer Relations |
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New targetNumber of applications for testamentary trust and estate settlement services |
FY2030*2 |
Total: 1,000 |
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New targetAUM of investment trusts and fund wrap products |
FY2030*2 |
Total: 500 billion yen |
Total: 349.7 billion yen |
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GMO Aozora Net Bank |
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UpdatedNumber of account openings by small businesses and start-ups |
FY2030*1 |
Total: 400 thousand |
Total: Approx. 221 thousand |
Materiality
Response to
environmental issues
| Target KPI | Target Year | Target Value | FY2025 Results |
|---|---|---|---|
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UpdatedSustainable financing amount |
FY2035*3 |
Total: 2 trillion yen |
Total: Approx. 1.016 trillion yen |
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Updated└Including environmental financing |
FY2035*3 |
Total: 1.5 trillion yen |
Total: Approx. 793 billion yen |
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GHG emissions as a business entity (Scopes 1 & 2, compared to FY2020) |
FY2030 |
Net zero |
581t-CO2 |
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GHG emissions in the investment and loan portfolio (Scope 3: category 15) |
FY2050 |
Net zero |
Please refer to "Initiatives to Address Climate Change (Response to TCFD Recommendations)." |
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Balance of project financing for coal-fired power plants |
FY2040 |
Zero |
Balance: 13.6 billion yen |
Materiality
Enhancement of the
value of human capital
| Target KPI | Target Year | Target Value | FY2025 Results |
|---|---|---|---|
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Percentage of female managers / deputy managers |
FY2027 |
20 / 40% |
15.2% / 44.1% |
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Percentage of eligible male employees taking childcare leave |
FY2027 |
100% |
102％ |
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Percentage of non-Japanese managers |
FY2027 |
3% |
2.6％ |
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Percentage of mid-career managers |
FY2027 |
40% |
60.5％ |
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New targetEmployee engagement score*4 |
Maintain the same level |
60pt |
63pt |
- Total for FY2021 to FY2030
- Total for FY2026 to FY2030
- Total for FY2021 to FY2035
- Average score for “Workplace comfort,” “Job satisfaction,” and “Recognition for challenges” in the employee survey