Transition Finance Roundtable ~ Challenges and opportunities for accelerating our transition
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust House (5th Floor) 24 Lombard Street, London EC3V 9AJ
About this Event
Across the world, the transition has been becoming a more important measure in advancing our efforts to respond to climate change. In accelerating the transition, it is essential for all the stakeholders to collaborate, not only in the development of new technologies by business industry, but also in providing financial support through governments and financial institutions to advance these efforts.
In collaboration with “London Climate Action Week 2025”, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank with GX (Green Transformation) Acceleration Agency co-hosts an expert roundtable on the transition finance, moderated by Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), University of Cambridge. Inviting global speakers around the world, discussions will feature – what are importance and challenges in transition finance? and what are the next steps to advance the transition finance?
Together, we will share Japan’s and Asian challenges around the transition related to GX strategies, policies for transition, initiatives, and expectations and roles for institutional investors in advancing initiatives for advancing the transition finance.
Expected speakers are from GX Acceleration Agency (Government of Japan), Japanese and overseas Financial Institutions, the Asian Development Bank, the academe (University of Cambridge, University of Hokkaido), Asset Owners, Asset Managers, among others.
Date and time: 24 June 2025 14:00~16:30 (incl. registration and networking reception)
Venue: Mitsubishi UFJ Trust House (5th Floor)
24 Lombard Street, London EC3V 9AJ
Participation: Invitation only (approx. 50 PAX). Contact for more information: Wataru Kawasaki (wataru_kawasaki@tr.mufg.jp) or Hiroto Kimura (hiroto_kimura@tr.mufg.jp)
Timetable
14:00~ Door opens
14:30~15:50 Roundtable discussions
15:50~16:00 Closing
16:00~ Networking reception
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, GX Acceleration Agency
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, established in 1927, as an owned subsidiary of MUFG and a core MUFG company, is one of Japan's largest trust banks. Besides Japan, we serve customers to pursue its global business through a worldwide network of branches and subsidiaries in Asia, Europe and the United States. Our sustainable investing as integrated part of asset management business in MUFG closely works with GX Acceleration Agency to advance transition both in Japan and Asia.
GX Acceleration Agency is an organization established as part of the Japanese Government's GX (Green Transformation) policy initiative to realize GX investment of over 150 trillion yen in the next 10 years.
The activities of the GX Acceleration Agency include:
– Provision of financial support such as debt guarantees for GX projects
– Operation of carbon emissions trading system
– Collection of "GX-Surcharge" (Surcharge on fossil fuel supply)
– Promotion of research and collaboration among stakeholders on GX policies and practices
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