Japan is no stranger to economic transformation plans. The world’s third largest economy has lived with stagflation for three decades and various prime minis- ters have been tasked with fixing the problem. Now the government is working towards two major economic outcomes after setting a target to be carbon neutral within 30 years. Switching from a depend- ency on fossil fuels to renewable sources is not going to be easy. Japan’s Asset Management One is playing its part by vowing to make its portfo- lios carbon neutral by 2050. Working with policymakers and corporate board- rooms as well as collaborating with other professional investors around the world are part of its strategy.
In the following pages the asset manager discusses its plans and the core issues it is tackling to make the world more sustainable.
