ITOCHU Europe Green Finance Framework
As the regional headquarters of ITOCHU's operation in Europe, ITOCHU Europe PLC established its Green Finance Framework in March 2019 (*1), and within the same month, raised its first green loan of EUR150Million mainly from Mizuho Bank through ITOCHU Treasury Centre Europe Plc, ITOCHU's group finance vehicle for Europe and the Middle East. This was the first green finance procured by any of the Japanese trading houses (so-called "Sogo shosha"). ITOCHU Europe’s Green Finance Framework was independently reviewed by Sustainalytics.
As a group, ITOCHU believes in the importance of fulfilling its social responsibilities. This is accomplished through the continuous enhancement of sustainable corporate values within its core business, in accordance with the group's mission, "Sampo-Yoshi" (good for the buyer, good for the seller, and good for society), the management philosophy of merchants in the province of Ohmi that has been embraced by the company since its founding in 1858.
- ITOCHU Europe Green Finance Framework March 2019 (*1 updated March 2022)
- Sustainalytics second-party opinion
Use and Source of green finance
1. List of eligible projects (updated in May 2022)
Category | Project | Country | Type | Invest-ment Start |
COD (*2) |
Capacity (*3) |
GHG reduction (ex-ante) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renewable Energy |
Aanekoski | Finland | Biomass | 2015 | 2017 | 280MW | 105 kilo t-CO2e /year |
Butendiek | Germany | Wind | 2017 | 2015 | 288MW | ||
Solaben 2&3 |
Spain | Solar | 2010 | 2012 | 100MW | ||
Pollution Prevention and Control |
ST&W | UK | EfW | 2011 | 2014 | 260kt/year | 15 kilo t-CO2e /year |
Cornwall | 2013 | 2017 | 240kt/year | ||||
Merseyside | 2013 | 2017 | 460kt/year | ||||
West London |
2013 | 2016 | 350kt/year |
(*2) COD=Commercial Operation Date
(*3) "Capacity" is generation capacity for Renewable Energy and capacity for waste treatment volume per year for EfW.
2. Use and source table as of March 2022
Use of Proceeds (€Mil) | Source of Proceed(€Mil) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Renewable Energy | 206 | Green Loan March 2022 from Mizuho |
60 |
Pollution Prevention and Control | 53 | Other Sources | 199 |
Total | 259 | Total | 259 |