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About Asia Shareholder Action

Asia Shareholder Action is a platform dedicated to protecting and growing long-term value through robust systemic stewardship. We empower institutional investors to navigate the energy transition in Japan and across Asia by focusing on corporate governance and strategic alignment with a Net Zero economy.

Our Focus: Institutional Stewardship

We collaborate with asset owners and managers to address material financial risks within the fossil fuel value chain. Our engagement focuses on the systemic importance of Japanese financial institutions and power producers, ensuring they lead in:

• Board Effectiveness: Ensuring directors and auditors possess the climate competence necessary for oversight.
• TCFD & ISSB Alignment: Standardising high-quality, comparable climate disclosures.
• Credible Transition Planning: Moving beyond ambition to time-bound, science-based capital allocation.

Why This Matters for Fiduciaries

In the context of Japan’s Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes, climate change and the systemic shocks it poses present non-diversifiable material financial risk. Proactive engagement ensures that Japanese corporations remain competitive globally and that shareholders fulfill their stewardship responsibilities.

Our Strategic Approach

• Publish investor briefings and explainers grounded in widely used climate-risk frameworks to support informed investor action
• Support investor engagement with company leadership and boards through briefings, research, and meetings
• Develop shareholder proposals (where relevant) to strengthen corporate risk management and accountability

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Information on this site is general in nature and is not investment advice.