Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has priced a twenty-year Green Bond[[Green bonds are any type of bond instrument where the proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance eligible Green
\nProjects. The JHF Green Bond has been selected for the \u201cFY2018 Pilot Project for Green Bond Issuance\u201d by Japan\u2019s Ministry
\nof the Environment (MOE), and conforms with the MOE\u2019s 2017 Green Bond Guidelines.]] issue
\nvalued at 10 billion yen for the Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF).The JHF Green Bond is the first green bond in Japan aimed at mortgage loans for energy-efficient houses.<\/p>\n
Nomura acted as bookrunner for the offering.<\/p>\n
JHF supports the stable provision of fixed-rate housing loans to help improve the living
\nstandards of people in Japan. JHF\u2019s products include Flat 35S, a mortgage loan which offers
\nlower interest rates on energy-efficient and earthquake-resistant homes over a certain period
\nof time.<\/p>\n
The proceeds from the offering will be used for newly constructed Flat 35S-compliant houses
\nthat are exceptionally energy efficient. Through the offering, JHF aims to raise greater
\nawareness of the initiatives in place for energy-efficient homes and further contribute to the
\npromotion of quality housing stock.<\/p>\n
ESG investing has become widespread in recent years. As part of this, the issuance of green
\nbonds, social bonds that target improved social outcomes and sustainability bonds used for
\nboth social and green projects, has been attracting attention globally as a measure to
\naddress environmental problems.<\/p>\n
By underwriting these types of bonds, Nomura aims to support the further development of
\nthe ESG bond market in Japan, and serve as a bridge between investors who want to
\ncontribute to society and projects with capital needs that aim to resolve social issues such as
\nclimate change and water.<\/p>\n
Nomura will continue working to contribute to the growth of the Japanese society and
\neconomy, and help realize the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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