On 13 February 2024, the Japanese government approved a new legislation bill to provide subsidies to suppliers of hydrogen and ammonia.

Lately, global-level issues and the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that indicate the goals for solving these issues have been drawing more attention.

On February 4, 2025, Japan's Ministry of the Environment released its "Carbon Footprints Indication Guide (this "Guide")1. The expression "Carbon Footprints of Products" ("CFP") refers to the amount of greenhouse gases...

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With the inauguration of the Trump administration in the United States in January 2025, the ideas of prioritizing carbon net-zero (carbon neutrality) and emphasizing...

The Japanese Government has set targets to achieve carbon net-zero in 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions by 46% in 2030 as compared to 2013...

In July 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation of the EU came into effect. MAR extends the scope of the Market Abuse Directive, the predecessor legislation which it replaces, . . .

Lately, global-level issues and the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that indicate the goals for solving these issues have been drawing more attention.

In Japan, there is no law that comprehensively covers ESG issues, but various laws regulate ESG-related matters.