Sustainability News (FY2020)

March 22, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc.
- Extending Healthy Life Expectancy through Development and Provision of Next-Generation Cancer Immunotherapy -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 10, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in a Construction Project for One of the Largest Data Center in Asia
- Dai-ichi Life's First Financing for a Data Center in Japan, Foreseeing Post-COVID-19 Structural Changes -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 5, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

First Japanese Member of UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
- Committed to make Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company Investment Portfolio Net-Zero by 2050 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 4, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in COVID-19 Resilience Bond supporting Children
- supporting Activities to Protect Children's Lives and Health Through Funding to UNICEF -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 1, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in GITAI Japan
- Contributing to Economic Growth through Promotion of Space Development by Means of R&D for Space Worker Robots -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 16, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Financing for Sustainability Linked Loan to Thai Seafood Processing Company
- Funds to support sustainability objectives, with a focus on Marine Resource Conservation -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 15, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.
- Contributing to CO₂ emission reduction through distributed renewable energy power generation for residential solar power -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 9, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Education Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting Greater Opportunities for High-Quality Education in Anticipation of Post-COVID-19 Needs in the Asia-Pacific Region -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 1, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Health Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector, which includes support to its developing members in Asia and Pacific to access and deliver COVID-19 vaccines -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

January 4, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in Metcela Inc.
- Contributing to Extending Healthy Life Expectancy of Patients with Heart Failure through the Development and Provision of a New Treatment -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

December 18, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Financing for Afreximbank
- Financial Support to African Companies Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

October 14, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in a Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund Managed by BlackRock Real Assets
- Contributing to Positive Impact Creation to Solve Climate Change Issues -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

September 30, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Introduction of ESG Index as Benchmark for Foreign Equity Investments
- Expand ESG Investment to Build a Portfolio for Both Generating Investment Returns and Solving Social Issues -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

July 30, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Appointment as a Member of SASB's Investor Advisory Group and Asia Pacific Working Group
- First Participation as Japanese Asset Owner for Promoting ESG Disclosure and Sophistication of ESG Investment -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

July 7, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company
Daiichi Frontier Life Insurance Company

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

June 29, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in a Vaccine Bond Issued by the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)
- Supporting the Development of Vaccines for COVID-19 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

June 29, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Dai-ichi Life Formulates Basic Policy on ESG Investment
- Contributing to a Sustainable Society through Investment based on our mission “By Your Side, for Life” -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

May 13, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Dai-ichi Life to Impact Invest in Modulus Discovery, Inc.
- Contributing to Realizing Accessible Healthcare for All by Cutting Development Timelines and Costs of Pharmaceuticals -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

May 1, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Sustainable Development Bonds Issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Supporting Sustainable Development, including the health sector and the World Bank's response to COVID-19 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

April 22, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Health Bonds Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector in Asia and the Pacific, including responding to Covid-19 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

There are currently no News Releases available.

March 22, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc.
- Extending Healthy Life Expectancy through Development and Provision of Next-Generation Cancer Immunotherapy -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 10, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in a Construction Project for One of the Largest Data Center in Asia
- Dai-ichi Life's First Financing for a Data Center in Japan, Foreseeing Post-COVID-19 Structural Changes -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 5, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

First Japanese Member of UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
- Committed to make Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company Investment Portfolio Net-Zero by 2050 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 4, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in COVID-19 Resilience Bond supporting Children
- supporting Activities to Protect Children's Lives and Health Through Funding to UNICEF -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

March 1, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in GITAI Japan
- Contributing to Economic Growth through Promotion of Space Development by Means of R&D for Space Worker Robots -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 16, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Financing for Sustainability Linked Loan to Thai Seafood Processing Company
- Funds to support sustainability objectives, with a focus on Marine Resource Conservation -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 15, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.
- Contributing to CO₂ emission reduction through distributed renewable energy power generation for residential solar power -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 9, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Education Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting Greater Opportunities for High-Quality Education in Anticipation of Post-COVID-19 Needs in the Asia-Pacific Region -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

February 1, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Health Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector, which includes support to its developing members in Asia and Pacific to access and deliver COVID-19 vaccines -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

January 4, 2021

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Impact Investment in Metcela Inc.
- Contributing to Extending Healthy Life Expectancy of Patients with Heart Failure through the Development and Provision of a New Treatment -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

December 18, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Financing for Afreximbank
- Financial Support to African Companies Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

October 14, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in a Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund Managed by BlackRock Real Assets
- Contributing to Positive Impact Creation to Solve Climate Change Issues -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

September 30, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Introduction of ESG Index as Benchmark for Foreign Equity Investments
- Expand ESG Investment to Build a Portfolio for Both Generating Investment Returns and Solving Social Issues -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

July 30, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Appointment as a Member of SASB's Investor Advisory Group and Asia Pacific Working Group
- First Participation as Japanese Asset Owner for Promoting ESG Disclosure and Sophistication of ESG Investment -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

July 7, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company
Daiichi Frontier Life Insurance Company

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

June 29, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in a Vaccine Bond Issued by the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)
- Supporting the Development of Vaccines for COVID-19 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

June 29, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Dai-ichi Life Formulates Basic Policy on ESG Investment
- Contributing to a Sustainable Society through Investment based on our mission “By Your Side, for Life” -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

May 13, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Dai-ichi Life to Impact Invest in Modulus Discovery, Inc.
- Contributing to Realizing Accessible Healthcare for All by Cutting Development Timelines and Costs of Pharmaceuticals -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

May 1, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Sustainable Development Bonds Issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Supporting Sustainable Development, including the health sector and the World Bank's response to COVID-19 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

April 22, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company

Investment in Health Bonds Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector in Asia and the Pacific, including responding to Covid-19 -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

July 7, 2020

Daiichi Life Insurance Company
Daiichi Frontier Life Insurance Company

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Others (FY2023 and earlier)

There are currently no News Releases available.

Sustainability News (FY2020)

Impact Investment in Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc.- Extending Healthy Life Expectancy through Development and Provision of Next-Generation Cancer Immunotherapy -

Investment in a Construction Project for One of the Largest Data Center in Asia- Dai-ichi Life's First Financing for a Data Center in Japan, Foreseeing Post-COVID-19 Structural Changes -

First Japanese Member of UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance- Committed to make Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company Investment Portfolio Net-Zero by 2050 -

Investment in COVID-19 Resilience Bond supporting Children- supporting Activities to Protect Children's Lives and Health Through Funding to UNICEF -

Impact Investment in GITAI Japan- Contributing to Economic Growth through Promotion of Space Development by Means of R&D for Space Worker Robots -

Financing for Sustainability Linked Loan to Thai Seafood Processing Company- Funds to support sustainability objectives, with a focus on Marine Resource Conservation -

Impact Investment in Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.- Contributing to CO2 emission reduction through distributed renewable energy power generation for residential solar power -

Investment in Education Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)- Supporting Greater Opportunities for High-Quality Education in Anticipation of Post-COVID-19 Needs in the Asia-Pacific Region -

Investment in Health Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)- Supporting the Health Sector, which includes support to its developing members in Asia and Pacific to access and deliver COVID-19 vaccines -

Impact Investment in Metcela Inc.- Contributing to Extending Healthy Life Expectancy of Patients with Heart Failure through the Development and Provision of a New Treatment -

Financing for Afreximbank- Financial Support to African Companies Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic -

Investment in a Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund Managed by BlackRock Real Assets- Contributing to Positive Impact Creation to Solve Climate Change Issues -

Introduction of ESG Index as Benchmark for Foreign Equity Investments- Expand ESG Investment to Build a Portfolio for Both Generating Investment Returns and Solving Social Issues -

Appointment as a Member of SASB's Investor Advisory Group and Asia Pacific Working Group- First Participation as Japanese Asset Owner for Promoting ESG Disclosure and Sophistication of ESG Investment -

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Investment in a Vaccine Bond Issued by the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)- Supporting the Development of Vaccines for COVID-19 -

Dai-ichi Life Formulates Basic Policy on ESG Investment- Contributing to a Sustainable Society through Investment based on our mission “By Your Side, for Life” -

Dai-ichi Life to Impact Invest in Modulus Discovery, Inc.- Contributing to Realizing Accessible Healthcare for All by Cutting Development Timelines and Costs of Pharmaceuticals -

Investment in Sustainable Development Bonds Issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development- Supporting Sustainable Development, including the health sector and the World Bank's response to COVID-19 -

Investment in Health Bonds Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)- Supporting the Health Sector in Asia and the Pacific, including responding to Covid-19 -

Impact Investment in Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc.- Extending Healthy Life Expectancy through Development and Provision of Next-Generation Cancer Immunotherapy -

Investment in a Construction Project for One of the Largest Data Center in Asia- Dai-ichi Life's First Financing for a Data Center in Japan, Foreseeing Post-COVID-19 Structural Changes -

First Japanese Member of UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance- Committed to make Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company Investment Portfolio Net-Zero by 2050 -

Investment in COVID-19 Resilience Bond supporting Children- supporting Activities to Protect Children's Lives and Health Through Funding to UNICEF -

Impact Investment in GITAI Japan- Contributing to Economic Growth through Promotion of Space Development by Means of R&D for Space Worker Robots -

Financing for Sustainability Linked Loan to Thai Seafood Processing Company- Funds to support sustainability objectives, with a focus on Marine Resource Conservation -

Impact Investment in Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.- Contributing to CO2 emission reduction through distributed renewable energy power generation for residential solar power -

Investment in Education Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)- Supporting Greater Opportunities for High-Quality Education in Anticipation of Post-COVID-19 Needs in the Asia-Pacific Region -

Investment in Health Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)- Supporting the Health Sector, which includes support to its developing members in Asia and Pacific to access and deliver COVID-19 vaccines -

Impact Investment in Metcela Inc.- Contributing to Extending Healthy Life Expectancy of Patients with Heart Failure through the Development and Provision of a New Treatment -

Financing for Afreximbank- Financial Support to African Companies Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic -

Investment in a Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund Managed by BlackRock Real Assets- Contributing to Positive Impact Creation to Solve Climate Change Issues -

Introduction of ESG Index as Benchmark for Foreign Equity Investments- Expand ESG Investment to Build a Portfolio for Both Generating Investment Returns and Solving Social Issues -

Appointment as a Member of SASB's Investor Advisory Group and Asia Pacific Working Group- First Participation as Japanese Asset Owner for Promoting ESG Disclosure and Sophistication of ESG Investment -

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Investment in a Vaccine Bond Issued by the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)- Supporting the Development of Vaccines for COVID-19 -

Dai-ichi Life Formulates Basic Policy on ESG Investment- Contributing to a Sustainable Society through Investment based on our mission “By Your Side, for Life” -

Dai-ichi Life to Impact Invest in Modulus Discovery, Inc.- Contributing to Realizing Accessible Healthcare for All by Cutting Development Timelines and Costs of Pharmaceuticals -

Investment in Sustainable Development Bonds Issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development- Supporting Sustainable Development, including the health sector and the World Bank's response to COVID-19 -

Investment in Health Bonds Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)- Supporting the Health Sector in Asia and the Pacific, including responding to Covid-19 -

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Impact Investment in Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc.
- Extending Healthy Life Expectancy through Development and Provision of Next-Generation Cancer Immunotherapy -

Investment in a Construction Project for One of the Largest Data Center in Asia
- Dai-ichi Life's First Financing for a Data Center in Japan, Foreseeing Post-COVID-19 Structural Changes -

First Japanese Member of UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
- Committed to make Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company Investment Portfolio Net-Zero by 2050 -

Investment in COVID-19 Resilience Bond supporting Children
- supporting Activities to Protect Children's Lives and Health Through Funding to UNICEF -

Impact Investment in GITAI Japan
- Contributing to Economic Growth through Promotion of Space Development by Means of R&D for Space Worker Robots -

Financing for Sustainability Linked Loan to Thai Seafood Processing Company
- Funds to support sustainability objectives, with a focus on Marine Resource Conservation -

Impact Investment in Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.
- Contributing to CO₂ emission reduction through distributed renewable energy power generation for residential solar power -

Investment in Education Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting Greater Opportunities for High-Quality Education in Anticipation of Post-COVID-19 Needs in the Asia-Pacific Region -

Investment in Health Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector, which includes support to its developing members in Asia and Pacific to access and deliver COVID-19 vaccines -

Impact Investment in Metcela Inc.
- Contributing to Extending Healthy Life Expectancy of Patients with Heart Failure through the Development and Provision of a New Treatment -

Financing for Afreximbank
- Financial Support to African Companies Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic -

Investment in a Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund Managed by BlackRock Real Assets
- Contributing to Positive Impact Creation to Solve Climate Change Issues -

Introduction of ESG Index as Benchmark for Foreign Equity Investments
- Expand ESG Investment to Build a Portfolio for Both Generating Investment Returns and Solving Social Issues -

Appointment as a Member of SASB's Investor Advisory Group and Asia Pacific Working Group
- First Participation as Japanese Asset Owner for Promoting ESG Disclosure and Sophistication of ESG Investment -

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Investment in a Vaccine Bond Issued by the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)
- Supporting the Development of Vaccines for COVID-19 -

Dai-ichi Life Formulates Basic Policy on ESG Investment
- Contributing to a Sustainable Society through Investment based on our mission “By Your Side, for Life” -

Dai-ichi Life to Impact Invest in Modulus Discovery, Inc.
- Contributing to Realizing Accessible Healthcare for All by Cutting Development Timelines and Costs of Pharmaceuticals -

Investment in Sustainable Development Bonds Issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Supporting Sustainable Development, including the health sector and the World Bank's response to COVID-19 -

Investment in Health Bonds Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector in Asia and the Pacific, including responding to Covid-19 -

Impact Investment in Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc.
- Extending Healthy Life Expectancy through Development and Provision of Next-Generation Cancer Immunotherapy -

Investment in a Construction Project for One of the Largest Data Center in Asia
- Dai-ichi Life's First Financing for a Data Center in Japan, Foreseeing Post-COVID-19 Structural Changes -

First Japanese Member of UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
- Committed to make Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company Investment Portfolio Net-Zero by 2050 -

Investment in COVID-19 Resilience Bond supporting Children
- supporting Activities to Protect Children's Lives and Health Through Funding to UNICEF -

Impact Investment in GITAI Japan
- Contributing to Economic Growth through Promotion of Space Development by Means of R&D for Space Worker Robots -

Financing for Sustainability Linked Loan to Thai Seafood Processing Company
- Funds to support sustainability objectives, with a focus on Marine Resource Conservation -

Impact Investment in Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.
- Contributing to CO₂ emission reduction through distributed renewable energy power generation for residential solar power -

Investment in Education Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting Greater Opportunities for High-Quality Education in Anticipation of Post-COVID-19 Needs in the Asia-Pacific Region -

Investment in Health Bond Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector, which includes support to its developing members in Asia and Pacific to access and deliver COVID-19 vaccines -

Impact Investment in Metcela Inc.
- Contributing to Extending Healthy Life Expectancy of Patients with Heart Failure through the Development and Provision of a New Treatment -

Financing for Afreximbank
- Financial Support to African Companies Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic -

Investment in a Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund Managed by BlackRock Real Assets
- Contributing to Positive Impact Creation to Solve Climate Change Issues -

Introduction of ESG Index as Benchmark for Foreign Equity Investments
- Expand ESG Investment to Build a Portfolio for Both Generating Investment Returns and Solving Social Issues -

Appointment as a Member of SASB's Investor Advisory Group and Asia Pacific Working Group
- First Participation as Japanese Asset Owner for Promoting ESG Disclosure and Sophistication of ESG Investment -

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -

Investment in a Vaccine Bond Issued by the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)
- Supporting the Development of Vaccines for COVID-19 -

Dai-ichi Life Formulates Basic Policy on ESG Investment
- Contributing to a Sustainable Society through Investment based on our mission “By Your Side, for Life” -

Dai-ichi Life to Impact Invest in Modulus Discovery, Inc.
- Contributing to Realizing Accessible Healthcare for All by Cutting Development Timelines and Costs of Pharmaceuticals -

Investment in Sustainable Development Bonds Issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Supporting Sustainable Development, including the health sector and the World Bank's response to COVID-19 -

Investment in Health Bonds Issued by the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
- Supporting the Health Sector in Asia and the Pacific, including responding to Covid-19 -

Investment into the World's First Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
- Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life made a joint investment to contribute to the reduction of plastic waste -