Shinsei Bank : Received “Sustainable Innovation Award” of the 2021 Sustainable Finance Awards (186KB)

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Company Name: Shinsei Bank, Limited

Name of Representative: Hideyuki Kudo

President and CEO

(Code: 8303, TSE First Section)

Received "Sustainable Innovation Award" of the 2021 Sustainable Finance Awards

Tokyo (Monday, January 17, 2022) --- Shinsei Bank, Limited (hereinafter, "Shinsei Bank") received the "Sustainable Innovation Award" of the 2021 Sustainable Finance Awards selected by Research Institute for Environmental Finance ("RIEF") *1.

Sustainable Finance Awards are selected by experts in both the environmental and financial sectors based on both quantitative and qualitative evaluations of financial institutions and companies that contributed to the development of Japan's environmental and sustainable finance market of the year. This year, 10 companies and institutions have won the awards.

Regarding the financing*2 through the Sustainable Repurchase Transaction conducted in December 2021, Shinsei Bank has been awarded the Sustainable Innovation Award for its novelty in applying repo transactions in which financial institutions' bond holdings are exchanged for cash for a certain period of time for sustainable finance.

This sustainable repurchase transaction is the first initiative of the Shinsei Bank and domestic financial institution. Through the diversification of financing methods, it aims to provide stable funds to assets that contribute to the building of a sustainable society.

Financing through sustainability financing is positioned as securing coherent and consistent funding methods in terms of both investment and funding in response to the sustainable growth opportunities of the Shinsei Bank Group, which is aligned with the concept of sustainable impact*3.

The Shinsei Bank Group will continue to work toward resolving social and environmental issues by further incorporating the perspective of SDGs/ESG not only in terms of investment but also in terms of financing and promoting the appropriate flow of funds in the capital for building a sustainable society.

*1 RIEF is a non-profit organization that aims to disseminate, enlighten, develop, and develop concepts of environmental finance that integrate environmental and financial aspects.

*2 For an overview of Shinsei Bank's sustainable repurchase transaction, please refer to the following press releases.

https://www.shinseibank.com/corporate/en/news/pdf/pdf2021/211206_sustainablerepo_e.pdf

*3 Sustainable impact is a bank-specific concept that combines the concepts of social impact, which aims to have a positive impact on society in general, including the environment, society, and the economy, from the perspectives of sustainability and ESG/SDGs.

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Shinsei Bank is a leading diversified Japanese financial institution providing a various range of financial products and services to both institutional and individual customers. The Bank has a network of outlets throughout Japan and is committed in its pursuit of uncompromising levels of integrity and transparency in all of its activities in order to earn the trust of its customers, staff and shareholders. The Bank is committed to delivering long-term profit growth and increasing value for all its stakeholders. News and other information about Shinsei Bank is available at https://www.shinseibank.com/corporate/en/index.html

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