(19 June 2025 – Japan) Mizuho Financial Group has extended ¥40.3 trillion (USD 278 billion) in sustainable finance between FY2019 and FY2024, according to its June 2025 Climate & Nature Report.
Of this, approximately ¥20.5 trillion (USD 141.4 billion) was directed toward environmental and climate-related financing.
The bank also reported a projected 64 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from FY2020 levels by the end of March 2025.
At a time when others are pulling back from sustainable finance initiatives, Mizuho continues to expand its in-house sustainability expertise, employing around 1,850 sustainability professionals and 140 consultants focused on the environmental and energy sectors as of March 2025.