Daiwa Securities Group Inc

Lobbying Governance

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| Government | We comply with the Daiwa Securities Group Tax Policy, fulfill our tax obligations and disclose the amount of tax paid in each country. We also present policy recommendations in order to create a better society. When making political contributions, we comply with internal regulations and all relevant laws and regulations, and we properly disclose the amount of contributions.

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Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]The SDGs Promotion Committee was established in 2018 as a means to make decisions and discuss the group-wide response to SDGs four times a year. The SDG Promotion Committee is chaired by the CEO and consists of Board members, the Head of SDGs, and three external climate change experts. Direct and indirect activities that affect the Group's policies are first consulted, proposed, and reported to the SDGs Promotion Office by each Group company, department, and overseas office. The SDGs Promotion Office will then propose and report to the SDGs Promotion Committee possible topics for discussion. From there, the SDGs Promotion Committee will debate whether the proposed topics are in-line with our overall climate change strategy and how they should be handled. The discussions are regularly reported to the Board of Directors and the Executive Management Committee, and meetings are held if necessary. Initiatives based on the items discussed are then promoted throughout the group, which leads to a strengthened sense of collaboration, as well as better planning of these enterprises. Furthermore, the Group also participates in, signs, and endorses many initiatives to contribute to the development of a sustainable society through various partnerships, as well as in the financial and business communities. For example, in May 2018, we signed the United Nations Environment Programme-Finance Initiative and decided, as a financial institution, to promote collaboration for addressing environmental issues in the international community. We have also expressed support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and are a member of the TCFD Consortium. Moreover, the company has participated in a wide range of initiatives: being a member of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials and the PCAF Japan coalition, expressing the endorsement to the CDP, signing to the Principles for Financial Action for a Sustainable Society, registering in the Green Bonds Registration Program, and participating in the Climate Bonds Partners Programme. We ensure that the policy outreach of these initiatives is aligned with our climate-related strategies to maintain consistency of our climate-related activities with outside parties.

CDP Questionnaire Response 2022

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes

CDP Questionnaire Response 2023