{"id":5485,"date":"2024-03-18T14:30:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japan.insure-our-future.com\/?p=5485"},"modified":"2024-04-26T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:28:34","slug":"tokio-marines-strengthened-climate-policy-does-not-go-far-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/japan.insure-our-future.com\/en\/2024\/03\/18\/tokio-marines-strengthened-climate-policy-does-not-go-far-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokio Marine\u2019s strengthened climate policy does not go far enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tokio Marine, Japan\u2019s biggest property and casualty insurer and the\u00a015th largest fossil fuel underwriter<\/a>\u00a0in the world,\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0on 13th March that its largest subsidiary, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. (TMNF), is strengthening its engagement policy with 60 companies in high Greenhouse Gas (GHG) intensive sectors, and commits to stop insuring, investing and financing them if they do not have a \u2018decarbonisation plan\u2019 in place by 2030.<\/p>\n

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Yuki Tanabe<\/h4>
Program Director of Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES)<\/div> <\/div>\n
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\u201cWe welcome this policy update as the first approach by an Asian insurer to phase out support for harmful oil and gas companies that are not aligned with a liveable future. However, the policy needs further improvement to clarify alignment with the global 1.5\u00b0C warming target, and to end support for fossil fuel expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This announcement comes just two weeks after the\u00a0Insure Our Future Global Week of Action<\/a>, during which thousands of people took part in over 100 actions organised by civil society organisations across 31 countries. Tokio Marine was one of the insurers targeted by a large number of activists globally, as the company has not yet ruled out support for the\u00a0highly controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)<\/a>. A recent investigative report also revealed Tokio Marine to be an underwriter of\u00a0the Cameron LNG and the Gulf LNG<\/a> projects in the United States.<\/p>\n

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Isabelle L\u2019H\u00e9ritier<\/h4>
Senior Campaigner for Insure Our Future and lead organiser of the global week of action<\/div> <\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Insure Our Future\u2019s global week of action sent an extremely powerful message to the insurance industry that it must introduce exclusion policies on fossil fuels now, because later is too late. We welcome this first step by Tokio Marine to improve their climate policy, but expect more from them. Companies like Tokio Marine have the power to push for a cleaner, safer world for the next generation, and they must rule out insuring harmful fossil fuel projects, such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. Civil society organisations will continue their pressure until Tokio Marine rules out the project.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Although NGOs welcome Tokio Marine\u2019s policy improvement, the company\u2019s approach could be further strengthened in several ways. The first limitation to note is that Tokio Marine still relies on engagement to achieve its net zero goal rather than establishing GHG emissions reduction targets in its underwriting portfolio, which some of its global competitors have already done. This raises questions about how ambitious the policy update is, especially when compared with Tokio Marine\u2019s domestic insurance peer, MS&AD. In November 2023, MS&AD\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0an intermediate GHG emission reduction target of 37% in its underwriting portfolio by fiscal year 2030, the first property and casualty insurer in Asia to do so. Moreover, Tokio Marine\u2019s updated policy does not preclude the possibility of continuing to underwrite oil and gas expansion, falling short of commitments made by global insurers such as Allianz, which has committed to cut emissions in their underwriting portfolio and\u00a0cease<\/a>\u00a0insuring and investing in new oil and gas fields.<\/p>\n

It is notable that Tokio Marine\u2019s policy only relates to TMNF, however it should also be applied to its overseas subsidiaries, including Tokio Marine Kiln. The definition of what constitutes a \u2018decarbonisation plan\u2019 remains vague and needs clarifying, and such plans should align with the standards laid out in the United Nations\u2019\u00a0High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities<\/a>. Tokio Marine states that it wants to \u2018accelerate initiatives to combat climate change.\u2019 This should include adhering to the timeline specified by the International Energy Agency<\/a>, which states that net zero in the power sector needs to be achieved by 2040, and that transition plans for fossil fuel companies should be developed by 2025, rather than 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tokio Marine, Japan\u2019s biggest property and casualty insurer and the\u00a015th largest fossil fuel underwriter\u00a0in the world,\u00a0announced\u00a0on 13th March that its largest subsidiary, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. 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