Environment

Introduces initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of our offices in a Q&A format

• We are aware that it is our social responsibility to take into account environmental issues as we try to maintain a balance between economic development and environmental preservation.
• In compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the environment, we will engage in energy and resource conservation efforts that include separating and collecting garbage by type, and using recycled materials.
• In addition to supporting environmental protection organizations and our customers' programs for dealing with environmental issues, we will offer financial products and services that contribute to environmental preservation.

Environmental preservation is vitally important for the survival of humanity and a vast range of other living creatures, and needs to be tackled at the global level.

Based on this awareness and in the belief that the maintenance and preservation of the environment are the foundations for the sustained development of society and the economy, Mizuho has laid out its basic policies for the environment in The Mizuho Code of Conduct. The group is thus taking an integrated approach to the Environment. We are engaged in environmental issues in a concerted manner and recognize the importance of conducting initiatives through our core business of providing financial products and services in addition to initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of our business operations.

More specifically, the Corporate Communications Division of the holding company MHFG has established a CSR Promotion Office which collects information pertaining to environmental initiatives, formulates plans, submits proposals to the relevant divisions, and provides employees with CSR training that covers the environment as well.

The key group companies have also appointed CSR Promotion Officers. Group companies make use of expert knowledge pertaining to environmental problems and related channels as they endeavor to reduce their environmental footprint through various activities while working to strengthen intra-group ties.

We shall continue to reinforce our line-up of products and services to support customers who have adopted a proactive approach to environmental management. We shall also expand the scope for calculating energy consumption volumes and continue to tackle the issue of reducing the group's overall environmental impact.