Reputation
Barrier-free Initiatives
Mizuho Bank has been promoting the Heartful Project since November 2005 with a view to becoming a bank that is easy for anyone to use regardless of age, gender or disability. Winning acclaim for its multifaceted barrier-free initiatives, MHBK received the following commendations from local governments in fiscal 2010.
Commendations in FY2010
| Date | Sponsor | Name of Commendation or Award |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2010 | Nagano Prefecture | Won the Fiscal 2010 Social Welfare Prize (Barrier–free urban development category) |
| Sep 2011 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Won the "Fourth Award for Promoting Barrier–free" |
Mizuho's Initiatives for Financial Crime Prevention
The steps taken by individual branches of MHBK to prevent remittance solicitation fraud have received high praise, and several branches were commended by the police during fiscal 2010. We shall continue to make every effort to prevent the damage caused by remittance solicitation fraud.
Commendations in FY2010
| Date | Branches Participating | Details of Commendation |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2010 | MHBK Koshigaya Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Koshigaya Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Apr 30, 2010 | MHBK Meguro Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Metropolitan Police Department and Osaki Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Jun 1, 2010 | MHBK Jiyugaoka Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Metropolitan Police Department in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Jun 8, 2010 | MHBK Tanashi Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Metropolitan Police Department and Tanashi Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Jun 16, 2010 | MHBK Hanno Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Hanno Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Aug 3, 2010 | MHBK Takanawadai Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Takanawa Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Sep 21, 2010 | MHBK Kumegawa Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Metropolitan Police Department and Higashimurayama Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Jan 7, 2011 | MHBK Machida Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Machida Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
| Mar 2, 2011 | MHBK Tsujido Branch | Received a letter of appreciation from Fujisawa Police Station in recognition of initiatives to prevent remittance solicitation fraud |
Other Initiatives
Received the Award by Metropolitan Police Department, Director General of Community Safety Bureau
On June 23, 2010, the MHBK Shinjuku-chuo Branch received the award by Metropolitan Police Department, Director General of Community Safety Bureau for preventing crime in the Shinjuku area and for other contributions.
Awarded an Excellent Prize of "Equality/Balance Promotion Company Commendation" by the Tokyo Labor Bureau
MHIR was awarded an excellent prize of "equality/balance promotion company" (family friendly company section) in FY2010 by the Tokyo labor bureau in October 12, 2010.
MHIR wrestles for maintenance of the office environment including the common knowledge of child care leave, family care leave, and shortened work hours due to child care systems. And it offers the place of the communication to child care leave employees, in which there were many users. These are evaluated.
Received the 2011 J-Win Diversity Award
On March 9, 2011, MHSC received the 2011 J-Win Diversity Award from the NPO Japan Women's Innovative Network (J-Win), which supports diversity management. MHSC was appraised on the points of its top-down diversity initiatives, and for its focus on increasing the awareness of management and female employees.
Inclusion in SRI Indexes
In recent years, in the area of portfolio management strategy, Socially Responsible Investment*1, which takes into consideration not only financial evaluations of outlooks for corporate earnings and growth but also ethics, observance of laws, and approaches to environmental problems, has been attracting a great deal of attention.
Mizuho's CSR initiatives have received high evaluations from domestic and overseas SRI rating agencies, and, as of February 28, 2011, MHFG has been included in three SRI indexes: the FTSE4Good Global 100 Index*2, Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Global*3 and the Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index*4.
- *1 Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)
- SRI is an investment technique that aims for stable earnings by evaluating and selecting companies by means of not only conventional investment criteria based on financial analysis but also social, ethical, and environmental considerations including legal compliance, employment issues, human rights issues, consumer response, and contributions to society and local communities.
-
A SRI index created by the FTSE Group, an independent company jointly owned by The Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange.
-
A SRI index created by the Ethibel, an independent consultant for Socially Responsible Investing in Belgium
-
Japan's first SRI index, which Morningstar Japan K.K. creates by selecting 150 socially excellent companies from among domestically listed companies and indexing their stock prices.
