Execution of Chugin Sustainability-Linked Loan (Hiroshima Kasei Co., Ltd.)
Chugoku Bank executed a 1 billion yen 'Chugin Sustainability-Linked Loan' to Hiroshima Kasei Co., Ltd. on March 31. The interest rate is linked to the achievement of CO2 reduction targets.
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The Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (Okayama City, President: Sadanori Kato) announced that on Tuesday, March 31, it executed a "Chugin Sustainability Linked Loan (*)" to Hiroshima Kasei Co., Ltd.
This time, Hiroshima Kasei Co., Ltd. has set specific corporate target figures regarding "actual CO2 emissions" with the aim of realizing a sustainable environment and society by contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions. The Bank will encourage the motivation to achieve the target by lowering the interest rate upon achievement of the target, and support the customer's sustainable management.
Through the provision of a wide range of financial services and the exercise of our consulting functions, the Bank will continue to strive towards the realization of a sustainable local community.
* "Chugin Sustainability Linked Loan"
This is a product mechanism where customers set corporate goals related to SDGs and ESG, and the interest rate fluctuates according to the achievement status.
The product mechanism itself has obtained a third-party opinion stating that it complies with the guidelines formulated by the Ministry of the Environment, allowing the introduction of sustainable finance with a low burden.
[Overview of Introducing Company and Sustainability Linked Loan]
- Company Name: Hiroshima Kasei Co., Ltd.
- Location: 2-2-11 Matsuhama-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Representative: Mikiharu Miyachi
- Industry: Rubber and plastic product manufacturing
- Sales: 13,830 million yen (Fiscal year ending December 2025)
- Loan Amount: 1,000 million yen
- Execution Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Loan Period: 5 years
- Comment: We position the reduction of environmental burden as an important management issue, and are implementing a wide range of initiatives such as switching to environmentally friendly energy, reducing industrial waste, and manufacturing/product development incorporating the perspective of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment).
Through these activities, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and lead to the enhancement of corporate value over the medium to long term.
SPTs (*)
(*) Sustainability Performance Targets. Corporate goals that have a positive impact on the environment.
In addition to the efforts to achieve the above SPTs, the "20th World Rose Convention Fukuyama 2025"
This time, Hiroshima Kasei Co., Ltd. has set specific corporate target figures regarding "actual CO2 emissions" with the aim of realizing a sustainable environment and society by contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions. The Bank will encourage the motivation to achieve the target by lowering the interest rate upon achievement of the target, and support the customer's sustainable management.
Through the provision of a wide range of financial services and the exercise of our consulting functions, the Bank will continue to strive towards the realization of a sustainable local community.
* "Chugin Sustainability Linked Loan"
This is a product mechanism where customers set corporate goals related to SDGs and ESG, and the interest rate fluctuates according to the achievement status.
The product mechanism itself has obtained a third-party opinion stating that it complies with the guidelines formulated by the Ministry of the Environment, allowing the introduction of sustainable finance with a low burden.
[Overview of Introducing Company and Sustainability Linked Loan]
- Company Name: Hiroshima Kasei Co., Ltd.
- Location: 2-2-11 Matsuhama-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Representative: Mikiharu Miyachi
- Industry: Rubber and plastic product manufacturing
- Sales: 13,830 million yen (Fiscal year ending December 2025)
- Loan Amount: 1,000 million yen
- Execution Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Loan Period: 5 years
- Comment: We position the reduction of environmental burden as an important management issue, and are implementing a wide range of initiatives such as switching to environmentally friendly energy, reducing industrial waste, and manufacturing/product development incorporating the perspective of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment).
Through these activities, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and lead to the enhancement of corporate value over the medium to long term.
SPTs (*)
(*) Sustainability Performance Targets. Corporate goals that have a positive impact on the environment.
In addition to the efforts to achieve the above SPTs, the "20th World Rose Convention Fukuyama 2025"