“SAVE JAPAN Project” Enters Its Fifth Year: Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Continues Protecting Biodiversity Throughout Japan
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. will implement the SAVE JAPAN Project which is a community-based, participatory biodiversity conservation project undertaken in collaboration with environmental NGOs/NPOs and other organizations across Japan. SAVE JAPAN Project marks 5 years since FY2011. 1. - June 05, 2015
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc. Receives “Bronze Class” Distinction in RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment
SOMPO HOLDINGS has been recognized for the eighth consecutive year including distinctions received by its subsidiary, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. - February 19, 2015
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Collaborating with “Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno” Movie Production
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Fine Art Foundation are collaborating with the movie production of “Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno” scheduled to debut in the spring of 2015. The movie is an art-related mystery centering on the seven... - January 20, 2015
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Honored with 2014 Environment Minister’s Award
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. has been awarded the 2014 Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity (Implementation of Countermeasures) by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in recognition of 18 years of climate change initiatives. This is the fourth consecutive year that Sompo Japan Nipponkoa has been a recipient of the award. - January 19, 2015
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Receives the Environment Minister's Prize for the 11th Eco-Products Awards in the Eco-Services Category
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. received the Minister's Prize, the Japan's Ministry of Environment in the Eco-Services Category of the 11th Eco-Products Awards for its fire insurance, launched in February 2014, for wind power generation companies with a special clause that covers costs to... - December 11, 2014
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Receives the "Environment Minister's Award" for Its Biodiversity Conservation Activities
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. has received the "Environment Minister's Award" for its efforts in conserving biodiversity in the SAVE JAPAN Project, at the 3rd Contest for Corporate Activities on Biodiversity. 1. Overview of the SAVE JAPAN Project: In the SAVE JAPAN Project,... - December 10, 2014
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Allies with NGOs/NPOs to Improve Security, Health, and Wellbeing in Communities Worldwide
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. is launching a community contribution project, which will expand the scope of the company’s existing biodiversity initiative, the SAVE JAPAN Project, to include the areas of “Security, Health and Wellbeing” and “Education and... - November 08, 2014
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, the Largest Single P&C Insurance Company in Japan Established
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., the largest single P&C insurance company in Japan, was established today. In conjunction with this establishment, the NKSJ Group has been rebranded as the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Group. 1. Establishment of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. On September 1,... - September 05, 2014
“SAVE JAPAN Project” Enters Its Fourth Year: Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa Continues Protecting Biodiversity Throughout Japan
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. will implement the SAVE JAPAN Project jointly from FY2013. - September 04, 2014
Leading-Edge Social Value Assessment of Biodiversity Program Released by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa has joined with the Public Management and Social Strategy Institute and Social Impact Research in utilizing social return on investment ("SROI") analysis to calculate the social value of the biodiversity conservation activities. Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and... - September 04, 2014
PGA Sompo Japan Insurance Launches First “Typhoon Guard" Insurance to Support Mitigating Climate Damage of Farmers in the Philippines
PGA Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., a subsidiary of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in the Philippines, will start selling “Typhoon Guard Insurance.” - September 04, 2014
“Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa’s Smiles Delivering Troupe!” Sends Out Encouragement to Children in a Disaster-Hit Area
On March 16th and 17th, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. hosted puppet shows jointly with the NPO Aichi Puppetry Center in a disaster-hit area, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. The shows drew an audience of approximately 120 people, mainly children with their parents. - May 18, 2014
Over 18,000 People Have Taken Part in “SAVE JAPAN Project” by Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. have held a grand total of 325 events over three years starting in FY2011 as part of their SAVE JAPAN Project, in which more than 18,000 people have taken part. - May 03, 2014
Sompo Japan Named as One of the World's Most Ethical Companies for Fourth Year in a Row
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc. (President： Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter, “Sompo Japan”) was selected as one of the Ethisphere 2014 World’s Most Ethical Companies as announced on March 20, 2014. About Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute is... - March 28, 2014
NKSJ Holdings Awarded "Bronze Class" in RobecoSAM's Sustainability Rating
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. has received the RobecoSAM Bronze Class distinction in RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment. - March 08, 2014
Final Report Meeting of Employee Dispatch Pro Bono Program 2013 for the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. held a meeting to present the final report on the Employee Dispatch Pro Bono Program on Monday, December 16, 2013. - March 08, 2014
Sompo Japan Foundation Commits Total of 2.7 Million Yen for Social Welfare Programs in ASEAN Countries
Sompo Japan Foundation makes charitable contributions, extends “overseas grants” with an aim to improve overseas social welfare. Upon soliciting applications from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that carry out social welfare activities in ASEAN member nations, the Foundation has decided to provide a total of about 2.7 million Yen. - January 28, 2014
Sompo Japan Lending "Sunflowers" by Van Gogh to Bring Hope in Japan's Earthquake-Affected Region
Sompo Japan announces its decision to lend out Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" from the collection of Sompo Japan, to the "Special Exhibition: Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'" to be held at the Miyagi Museum of Art from July 15 to August 31, 2014. - January 10, 2014
Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa Certified ISO14001 for All Its 400 Offices in Japan -Introducing CSR and Environmental Management System Based on ISO26000 Guidelines
Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa Insurance have constructed the Largest Environmental Management System of any Financial Institution in Japan. One of the greatest features of these systems is that they focus not only on environmental, but social issues based on ISO26000 guidelines pertaining to human rights, consumer issues and other core subjects as well. - December 19, 2013
Sompo Japan Co-Sponsors the Picture Book Donation Project for Children in Myanmar
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. announced that it is co-sponsoring the HEARTHEART Project to deliver picture books to children around the world. - November 28, 2013
Cumulative J-VER Carbon Offset Amount for Disaster-Stricken Areas Reaches 10,000 t-CO2
Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. (President: Masaya Futamiya), supports low-carbon reconstruction projects*1 in the disaster-stricken areas, with the aim of contributing to the swift reconstruction of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the creation of environmentally friendly... - October 18, 2013
NKSJ Holdings Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Index
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. has been selected for inclusion in the DJSI World index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes - October 18, 2013
Shows Held by Sompo Japan’s Volunteer Organization in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. hosted theater shows with the NPO Aichi Puppetry Center in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. - October 18, 2013
Nipponkoa Insurance Reached Carbon Neutral Goal for FY 2012
Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. announced that it achieved carbon - neutral for FY 2012 after offsetting the entire amount of its CO 2 emissions produced through all of its business activities. This represents the first time that an insurance company in Japan has offset the entire amount of CO 2 emissions produced through all of its business activities, including employee commuting and logistics, to achieve complete carbon - neutrality. - October 10, 2013
Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa Donate Pro Bono Services to Support the Reconstruction of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. will carry out an Employee Dispatch Pro Bono Program starting July 29, 2013 that will dispatch employees to help support organizations working on the reconstruction efforts in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. - October 10, 2013
NKSJ Holdings Published Corporate Responsibility Communication 2013
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (President: Kengo Sakurada) has published Corporate Responsibility Communication 2013 that reports on the NKSJ Group’s initiatives concerning corporate social responsibility (CSR). - August 30, 2013
Citizen Participatory Project Protects Endangered Species Throughout Japan - SAVE JAPAN Project by Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa
Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa will implement the SAVE JAPAN Project jointly from FY2013. This is a community-based, participatory biodiversity conservation project undertaken in collaboration with environmental NPOs/NGOs and other organizations across Japan. - July 21, 2013
Nipponkoa Provides Reconstruction Support Through Carbon Offsetting Utilizing Offset Credits (J-VER) from Disaster-Stricken Areas
Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd., supports low-carbon reconstruction projects in the disaster-stricken areas, with the aim of contributing to the swift reconstruction of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the creation of environmentally friendly communities. - June 03, 2013
NKSJ Group Receives Honorable Mention Award at “4th Make a CHANGE Day Award”
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (President: Kengo Sakurada) announced that NKSJ Group has been awarded the Honorable Mention Award at the 4th Make a CHANGE Day Award. During the month of October 2012, the NKSJ Group organized activities across Japan as part of the NKSJ Volunteer Day program held to coincide... - May 31, 2013
Reconstruction Project by Preserved Flowers - Made in Sendai Project
The Preserved Flower Project started as support for reconstruction efforts in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake. It is being jointly operated by Hibiyakadan Co., Ltd., Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. Through this project, 300 preserved flower made and arranged by residents of the temporary housing complex in Sendai City will be packaged as Mother’s Day gifts and sold from Wednesday, May 1 at various locations. - May 31, 2013
Shows Held by Sompo Japan’s Volunteer Organization in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture
On Wednesday, March 20, and Thursday, March 21, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. hosted theater shows with the NPO Aichi Puppetry Center in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. The events drew an audience of approximately 80 people, mainly children with their parents and guardians. - May 31, 2013
NKSJ Holdings Receives “Bronze Class” Distinction in RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter “NKSJ Holdings”) has received the RobecoSAM Bronze Class distinction in RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment.*1 Having earned the SAM Silver Class distinction in 2012, NKSJ Holdings has been recognized for the third consecutive year... - April 06, 2013
Sompo Japan Makes Donations Through FY2012 E-Koto CSR Point System
CSR efforts of employees are converted to monetary value; Donations will be made to NGOs active in areas stricken by earthquake and tsunami. - April 02, 2013
Sompo Japan Selected as One of the Ethisphere 2013 World’s Most Ethical Companies
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President : Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter, "Sompo Japan") was selected as one of the Ethisphere 2013 World’s Most Ethical Companies as announced on March 6, 2013. 1. About Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute, an... - March 20, 2013
NKSJ Holdings Received “Prime” Status by German CSR Ratings Agency Oekom Research AG
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (President: Kengo Sakurada) has been given the CSR rating of “Prime” status by German CSR rating agency Oekom Research AG (“Oekom”) in its biannual review of corporate sustainability activities. 1. Outline of Oekom’s CSR ratings Oekom is a global... - February 08, 2013
Sompo Japan Foundation Provides Social Welfare “Overseas Grants” Grants Totaling 4 Million Yen for 6 Organizations in ASEAN Member Nations
Sompo Japan Foundation (President: Masatoshi Sato; hereinafter “the Foundation”), an organization to which Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President: Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter “Sompo Japan”) makes charitable contributions, extends “overseas grants” with an aim to... - January 29, 2013
Sompo Japan Participates in Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President and CEO: Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter, “Sompo Japan”) announces that the company has joined the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot established by the World Bank (President: Jim Yong Kim). The program aims to reduce the natural disaster risks of... - January 29, 2013
NKSJ Holdings Named One of the Top 30 CSR Performers in East Asia for the Third Consecutive Year
On October 17, 2012, NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (hereafter NKSJHD) was named one of the top 30 companies for CSR in “East Asia 30”, a list of the 30 top CSR performers from three East Asian countries (Japan, China and South Korea) released by the Asia CSR Expert Committee, chaired by Mr.JU,... - November 30, 2012
NKSJ Holdings Ranked Second Among Japanese Companies in Newsweek Green Rankings 2012
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (President: Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter “the Company”) was ranked 2nd out of Japanese companies and 18th overall out of 500 global companies in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2012, an environmental management ranking compiled by Newsweek. 1. Overview of Newsweek Green... - November 29, 2012
Sompo Japan’s SAVE JAPAN Project Approved as the Only Private Sector “The Japan Committee for United Nations Decade on Biodiversity Partnership Projects”
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. is pleased to announce that its “SAVE JAPAN Project – Select ‘Web-based Insurance Clause’ and Support the Protection of Endangered Species Habitats in Japan” has been approved by “The Japan Committee for United Nations Decade on Biodiversity,” as a partnership project recommended by the committee. - October 19, 2012
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. Acquired the World’s First-Ever Registration for the International Standard ISO 39001 (FDIS) for Road Traffic
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President and CEO: Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter, “Sompo Japan”) and Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Masaya Futamiya; hereinafter, “Nipponkoa”) have successfully acquired the world’s first-ever registration based on ISO 39001... - October 19, 2012
NKSJ Holdings Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 3 Consecutive Years
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (hereafter “NKSJHD”) would like to announce that it has been selected for inclusion in the DJSI World index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (hereafter “DJSI”), the world’s first and most widely used family of global sustainability... - October 18, 2012
NKSJ Holdings Published Corporate Responsibility Communication 2012
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. a joint company of Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa founded in April 2010, has released its Corporate Responsibility Communication 2012. The purpose to publish this report is to engage with stakeholders both globally and locally in a more proactive way, to create synergy between... - September 30, 2012
Sompo Japan China Selected as 2011 Goldenbee CSR China Honor Roll Company
Sompo Japan Insurance (China) Co.,Ltd (hereafter “Sompo Japan China” Vice Chairman, President :Katsuhiko Ushiba) has been selected for the second consecutive year as one of the 2011 GoldenBee CSR China Honor Roll companies (hereafter “GoldenBee companies”) at the 7th... - August 08, 2012
NKSJ Signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (President: Kengo Sakurada) announced that it supports the purport of and has signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles - Equality Means Business (hereinafter, the Principles”). The Principles are international principles represented in the form of seven steps for... - August 05, 2012
Announcement at Rio+20: Sompo Japan Signs the UNEP Finance Initiative “Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI)”
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President and CEO: Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter “Sompo Japan”) became a signatory to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative “Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI)” (hereinafter “the Principles”), having... - August 05, 2012
Sompo Japan Published “CSR Quick Guide”
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President and CEO: Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter “Sompo Japan”) announced the publishment of the “CSR Quick Guide,” a brief overview of Sompo Japan’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The guide, written in both English and... - August 05, 2012
Revision and Commencement of Offering of Weather Index Insurance for Rice Farmers in Northeast Thailand
Sompo Japan Insurance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (President: Yuji Kawauchi [hereinafter Sompo Japan Thailand]), the Thai subsidiary of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President and Chief Executive Officer: Kengo Sakurada [hereinafter Sompo Japan]), revised Weather Index Insurance in a bid to mitigate... - May 27, 2012
Sompo Japan's Volunteer Organization Held Puppet Show to Relieve Those Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Partnering with the NPO Aichi Puppetry Center, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (President and CEO: Kengo Sakurada; hereinafter, “Sompo Japan”) held Puppet Show in Unosumai-cho, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture on Tuesday, March 20 (public holiday) that drew an audience of approximately 80... - May 25, 2012
Sompo Japan Fine Art Foundation All Admission Fees from "Japanese Red Cross Society Collection Exhibition" Donated in Their Entirety
The Sompo Japan Fine Art Foundation has donated all admission fees collected from the “Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Project: Japanese Red Cross Society Collection Exhibition” equivalent to 3,555,750 yen (including funds collected from the donation box set up at the museum) for... - May 20, 2012