by Makiko Yamazaki
作者：山崎真子
Tokyo, April 15 (Reuters) - a Coalition of Climate Groups Filed Shareholder Proposals With Japan's Top Three Banks, Including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 8306.t, Calling for Stricter Board Oversight of Climate-Related Risk, People Familiar With the Matter Told Reuters.
東京，4月15日（路透社）— 氣候組織聯盟向包括三菱日聯金融集團在內的日本前三大銀行提交了股東提案 8306.t，知情人士告訴路透社，呼籲董事會對氣候相關風險進行更嚴格的監督。
the Proposals From Australia's Market Forces, Japan's Kiko Network and a Representative of Rainforest Action Network Mark the First Time Climate Groups Have Targeted the Boards of the Banks as a Way to Pressure the Lenders on Climate Change.
來自澳大利亞市場力量、日本Kiko Network和雨林行動網絡代表的提案標誌着氣候組織首次將銀行董事會作爲向貸款機構施壓氣候變化的一種方式。
the Proposals Focus on Board Oversight of Climate-Related Business Risks and Seek to Make the Megabanks - Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 8316.t and Mizuho Financial Group 8411.t - Disclose How They Evaluate Director Competency for Such Oversight, the People Said on Condition of Anonymity as the Information Is Not yet Public.
這些提案側重於董事會對氣候相關業務風險的監督，併力求使大型銀行成爲巨型銀行——三菱日聯、三井住友金融集團 8316.t 和瑞穗金融集團 8411.t -知情人士說，由於信息尚未公開，不願透露姓名，他們將披露他們如何評估董事的此類監督能力。
It Represents a Strategy Shift From Last Year When the Climate Groups Sought to Mandate Banks Disclose Credible Transition Plans to Meet 2050 Carbon Neutral Targets.
這是與去年氣候組織試圖要求銀行披露可信的過渡計劃以實現2050年碳中和目標相比的戰略轉變。
This Year's Proposals Reflect Governance Standards Set by the International Sustainability Standards Board (Issb) Requiring Disclosure Around How Governance Bodies Oversee Sustainability-Related Risks, the People Added.
知情人士補充說，今年的提案反映了國際可持續發展標準委員會（Issb）制定的治理標準，要求披露治理機構如何監督可持續發展相關風險。
Mizuho Confirmed It Had Received the Proposals, but Declined to Comment Further. Mitsubishi UFJ Declined to Comment. Reuters Could Not Get Immediate Comments From Sumitomo Mitsui.
瑞穗證實已收到提案，但拒絕進一步置評。三菱日聯拒絕置評。路透社無法立即獲得三井住友的評論。
While There Has Been Some Backlash Against so-Called Green Shareholder Activism Abroad, Pressure on Japanese Companies Has Continued Unabated, With Some Activists and Shareholders Saying Corporate Japan Has Been Too Slow in Moving Away From Fossil Fuel and Its Financing.
儘管國外對所謂的綠色股東行動主義表示強烈反對，但日本公司面臨的壓力有增無減，一些活動人士和股東表示，日本企業在放棄化石燃料及其融資方面進展過於緩慢。
the Latest Proposals From the Climate Groups Will Be Voted on at the Banks' Annual General Meetings in June Although They Are Likely to Face High Hurdles.
氣候組織的最新提案將在6月的銀行年度股東大會上進行表決，儘管它們可能會面臨很高的障礙。
Last Year, Shareholders Voted Down Climate Proposals at the Banks, With the Proposals Getting Around 20% Backing.
去年，股東們在銀行投票否決了氣候提案，這些提案獲得了約20％的支持。
Climate Resolutions Commonly Take the Form of Proposals to Amend a Company's Articles of Incorporation, Which in Japan Requires a Two-Thirds Majority. as Such, No Climate Resolutions Have yet Passed, but the Pressure Has Prompted Some Policy Changes at Companies.
氣候決議通常採取修改公司章程的提案形式，在日本，這需要三分之二的多數。因此，尚未通過任何氣候決議，但壓力促使公司進行了一些政策變革。
the Climate Groups Are Also Calling on the Banks, All Key to Financing Oil and Gas Projects, to Disclose How They Assess Fossil Fuel Sector Clients' Climate Change Transition Plans and What They Plan to Do IF the Clients Fail to Produce Credible Plans.
氣候組織還呼籲對石油和天然氣項目融資至關重要的銀行披露他們如何評估化石燃料行業客戶的氣候變化過渡計劃，以及如果客戶未能制定可信的計劃，他們計劃做什麼。
Separately, Market Forces and Kiko Network Also Filed a Similar Proposal With Chubu Electric Power 9502.t on Disclosure of Director Competencies in Managing Climate Risks.
另外，市場力量和Kiko Network也向中部電力公司提交了類似的提案 9502.t 關於披露董事在管理氣候風險方面的能力。
Reuters Could Not Get Immediate Comments From Chubu Electric.
路透社無法立即獲得中部電氣的評論。
Shareholder Activism on Climate Change Has Gained Momentum in Japan Since 2020, When Mizuho Became the First Listed Company in the Country to Face a Climate-Related Vote.
自2020年瑞穗成爲該國第一家面臨氣候相關投票的上市公司以來，股東對氣候變化的積極行動勢頭增強。
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by David Dolan and Himani Sarkar)
（山崎真子報道；由大衛·多蘭和希瑪尼·薩卡爾編輯）
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