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2025.09.25
Connecting Social Value to Corporate Value: Unpacking the Mechanisms Behind Corporate InitiativesAdvancing Impact Measurement Through University Collaboration, Starting with SMBC Group’s First Impact Investment
2025.09.24
From Cost to Investment: Transforming Employee Condition ManagementFostering New Investment in Human Capital by Combining Insights from Athlete Support with the Power of Finance
2025.09.24
Transforming Space into “Social Infrastructure”: Building Japan’s Space Industry Supply ChainCultivating the Space Sector as Japan’s Next Core Industry through SMBC’s First Investment in a Space Startup
2025.09.22
Revitalizing Sports Communities Through Web3 with Avispa FukuokaBuilding a New Community Model Through a “Co-Education” Program to Nurture U-15 Players Together with Fans
2025.09.19
Mirai Kyousou Farm Akita Takes on the Challenge of Creating an Onion Production Hub in Ogata Village, AkitaLeveraging a Decade of Knowledge from Starting from Scratch to Support New Farmers and Envision the Rebirth of Japanese Agriculture
2025.09.18
The “Smart Inheritance Account” Lowers Barriers to Achieving Smooth Asset SuccessionSolving Inheritance Challenges for Customers and Regional Financial Institutions, Leading to Patent and White-Labeling Success
2025.09.12
Visualizing EV Battery Value to Create a Domestic Resource Circulation MarketEconomy in the EV Market through Investment in MobiSavi and Its EV Performance Prediction Technology
2025.09.12
Connecting Purpose-Driven Capital with Society to Provide Multifaceted Support for Children’s IndependenceEstablishing the SMBC Group Foundation's First Fund to Create a New Support Model that Breaks the Cycle of Poverty
2025.09.09
Revitalizing Japan’s Drug Discovery on the Global Stage: A New Industry-Academia-Banking AllianceTwo Pharmaceutical Giants and SMBC Establish a Joint Venture to Support Drug Discovery through a New Incubation Model
2025.09.04
Collaborating with Partners to Achieve Zero GHG Emissions from Power ConsumptionJointly Supplying 150 MW of Renewable Energy with YANMAR Group: Japan's Largest Power Purchase Agreement
2025.09.02
Connecting Diverse Companies and NPOs Through the “1Day Pro Bono Workshop”A Condensed Half-Day Pro Bono Experience that Makes Addressing Social Issues More Accessible
2025.09.02
Exploring the Challenges of Promoting "Olive" and Co-Creating Practical Knowledge with Meijo University StudentsFostering a “Sampo-Yoshi” for the Company, Students and the Community by Turning Corporate Challenges into Living Textbooks for Learning
2025.09.01
How Children’s Excitement Is Driving Social Change: Project for Everyone to Reduce CO2 (Genkotsu)Accelerating Everyday Decarbonization Through a Virtuous Cycle of Learning and Purchasing
2025.08.29
Fortifying Defenses to Support Growth: The First Cybersecurity Subsidiary for a Japanese Banking GroupAchieving Security Measures for SMEs Through Impartial Advice and Hands-on Support
2025.08.28
The Hagukumi Project: Supporting Children’s Futures While Building AssetsA Product Designed to Maximize Customer Returns, Centered on the Shared Value of Supporting Child-Rearing
2025.08.28
Sharing Financial Literacy Education Expertise Across Borders to Build a "Chain of Knowledge" That Transforms SocietyPartnering with a Local Bank in the Philippines to Improve Financial Literacy
2025.08.27
Democratizing Decarbonization Management with a Simple Corporate Card PaymentA World-First* Function to Calculate Scope 3 Category 1 CO2 Emissions Based on Card Payment Data
2025.08.26
Fair Recognition for Talent: The KOSEN Inter-College Challenge Creates Opportunities for Collaboration and Practical ExperienceFostering the Next Generation of Innovation Talent by Tackling Real-World Corporate Challenges
2025.02.03
Impact as a Common Language for Investors - Like Finance or English -Exploring the Significance of Impact Investing with Portfolio Companies
2025.01.10
Project Finance for Land-Based Aquaculture in Mie PrefectureAdvancing Japan’s Food Self-Sufficiency Through Sustainable Aquaculture
2024.12.20
Reducing Educational Disparities with Study CouponsA New Support Model through Collaboration with NPOs and Local
2024.12.20
How stera transit is Shaping the Future of Japan’s TransportationAddressing Tourism and Regional Challenges Through Contactless Payment Solutions
2024.12.12
SMBC Women’s Basketball Team Joins the W LeagueUnited in the Challenge: Pioneering Work-Sports Balance
2024.12.11
Arrangement of the Group’s First ESG Private Placement Bond for a Multi-Development BankA Path to Mutual Prosperity from the Amazon Region of South America
2024.12.06
Asset-Based Lending Secured by Japanese WhiskyUnlocking Value Through Passion for Whisky and Trusted Conversations
2024.12.02
Exploring and Solving Social Issues Through Collaboration with Kyoto UniversityAn Innovation Lab for Creating Social Value: SMBC Kyoto University Studio
2024.11.29
Empowering University Athletics and Sports Teams with 1 Million YenAn Application Process Designed to Cultivate Strategic Thinking
2024.11.29
Clean Water Access for Rural Families in IndiaEnhancing Living Standards and Empowering Women Through Blue Loan
2024.11.27
Japan’s Regrowth Through Collaboration with University of TsukubaAdvanced Research Commercialization and Development of Entrepreneurial Talent
2024.11.21
Comprehensive Partnership Driving Decarbonization in Kikai TownBuilding a Resilient Island with Local Microgrids and Renewable Energy
2024.11.21
Driving Business Growth and
Corporate Transformation
Through Sustainable FinanceImplementing a Sustainability-Linked Syndication Loan for a Subsidiary of a Leading Chinese Auto Company
2024.11.20
A New Perspective: Student Art Enriching Bank SpacesContinuity in Action: Art as a Tool for Branding and Dialogue
2024.11.15
Global New Era Equity Fund: Driving Social Change Through Investment“Dual Value Creation”: How Investment Trusts and Philanthropy Work Together to Drive Positive Social Impact
2024.11.15
Atelier Banrai -ITABASHI-Creating a New Space for Children’s opportunities to experience
2024.11.08
Key to Adopting Renewable Energy: Japan’s First-Ever* Loan for Grid-Scale Battery StorageHow to Approach an Unprecedented Venture?
2024.11.08
Fun and Engaging Financial and Economics Education for ChildrenNew Value Created by Finance x Edutainment
2024.11.01
Empowering Women in Rural Areas with Digital InnovationDriving Sustainable Change Through Digital and Community Support
2024.10.22
Addressing Housing Inequality Through Financial SupportProviding Affordable Housing Solutions
2024.10.16
Shaping the Future of Financial Inclusion TogetherCreating Impact through Collaboration with Gojo & Company
2024.10.01
Creating a Hydrogen Market Beyond Industry BoundariesEnvisioning the Future of Energy Transition and Co-Creation with Hydrogen
2024.07.17
India’s “Rural Project” provides community-based support including microfinance
2024.07.17
Cloud services “Sustana” and “Sustana Agri” that support the decarbonization of companies and agricultural producers
Social Value, “STORY BOOK”
Interview booklet on Creating
Social Value, “STORY BOOK”
This booklet features interviews with our employees and stakeholders who are creating social value, along with details of their projects.