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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Since Corporate Governance Code limits disclosures on climate change to prime market companies, it'll encourage the transition from Prime to Standard market and discourage the transition from Sandard to Prime.</li>
<li>While it'll be interesting to see how many years "Scope 3" disclosures will be mandatory, more attention will be paid to how companies uses the cash from reducing policy shareholdings.</li>
<li>Although the situation is different than it was in 2000 because few companies are underfunded, attention should be paid to whether retirement benefit trusts will become a refuge for policy-shareholdings.</li>
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Since Corporate Governance Code limits disclosures on climate change to prime market companies, it'll encourage the transition from Prime to Standard market and discourage the transition from Sandard to Prime.
While it'll be interesting to see how many years "Scope 3" disclosures will be mandatory, more attention will be paid to how companies uses the cash from reducing policy shareholdings.
Although the situation is different than it was in 2000 because few companies are underfunded, attention should be paid to whether retirement benefit trusts will become a refuge for policy-shareholdings.


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Another Catalyst for Expected Reduction in Policy Shareholdings