Relationship with International Frameworks (SDGs)
Initiatives of the JAPAN POST GROUP
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly as a set of common worldwide goals to end poverty and pursue a sustainable future. The SDGs consist of 17 goals and 169 specific targets for reaching these goals that address worldwide issues by 2030.
Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Group have endorsed and participated in the UN Global Compact. Through this arrangement, we are working to help achieve the SDGs. For more details please see the following page.
Related Information
Framework of Global Society and Sustainability of Japan Post Group (external website)
JAPAN POST BANK Initiatives
Japan Post Bank is promoting initiative, having established individual targets and KPI for the materiality items of “Providing ‘safe and secure’ financial services to anyone and everyone throughout Japan,” “Contributing to regional economic expansions,” “Reducing environmental impact” and “Advancement of work style reforms, and sophistication of governance.” In addition, we are promoting greater understanding and penetration of Sustainability inside the company through training for all employees.
The relationship between the SDGs as well as Japan Post Bank’s materiality, initiatives, targets and KPIs, please see the following pages.
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JAPAN POST BANK Priority Issues
Initiatives to Achieve the Transformative Promise of the SDGs, "Leave No One Behind"
We provide deposit and remittance services through our nationwide network of approximately 24,000 post offices to enable customers in every corner of the country to use our Bank. In addition, for pension recipients who are unable to receive their payments at our branches due to advanced age or physical difficulty, we offer the Retirement Pension Delivery Service whereby pension and public employees' pension payments are home-delivered. Through operating these sorts of services as well as Japan's largest banking network, we support communities with essential social infrastructure.
Furthermore, so that all people can use the Bank with ease, accounts can be opened free of charge and without making a deposit. Foreign customers can also open a bank account if they reside in Japan, and we have made a guideline that explains important points regarding the opening of accounts available on our website titled "To all Japan Post Bank Customers of non-Japanese Citizenship." (We provide a multilingual support including English, Chinese, and Vietnamese, etc. for application forms required for procedures when opening a bank account.)
As the holder of 120 million accounts, a number roughly equivalent to the whole population of Japan, JAPAN POST BANK will continue to provide a variety of services to customers as the most accessible bank to anyone and everyone throughout Japan.
Related Information
Retirement Pension Delivery Service (Japanese version only)
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- Japanese Bankers Association HP "National Bank Financial Statement Analysis (National Bank Capital, Number of Stores, Number of Bank Agents, Number of Officers and Employees List)," total domestic head offices and branch offices (as of September 30, 2021)