Dai-ichi Life makes JPY 500m impact investment in JEPLAN

Written by Adam Cadle

24/08/2022

Japanese insurer, Dai-ichi Life, has invested JPY 500m in JEPLAN, a company that uses proprietary recycling technologies to promote the circulation of PET bottles and other resources.

This latest impact investment is a part of the firm’s ESG investments to realise a sustainable society as well as to improve its investment returns through sophisticated and diverse investment methods.

Addressing Dai-ichi Life’s investment, JEPLAN CEO and co-founder Masaki Takao said: “Societies are seeking solutions to climate change and are increasingly adopting circular economies, which enable the coexistence of financial activities and the global environment.

“Against such a backdrop, we are extremely grateful that you endorse and have decided to invest in our business. Going forward, we intend to dedicate ourselves to accelerating the use of our chemical recycling technologies in resource circulation both in Japan and overseas.”

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