Sustainability
Finance
Guided by its concept of “a world where all things, information and minds are connected” to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society, SoftBank aims to help resolve social and environmental issues and enhance its corporate value by utilizing its robust business infrastructure and technologies such as 5G, IoT and AI. SoftBank Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) identified six material issues that the Group should focus on, and strengthen our efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainability Finance is a means of raising funds to pursue the initiatives listed above, and an opportunity to proactively communicate the Group's initiatives to all of our stakeholders including debt investors, customers, shareholders, business partners, employees, people of local communities, administrative bodies and industry organizations. The Group will contribute to the wellbeing of people and society under our corporate philosophy of “Information Revolution — Happiness for everyone.”
For more on SoftBank's sustainability initiatives, please visit these websites.
Sustainability Report 2022 (PDF: 18.7MB/220 pages)
ESG Data Book 2022 (PDF: 11.7MB/23 pages)
Material Issues
Sustainability Bond
| Name | 17th series Unsecured Bond “HAPS Bond” (with inter-bond pari passu clause) |
18th series Unsecured Bond “HAPS Bond” (with inter-bond pari passu clause) |
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| Term | 7-year | 10-year | |
| Maturity Date | January 26, 2029 |
January 27, 2032 |
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| Amount of Issue | JPY 15 billion | JPY 15 billion | |
| Interest Rate | 0.51% | 0.62% | |
| Issue Date | January 27, 2022 | ||
| Use of Proceeds | HAPS business research and development and other HAPS-related costs | ||
| Credit Ratings | AA− (Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.) A+ (Rating and Investment Information, Inc.) |
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| Framework | Sustainability Bond Framework (PDF: 648KB/8 pages) (in Japanese) | ||
| Press Release | SoftBank Corp. to Issue Sustainability Bond (HAPS Bond) | ||
| Third-Party Review | Opinion from the independent external organization Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.) (in Japanese) | ||
| Allocation Reporting on the Use of Proceeds | The proceeds were fully appropriated for refinancing of investment and loan funds (i.e. amount decreased in contributed cash on hand) of HAPSMobile Inc. | ||
| Impact Reporting | Outcome |
Social impact Coverage per aircraft: a diameter of about 200km Environmental improvement impact Electricity generation capacity per aircraft: 176.2MWh/year |
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| Output and Impact | Please refer to the website provided below.
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Social Loan