Tokyo, September 11, 2024 – Japan Investment Corporation (“JIC”) received the “International Limited Partner of the Year” at the 2024 Annual LP/GP Awards organized by the Private Equity Women’s Investor Network (PEWIN) in New York City on September 10.
PEWIN is an organization established in 2008 for the purpose of networking senior-level women in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) and promotes the advancement of women in the investment industry globally. PEWIN has more than 1,300 women members in 14 chapters worldwide representing institutions with over $3 trillion in assets under management (AUM). World-renowned PE and VC firms have been honored by PEWIN in the past.
■ About the 2024 Annual LP/GP Awards
https://www.pewin.org/blog/pewin-announces-2024-lp-gp-awards-recipients/
Dana Johns, Board Chair, PEWIN, said: “The 2024 awards recipients have moved the needle through their policies, procedures, investment initiatives and educational efforts. We applaud their steadfast dedication to advancing gender diversity and thank them for their contributions to sustaining this critical movement. ”
■ DE&I promotion at JIC
JIC positions DE&I promotion as JIC group’s important management strategy. JIC has established DE&I Promotion Committee and has been undertaking a variety of initiatives. As an effort to empower women in the domestic investment industry, JIC has been monitoring the activities of 29 domestic and foreign investee funds and conducting interviews with domestic and foreign industry associations and investment funds that are making advanced efforts to promote DE&I. In November last year, JIC signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and formulated “Policy on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiatives.”
Comment from Yuka Hata, Senior Managing Director, Head of Fund Investments, JIC:
“We are very honored to have received this award. To promote gender equity in Japan’s PE/VC industry, PEWIN which provides and shares a great network, knowledges, and experiences is a great and important partner for JIC. I am also excited to take an initiative to launch PEWIN Japan chapter this year with the number of women in senior positions in our industry continuing to increase. We are confident of a future in which more women talents will be playing an active role in our industry in Japan.”
■ About Japan Investment Corporation (JIC)
Japan Investment Corporation (“JIC”) was established on September 25, 2018 under the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act. JIC’s investment focus areas are driving the creation of new businesses for Society 5.0, creating "unicorn startups", leveraging promising untapped regional technologies and promoting business consolidation across industries and organizations. JIC provides risk capital to these areas through funds independently established by JIC and LP investment in private funds to promote open innovation and contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of Japanese industries and expanding the investment ecosystem. URL: https://www.j-ic.co.jp/en/
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