Energy consumption from our everyday life and social economic activities is essential to our lives. However, carbon dioxide emissions associated with such energy consumption negatively affects our environment in the form of global warming. As stated in the Kyoto Protocol adopted in 1997, our major challenge today is to promote sustainable development of the world while preventing global warming.
At IDI, we combine our wealth of experience in consulting and investment advisory services for major industry players with our knowledge of countermeasures against global warming and procurement of emission rights to solve problems for our clients and to contribute to the improvement of environmental quality of the world.
Procurement support of Emission Rights
Taking full advantage of our network with overseas host countries, we support procurement primary emission rights with a high probability of delivery as well as secondary emission rights. We also provide support on finding and developing greenhouse gas reduction projects scheduled to be in operation after 2013.
Introduction and Development support of CDM/JI Projects
- Support finding and developing of projects that have high probability of success, utilizing agents posted in Middle and Eastern Europe, China, and Southeast Asia
Provision support of CER/ERU/AAU etc.
- Support provision of secondary credits by utilizing our network of providers around the world
- Support provision of credits from projects invested and developed by IDI
- Support provision of credits sourced from providers around the world
Utilization of Emission Rights
We provide support on formulating strategies which actively promotes environmental branding such as management of emission rights procured by our clients and CSR.
Operation and Management
- Provide tax and accounting services support
- Provide account management services support
Optimization of Portfolio
- Support construction of risk management methods and tools which take into account market trends
- Support development of hedging products which takes into account price fluctuation trends
Formulation of Strategies to Increase Added Value for the Environment
- Support strategy formulation on CSR that highly appeals to clients
- Support development of products such as carbon offset that increase added value for the environment
Market Trend Analysis on Emission Rights Business
As post-Kyoto Protocol measures have become an increasingly important topic of discussion, we have started to provide support in formulating strategies to fight against future global warming issues for our clients by researching the current state and future trends of the external environment of emission rights businesses in Japan and overseas.
External Environment Research
- Research trends on global warming countermeasures in Japan and overseas
- Research trends on emission rights market
- Provide other research services such as trends on products related to emission rights
Commercialization Support
While focusing on the renewable energy sector, a sector which will become the backbone for global warming countermeasures going forward, we provide support for commercialization, fund-raising, and investment utilizing our wealth of consulting experience and investment track record in the energy sector.
- Support commercialization of low-carbon businesses such as renewable energy business
- Support clients investments into environmental funds and the like
