The Nippon Foundation initiated a research project to promote impact investing in Japan.
2014
The Nippon Foundation established the Office of Social Investment Promotion within the Foundation, participating in the G8 Social Impact Investment Task Force (now:GSG Impact), as a representative of the private sector.
The Nippon Foundation served as the secretariat of the GSG National Advisory Board (NAB) Japan.(now:GSG Impact JAPAN)
2015
SIB pilot projects launched in Yokosuka, Amagasaki, and Fukuoka Cities
2016
The Social Impact Measurement Initiative (SIMI; now the Social Impact Management Initiative) established
2017
Japan Social Impact Investment Foundation founded, with the purpose of leading structured development of impact investment ecosystem in Japan.
Kobe City and Hachioji City started the first comprehensiveSIB projects in Japan, to solve healthcare issues in the cities.
2018
Invested in the Healthcare New Frontier Fund initiated by Kanagawa Prefecture
2019
Hataraku FUND (Japan Impact Investment II LLP), the first impact VC that is investable for institutional investors, launched led by Shinsei Impact Investment and SIIF as General Partners and Mizuho Bank as fund advisory.
Japan Social Impact Investment Foundation and Institute for the Advancement of Social Innovation merged and under the new name of JapanSocial Innovation and Investment Foundation
Selected as a an organization distributing funds in dormant deposit accounts utilization projectfor the ” Social Business Growth Support Project for Regional Revitalization ” for the fiscal year 2019 program, under the Act on Utilization of Funds Related to Dormant Deposits to Promote Public Interest Activities by the Private Sector
2020
The Financial Service Agency (FSA) and GSG NAB Japan(now:GSG Impact JAPAN) (secretariat: SIIF) started co-hosting Impact Investing Roundtable, a workshop for financial market stakeholders and government officials on bi-monthly basis.
Selected as a fund-distributing organization for the “Collective Impact Project to Solve Local Issues” for the fiscal year 2020 program, under the Act on Utilization of Funds Related to Dormant Deposits to Promote Public Interest Activities by the Private Sector
2021
Selected as a fund-distributing organization for the “Regional Impact Fund Establishment and Operational Support Project” for the fiscal year 2021 program, under the Act on Utilization of Funds Related to Dormant Deposits to Promote Public Interest Activities by the Private Sector
Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative launched by SIIF , with 21 financial institutions as signatory organizations.
2022
Basic Survey for the Dissemination of IPOs by Impact-Driven Startups.published
2023
Research studies on systems change started to develop systems change investment pilot projects. SIIF Impact Capital (SIIFIC) established to run an impact VC fund in the wellness sector. The other system-change driven project, System Change Collective, launched, aiming at developing a model of systems change investment to solve opportunity gaps and regional revitalization.