Regional Revitalization and Support for Regional Growth
First written in FY2016. 11 of 12 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-07AdvancedM&A and Subsidiary Changes
「当行グループは、新会社を通じて道内企業・自治体の AI 活用を直接支援し、道内企業の生産性向上と北海道経済の活性化、地域課題の解決に取り組んでまいります。」
地域の成長支援が、道内企業・自治体のAI活用を直接支援する専門子会社の設立へ具体化した。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the semiconductor-related field, the bank concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Chitose City in September 2025 and is jointly promoting community development across a broad range of fields, including the concentration of related industries centered on next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. In the GX field, the bank and regional partners are investing in the SPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Fund, whose investment targets are projects in Hokkaido related to the 8 priority GX areas identified by Team Sapporo-Hokkaido and renewable energy, in March 2026.」
Regional revitalization measures took concrete form in a comprehensive partnership agreement with Chitose City, the concentration of next-generation semiconductor-related industries and investment in a GX fund. The bank also indicated plans to enter the agricultural sector and launch an agricultural school that people can attend while working. - 2026-05-27AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「当行グループの取引ネットワーク並びに北海道における広範な店舗網と、キャリアバンクグループの地域における人材供給機能・多様な属性の求職者データを掛け合わせることで、北海道の人材供給機能の高度化を実現し、北海道地域の持続的な発展に寄与することが可能になると考え、連結子会社化することといたしました。」
キャリアバンク株式会社の株式公開買付けにより、2026年4月28日付で議決権比率88.26％の連結子会社とした。地方創生・地域の成長支援の手段が、人材供給機能と求職者データを組み合わせた具体的なグループ施策へ進展した。 - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The “GX/Financial and Asset Management Special Zone” proposed by Hokkaido and Sapporo City to the national government was approved in June 2024. Hokkaido and Sapporo City were designated as the target area for the Financial and Asset Management Special Zone and were also designated as a National Strategic Special Zone.」
Regional revitalization efforts progressed toward attracting investment and financing to Hokkaido and supporting growth by leveraging the GX and Financial and Asset Management Special Zones and the National Strategic Special Zone. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「While expanding industry-academia-government-finance collaboration with financial institutions, including local governments and credit unions and shinkin banks in Hokkaido, and universities, the bank supports ambitious local initiatives, including the promotion of industries that leverage regional advantages and resources and the creation of innovative new businesses.」
The bank expanded its regional revitalization initiatives to include industry-academia-government-finance collaboration, food fairs with universities, support for new graduate recruitment and the handling of funds specializing in startups. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to holding the Hokkaido University-Branded Food Fair for universities in Hokkaido with which it has comprehensive partnership agreements, the bank held networking events between companies in Hokkaido and university faculty and staff, and strengthened industry-academia-finance collaboration through support for new graduate recruitment by companies in Hokkaido facing labor shortages.」
The bank expanded its regional revitalization initiatives to include a university-branded food fair, networking events between companies and university faculty and staff, support for new graduate recruitment, and child and childcare support using a former branch facility in Kitahiroshima City. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The bank operates an inter-industry human resources matching business to address simultaneously the issues of maintaining employment in industries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and labor shortages in other industries by reallocating labor between industries. In fiscal 2021, it conducted negotiations for 15 matching arrangements involving a total of 24 companies (9 sending companies and 15 receiving companies), of which 2 arrangements involving 5 people were concluded (as of the end of March 2022).」
The bank’s regional revitalization efforts took concrete form in inter-industry human resources matching through collaboration with the bank, the Japan Finance Corporation, the Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan, with negotiations involving 24 companies and 15 matching arrangements and 2 arrangements involving 5 people concluded. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The bank is working jointly to revitalize the regional economy through industry-academia-government-finance collaboration involving local governments, credit unions, shinkin banks and other financial institutions, and universities. In addition, it established the new Hokuyo Agricultural Regional Revitalization Fund to contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture, one of Hokkaido’s strengths.」
The bank expanded industry-academia-government-finance collaboration with local governments, regional financial institutions and universities, and established the new Hokuyo Agricultural Regional Revitalization Fund for the sustainable development of agriculture. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, through collaboration with Hokkaido, Nayoro Chamber of Commerce and Industry and others, the bank supported a demonstration project for joint transportation in March 2019 aimed at developing a regional collaborative logistics system.」
Collaboration with local governments, chambers of commerce and industry and others took concrete form in a demonstration project for jointly transporting food products from northern and eastern Hokkaido to the Tokyo metropolitan area. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Together with 北門信用金庫 and Takikawa City, the bank is using “ILO Industrial Analysis” and collaborating with a specialist human resources organization to advance the Nak Sorachi Employment Project, launched in August 2017 to help regional companies improve their recruitment capabilities.」
Through collaboration with local governments, credit unions and specialist human resources organizations, the bank developed concrete regional revitalization projects supporting companies’ recruitment capabilities and the earning power of the tourism industry. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The bank is working with local governments in Hokkaido and through business alliances with credit unions and shinkin banks in Hokkaido concerning the securitization of receivables to promote regional revitalization and stimulate the regional economy. It also established the Hokkaido Growth Companies Support Fund jointly with JAPAN POST BANK Co.,Ltd.」
The bank expanded collaboration with local governments and regional financial institutions and established a fund for growth companies with JAPAN POST BANK Co.,Ltd. It also received an award for supporting the formulation of a regional comprehensive strategy using tax data. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「① Supporting regional growth: Contributing to regional revitalization」
As a regional financial institution, the bank has made regional revitalization its first medium-term plan priority and is providing financial support to local governments and companies and implementing regional revitalization measures.