Nomura Plus: An Interview with Yukari Saiki and Naveen Sikka

Via Nomura Plus, January 28, 2026

Nomura’s Sustainable Innovation Investment Scheme uses the firm’s own capital to back startups that contribute to a more sustainable society. Its first investment is Terviva, a U.S. company developing pongamia as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biofuels. Nomura won an Excellence Award at the 11th Sustainable Finance Award—hosted by the Research Institute for Environmental Finance (RIEF)—for this investment. We spoke with Yukari Saiki of Nomura’s Sustainable Innovation & Investment Group and Naveen Sikka, Terviva's Founder and CEO, about the scheme, its goals, and why Terviva was chosen.