87-9 Environmental Reporting Guidance

Summary

The guidelines aim to constitute a framework for international regulations, practical trends, and integrated environmental reporting. In order that these guidelines be easy to use by both advanced entities as well as mid-sized and smaller entities, the guidelines themselves are to be compact in structure and be supplemented by guidance and technical notes, containing processes for environmental report creation, explanations of difficult report items, and various examples.

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Issuer

Japan

Year

2018

Region

Asia

Policy Type

Disclosure

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Other

Main industries targeted

Finance & Insurance
Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
Education

Restrictiveness

Very Low

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 14: Life Below Water
SDG 15: Life on Land