It is aimed at business-related environmental conservation, requires ‘specified entities’ to publish an environmental report every year.
Ministry of the Environment
Government ministryEnvironment
More informationthe purpose of this law is to clarify the responsibilities of the State in providing and making use of information on the state of business-related environmental consideration and to take measures to prepare and publish environmental reports by Specified Corporations so as to ensure appropriate business-related environmental conservation
Organizations covered by the instrumentAll Companies
Target organization notesSpecified entities (a business entity that is established under a specific law and that is governed by the ordinance, which include the following considerations: the magnitude of national grants or subsidies provided to cover necessary expenses for business management; the relationship of the corporation to relevant administrative work or projects of the State; the form of the entity, including whether it is a cooperative entity; the severity of the environmental load produced by the business activities; the size of the organization; and other situations)
Industry scopeAll/none specified
Disclosure venueSustainability report
ESG coverage - E (Environment)All
Current
CountryJapan
RegionAsia Pacific
Date of publication2005
Issuer typeGovernments (governmental department, agency)
Reporting requirementsPublic law and regulation
Mandatory or voluntaryMandatory
The geographical scopeNational/federal