Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012
Abstract Background A number of companies publish corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in booklets and other publicly available formats. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the nine-year (2004–2012) trend of occupational safety and health (OSH) activities as described in CSR reporting...
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| description | Abstract Background A number of companies publish corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in booklets and other publicly available formats. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the nine-year (2004–2012) trend of occupational safety and health (OSH) activities as described in CSR reporting (by industry sector and company size). Methods We investigated CSR reporting on the website in all Japanese companies listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The data were extracted from CSR reporting of each company every year from 2004 to 2012. We counted the pages dedicated to information on OSH activities by industry sector and company size and calculated the rate of OSH divided by total CSR-related activities. Results The number of companies publishing CSR reports increased in all industry sectors, although the rate of inclusion of OSH activity within CSR reports increased only among sectors such as construction, manufacturing, transportation, and commerce. Among all company size, CSR reporting increased constantly throughout all observed years. The proportion of companies that had described OSH in CSR reporting increased from 2004 to 2012, and 76.5% companies had described OSH activities in 2012. The average number of pages of CSR-related report was 34.2 in 2004, increasing to 43.1 in 2012. The proportion of described pages of OSH activities in total CSR reporting increased gradually, and 2.7% in 2012. The focus of CSR reporting gradually shifted from ‘environment’ to ‘social activity including OSH’. Conclusions Majority of companies are putting more emphasis on OSH in CSR reporting in Japan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f94cf53c1a1a46c7b29ed0a73f2761352022-12-22T00:13:50ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582017-05-0117111110.1186/s12889-017-4356-yOccupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012Tomohisa Nagata0Akinori Nakata1Koji Mori2Takashi Maruyama3Futoshi Kawashita4Masako Nagata5Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthDepartment of Occupational and Community Health Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthDepartment of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthOccupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthOccupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthAbstract Background A number of companies publish corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in booklets and other publicly available formats. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the nine-year (2004–2012) trend of occupational safety and health (OSH) activities as described in CSR reporting (by industry sector and company size). Methods We investigated CSR reporting on the website in all Japanese companies listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The data were extracted from CSR reporting of each company every year from 2004 to 2012. We counted the pages dedicated to information on OSH activities by industry sector and company size and calculated the rate of OSH divided by total CSR-related activities. Results The number of companies publishing CSR reports increased in all industry sectors, although the rate of inclusion of OSH activity within CSR reports increased only among sectors such as construction, manufacturing, transportation, and commerce. Among all company size, CSR reporting increased constantly throughout all observed years. The proportion of companies that had described OSH in CSR reporting increased from 2004 to 2012, and 76.5% companies had described OSH activities in 2012. The average number of pages of CSR-related report was 34.2 in 2004, increasing to 43.1 in 2012. The proportion of described pages of OSH activities in total CSR reporting increased gradually, and 2.7% in 2012. The focus of CSR reporting gradually shifted from ‘environment’ to ‘social activity including OSH’. Conclusions Majority of companies are putting more emphasis on OSH in CSR reporting in Japan.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4356-yReportingCorporate social responsibilityOccupational safety and healthYearly trendCategory of industrySize of company |
| spellingShingle | Tomohisa Nagata Akinori Nakata Koji Mori Takashi Maruyama Futoshi Kawashita Masako Nagata Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012 BMC Public Health Reporting Corporate social responsibility Occupational safety and health Yearly trend Category of industry Size of company |
| title | Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012 |
| title_full | Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012 |
| title_fullStr | Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012 |
| title_short | Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012 |
| title_sort | occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in japan from 2004 to 2012 |
| topic | Reporting Corporate social responsibility Occupational safety and health Yearly trend Category of industry Size of company |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4356-y |
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