Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan: comparison between 2012 and 2020

Takahiro Shimizu; Tomohisa Nagata; Ayumi Fujimoto; Shunsuke Inoue; Masako Nagata; Koji Mori

doi:10.1186/s13104-022-06145-6

Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan: comparison between 2012 and 2020

BMC Res Notes. 2022 Jul 23;15(1):260. doi: 10.1186/s13104-022-06145-6.

Authors

Takahiro Shimizu¹, Tomohisa Nagata², Ayumi Fujimoto¹, Shunsuke Inoue¹, Masako Nagata³, Koji Mori¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 807-8555, Japan.
² Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 807-8555, Japan. tomohisa@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

Abstract

Objective: To survey the content of occupational safety and health (OSH) disclosed in corporate social responsibility (CSR)-related reports and integrated reports in 2020 and to compare the changes between 2012 and 2020 according to industry and company size.

Results: Among all companies, 441 (20.3%) issued CSR-related reports and 590 (28.1%) issued integrated reports. The number (percentage) of companies that issued either CSR-related reports or integrated reports was 880 (40.5%). The percentages of both CSR-related reports and integrated reports increased with increased company size. The number (percentage) of companies reporting OSH in CSR-related reports was 391 (88.7%) and that in integrated reports was 493 (83.6%). The percentage of OSH reporting in CSR-related reports and integrated reports was high in secondary industries and low in tertiary industries.

Keywords: Company size; Corporate social responsibility; Environmental social governance; Industry category; Integrated report; Occupational safety and health; Reporting.

MeSH terms

Industry
Japan
Occupational Health*
Social Responsibility

Abstract

MeSH terms

Grants and funding