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I. the Origin of Social Responsibility The Origin of Social Responsibility & SRI in Japan and Current Status HIDETAKA MORIYA Attorney at Law and Partner BRAUN MORIYA KUBOTA & FUKUDA I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Modern Life in Japan by LNG --change of resources 1200 1000 LNG WA T ER COAL NUCLEAR 800 OTHERS 600 Billion kWh Billion 400 200 0 70 85 00 03 YEAR source: Agency of Natural Resources and Energy “Outline of Energy Development” I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Modern Life in Japan by LNG--LNG import TAIWAN etc 5% 11% FRANCE JAPAN 1.8 7% 76.32 Bil.Cu40% M 76.32USA Bil.Cu M 9% 0.1 16.4 SPAIN 12% SOUTH 45.0 KOREA 16% Indonesia 19.0 Malaysia 17.7 Brunei 8.4 13.1 unit: billion cubic meters source: CEDIAZ Natural Gas Trade Movement 2005 I. The Origin of Social Responsibility LNG Receiving Terminals --Pacific Ocean side I. The Origin of Social Responsibility LNG Receiving Terminals --Tokyo Bay HIGASHITOKYO OHGISHIMA approx.9 TANKS 2mil OHGISHIMA residents540,000kl 3 TANKS 600,000klKANAGAWA Approx. 3 mil SODEGAURA URAGA TRAFIC ROUTE residents CHIBA 35 TANKS FROM KANNON SAKI POINT Approx. 2mil 2,660,000kl NAKANOSEresidents NEGISHI TRAFFCFUTTSU 16TANKS ROUTE 1,250,000kl 8 TANKS 860,000kl URAGA TRAFFIC ROUTE I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Nature of LNG 20 0 -20 LNG LPG -40 Heavier than -60 air at below -80 -113 t emperat ure(℃) ℃ Elements Methane Propane - 100 - 120 - 140 Liquified - 160 -162℃ -42℃ 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 temp. Volume 600 260 in gas times times Source: NHK ”Reportage Nippon” I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Nature of LNG Collision –5㎡ puncture in side shell size speed 5,000 GRT 8.5 knot 10,000 GRT 6.3 knot *speed limit in URAGA traffic route 12 knot Cold brittle fracture comparison of steel strength -140℃ 154 tons 30 ℃ 308 tons Source: NHK ”Reportage Nippon” I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Collision Case --Disastrous Scenario I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Collision Case --Disastrous Scenario I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Background of Social Responsibility History in Japan 4 Notorious public nuisance cases ①MINAMATA disease 2954 sufferers (KUMAMOTO & NIIGATA) ②ITAI ITAI disease 188 sufferers ③YOKKAICHI ASTHMA 1655 sufferers MinamataNo.2ItaiYokkaichi Itai Minamata Byo Asthma disease Byo ・1953-1960,1964since1961 toandearly 1965, 1965, 1900,in DistrictMinamata along in the fAgano Yokkaichi, area Bay, along RKumamotoiver, Mie the Niigata prefecture.downside Prefecture prefecture. of Jintsu River, in ・Toyamasufferednervesuffered paralysis, prefecture. Asthma disease numbness,in similar group to from Minamatalanguage smoke/air①① Byoimpediment, pollution materialshard of hearing discharged ・fromandmethyl-silverDisease chimneysmental similar contained of to Petroleum Osteomalacia, in the Kombinate discharged②② Patients’ (industrial water bone from were complex) the easily chemical broken ・plant.evenmethyl-silver by a slight poison shock contained and compla in dischargedining of pains water days from and the nights. ・chemicalIn 1968, the minister of Health and Welfare recognized the disease in plantquestion (Nihon was Chisso) due to cadmium ③contained③ in the disposed water ・dischargedVictims made fom lawsuits the mining not nearonly river.in Kumamoto but also in Tokyo/Kyoto ①① seeking remedy from Japanese Government and the plant. I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Background of Social Responsibility History in Japan Fishermen’s unions and inhabitants against vessels and refineries onshore in oil pollution cases. When their fishery grounds ■Fishery Ground suffered by pollution, they nearby major ports claimed ship owners and masters of removal as well as cleaning, and also apology and compensation. When the accident occurred nearby a refinery, they also claimed against refinery. I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Background of Social Responsibility History in Japan “YUYO MARU NO.10”(LPG Carrier 43,723 GRT) Collision with “Pacific Ares” 1974/Nov. at crossing point between exit of Nakanose route and Kisarazu port. × Source: NHK ”Reportage Nippon” I. The Origin of Social Responsibility Self-Defence of a petroleum company in Japan • 4 notorius public nuisance cases • Result a dissolve of leadig chemical company • Fishermen’s unions against the vessels and inhabitants in oil pollution cases • Serious affect of “YUYO MARU No.10” case Much delay, may not pacify the sufferers, and LNG service and trade might be shut out II. Social Responsibility and SRI Corporate Social Responsibility An enterprise should owe social responsibility towards Conceptgeneral of public, Social consumer, Responsibility customers, - APENDIXresidents neighbouring 1STpragraph its plants and other facilities subsidiariy companies and employee inlaw or otherwise Social responsibiity is; by those who are members of the a Standard of behaviour is Japanese Community as a whole or expected by Japanese society a particular community within it to be or displayed････････････････ by those whose dealing(*) affect and the Japanese community as a whole over and above, or outside the or particular community within it legal liability II. Social Responsibility and SRI APPENDIX 2nd paragraph Where a breach of Social Responsibility occurs the community affected by the breach (or sections of it) may seek to impose sanctions on the person whom they perceive to be the (or a) perpetrator which person may or may not be legally, solely or even primarily responsible. Indeed, sanctions may be visited on a person who does not in fact bear any technical responsibility for the breach (but who offers a softer "target""target")) simply because that person is involved in the same kind of business as the true perpetrator and is thus thought, in Japanese eyes, to be co-responsible with the perpetrator for creating the risk to the community that the breach exemplifies. II. Social Responsibility and SRI APPENDIX 3RD paragraph These sanctions may vary in kind, typically, they include public apology,public payment apology, of money payment by ofway money of compensation by way of to compensationindividuals and to public individuals authorities and publicaffected authorities and entering affected into and undertakingsentering into undertakingsregarding what is to happen if breaches recur. These sanctions, if not accepted by the person against whom they are targeted, are usually enforced by major disruptive action against that person's business or related business interests of those directly or indirectly concerned in that person's business. To the extent that the financial consequences of these sanctions are not covered by other specific insurances held by the Assured or would not have been suffered at law, the Assured expects "Social Responsibility Insurance" to providethe Assured cover. expects "Social Responsibility Insurance" to provide cover. II. Social Responsibility and SRI APPENDIX 4TH paragraph (a)Compensation that would be ordered by the Japanese Courts, as legally. (b)Compensation which exceeds thethe applicable statutory limitatiolimitationn of the ship ownerowner’s’s liability. ->Assured and insurers cooperation ->Arbitrators prompt activity (c)Compensation which would exceeds any legal liability that would be imposed by the Japanese Courts where the person from whom the compensation is sought is a defendant, but which compensation the Japanese community should be paid to atone for te breach of the duty of Social Responsibility which they perceive has occured. II. Social Responsibility and SRI APPENDIX 4TH paragraph (d)Compenstion demanded with Japanese community approval where awarded by a Japanese Court (e)Compensation demanded by a section of the community but seen by the community as a whole as beyond what is required to meet the just consequence of a particular breach. (f)Contributions demanded by third parties involved in the Assured’sAssured’s business to payments made by that third party under the Categories (b),(c) and (d) above which the Assured accepts for commercial reasons. III. Current× Status Change of Sales Contract Good performance records Ex-ship flange ・Best quality ships + well trained to FOB contract master× and officers Change of Sales Stracture ・Japanese local regulation Buyers start ・Strict compulsory pilot/escort to own LNG ships × ・Coast Guard traffic control incl. radar Two or three major potential risks ・weak point of LNG ship -- Achiles’ heel ・collision of ferry boat or freighter travel from East to West and no pilot required for the vessel less than 10,000GRT ・selfish nature of human being III. Current Status Conclusion SRI is for ; Mitigate an impact between legal compensation and the amount required by Japanese community… current SRI amount may be too small ! Larger extra amount should be added to current SRI amount to show a reasonable sound payment with SR mind of the ship and trading interests,…… by way of pooling or mutual system?.
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