Originating from Europe, the concept of social responsibility spread to various contexts including Japan, whereby it is widely implemented. The main reason that precipitated absorption and implementation of social responsibility in Japan was illegal activities that clouded the activities of various corporations. In the context of Japan, the concept of corporate social responsibility may be described in various terms.
Environment
With regards to social responsibility towards the environment, NGO’s in Japan are tasked with the comprehensive role of ensuring that they actively participate in matters aligned with climate governance. As such, the Japanese local governments monitor and report on greenhouse gas emissions in the activities engaged in by various Japanese organizations (Aras & David 24). Worth noting is the fact that in Japan, there exists environmental NGOs, which have a broad base experience, expertise, and skills aligned with reflection on climate and environmental governance in Japan.
Product safety
Product safety occurs as one of the pertinent components of social responsibility in Japan. As such, NGOs in Japan have well established Corporate Social Responsibility committees, which play a colossal role in preventing the introduction of defective products into the markets. Through the social responsibility of Japanese NGOs on matters regarding product safety, various defective products have been recalled (Mallin 22).
Work Place Safety
Social responsibility amongst Japanese NGOs on matter regarding work place safety is demonstrated by the fact that the Japanese NGOs have clearly articulated activity plans, which comprise of workplace safety and health patrols, Safety Health Committee, risk assessment activities, as well as measures set up with the intent of preventing accident occurrence (Mallin 9). Overall, Japanese NGOs are proactively committed to developing activities that minimize the occurrence of work safety issues.
Sexual Harassment
Social responsibility of Japanese NGOs in preventing sexual harassment remains a matter of concern because existing federal legislations do not prohibit sexual harassment. Overall, NGOs in Japan have often tried the best to limit the occurrence of sexual harassment within their contexts, however, little has been attained because of the limited provisions within the law, which can enhance reprimanding of the perpetuators of the same.
Misuse of New Technology
Misuse of new technology remains widespread across various settings including Japan. This can be attributed to the primary fact that the Japanese populations have not come to terms with what is considered as appropriate behaviour when it comes to the use of new technology. Despite this, NGOs in the context of Japan have set a wider array of measures aimed at limiting misuse of new technological innovations. As such, various Japanese NGOs have and continue to discourage various activities aligned with misuse of new technology such as digital shoplifting within their contexts.
Corruption
NGOs in Japan are tasked with the role of offering development assistance to the country’s civil society. Worth noting is that the Japanese Civil society has been on the fore front in advocating for the eradication of corruption across various contexts in Japan. Deductively, Japanese NGOs by extension have the social responsibility of preventing the occurrence of corruption in its contexts (Aras & David 99). This depicts the manner in which NGOs in Japan are socially responsible toward alleviation of corruption.
Conclusion
Work Cited
Aras, Guler, and David Crowther. Ngos and Social Responsibility. Bradford: Emerald Group Pub, 2010. Print.
Mallin, Chris A. Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study Approach. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009. Print.
