Objection Procedures based on Environmental Guidelines | JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation

JBIC introduced objection procedures simultaneously with implementation of its Guidelines for Confirmation of Environmental and Social Considerations (the "Environmental Guidelines") and Guidelines for Confirmation of Information Disclosure Considerations for Nuclear Sector Projects (the "Information Disclosure Guidelines") to ensure its compliance with the Environmental Guidelines and the Information Disclosure Guidelines.

Their objectives are (1) to investigate facts as to whether or not the Environmental Guidelines and the Information Disclosure Guidelines have been complied with by JBIC and report the results thereof to the Executive Committee; and (2) to encourage dialogues between the parties concerned based on their consent in order to assist early resolution of disputes concerning specific environmental and/or social problems caused by the JBIC-funded project, which arose due to JBIC's non-compliance with the Environmental Guidelines or the Information Disclosure Guidelines. Examiners for Environmental Guidelines were appointed as an independent entity for conducting investigation.

The concrete procedures are set forth in the following:

For the status of acceptance of the requests and the progress of procedures, please see here.

Examiners for Environmental Guidelines

Now following two persons are serving as Examiners for Environmental Guidelines.

Profiles of Examiners

Mr. TAKESHITA Keisuke
Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University
Area of Expertise: Civil law and civil justice

1999: Graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo; Assistant Researcher, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo
2002: Senior researcher, the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Justice, Japan
2005: Associate Professor, Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts, Tokyo Metropolitan University
2009: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University
2015: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University
2019–present: Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University
2024–2026: Dean, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University

In addition to the above, he has assumed the position of Vice President for Global Engagement and DEI at Hitotsubashi University from September 2026.

Mr. NISHIKIZAWA Shigeo
Associate Professor, School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo
Area of Expertise: Environmental policy and planning, environmental impact assessment

1997: Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology (currently Institute of Science Tokyo)
2002: Received a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Technology from Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology;
Tokyo Tech Research Fellow, Tokyo Institute of Technology;
Research Associate, Graduate School of Tokyo Institute of Technology
2005: Lecturer, School of Environmental Science, the University of Shiga Prefecture
2009: Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2016: Associate Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2024–present: Associate Professor, School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo

In addition to the above, he has served in various capacities, including as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, the University of Shiga Prefecture, and other institutions.

Annual Report of the Examiners for Environmental Guidelines

The Examiners for Environmental Guidelines prepares an annual report on their activities.

*1 The"Annual Report of the Examiners for Environmental Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2018"contains the Examiner's notice in one of its notes. The Examiner's notice is now directly attached to this report (since July 2020), although originally its URL was indicated at the note.