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. TOYONAGA Shinsuke
Attorney-at-Law admitted in Japan and New York State, Daichi Law Offices

2004 : LL.B., the University of Tokyo
2006 : J.D., School of Law, the University of Tokyo
2015 : LL.M., Northwestern University School of Law
In 2007, he completed legal apprentice training at the Japanese Supreme Court and registered as a lawyer. He then joined Nishimura & Asahi in 2008. During 2011 and 2013, he was seconded to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Facilitation Corporation (former name). He was appointed to his current position in 2015.
Publications : "Nuclear Compensation Law" (Shinzansha, 2014）

Mr. HOSHINO Kazuaki
Former Specially Appointed Professor, Kagoshima University Regional Co-creation Center for Industry and Society

1978 : B.S., Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, the University of Tokyo
In 1978, he joined the Environment Agency (former name) and worked in several departments mainly related to nature conservation. During the period, he was also seconded to both the Embassy of Japan in Kenya (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Environment and Community Affairs Department of the Kagoshima Prefectural Government. Later, in 2011, he became the Head of the Kyushu Environmental Office of the Ministry of the Environment and in 2012, Councilor, Environment Minister's Secretariat (in charge of the Nature Conservation Bureau). In 2013, he was promoted to Director General of the Nature Conservation Bureau of the Ministry. From 2015 to 2020, he was appointed to Specially Appointed Professor of Kagoshima University and was in charge of the "Kagoshima Environmental Studies Project" at the University. While he was an administrative official at the Ministry of the Environment, he engaged in the establishment, revision and management of both international environmental laws (Convention on Biological Diversity, etc.) and domestic environmental laws (Antarctic Environmental Protection Law, etc.). From August 2020, he is serving for Wetlands International Japan, a not-for-profit organization, as President.

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.