Bureau Veritas Japan Co., Ltd. provided a third party verification of the environmental performance data of the Osaka Gas Group to be included in its CSR Report 2011. The verification was conducted to confirm the data were sufficiently reliable and consistent for the purpose of the Report.

Locations

Head Office: Functions for data aggregation

Osaka Gas, Senboku LNG Terminal I: LNG processing

Kinpai Co., Ltd., Central Building: Gas pipe installation

Osaka Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd., Carbon Fiber Materials Production Center:
Production of general purpose carbon fiber

Content of the Verification

Head Office:

• 1. Reliability of data collection and compilation system, adequate operation of system and effectiveness of internal verification
• 2. Accuracy of the compiled data for FY2011 (April 2010 to March 2011)
• 3. Validity of conclusions derived from compiled data

Individual business locations:

• 1. Adequateness of the scope of data collection
• 2. Effectiveness of data measurement, collection and compilation methods and effectiveness of internal verification
• 3. Reliability of measurement data and collected data and accuracy of compiled results

This verification was conducted according to Bureau Veritas Japan’s CSR Report Third Party Inspection Procedures and Guidelines, which is based on outstanding cases. In addition, Bureau Veritas Japan provided limited warranty for this verification with reference to ISAE (International Standards on Assurance Engagements) 3000 (revised in December 2005 by the International Federation of Accountants).

Opinion

The site environmental data was measured, gathered, and calculated based on an effective internal system. There were no major errors found. In the verification process, certain erroneous data was found, but it was all properly corrected.

Revisions were made to the Osaka Gas Group Code of Conduct in line with ISO 26000, an international standard providing guidelines for social responsibility.

Masashi Kuroda
Executive Vice President and CSR Executive,
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japanese society began to reconsider its orientation of placing top priority on economic efficiency as the disaster once again drove home the importance of security, disaster prevention, and social contribution. And from the point of energy security, we now see the necessity of moving from a centralized energy grid to distributed energy networks.
Within an organizational structure as well, we understand that delegating authority between a variety of decision-makers offers a better way to deal with crises. To delegate authority requires that rules and principles be firmly ingrained and shared among organizations. There are countless examples of events occurring far away that eventually come to affect business. This means that we must fulfill our corporate social responsibility by taking precautions in every aspect of the supply chain. To this end, we revised our Code of Conduct based on ISO 26000 and other references.
We in the Osaka Gas Group hope to continue to strengthen the bonds of trust with society by being prepared for all crises.