The Philosophy and Reality of Responsible Care. The Case of Chemical Factories in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

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  • Nomiyama Rie
    Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University
  • Togawa Ken'ichi
    Research center for Coal Mining Materials, Kyushu University

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  • レスポンシブル・ケア活動の理念と現実　　山口県の化学産業での活動を事例として
  • レスポンシブル ケア カツドウ ノ リネン ト ゲンジツ ヤマグチケン ノ カガク サンギョウ デ ノ カツドウ オ ジレイ ト シテ
  • ―山口県の化学産業での活動を事例として―
  • —The Case of Chemical Factories in Yamaguchi Prefecture—

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In this article, we wish to examine how the idea of Responsible Care has been adapted in cases where international chemical industries have voluntarily committed to continuous improvement of performance in regards to health, safety and environmental protection. In particular, we focused on “Product Stewardship”and“dialogs with the public”.<BR>A survey of chemical factories in Yamaguchi Prefecture revealed how they have adapted Responsible Care.<BR>“Product Stewardship”means management of the total life cycle of a product from the first laboratory experiments through final disposal. However, there is no general agreement in the chemical industry about what is the cradle and w ZXhat is the grave of a product. We investigated the current reality of this concept and its background of“risk communication”through a comparison with the CCPA (Canadian Chemical Producer Association) “New Ethic”.

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  • Waste Management Research

    Waste Management Research 13 (5), 288-295, 2002

    Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management

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