2016
Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop(Stakeholder Engagement Programme)

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December 15th, 2016
“Human Rights Issues by Sector v.5” and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector”
In September 2012, Caux Round Table Japan (CRT Japan) established a Nippon CSR Consortium as aplatform for multi-stakeholders in cooperation with companies, NGO/NPO and academic experts. The
Consortium organizes a yearly Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop where multi-stakeholders cometogether to discuss the relationship between business activities and human rights
A 2016 Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop, which marked as the fifth year, was held six times in the
period from 15th June to 27 July. The participants identified sector specific human rights issues with theuse of Human Rights Guidance Tool developed by UNEP FI, and identified priorities on the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) by sector with the use of SDG Compass while considering SDGs andproposals for the SDGs submitted by NGOs/NPOs in the G7 Ise-Shima Summit. The secretariat compiled
their discussion contents and conducted public consultation on them from 30th September to 31th October.
Following consideration of the received comments, the Consortium hereby releases “Human Rights Issues
by Sector v.5” and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector”. The Consortium hopes that this paper will be auseful tool for companies in promoting their human rights and SDGs activities.
Remarks in the discussion are views of the participants as individuals, not representatives of companies ororganizations that they belong to, as the Chatham House Rule is applied to this program. The comments
were integrated consistently to the format of this document, and the sole responsibility for the content of
this document lies with CRT Japan, as an organizer of Nippon CSR Consortium.
We would like to offer our great gratitude for Ms. Kaori Nomura from UNEP Finance Initiative who
provided the knowledge on Human Rights Guidance Tool, for Ms. Ikuho Miyazawa from Institute for
Global Environmental Strategies who cooperated for implementation of SDG Compass into the 2016
workshop, for the participants from companies, NGO/NPO, and social entrepreneurs, and those who gave
public comments.
Caux Round Table Japan
Nippon CSR Consortium
Minoru Matsuzaki
Hiroki Wada

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Table of Content

1.

Preface .............................................................................................................................................................4

1-1.

Purpose of Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop ...........................................................................4

1-2.

An overview of the Previous Workshops for Identifying Human Rights Issues ................................5

1-3.

Procedure of the 2016 Workshop .........................................................................................................7

1-4.

Points for Consideration .......................................................................................................................82.

CRT Japan's viewpoint as the Secretariat of Nippon CSR Consortium ...........................................................93.

Overview of the Public Consultation 2016 .................................................................................................... 11

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Human Rights Issues by Sector v.5

4-1.

Manufacturing (electricity, precision, machinery, others)……………….……………………..….13

4-2.

Manufacturing (Infrastructure)……………………………….…………….…………………..….17

4-3.

Information, Communication, and Technology…………………………………………...……….21

4-4.

Transport and Logistics……………...…………………………………………………………… 25

4-5.

Chemical and Building Materials……………..…………………………………………………...29

4-6.

Food………...……………………………………………………………………………...………33

4-7.

Consumer Goods (Sports and Daily Goods)....…………………….............................................37

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Priorities on the SDGs by Sector

5-1.

Manufacturing (electricity, precision, machinery, others)……………….……………………..….40

5-2.

Manufacturing (Infrastructure)………………………….………………….…………………..….42

5-3.

Information, Communication, and Technology and Consulting………..………………...……….44

5-4.

Transport and Logistics……………...…………………………………………………………… 46

5-5.

Chemical and Building Materials……………..…………………………………………………...49

5-6.

Food…………...…………………………………………………………………………...………52

5-7.

Consumer Goods (Sports and Daily Goods)……...………………….............................................55

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List of Participants of 2016 Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop .......................................................... 57

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List of Contributors of Public Consultation ................................................................................................... 61

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Preface

1-1.

Purpose of Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop

The Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop provides an opportunity for companies, NGOs/NPOs, andacademic experts to conduct discussions for human rights due diligence1 set out in the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights2.
In July 2011, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were unanimously endorsed by the
UN Human Rights Council. The Guiding Principles explicitly and clearly set out that all businessenterprises have the responsibility to respect human rights. In order to fulfil the responsibility, the Guiding
Principles require them to carry out human rights due diligence that comprises process for identifying,
preventing, mitigating and accounting for how they address their adverse human rights impacts. In responseto the endorsement in 2011, in cooperation with companies, NGOs/NPOs and academic experts, CRT Japanestablished the Nippon CSR Consortium* in 2012 as a platform for multi-stakeholders. The Consortium
organizes the yearly Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop (Stakeholder Engagement Programme).
Through dialogues with companies, NGOs/NPOs, and academic experts, participants can deepen
understanding of the specific contexts in which human rights violations can arise, of the relationshipbetween business activities and human rights, of important human rights issues, and of the importance ofpromoting business operations with due consideration given to human rights. Discussion contents are
summarized and disclosed for the purpose of obtaining public comments, which are reflected in the final
report and published as “Human Rights Issues by Sector”. We believe that the Workshop helps companies
to make a base essential for carrying out human rights due diligence.
2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Companies

39

15

34

48

40

NGOs/NPOs

11

12

17

17

14

Participants

68 persons

35 persons

68 persons

98 persons

73 persons

Human rights due diligence encompasses process for (1) identifying and assessing any actual or potential
adverse human rights impacts, (2) integrating the findings from their impact assessments and takeappropriate action, (3) tracking the effectiveness of their response, and (4) communicating how they address
their human rights impacts.
2 Refer to: Human Rights Council, 2011, Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue ofhuman rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Available at:
http://www.ohchr.org/documents/issues/business/A.HRC.17.31.pdf#search='report+of+the+special+representative+of+the+se
cretarygeneral+on+the+issue+of+human+rights+and+transnational (Accessed Nov 10th, 2014).
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An overview of the Previous Workshops for Identifying Human Rights Issues

In order to assist companies in implementing human rights due diligence, the Consortium conducts
discussions on relationships between business activities and human rights. An overview of the past
Workshops is explained as followed.
In the 2012 Workshop, sector specific human rights issues were identified based on UNEP FI Human
Rights Guidance Tool3. The final report “Hunan Rights Issues by Sector (2013)” was released.
In 2013, the Workshop further explored “Hunan Rights Issues by Sector (2013)” from the perspective of
value chain. It was very useful to identify human rights issues throughout value chain in understanding howeach human rights issue was influenced by activities of departments. The final report “Human Rights Issues
by Sector (v.2)” was released in 2013.
In 2014, to respond to the public comments received in 2013 indicating that “companies need to understandthe particular context in which human rights issues arise”, the Workshop was planned and conducted. First,
the participants examined 31 Global Risks outlined in World Economic Forum Report4 and identified 16
Global Risks which were considered to give a great influence on the sectors they belonged to. Then, they
explored and identified the interconnectivities between global risks and human rights. This identification
was useful for them to understand how social and environmental issues were dynamically interconnected,
and understand the particular contexts in which human rights arose. The final report “Human Rights Issues
by Sector (v.3)” was issued.
In 2015, the participants examined the points which should be added/removed/modified in “Human Rights
Issues by Sector (v.2)” using Human Rights Guidance Tool5 (2014 revision) developed by UNEP FI. As
the main feature of the 2015 Workshop, NGO/NPO and subject experts addressed emerging human rights
issues in Japan, covering sexual minority, empowerment of women and technical intern trainees. In
addition to it, the Workshop was scaled up from the 9 sectors in 2014 to the 11 sectors in 2015, examining
and identifying the sector specific human rights issues. The final report “Human Rights Issues by Sector(v.4)” was issued.
The 2016 Workshop addressed the relevance between the SDGs and human rights issues. The year of 2015
marked the four significant events. At the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau Germany, G7 leaders pledged topromote responsible supply chains, and strongly supported the UN Guiding Principles on Business andHuman Rights. They also stressed the need to develop substantive National Action Plans and strengthen
grievance mechanisms. At the Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, the SDGs
were adopted. In the UK, the Modern Slavery Act was adopted. And, at the UN Climate Conference in3

http://www.unepfi.org/humanrightstoolkit/fundamentals.php (Accessed on Nov 10th, 2014).
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalRisks_Report_2014.pdf (Accessed on August, 08, 2014)
5 http://www.unepfi.org/humanrightstoolkit/ (Accessed on July 10th, 2015)
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Considering all of these events, the participants identified sector specific human rights issues with the useof Human Rights Guidance Tool developed by UNEP FI, and identified priorities on the SDGs by sector
with the use of SDG Compass6 while considering SDGs and proposals for the SDGs submitted by
NGOs/NPOs in the G7 Ise-Shima Summit. The final report “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.5)” and“Priorities on the SDGs by sector” was issued.

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http://sdgcompass.org/ (Accessed on August 15th, 2016)

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Procedure of the 2016 Workshop

The Workshop consists of the following four steps.

Step1: Understanding the context in which human rights issues ariseNGOs/NPOs, international organizations, and social entrepreneurs gave a lecture on the particular
contexts in which human rights issues arose with a viewpoint of the SDGs. (Day1)

Step2: Reviewing and identifying adverse human rights impacts arising from corporate activities

As a contributor of the Workshop, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) was invited topresent an overview of SDGs and SDG Compass7. Then, the participants discussed the relationshipbetween SDGs and human rights issues across sectors using SDG Compass. (Day2)



The participants identified the priorities on the SDGs by sector from viewpoints of positive andnegative impacts through value chain, and discussed how they were related to human rights issues.
They also examined the points which should be added/removed/modified in “Human Rights Issues by
Sector (v.4)” using Human Rights Guidance Tool (2014 revision). (Day3/4)

Step3: Integrating perspectives from both corporations and stakeholders


The participants summarised discussion contents and exchanged their views with NGOs/NPOs,
subject experts. After receiving the feedbacks from NGOs/NPOs and subject experts, the participants
finalized their discussion contents by sector. The Secretariat then compiled their work and developed“Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)” and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector (draft)”.

Step4: Collecting Public Comments and finalizing our report

The Secretariat conducted public consultation on the document from September to October, 2016.
Following consideration of the received comments, the secretariat released “Human Rights Issues by
Sector v.5” and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector”.

The Workshop received great support and contribution from Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
for providing the introduction to SDG Compass, and from the UNEP Finance Initiative for providing theknowledge on Human Rights Guiding Tool.

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http://sdgcompass.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/019104_SDG_Compass_Guide_2015.pdf (Accessed on August 15th,
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Points for Consideration

1-4.a

Differing degrees of awareness of human rights issues

The level of detail in the feedback provided by NGO and expert stakeholders was not consistent, perhaps
due to differing study and priority areas. Similarly, there were gaps in the level of awareness of humanrights issues amongst the corporate participants, reflecting differing levels of engagement with humanrights issues. Each company and sector is in a different situation, and the level of outside scrutiny onhuman rights may differ according to the company’s size and sector.
1-4.b

Scope of Study and Analysis

The 2016 Workshop does not include the following study and analysis.
The interconnection map of WEF Global Risks illustrated in “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.3)” is
not discussed or in the scope of analysis, as it is not related to the orientation and aim of theWorkshop.



The finance, pharmaceutical, apparel and textiles, paper and printing, and consulting and auditing
sectors are not in the scope of analysis, as the Workshop do not review them.

1-4.cAddition of New Sector

The 2016 Workshop added the Consumer Goods Sector (Sports and Daily Goods).

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CRT Japan's viewpoint as the Secretariat of Nippon CSR Consortium

In international CSR movement, the growing importance of addressing Business and Human rights issues ison the rise mainly among the Western countries. At the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau Germany, G7 leaders
pledged to promote responsible supply chains, and strongly supported the UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights. In the UK, the Modern Slavery Act was passed. As this case illustrates,
legislation and mandatory for CSR continues to progress rapidly. In the rapidly growing social responsible
investment (SRI) market, an initiative called “Corporate Human Rights Benchmark” has begun its
benchmark process evaluating 100 selected companies. There are increasing the media coverage and thedevelopment of social media. In the changing social environment surrounding companies, demands forcompanies to address CSR issues in the context of Business and Human Rights become certainly growing.
It addition, along with global business expansion, companies are always in a situation of facing local
human rights and environmental issues which are occurring in areas of their operation sites. There arealways various types of “risks” beyond the scope of companies’ understanding. This means that thecompanies are always exposed to unpredictable “mine risks”. From the perspective of risk-management, it
is important for companies to address CSR issues.
The SDGs show significant global priority issues for 2030 and provide a vision of how the world shouldlook like. The SDGs can be taken by companies for business opportunity. However, it is very important thatcompanies should consider any negative impacts arising from their business operations when addressing
the SDGs issues. The lesson learned from the 2016 Workshop is that companies need to identify where thegreatest positive and negative impacts occur though their value chain, and then decide which the SDGs
issues should be addressed as a high priority to them. This ensures extremely long-term benefits forcompanies.
The SDGs clearly focus on human rights, as fully committed to “Leaving no one behind”. Companies
should conduct a mapping of their value chain to identify high impact areas for their stakeholders. And,
when they conduct dialogues with their stakeholders potentially and actual adversely impacted by corporate
operations, it is very important for them to discuss with the standpoint of those people and address negative
impacts in which they produce. Positive impacts should not be offset by negative impacts. Through theimplementation of the Workshop, the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights was recognized
as a very useful tool to understand where potential and actual adverse impacts on human rights occur
through value chain.
The participants learned that the “Human Rights Issues by Sector” papers, developed as the results of the
discussions between companies and NGO/NPO, served as the base for identifying high impact areas
through value chain. Also, they worked to identify negative impacts through value chain in the pastworkshops. This acquired knowledge also helped to explore what positive impacts could be produced if
negative impacts were addressed.

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The lesson from the past Workshops is that when companies address human rights related risks, they shouldtake the standpoint of their stakeholders. To develop such a viewpoint, companies need to develop
grievance mechanisms, conduct dialogues with the people with human rights abuses and NGOs, andconduct human rights due diligence processes. In sum, companies should listen to the local voices of thepeople adversely impacted, identify their specific pressing issues, and address the issues with utilizing highexpertise and strategies. And, companies should be held accountable for any harm they cause and outcomesof their actions, as well as should enhance their transparency by disclosing information linked to economic,
environmental, and ethical aspects related to their businesses in order to ensure legitimacy of their business
operations. By doing so, companies can earn “License to Operate” and trust from stakeholders whichbecomes a backbone for corporate sustainable competitiveness in the long run.

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Overview of the Public Consultation 2016

The secretariat summarized the discussion contents in the Workshop and conducted public consultation onthem from 30th September to 31th August. Following consideration of the received comments, they are
categorized as the following four points.
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About the Workshop

Important human rights issues and priories on the SDGs are identified through a process of dialogue withmulti-stakeholders such as companies, NGO/NPO and subject experts. This paper is a really helpful tool forcompanies in reducing risks of human rights violations, improving business in a way to contribute toachievement of SDGs, and developing new business. In addition, this workshop is regarded as innovative
domestically and internationally in using SDG Compass by both companies and NGO/NPO, and discussing
positive and negative impacts through value chain.
The UNEP FI welcomes the reference made by Caux Round Table Japan (CRT Japan) to UNEP FI online
Human Rights Guidance Tool for the Financial Sector as a guide for corporations and other relevant
stakeholders, in the process of developing and implementing human rights due diligence in theirorganizations. By creating a platform to share business commitment and good practice to deliver the SDGs,
Japan CRT complements UNEP FI efforts to revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development,
as captured in Goal 17, at country level. UNEP FI urges financial institutions to engage in the movement
for financing the SDGs, as a tool to “realize the human rights of all.”

SDGs, Business and Human Rights

It is not wrong for companies to take SDGs as business opportunities and to identify and address risk
factors that could prevent achievements of SDGs in terms of risk management. However, in terms ofbusiness and human rights, and in the context of the SDGs' commitment to “Leaving no one behind”, SDGs
and human rights are essentially two sides of the same coin. John Roggie, a former Special Representativeof the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights, also emphasized that companies' social
development initiatives cannot substitute for measures to address the negative human rights impacts theiroperations and relationships may have8. Also, he stressed that for business to maximize its contribution tosustainable development, it must put efforts to advance respect for human rights at the heart of the people
part of sustainable development9. Thus, companies should possess awareness to fulfil their responsibility torespect human rights when addressing the SDGs.
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Challenge for Corporate Participants

Although the Workshop has been organized for 5 years, companies have yet to step out from the initialstage of stakeholder engagement. They should utilize this opportunity to identify how their businessactivities may cause adverse impacts on human rights of their domestic and global stakeholders, and8

http://www.shiftproject.org/resources/viewpoints/sustainable-development-goals-guiding-principles/(Accessed on 17th
November, 2016)
9 http://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/newsinbrief-ja/section3/keynote_ruggie_161114e.pdf (Accessed on 1st
December, 2016)

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conduct engagement with the adversely affected stakeholders. And, as a next step, companies should
discuss how violations of human rights caused by companies can be reduced within their companies as wellas within and across their sectors.
Expectation for Corporation Participants

When companies address the SDGs, it should be noted that the goals and targets of the SDGs as well as
positive and negative impacts that business activities give, which are considered to be important bycompanies, do not always correspond to the ones which are considered to be important by stakeholders. If
companies identify by themselves, their activities may be regarded as self-satisfying by stakeholders, which
may make it hard for companies to gain social trust. For this reason, companies should understandunderlying meaning of stakeholder engagement and show their pose to address issues in collaboration withvarious stakeholders. In addition, it is important to develop a risk prevention plan before actual occurrenceof human rights violations, and raise a voice together with NGOs/NPOs to the Japanese government todevelop a NAP.
On 15th and 16th September 2016, “Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo10” was held. In theconference, the 2016 Workshop was introduced to global experts in the field of sustainability and humanrights. Then, the corporate participants and NGOs/NPOs in the Workshop exchanged views with the global
experts. Through the discussion, the participants learned the importance of conducting dialogues with civilorganizations and NGOs which companies have relation with in their supply chain, and more importantly,
dialogues with rights-holders. In addition, the participants learned that conducing dialogues across sectors
is also important to enhance sensibility to human rights issues.
As a platform, Nippon CSR Consortium will continue to collaborate with companies, NGOs/NPOs, subject
experts, and other initiatives to enhance support for solving issues linked to business and human rights. We
sincerely hope that Workshop will assist companies in taking an initial step to carry out human rights due
diligence.

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Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.5)

As the result of the discussions in the 2016 workshop, the newly added or edited parts are shown with underlines,
while the deleted parts are shown under each table of the sectors.
4.1

Manufacturing (electricity, precision, machinery, others)

Key value chains applicable to the manufacturing sector were classified into seven categories, and concrete
issues were further explored focusing on the products and services specified below.
4.1.1

Key value chains in manufacturing sector

Create: research, development, design
Buy: capital investment, procurement
Manufacture: production, manufacturing
Transport: storage, logistics
Sell: distribution, sales and marketing
Use: consumption, utilization
Discard: disposal, recycle
4.1.2

Discussed products and services

Construction machinery
Small electronic devices
Office imaging equipment
Electronic measuring instruments

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4.1.3.

Potential human rights issues in the specified products and services, relevant value chains
Concrete issues*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses [ ]Value Chain
Discard
Use
Sell
Transport
Manufacture
Buy
CreateKey human rights issues in the
manufacturing sector (electricity,
precision machinery, others)Core operation/ Supply chain Long working hours may become the norm in overseas
factories, due to low wages not matching local standards ofliving, and piece-rate work.
 Unpaid overtime work in Japan.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Health andsafety Severe incidents causing death or injury especially within
research and development, as well as manufacturing sites.
[C/M] Long working hours may cause health problems, inparticular, mental health problems.
 Progression of diseases by non-health checkups.
 Inadequate living conditions (living in a dormitory within
the factory, sharing one small dormitory room with several
people, being locked up for control) and poor sanitation(shower, toilet, etc.,) may affect the health of theemployees.
 Lack of protective equipments such as finger sacks, gloves,masks, eye-plugs or progress of occupational diseases due
to not wearing them✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Discrimination

Duringwork

 Inequality in working conditions, training, and promotion,
discrimination against female workers and sexual
minorities, sexual and power harassment.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓Child labour

Minimumage There may be possible risks of child labour and trafficking
through brokers in supply chains across developing
countries (e.g. subcontracting works). Job applications may
be made using false age.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓

Forced orcompulsory
labourDeposits
and papers

 “Mediators” may require foreign workers in Asian
countries to hand over ID (e.g. passport) and/or pay
excessive commission at the time of recruitment.

✓ ✓✓Forcedovertime

 Risk of long working hours may cause forced overtime,
due to excessive quota requirements.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓－

 Potential lack of communication/dialogue between labour
representatives and unions.
 Potential insufficiency in institutionalization and operationof labour-management consultation and/or absence of
substantive collective bargaining.
 Potential insufficiency in protecting workers’ rights inunion shop Potential insufficiency in protecting worker’s right, wheretrade unions are banned or not fully implemented(including real cases where trade unions are banned).

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Workplaceconditions

Freedom of
association andcollective
bargaining

Working
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Discard
Use
Sell

Community

Value Chain
Transport

Concrete issues*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses [ ].

Manufacture
Buy
CreateKey human rights issues in the
manufacturing sector✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Society and government
Consumer

Resources

Use ofnaturalresources Designing and developing products, transporting and salewith low environmental burdens (less electric
consumption, easy to recycle). [C/U/D/T/U]
 Abuse and contamination of land and water at a factory or
local construction site. [B/M/D]

Security

Non-stategroups andsecurity
payments

 Potential diversion of funds, goods and services 11 tonon-state groups, and armed groups. (e.g. conflictminerals12)

Relations withgovernments

Relationsto stateswith poorhumanrightsrecords

 A new venture (e.g. plant construction) by a government
may be launched without obtaining appropriate consent
from local communities, including indigenous people andminorities.
 At time of bidding for a plant construction and operation,
the labour standard presented by a host government may
not comply with the international standards.
 Offshore development[C], road infrastructures [T],waste
disposal[D]✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Bribery
andcorruption

 Potential risk of being involved in bribery and corruption,such as facility payments, especially at time of obtaining
licenses and authorizations. [M] Possible risks of corruption when entering into a contract,customs of the manufacturing industry, friendships whencontracting and operating, as well as of being involved incorrupt practices when receiving orders from government.
[S]✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Health andsafety Potential positive impacts of changing consumer
behaviours (e.g. conducting responsible marketing
considering health and safety of consumers) [S], andcontributing to raising consumers’ awareness ofenvironmental issues. [U/D] Potential risk to the lives or bodies of end consumers are
created due to a defect in specified products provided
through the customer/clients. [C/M]✓

Relations withcustomers

✓

✓

✓ ✓ ✓

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Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights to identify benchmarks (http://www.voluntaryprinciples.org)
The law on using conflict minerals is now quite clear, and as part of their due diligence, companies need to takemany measures into account. Refer to The OECD Due Diligence Guideline for Responsible Supply Chain of Minerals from
Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (http://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/mining.htm) and an example, the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (http://www.sec.gov/about/laws/wallstreetreform-cpa.pdf)Conflict minerals
12

directly contribute to the maintenance of conflict and are associated with sexual violence against women and girls,
such as that in the North and South Kivus.

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Human rights issues in the manufacturing sector and the relevant value chains,other than the specified products and services

Core operation/ Supply chain > child labour > minimum age and Community > resources > others
Products collected in industrialized countries for recycling purpose are shipped to developing countries anddisposed there finally as waste. There is a potential risk of child labour, if children are involved incollecting recyclable material from the wastes in these countries. If the products/waste is hazardous andtoxic and poorly-handled, there is a potential risk of disastrous human rights consequences for the healthand safety of the people in community13. [D]Community > resources > use of natural resources
Protecting traditional knowledge of indigenous people, and sharing with them the profits derived from theuse of such knowledge. (ABS: Access and Benefit-Sharing) [C/B]

Case profile: Tragigura lawsuits in Cote d’Ivoire.
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4.2

Manufacturing (Infrastructure)

Key value chains applicable to the manufacturing sector (Infrastructure) were classified into seven categories,
and concrete issues were further explored focusing on the products and services specified below.
As the result of the discussions in the 2016 Workshop, the newly added or edited parts are shown with underlines,
while the deleted parts are shown under each table of the sectors.
4.2.1

Key value chains in manufacturing sector (Infrastructure)

Create: research, development, design
Buy: capital investment, procurement
Manufacture: production, manufacturing
Transport: storage, logistics
Sell: distribution, sales and marketing
Use: consumption, utilization
Discard: disposal, recycle
4.2.2

Discussed products and services

Infrastructure

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Potential human rights issues in the specified products and services, relevant value chains

Core operation/ Supply chain

Workplaceconditions

Working
hours andwage

Health andsafetyConcrete issues*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses[]

 Long working hours may become the norm inoverseas factories, due to low wages not matching
local standards of living, and piece-rate work.
 Unpaid overtime work in Japan (increasing at-homeovertime along with development of IT).

Value Chain
Discard
Use
Sell
Transport
Manufacture
Buy
CreateKey human rights issues in the
manufacturing (infrastructures) sector✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

 Severe incidents causing death or injury especiallywithin research and development, as well as
manufacturing sites. [C/M]✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

 Long working hours may cause health problems, inparticular, mental health problems.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Inadequate living conditions (living in a dormitory
within the factory, sharing one small dormitory roomwith several people, being locked up for control) andpoor sanitation (shower, toilet, etc.,) may affect thehealth of the employees.

✓ ✓ Lack of protective equipments such as finger sacks,
gloves, masks, eye-plugs or progress of occupational
diseases due to not wearing them✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓Discrimination

Duringwork/
Employment

 Inequality in working conditions, training, andpromotion, discrimination against female workers,
disabilities, sexual minorities, ethnic groups andreligions)Child labour

Minimumage There may be possible risks of child labour andtrafficking through brokers in supply chains acrossdeveloping countries (e.g. subcontracting works). Job
applications may be made using fake identities.

✓ ✓Forced orcompulsory
labourDeposits andpapers “Mediators” may require foreign workers in Asian
countries to hand over ID (e.g. passport) and/or pay
excessive commission at the time of recruitment.

✓ ✓Forcedovertime

 Risk of long working hours may cause forced
overtime, due to excessive quota requirements.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓－

 Potential lack of communication/dialogue between
labour representatives and unions.
 Potential insufficiency in institutionalization andoperation of labour-management consultation and/or
absence of substantive collective bargaining.
 Potential insufficiency in protecting workers’ rights inunion shop Potential insufficiency in protecting worker’s right,
where trade unions are banned or not fully
implemented (including real cases where trade unions
are banned).

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Freedom of
associationand collective
bargaining

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Community

Value Chain
Discard
Use
Sell
Transport
Manufacture
Buy
CreateKey human rights issues in the
manufacturing (infrastructures) sector

Society and government

Resources

Use of natural
resources andinfrastructures

 Designing and developing products with low environmental
burdens (less electric consumption, easy to recycle). [B/M/D] Grabbing of lands that local people can access to water in and
can use for agricultures as basis of their lives.

✓ ✓Security

Non-stategroups andsecurity
payments

 Potential diversion of funds, goods and services14 to non-stategroups, and armed groups. (e.g. conflict minerals 15)✓

Relations withgovernments

Relations tostates with poor
human rights
records

 A new venture (e.g. plant construction) by a government may
be launched without obtaining appropriate consent from local
communities, including indigenous people and minorities.

✓ ✓Bribery andcorruption

 Potential risk of being involved in bribery and corruption,such as facility payments, especially at time of obtaining
licenses and authorizations. [M] Possible risks that standards of local laws are lower thaninternational standards.

✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓

 Possible risks of corruption when entering into a contract,customs of the manufacturing industry, friendships whencontracting and operating, as well as of being involved incorrupt practices when receiving orders from government. [S]Consumer

Relations withcustomers

Health andsafety Potential risk to the lives or bodies of end consumers are
created due to a defect in specified products and services
provided through the customer/clients

Biodiversity

 Negative impacts on marine resources and terrestrial
ecosystem.

Education Potential risk to include expression that may cause violationsof human rights in corporate reports and commercials.

✓ ✓ ✓

✓ ✓ ✓

✓

✓

✓

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Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights to identify benchmarks (http://www.voluntaryprinciples.org)
The law on using conflict minerals is now quite clear, and as part of their due diligence, companies need to take manymeasures into account. Refer to The OECD Due Diligence Guideline for Responsible Supply Chain of Minerals from
Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (http://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/mining.htm) and an example, the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (http://www.sec.gov/about/laws/wallstreetreform-cpa.pdf )Conflict minerals
directly contribute to the maintenance of conflict and are associated with sexual violence against women and girls, such asthat in the North and South Kivus.
15

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Human rights issues in the manufacturing sector and the relevant value chains, other than
the specified products and services

Core operation/ Supply chain > child labour > minimum age and Community > resources > others
Products collected in industrialized countries for recycling purpose are shipped to developing countries anddisposed there finally as waste. There is a potential risk of child labour, if children are involved incollecting recyclable material from the wastes in these countries. If the products/waste is hazardous andtoxic and poorly-handled, there is a potential risk of disastrous human rights consequences for the healthand safety of the people in community16. [D]Community > resources > use of natural resources

Protecting traditional knowledge of indigenous people, and sharing with them the profits derived from the use ofsuch knowledge. (ABS: Access and Benefit-Sharing) [C/B]

Case profile: Tragigura lawsuits in Cote d’Ivoire.
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suitsreCtedIvoire
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4.3

Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)Key value chains applicable to the ICT sector were classified into six categories, and concrete issues were
further explored focusing on the products and services specified below.
As the result of the discussions in the 2016 Workshop, the newly added or edited parts are shown with underlines,
while the deleted parts are shown under each table of the sectors.
4.3.1

Key value chains in ICT sector

Create: research and development
Buy: capital investment for office and data centre, procurement of machine/equipment/raw materials
and soft ware
Produce: information planning, program development, system maintenanceSell: network provider, sharing system, system maintenance & operation service, sales and marketing
Use: shared system operation, data archival
Discard: depreciation/amortization

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Potential human rights issues in the specified products and services, relevant value chains✓

Discrimination

Duringwork

 Gender (discrimination against female workers), sexual
orientation and nationality inequality in training andpromotion
 Female workers may be transferred to other departments
without their will, after taking maternity leave. Workers whotake care of other family members may be transferred to otherdepartments without their will.

Forced orcompulsory
labourForcedovertime

 Excessive quota requirements may lead to long working hours
and forced overtime.
 Forced labour may be conducted in sites of equipment
suppliers

✓

✓ ✓ ✓

Freedom of
associationand collective
bargaining

Conflictwithlocal law

 Freedom of association and collective bargaining may not beensured.

✓✓Protection andstorage of
personal data－ Personal information held by the company may be leaked.
 Personal information may be gathered and used without
gaining agreement of individuals. [S/U] Inadequate education to employees who deal withmanagement of personal information may not contribute to arise in awareness of them. [S/U] Consumers may not be able to acquire ways to recognize andavoid risks due to inadequate trainings and education on risksof personal information to them. [U]Discard Long working hours may cause health problems, especiallymental health problems
 Possible risks to safety and health due to work at facilities of
networks

UseHealthandsafetySell✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Produce Long working hours (including attendance at weekends) and
unpaid work in system development process (e.g. pre-release
period, during system trouble) [C/B/P/U]
 Industrial health and safety of workers at overseas
subcontractors (outsource providers) and/or System
Integrators may not be ensured, because political andeconomic factors are different from Japan. [C/P/U]

Buy

Working
hours

Workplaceconditions

CreateConcrete issues*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses [ ].

Core operation/ Supply chain

Value Chain

Key human rights issues in ICT
sector

✓ ✓ ✓

✓ ✓

✓

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓As the result of the discussions, “Check” was removed from “Create”, “During Work” and “Discrimination”.

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Community
investment－

 Making a positive impact on local communities throughinformation provision and ICT services, such asenhancement of local peoples’ lives by reducing the digital
divide.

✓✓Relations withgovernments

Relationsto stateswith poorhumanrightsrecord Insufficient legal systems in host countries may cause
challenges in controlling forced overtime work. (e.g. atcontracted local company for offshore development
projects) [P] Potential violations of land ownership rights of local
peoples at the time of government purchase of land forindustrial park from of minority community. [B] Possible risks surrounding demands from government
authorities to provide private information. [S/U]Bribery
andcorruption

 Potential risks of being involved in bribery and corruption,
notably in offshore market research, and sales andmarketing (especially in ICT service provision forgovernment agencies.) [C/S]

Relations with society

Discard

✓

✓

Use

✓

Sell

 Having a positive impact on local communities such as byimproving local infrastructure through the establishment ofan ICT network system. [P/U] Users’ social lives may be threated by suspension of service
caused by electricity and technical trouble. [U]

ProduceUse ofinfrastruct
ure

Buy

 Environmental friendly energy use at a data centre (e.g.
energy saving, responsible power source management.) andwater use [B] Having a negative impact on the lives of communities, suchas through noise and odor emissions from a data centre. [U] Potential risks of environmental pollution frominappropriately discarded electronic devices. [D] Conflict minerals may be used in equipments. [B/U/D]

Resources

CreateUse ofnaturalresources(water,land, etc.)

Society and government

Concrete issues*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses [ ].

Community

Value Chain

Key human rights issues in ICT
sector(continued)✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓

 Potential risks of being complicit in activities of terrorist
and criminal groups through the use of technology.
 Potential risks of being complicit in crime and violations ofhuman rights by the unintended use of technology✓

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Value Chain

 Potential violation of privacy by information leakage,
especially in system operation
 Big Data services that gather public consumer data may
unintentionally identify personal data by combining
information, and there is a potential risk of misuse thecustomer personal data for commercial purposes without
prior approval from users.
 Possible risks of violating human rights due to improper
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Use
Sell
ProduceBuyCreateConsumer

Relations withcustomers

Concrete issues

4.4

Logistics and Transport

Key value chains applicable to the Logistics and Transport sector were classified into five categories, andconcrete issues were further explored focusing on the products and services specified below.

As the result of the discussions in the 2016 Workshop, the newly added or edited parts are shown with underlines,
while the deleted parts are shown under each table of the sectors.

4.4.1

Key value chains in logistics and transport

Create: research, development
Buy: capital investment, procurement of ships, vehicles, aircrafts, and fuelSell: promotion, sales
Transport: storage, logistics, transportation
Discard: disposal, recycle
4.4.2

Discussed products and services

Compound logistics business, logistics (land, marine, air), transport(aircraft, freight)

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Potential human rights issues in the specified products and services, relevant value
chains✓ Long working hours at fields and subcontracting companies
especially in busy seasons.
 Long working hours such as night work and early morning work
due to time difference with other countries Because logistics industry has the public nature, unexpected long
working hours may happen during occurrence of disasters.
Low wages✓

 Wages may be lower than a level of wages necessary to support
workers and their families
 Working hours may get longer due to expansion of mail-ordermarkets. As a result, wages per unit of time decrease

Health andsafety✓※ Dangerous work always exist in sites of logistics and traffic suchas loading and unloading heavy objects, transporting, using large
machines, vehicles, work nearby trains, aircrafts and ships. It is
important to make daily efforts to prevent risks from occurring so as
to keep working places safe.
 Workplace accidents could occur due to lack of sufficient safety
instructions at site where heavy machinery and cargos operate,
such as terminal, aircrafts and airports, and ship under operation
for marine transportation industry. (shipping industry) Safety of workers in marine transportation industry when inwaters in which piracy can take place Because logistics industry has the public nature, secondary
disasters of labor hazards may occur
 Long working hours may cause mental health risks.
 Potential risks of causing forced and child labour, and threatening
health and safety of workers and others in supply chains.

Discrimination

During work✓

※ As lack of human capital due to a shrinking population is
anticipated, personnel and forms of employment such as
contract/temporary workers, ex-employer based on reemployment
system, the change of the employment status of temporary
employees to regular employees, reduction of working hours,
working at home.
 Inequality in working conditions, training and promotion may
occur due to various types of employments and various humancapitals.
 Foreigner nationals may face discriminatory treatment in
employment and payment.
 Uniform treatment to workers without due concern for diversity
elements such as religions and cultures.

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Working hours

Value Chain
Sell

Core operation/ Supply chain※ Logistics and Traffic industries are a labor-intensive industry.
Though it is anticipated that mechanization is further advanced in
the future, laborious work of human beings will still remain.

Workplaceconditions*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses [ ].

BuyConcrete issues

CreateKey human rights issues in logistics andtransport sector Vehicles, ships, and aircrafts operated by companies may
cause a damage on roads and ports where they operate Disasters may damage infrastructures and disrupt logistics.
 Efforts to recover infrastructures such as roads and logistic
centres after disasters, and maintain basic infrastructure for
local daily life (positive impact).

Security✓✓✓

A public comment pointed out that with regards to “national navies dispatched to areas where piracy is
occurring” and “Potential risk of excess use of force like violence by armed guard on-board ships to mariners
and piracy”, companies do not take responsibility for acts of national navies and piracy, thus these should be
removed.

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 Potential risk of excess use of force like violence by nationalnavies dispatched to areas where piracy is occurring or byarmed guard hired by a company to protect logistic centres inless secure areas.
 Potential risk of excess use of force like violence by armed
guard on-board ships to mariners and piracy. (shipping
industry) A potential risk to navies, piracy may abuse the rights of local
communities such as fishermen. (shipping industry)

DiscardUse ofinfrastructure✓

Transport※ Diversification of power generation by the user of fossil fuels,
nonconventional natural gas resources, as well as natural energy
makes a progress.
 Potential risks of causing or contributing to environmental
pollution such as air pollution, water quality degradation or
destruction of natural habitats at the site of oil extraction. [B] Exhaust gas from vehicles operating frequently along thesame route may cause or contribute to local air pollution. [T] Environmental destruction such as soil contamination, water
quality degradation, air pollution may occur due toconstruction and use of factories/logistic centers, roads,
railroads, ports and airports
 Procurement and use of fossil fuel, and inefficient use ofresources may cause climate change which gives a negative
impact on lives of people.
 Efficient use of natural resources can contribute to sustainable
development (positive impact).

Sell

Community

Use of natural
resources

Resources

Value Chain
Buy

Concrete issues*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses [ ].

CreateKey human rights issues in logistics andtransport sector(Continued)

Value Chain

Trafficking inhuman Potential risk of direct association with trafficking through thetransportation of trafficking victims (via international airlines
and shipping companies).
 Potential risk of transporting banned goods

✓

✓

✓

✓

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Discard

Illegal dealing,
Trafficking

Transpor Possible risk of being involved unintentionally in bribery andcorruption such as by way of facilitation payment. [T] Potential risk of being involved in collusion, bribery andcorruption at the time of negotiating investments and routedevelopment with governments and legislative authorities.
[C/B]

t
Sell

Bribery andcorruption

Buy✓

Relations withgovernments

Create✓Others Possible contribution to local people living in areas bycooperation for operation of relief suppliers sites,
transportation of relief and support suppliers to shelters during
occurrence of disasters (positive impact).
 Possible contribution to culture development, job creation,
tourism promotion, industrial vitalization, and enhancement of
the local infrastructure by making a long-term commitment
and connecting people and goods (positive impact)

Community
Investment

Society andgovernment

Concrete issues*Highly relevant value chains are shown in parentheses [ ].

Community

Key human rights issues in logistics andtransport sector(Continued)

4.5

Chemical and Building Materials

Key value chains applicable to the chemical and building materials sector were classified into seven categories,
and concrete issues were further explored.
4.5.1.

Key value chain in the Chemical and Building Materials Sector

R&D, Procure, Produce, Transport, Sell, Use, Discard
4.5.2.

Value chain and key human rights issues in Chemical and Building Materials sector✓✓ indicates very important. ✓indicate important.
Key human rights issues in chemical

Concrete issues

TransporSell BtoB companies may face possible
occurrence of overtime work arising fromreceiving orders without consideration of
resources. (one’s company and supply chain) Not enough understanding on the degree ofimportance in working hour management
corresponding to working conditions thatdiffer according to countries/areas. (supply
chain)

✓

✓
✓

✓

✓

✓

Health andsafety There are relatively many sources of risks as
the industry that use hazardous substances(chemical substances) and large scale
facilities. (one’s company and supply chains)
 Possible risks of causing health hazards toemployees and final consumers if suppliers
do not provide complete information on
chemical substances. (one’s company andsupply chain) Possible risks of violating human rights byoutsourcing companies that conduct safety
and functionality tests to human beings withpoor ethical values. (supply chains)

✓

✓
✓

✓
✓

✓

✓

Disciplinary
measures Because practices of disciplinary measuresdiffer largely according to countries andregions, there are possible risks ofdeveloping policies on disciplinary measuresthat do not match regions. (one’s company)
 Inadequate grievance mechanisms against
disciplined persons (one’s company)
 Difficulty in understanding actual situationsof disciplinary measures against suppliers,
because practices of disciplinary measuresdiffer largely according to countries andregions. (supply chains)

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Discardt
Produce

Workinghours

Use

ProcureCore operation/Supply chain

Workplacecondition

R&D

and building material sectors

Value Chain

✓

✓

✓

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material
sectors(continued)

Concrete issues

R&D

ProcureProduce

Transport

Sell

Use

DiscardCore operation/Supply chain

During work

 Cases of discrimination issues differ in areas
and time (for instance, discrimination against
sexual minorities has occurred in 2015).
Elimination of discrimination during work
globally remains unsolved. (one’s company
and supply chains)
 Possible risks of violating human rights ofdisabled people due to the delay ofdevelopment of working places. (one’s
company and supply chains

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Redundancy
anddismissal

 Clear and convincing selection standards
may not be presented during redundancy anddismissal (one’s company and supply chain) Possible risks such as taking a legal casefrom not conducting an appropriate
communication based on standards of
judgment for redundancy.
(one’s company
and supply chains)

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Deposits andpapers There are high reputational risks during
occurrence of forced labour, because thepresence or absence of migrant workers is
not globally and comprehensively identified.
(one’s company and supply chains)

✓

✓
✓

✓

✓

✓

✓
✓

✓

Forcedovertime BtoB companies may possibly demand
forced overtime, because they receive orders
without consideration of their resources(volunteer overtime work ends up being
overtime work) (one’s company and supply
chains)

✓

✓
✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Trafficking
in human There are high reputational risks during
occurrence of forced labour, because thepresence or absence of migrant workers is
not globally and comprehensively identified.
(one’s company and supply chains)

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Freedom of
association
andcollective
bargaining Possible risks of facing a productionsuspension due to occurrence of strikes andboycotts, if negotiation between management
and labour is not conducted correctly. (one’s
company and supply chains) Employees may not have a means to discuss
issues related to labour without interferenceof companies. (one’s company and supply
chains)

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Discrimination

Forced Labour

Freedom of
association

Value Chain

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R&D

ProcureProduce

Transport

Sell

Use

DiscardFreedom of
association

Conflictwith locallaw Possible risks of facing a productionsuspension due to occurrence of strikes andboycotts, if negotiation between management
and labour is not conducted correctly. (one’s
company and supply chains) Employees may not have a means to discuss
issues related to labour without interferenceof companies. (one’s company and supply
chains)

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Community

Resources

Use ofnaturalresources The industry may give a huge impact to local
communities, as it uses a relatively large
amount of resources and has a potential forcausing pollution damage by discharge andleak of hazardous materials. (one’s company
and supply chains)
 Possible risks of water depletion due toconstruction of factories and deforestation.
(supply chains)
 Possible risks of causing an adverse impact
on local communities due to depletion ofnatural resources. (supply chains)

✓

✓
✓

✓
✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Society and government

Concrete issues

Core operation/Supply
chain

Key human rights issues in chemicaland building material sectors(continued)

Relations withgovernments

Bribery andcorruption

 Due to an extension of the scope of
application of legislation on bribery andincrease in enormous surcharge payment,
there are potential impacts of giving tostakeholders such as employees and investors(one’s company and supply chains) Bribery and excessive treatment to foreign
public officials, risks of excessive payment tosmoothen transactions, risks of receiving anorder of suspension of operations from notengaging. (one’s company and supply chains)

✓
✓

✓

✓

✓
✓

✓

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company and supply chains)

Discard

Health andsafetyUse

Relations with
consumers

Sell Potential risks of being involved in violationsof human rights due to operations incountries with poor human rights activities.
(one’s company and supply chains) Potential risks of being involved in violationsof human rights by gaining permissions fromlocal governments (reputational risks byoperations in countries with poor humanrights records and risks involved in humanrights abuses) (one’s company and supply
chains) Potential risks of squeezing profits, because
it requires more resources to undertake
activities to raise awareness of human rights.
(one’s company)

Transport

Gov'ts withpoor humanrightsrecords

Produce

Society and government

Relations withgovernments

4.5.3

Value Chain
ProcureConcrete issues

R&D

Key human rights issues in chemicaland building material sectors(continued)

✓
✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

History of Revision (July, 2016)1.

The sector reviewed supply chain and the segment name of supply chain.

2.

The sector recognized the importance of focusing on upstream supply chain, following considerationon the opinions of NGOs/NPOs and discussions on the SDGs contents.

3.

Based upon the gained understanding, the sector reviewed the key human rights outlined in UNEP
FI and recognized the importance of understanding and addressing invisible risks thoroughly insupply chain stages of “procurement” and “produce”.

4.

The sector created a double-check status(✓✓) to emphasize great risks in upstream supply chain.

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Food

As the result of the discussions in the 2016 Workshop, the newly added or edited parts are shown with underlines,
while the deleted parts are shown under each table of the sectors.

DiscardUse・ Wage levels are lower than local standardof living

Sell

Wages

Transport

・ Long working hours may be a burden at
manufacturing factories including thoseof supplirs and within logistics networks
that distribute the goods due to low wages
not matching local standards of living,and piece-rate work.

ManufactureCore operation / Supply chain

Working hours

Workplaceconditions

Value Chain
Buy

Concrete issues

CreateKey human rights issues in food sector

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

・ Proper wages are not paid to workers due
to application of piece-rate work・ Improper low wages in under TechnicalIntern Training Program
Health andsafety・ Risk of jeopardizing health and safety of
employees and workers in production(including supply chain) and R&D
processes, due to causes such as
mis-handling of chemical substances andagri-chemicals, and inadequate health andsafety programs.

✓

・ Accidents during operation of vehicles
Discrimination

Employment

 Risk of discrimination during therecruitment process, based on race,
gender, religion, origins, sexual
orientation, disabilities, beliefs in local
employment.

✓

✓

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Concrete Issues

CreateBuy

Manufacture

Transport

SellCore operation / Supply chain

During work

 Non-Japanese employees/workers may notproperly get access to safety education
because of language barriers.
 Insufficiency in safety trainings for
temporary employees/workers
 Temporary employees/workers may sufferfrom precarious employment.

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Assessment
and Treatment

 Risks of discriminatory assessment andtreatment based on race, gender, religion,
origins, sexual orientation, disability,
ethnicity, belief

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Child labour－

 Child under the minimum labor age may
possibly be employed at suppliers of raw
materials
 There is a risk that children lose the right toeducation.

✓

Forced orcompulsory
labour－ Production is often concentrated inparticular time periods, due to seasonalityof products in our sectors. Forced overtime
work may be observed in the busiest
periods.
 Risk of forced labour against immigrant
workers
 Risk that illegal immigrants may receive
inhumane treatment.
 Exploitation of technical intern trainees andtheir involvement in dangerous work

✓

✓

✓

Freedom of
association andcollective
bargaining

Conflict withlocal law

 Freedom of association and the rights ofcollective bargaining under international
human rights law may not be fully ensured
in countries in which unions are notpermitted, or unions are permitted but
poorly implemented.

✓✓

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Use

Discrimination

Value Chain

Title to land

 Titles to the land of local people orindigenous groups may be ignored,
especially when constructing factories.

Society and government

Relations withgovernments

Bribery andcorruption✓✓

 Risk of deprivation of the rights of local
people by enclosures of agricultural
lands

✓

✓

 Bribes may be demanded of a company
when it expands its business anddevelops a new store at the stage ofobtaining approvals and licenses forland acquisition, and manufacturing.

✓

✓

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Access to land✓Use

 Large-scale commercial agriculture,
fishery and forestry at suppliers of raw
materials increase risks of decrease inagricultural production and fish hauls ofsmall-scale community operations
 Large-scale commercial agriculture andforestry may also adversely impact onaccess to water for the community andlocal ecological systems
 Culturally / historically / religiously
important sites for local communities orindigenous people may be damaged.
 A single crop production (change tocash crops) may cause a loss of foodself-sufficiency system.
 Construction of factories may cause
damage on the access right to water of
local people living in proximity withthem.
 Water risks due to climate change

Sell

Use of natural
resources

Transport

Resources

Manufacture

Community

Value Chain
Buy

Concrete Issues

CreateKey human rights issues in food sector(Continued)

Key human rights issues in food sector(Continued)

Concrete Issues

Sell

Use

Consumer

Provision ofproperinformation

 Risks to consumer health frominadequate labelling Incorrect understanding of consumers
on food caused by insufficient provisionof knowledge on food for consumers✓✓

Responsible
marketing Risks of leading consumers (especially
young people) to wrong food eating
habits due to improper marketing.

✓✓

Quality control

 Risks of harming the health of
consumers when quality control is not
fully practiced.
 Intentional quality obstruction

✓

✓

-

 Risks of leaking personal information
gained through consumer campaigns,
mail order sales, and member
registration

Value Chain

✓

✓

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Discard✓Transport✓

Manufacture

Privacy Protection✓

Buy

CreateHealth and safety

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Key

human

Consumer Goods (sports and daily goods)

rightsissuesinConcrete issues

 Long working hours may be caused by (a)production schedules that presuppose overtime work,
as well as in attempting to meet delaines in thesewing process in upstream, (b) low wages notmatching local standards of living, (c) piece-rate
work, and (d) repair work of a large volume ofinferior products
 Rest days required by law may not be given, andlimits of overtime hours may not be regulated due toimproper labour management.

✓

✓

✓

✓

Wages

 Pressure from buyers for cost reductions may resultin infringement of minimum wage legislation.
 Frequent revisions of minimum wages in somecountries may result in infringement of minimum
wage legislation.
 Risks that proper rewards for overtime hours are notpaid, caused by poor compliance with laws and poor
labour management.
 Proper rewards for productivity may not be paid.

✓

✓

✓

✓

Healthandsafety Education on safety and health, including emergency
drills, first-aid drills, and handling instructions on
toxic chemical substances may not be conducted or
may not be conducted properly.
 Insufficient efforts to improve a harmful working
environment to heaths such as loud noise, vibration,
temperature, ventilation and exhaust may cause
health hazards. Risks of having pregnant women andyoung people engage in dangerous or injurious work.
 Workers may be exposed to danger and harm due toaging buildings, illegal construction and improper
provision of emergency exits and escape routes.

✓

✓

✓

Harassment

 Workers may be exposed to physical, sexual, mental
and verbal harassment and abuses.

✓

✓

✓

✓

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DiscardWorking
hours

Use

Sell

Manufacture

Transfer

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Working
Conditions

Createconsumer goods sector

Value chains

Key

human

rightsissuesinConcrete issues

✓

✓

✓

Duringemployment

 Risks of conducting an unequal recruitment andemployment that place limits on gender, age,race and religion.
 Risk of facing gender, age, race and religion
inequality in working places, training andpromotion opportunities.

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Minimumage Children under the minimum age may bepermitted to work without confirmation of theiridentification papers, or based on forged papers.
 Children under the minimum age may be
exposed to child labour due to poverty.

Forced orcompulsory
labourForcedovertime

 Workers may be forced to work by violence,
threat of violence, and any other forms ofviolence.
 Workers may be forced to do overtime work.
 Workers may be forced to work in labour
conditions that they do not agree with, andlabour contracts are not shown in a written
format.
 Foreign technical trainees in Japan may be
restricted on their liberty, due to deprivation of
Certificate of Alien Registration (card), passport,
and residence card, and forced deposits.
 Immigrants and refugees overseas may be forced
to work by being taken an advantage of theirvulnerabilities.

✓

✓

✓

 Companies may refuse formation of labour
unions and collective bargaining without any
legitimate
reasons,
and
may
give
disadvantageous treatment and dismissal tounion members.
 Workers may get fired by reasons of a strike.

✓

✓

✓

Human
trafficking

Freedom of
association

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Discard✓Use Improper contents of rules of employment may
cause improper disciplinary measures andtreatments.

Child labour

Sell

Manufacture

Disciplinary
measures

During work

Transfer

BuyCore operation / supply chain

Working
Conditions

Createconsumer goods sector (continued)

Value chains

Key

human

rightsissuesinConcrete issues

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Terrestrial
resources

 Manufacturing products may cause an adverse
impact on protection of forest eco-systems.

✓

Marineresources

 Manufacturing plastic products may cause an
adverse impact on protection of marine
eco-systems.

✓

Depletion ofnaturalresources Depletion of non-renewable natural resources
such as oil and gas

✓

Waste
disposal Risks of leaving waste disposals and dumping
wastes illegally from not using proper agents.

Discard✓ A large amount of water may be used during
production of raw materials such as cotton,cows, and natural rubber.

Use

 Use of a large amount of water in tanneries anddyeing factories, and pollution of rivers by
inflows of toxic chemical materials may cause an
adverse impact on the local environment andheaths of the local residents living around in
those affected areas.

Sell

Water stress

Transfer Efficient use of energy and reduction of CO2
emission. (climate change)

Manufacture

Globalwarming

Buy

Community

Resources

Createconsumer goods sector (continued)

Value chains

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

 Risks of harming the environment from making
less effort to reduce wastes.
Consumer

Relationswithconsumers

Health and
Safety Inadequate efforts to create a positive impact for
promoting fair-trade, building an ethical market,
and raising awareness of consumers.

✓

 Inadequate efforts to enhance quality and safetyof goods and mitigate risks for consumers.

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

 Inadequate efforts to improve traceability ofmaterials and goods.

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

 Insufficient efforts to solve consumer issues
through goods and services.

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

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Priorities on the SDGs by Sector

5.1

Manufacturing (electricity, precision, machinery, others)

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACTSDG #ReasonMINIMIZING NEGATIVE IMPACTSDG #ReasonEducation
Education is important for all the segments of value chain
Capacity building in areas with operations, human resource
development, capacity development for suppliers, education for local
residents by employees etc.,

Healthy life
SDGs Target Goals : 3.9
hazardous chemicals, air, water, and soil pollution

Employment (Promoting decent work)
SDGs Target Goals:8.2, 8.5
SDGs Target Goals:8.2, 8.5
employment creation, promotion of employment

Achieving gender equality
SDGs Target Goals : 5.1, 5.bPrevent discrimination to women in working conditions, and during promotion
and training

Construction of infrastructure
Most of the SDGs 9 targets can be checked.
Role in information infrastructure and city development.

Accessibility of water and hygiene and sustainable management
SDGs Target Goals : 6.3
Reduction of pollution, Abolition of dumping
Minimising release of hazardous chemicals
Reducing by half untreated wastewater; re-use other half

RecycleSDGs Target Goals : 12.4, 12.5
Environment management through product-recycle, re-use of parts, re-use
promoted designs, publication of sustainability reports etc.,

Employment (Decent work)
SDGs Target Goals : 8.7, 8.8
Addressing human rights
Addressing forced labour issues and human rights issues of migrant workers

Sustainable forest management
SDGs Target Goals : 15.1, 15.2
Plantation of trees by volunteer employees (social contribution activities)

Waste of products
SDGs Target Goals : 12,4, 12.5
Management of waste through product life cycle
Damage to health of residents (esp. children) by e.g. illegal dumping ofoverseas electronic equipment waste

Technology
SDGs Target Goal 17.6~17.8
Other items aggregated into technology. Key point for manufacturingindustry.
Contribution to sustainable development through both hard and soft
innovation

Peaceful, Justice, Effective system
Conflict minerals. SDGs Target Goals : 16.4
Addressing supplier issues in the electrical and electronic industry
SDGs Target Goals : 16.5
Prevention of any forms of corruption and bribery

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Manufacturing (Infrastructure)

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonMINIMIZING NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonContributing to solution for water shortages

Violations of indigenous rights

Improving energy efficiency, e.g. hydrogen and turbine

Loss of educational opportunity for children due to child labour
Expression in CM and corporate publications that may cause
human rights violations (SDG Target 4.7)

Using hydrogen to realise a fully recycling society.

Sub-standard labour and environment conditions in suppliers

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions
energy-saving products
renewable energy

Environmental destruction by large carbon dioxide emissions
during both manufacturing and product use stages

Negative impacts on ocean resources and terrestrial ecosystem

Risk of being involved in bribery and corruption when conducting
business in developing countries

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5.3

Information, Communication, and Technology and Consulting

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonMINIMZINNG NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonUsing IT solutions enables to build resilient infrastructure and promote
innovation that becomes current industries more sustainable.

As ICT technology can solve many issues, long hours and overwork tend tooccur at the stage of development research, leading to an adverse impact on thehealth of employees.

IT solutions will be effective in addressing a wide range of issues of Goal11, including making cities sustainable through protecting people invulnerable situations, strengthening resilience to disaster, reducing adverse
environmental impacts, and preventing crime, amongst others.

Abuse of advanced ICT technology can lead to several risks, including damage
to social infrastructure services and leaks of information.

Abuse of advanced ICT technology can also result in threats to peaceful andinclusive societies

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Transport and Logistics

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonMINIMIZING NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonGoal 7. Ensure to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
We can contribute to SDG 7 through improving the ratio of renewableenergy and fuel efficiency within operations of e.g. ships, aircraft, andvehicles. (Transport)

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
We can reduce negative impacts on SDG 3 by preventing accidents during
shipping, taking measures to implement the Piracy Act, and preventing oil
spillage. (Transport)

Goal 8. Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full andproductive employment and decent work for all
We can contribute to SDG 8 through promoting inter- and intraregional
development, through encouraging industrial, touristic, job creation, andcultural exchange. (Selling and Transport)

Goal 7. Ensure to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
We can reduce negative impacts on SDG 7 through increasing ratio of Green
Energy and fuel efficiency.(Purchasing)Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainableindustrialization and foster innovation
We can contribute to SDG 9 through developing and adopting
environment-friendly transportation technology, e.g. through technology forsustainable fuels. (Create)
We can contribute to SDG 9 by developing reliable and resilient transportand logistics infrastructure that supports economic and human development.
(Transport)

Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, fulland productive employment and decent work for all
We can reduce negative impacts on SDG 8, by addressing appropriately issuesof long hours and foreign labourers (including Technical Intern Training
Programme labourers) and not being complicit in the transport of victims ofhuman trafficking or forced labour. (Transport)

Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient andsustainable
We can contribute to SDG 11 by supporting relationships between cities andregions and community development through providing safe andinexpensive transport and logistics. (Transport)

Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
We can reduce negative impacts on SDG 12 by preventing waste and ensuring
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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonMINIMIZING NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonGoal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
We can contribute to SDG 12 by promoting sustainable consumption andproduction, through ensuring speedy and safe delivery of products,
multi-modal transportation, and reducing food loss during the supply chain
from crop harvest to the post-production stage. (Transport)

Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
We can reduce negative impacts on SDG 13 by reducing emissions of CO₂
and other greenhouse gases during transportation (Transport)

Goal 14. Conserve and sustainability use the oceans, seas and marine
resources for sustainable development
We can contribute to SDG 14 through promoting ballast water treatment
systems, thereby reducing the impact on the ecosystem of ballast waterdrainage. (Waste)

Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,
provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive
institutions at all levels
We can reduce negative impacts on SGS 16 by preventing any corruption orbribery, and ensuring we do not transport prohibited goods. (Transport)

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Chemical and Building Materials

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonMINIMZING NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonUseful materials that contribute to the world such as sanitary fittings (utility
products), medical suppliers, healthy, water pollution

Causing water pollution must be avoided

Useful materials that contribute to the world, such as access to sanitaryfacility, water-saving, water reuse

Promoting decent work is fundamental for accomplishing the above
sustainable development agendas

Useful materials and facilities that contribute to improvement of energy
efficiency, such as power generation, storage of electricity, energy saving

Exposure to chemical substances or other hazardous substances must be
avoided

Promoting decent work is fundamental for achieving the above sustainable
development agendas

Challenges in eliminating plastic trash in the ocean

Useful materials and facilities that contribute to construction of resilient
infrastructure (Developing countries)

Useful materials and facilities that contribute to construction of resilient
infrastructure (Developing countries)

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SDG#

ReasonMINIMZING NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonRecycling plastic and packing materials contributes to elimination of waste
and effective use of natural resources

Useful materials addressing climate changeThis industry consumes a large amount of energy in manufacturing and canshare know-how with others

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Food

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonMINIMZING NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonDeveloping nourishment-rich food

Mass sales of food considerably lacking nutritional balance
Sales of malnutritional food by large amount of corporate advertisement

Providing healthy and functional food

Unequal working environment for womenDeveloping high production value crops and food by gaining knowledge on
food

Use of a large amount of water (agriculture, processing)
Shortage of drinking water due to exploitation of a large amount ofunderground sources

Employment for a large number of manual laborers
Securing employment in rural areas

Child labour and forced labour
Poor working conditions (cold/hot)Loss of food reduction and effective use of foodA lot of food waste

CO2 emissions during transportation
Deforestation
Slash-and-burn farming

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACTSDG 目標選択理由

MINIMZING NEGATIVE IMPACTSDG 目標選択理由
Overfishing
Discharging pesticides from factories to rivers

Pesticide spraying and genetic modified products for mass production
Single crop cultivation at plants
Felling primacy forests (biodiversity and indigenous peoples)

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Consumer Goods (Sports Goods and Daily Goods)

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INCREASING POSITIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonMINIMIZING NEGATIVE IMPACT
SDG#

ReasonCompanies of the consumer goods sector have opportunity toraise awareness on health, and promote health and address lackof exercise through sports

Use of hazardous chemicals poses the risk of water pollution in
supply chains. Measures need to be taken to prevent such pollution

Reducing a large amount of water usage during the use of
products can ensure access to sustainable water resource

Challenges in identifying problems on labour and human rights in
upstream supply chains

Contribution to empowerment of women by selling and using
personal care products and cosmetics

Consumer goods manufacturers are using limited natural resources
to manufacture their products. Therefore they need to work
towards the sustainable use of the resources

Large amounts of plastics used for products, packaging and raw
materials (e.g. microbeads) may cause marine pollution. Measuresneed to be taken to prevent such pollution

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List of Participants of 2016 Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop■Company, Foundation (40 Companies, 57 Participants)
George Yoshimoto

ASICS Corporation, General Manager, CSR & Sustainability Department,
Global Legal & Compliance Division

Seiko Inoue

ASICS Corporation, CSR & Sustainability Department,
Global Legal & Compliance Division

Youzou Nakao

AJINOMOTO CO., INC. , Associate general Manager,
Global Communications Dept.

Shigeru Sugimoto

ANA HOLDINGS INC., Manager, Corporate Brand & CSR

Mitsue Doi

ANRITSU CORPORATION, Senior Manager, CSR・CS Promotion Team,
Corporate Communication Dept.

Masahiko Dohi

ANRITSU CORPORATION, Senior Manager,
Corporate Communication Dept, CSR・CS Promotion Team & Legal Dept.

Noriko Kimura

AEON Co., Ltd.
Manager, AEON Supplier CoC Secretariat Quality Management Dept.

Yuuji Arai

AEON Co., Ltd.
AEON Supplier CoC Secretariat Quality Management Dept.

Kengo Makimoto

INSIGHT CONSULTING INC., COO

Minako Noda

SG HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Manager, Public Relations and CSR Unit, General Affairs Department

Shigenori Shiba

SG HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Assistant Manager,
Public Relations and CSR Unit, General Affairs Department

Kazuhiko Ozeki

OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Manager, CSR Dept. CSR Div.

Yuzaburo Sakamoto

Kao Corporation, Risk & Crisis Management, Corporate Strategy

Masataka Takahashi

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD.
Manager, CSR Division, General Affairs Group

Erina Sugi

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD., CSR Division, General Affairs GroupRie OnoKawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Assistant Manager, CSR Department

Miho Kuroda

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., CSR Department

Kazumasa Sunagawa

Casley Consulting, Inc., CEO

Daichi Maeda

Casley Consulting, Inc., Planning Div., Team Leader, CSV/CSR Office

Hiroyuki Ishibashi

Kewpie Corporation

Hisatoshi Yanagihashi

Kewpie Corporation

Yuta Kato

INPEX CORPORATION, CSR Specialist, CSR Group,
Corporate Strategy & Planning Unit, Corporate Strategy & Planning Division

Chiaki Ui

Cetus & General Press Inc., Chief Editor of CSR Communicate

Dr. Takeo Shigemoto

JSR Corporation, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Dept.

Ken Inoue

George and Shaun, LLC., CEO/Co-Founder57
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Kazumi Azuma

SHISEIDO CO., LTD., Manager, Environmental Management Group,
Sustainability Strategy Department

Raita Suzuki

Takenaka Corporation,
General Manager, CSR Promotion Department, Head Office

Toshimasa Tanaka

DUSKIN CO., LTD., Senior Advisory Staff, Corporate PlanningShuichi Osaki

TEIJIN LIMITED, Manager, CSR Group, CSR and Compliance Department

Takeshi Ishigai

TEIJIN LIMITED, Manager, CSR Group, CSR and Compliance Department

Naomichi Hiro Terasaki

The Tokyo Foundation, Adviser, CSR Research Project

Tokiko Soma

Toshiba Corporation,General Manager, CSR Management Office

Eriko Takahashi

TOTO LTD., ESG Promotion Sect., ESG Promotion Dept.,
Management Planning Div.

Kengo Sato

NIPPON EXPRESS CO., LTD., Assistant Group General Manager,
Corporate Social Responsibility Division,
Environment & Social Contributions Group

Naoko Morizane

NEC Corporation, Chief Manager, Corporate Communications Division,
CSR Promotion and Social Contributions Office

Kumiko Tsunemoto

NEC Corporation, Manager, Corporate Communications Division CSR
Promotion and Social Contributions Office

Terry Takasaki

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK LINE)
Manager, GHR Coordination Team, Human Resources Group

Eriko Yoneyama

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK LINE)
GHR Coordination Team, Human Resources Group

Naoko Nukiyama

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK LINE)
Manager, CSR Coordination Team,
Corporate Communication and CSR Group

Shinji Segawa

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.,Manager, Corporate Communications Department

Hideaki Shoji

BSI Group Japan K.K., Supply Chain Solutions Manager

Michiko L. Shima

BSI America Professional Services Inc.
Supply Chain Risk Senior Consultant, Corporate Social Responsibility

Yurika Kubota

Hitachi, Ltd., Assistant Manager,
CSR Promotion Department, CSR and Environmental Strategy Division

Yoshiyuki Umeno

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., General Manager,
CSR Promotion Dept., Corporate Brand & Communications Div.

Toshio Shigeta

FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.,
Senior Manager, CSR and Risk Management Group

Haruka Yamada

FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC., CSR and Risk Management Group

Toshihiko Hoshino

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
Senior Expert, CSR Group, Corporate Planning Div.

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Mari Kojima

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
Manager, CSR Group, Corporate Planning Div.

Yoshiyuki Itoh

MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
Manager, CSR Department, Corporate Communications Div.

Shinichiro Uryu

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Group,
Corporate Communication Department, Business Strategy OfficeTakanori Shimohikiji

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Deputy Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Group,
Corporate Communication Department, Business Strategy Office

Azumi Nishizawa

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Corporate Social Responsibility Group,
Corporate Communication Department, Business Strategy Office

Anna Tateno

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Corporate Social Responsibility Group,
Corporate Communication Department, Business Strategy Office

Yumiko Ito

LIXIL Corporation
Specialist, Corporate Responsibility Group,Japan COE Department, Public Affairs Function

Yasuhiro Matsuda

RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Senior Specialist, CSR Promotion Section, Social Environment Department,
Sustainability Management Division

1 un-publicly disclosed
1 individual participant■Observer
Hiroyuki WatariCentral Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Corporate Strategy Team Manager, Corporate Strategy Headquarters,
Corporate Strategy Department■NGO/NPO, Organization (14 Organizations, 16 persons)
Yukiko Abe

United Nations Development Programme
Public Affairs Associate

Masaki Inaba

Ugoku/Ugokasu (GCAP Japan)
Executive Director

Yoko Doi

Amnesty International Japan
Fundraising and External Affairs Unit Chief

Satoru Yuyama

Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning(JOICFP) Program Officer, Civil Society Partnership Group59
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Yumiko Horie

Save the Children Japan
Advocacy Manager

Kenichi Kumagai

The ILO Association of Japan
Officer for Planning

Tomoko Hoshino

Environmental Partnership Council
Vice-President

Yuko Toda

Institute for Himalayan Conservation Japan
Chief Representative

Saul Takahashi

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Japan, Korea & Pacific Islands Researcher & Representative

Yuka Kiguchi

Mekong Watch
Executive Director

Satoko Endo

Mekong Watch
Staff

Yuri Onodera

Friends of the Earth Japan
Adviser

Administrative body (2 persons)■Contributor
Kaori Nomura

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
Japan Coordinator

Ikuho Miyazawa

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Programme Management Office Task Manager■Organizer
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List of Contributors of Public Consultation

We gratefully acknowledge for their valuable insights on our draft paper.
GlobalApolinar Tolentino

Building and Wood Workers International

Cathrine Bloch Poulsen-Hansen

The Danish Institute for Human Rights

Thomas Thomas

ASEAN CSR

Puvan J Selvanathan

Blunenumber Foundation

Sabina Timco

United Nations Environment Programme – Finance Initiative

Japan
Michio Ito

Asian Community Center 21

Yoko Inami

Rikkyo University Social Design Lab

Yoshiko Inoue

Oyako Day Planning Committee

Sachiko Ochiai

Authorized NPO Staff

Kaori Nomura

United Nations Environment Programme – Finance Initiative

Kazunao Tohge

Society for Raising Human Rights Culture Japan

Junko Fujita

Rikkyo University social design

Tomoko Hoshino

Environmental Partnership Council

Yumiko Horie

Save the Children Japan

Masahiro Miyazaki

Atomi University

Ikuho Miyazawa

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Satoru Yuyama

JOICFP

Hideki Wakabayashi

Amnesty International Japan

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