Appendix 1
The Interconnections Map among WEF
Global Risks, related human rights issues
and business activities

1Overuse of NaturalResources（Deforestation, etc)

Corruption

Climate ChangeGHGs
Emission

Bribery and Injustice inGovernment related
Projects to Get Licenses
Insufficient Awareness ofCompliance
Operations andSales in Countries
with Poor Human
Legal Violations
Rights Records

Natural Catastrophes, Floods,
Extreme Natural Events
Logistics Disruption

Lack of fresh Water
Water Crises
Lack of Energy

Halt of Production
Increase inProduction Cost

Insufficient Safety
Awareness
Accidents

Depletion ofRaw MaterialsChange of
Manufacturing Bases
Damage to Communities

Limit of Raw
Materials(ConflictMinerals)

Loss of Employment
Opportunities in Existing
Communities, Unemployment
Deprivation of productionmeans and residence

Manufacturing©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWS

Forced Labour

Poverty

Political and social instabilityChild Labour

Deprivation of Education
Opportunities for Children2

ICT
Global Governance Failure and Cyber Attacks

Lack of Stewardship
Pressure from Customers andShareholders

Human-Made Mistakeof Operations

Illusory Contracts (Dispatched Workplacesand Clients)
Illegal
Accounting

Corruption

Long Working Hours(Necessary to live)

Bribery

Improperprofitallocation andImpact toIncomes andTaxes

Suspension of Operation
Increase in Social
Welfare Cost by Risein Unemployment

Breakdown of Critical
Information Infrastructureand Networks

Poor Quality
Management

Negative Industrial
Image
Unguaranteed Health and
Safety of employees
Crackdown ofAuthorities

Intervenes ofGovernments(Delivery Destination)

Decline inMorality ofEmployees
Heavier Burden toother Employees

Electronic Power failure
Leaking of Personal
and Corporate
Information

Extreme
Weather
EventsHigh Temp.
DisenabledCooling Systems
Torrential Rain
Loss ofSubmergence ofAssets
Infrastructure
Risk of IPSuspension of Networks
System Shutdown

Lose employees
Paralysis of Corporate Activity,
the Economy and life (Suspension)©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWS

Droughts3

Logistics

Political and social
instability

Involvement inHuman Trafficking

Discrimination

Oil Price SpikePoverty

Occurrence of Customs
Clearance, using a backchannel with bribes, etc.

Overuse of Natural Resources

Occurrence of Piracy
Paralysis of Normal
Customs ClearanceState Provision of Security
Forces and Guards

Critical information
infrastructure breakdown

GHGs Emissions
FloodsExtreme Weather Events
Emergency
Responses
Heat Waves

Urban CentralizationFatigue from Long Working
Hours

Impediment to Health and Safety©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWS4Finance

Political Instability/Social Unrest
Decline in Liquidity
Disvalue of Government
Funds/Assets

Failure of Financial Mechanism
or Institution

Rise in Interest Rates

Global Governance Failure

Inflation
Failure of Financial
Markets
Stagnation ofRenewal/New
Investment
Fiscal Crises

Bankruptcy of Borrowers

Climate Change
Collapse of Financial Assets（Declined value of collateraland Increase in OperationalRisks)
Increase in the Amount of the
Insurance Payments

Withdrawal of Investment(both from companies and countries)
Shift of Investment to othercountries
Withdrawal or Contraction of the Business in the countries
Negative effect on B/S
Decline in Company’s Credibility
Decrease in New Investment©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWS

5Chemical and Construction Materials

Climate Change

Natural Catastrophes

Relations to States with Poor
Human Rights Records

Water Crises
Lack ofFactory Water

Political Instabilityand Social Unrest

Halt of Production

Raw Material
Price Spikes
Use of NaturalResources(Water, Lands, etc)

Title to Land

Voluntary Relocation –Consultation andCompensation

Unemployment andUnderemployment

Bribery andCorruption

ProductionCost Increase
Employment
Adjustment

Plant Relocation
Impact to Healthand Safety

Deteriorationof Working
Environment

ChildLabour

Decrease in Wage and Household
Income (Decrease in Choice of Work)

Human Trafficking
Hazardous Work and Employment
Discrimination during work

Deprivation of Education
Opportunities for Children
Increasing
Poverty©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWS

Forced Labour

6Income Disparity(Dual Structure)
Climate Change

Tropicalisation
Arrival of/ contact withnew virus and bacteria

InternationalDisparities

Inflow of accessible
products for developing
Export ofInternal Disparities
countries to developed
LE Medicalthrough Internet purchase Goods
Stagnation of supply topurchased
impoverished areas and the poor
properly in
Growing demands
developing
Funds Flowon Generic Products
countries towithout Transparency
developed
Buying/Selling of Counterfeits
countries
in Developed Countries

Medical Counterfeits
New Antibiotic-ResistantSmuggleProduction
Diseases; Occurrence of NTD
counterfeits drug
Illegal Distribution(Gray Markets)
Domestic Distribution ofDisease spread; Pandemics
Medical Counterfeits
Decrease in health care
Investment
Financial Deterioration
and Fiscal Crises

Impediment to Health
Improvement(Life Crisis/Health Hazard)

Health Hazards among the Rich

Difficulty in PriceMaintenance ofOfficial Products
Profit decline in
Pharmaceuticalcompanies

Mistrust towards Drugs andPharmaceutical Companies

Stagnation of theEconomy

Pharmaceuticals

Increase of Social
UnrestCrises of Public Health

Decline in
Incentive toDevelop NewProducts(Delay of New DrugDevelopment)

Spread of communicable Diseases

Poor Living Conditions©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWS

Lack of Public Health Education

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Apparel
Methane from Cows
Greenhouse Gas
Nature Catastrophes andExtreme Weather Events

Climate Change

Depletion of NaturalResources

Temperature rise
Change of ProductPreference

Shortening ofProduct Cycle

Heath HazardsDecline in the volume of raw materials

River Pollution

Moving Raw Material
sourcing areas

Loss of Employment
Opportunities

Move production sites

Rising Raw
Material Price
Cost Reduction

Unemployment andUnderemployment

Shortened Delivery Time ofManufacturing ProductLocal and External
Movement of Workers
Forced Labour and Overtime Work
©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWSPolitical Instabilityand Social Unrest

Improper Treatment ofChemical Materials

Decline in Wages
of Workers

Collapse of Buildings withLow Quake Resistance

Decline in Household Income

Human Trafficking and Discrimination

Child Labour

Undeveloped Mechanisms and Laws
of Destination Countries
Bribery8Food
Lack of sufficientnourishment

Emission of CO2 and CFC
Food Crises
Climate Change
Crop losses andDifficulty inSourcing Raw
Materials

ExcessiveNutrients inthe SoilFood Price Inflation
Loss of Food variety

Rising Sea temperatures

Impact to Ecological Systems
Change of Production
Areas and Fishing

Use of Genetically-Modified Products

Conflict over Title
to Land over
Production Areas

Limited Access to Food andnutrition

Loss of Employment Opportunities in Existing Communities,
Deprivation of production means and residence

Extensive
Application ofAgricultural
Chemicals
Health Hazards

Migrant WorkersDiscrimination

Income Disparity

Increasing poverty
Deprivation of Education
Opportunities for Children due tolanguage barrierChild Labour©Nippon CSR Consortium, HRDDWS

Forced Labour9