7th October 2016

Report on 2016 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo“Building Responsible Supply Chain”
The “2016 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo”, co-hosted by Caux Round
Table Japan (CRT Japan), the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, and theInstitute for Human Rights and Business, was held on the 15th and 16th September, 2016.
The conference had the three pillars, focusing on (1) enhancing awareness andunderstanding on the latest trends in business and human rights, (2) facilitating collaborative
work to promote a respect of human rights and (3) facilitating the implementation of United
Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The global experts and attendees
also discussed how to address a wide range of business risks on supply chain and build a
responsible supply chain.
The programme on Day I had the session on “Introduction to Global Trends of Business andHuman Rights” in which global experts on business and human rights provided leadership
perspectives on the business and human rights agenda and current global trends. Also, the“Stakeholder Engagement Programmes” in Japan and Thailand, which CRT Japan organized
and implemented as the secretariat, and the actual case of human rights due diligence bycompany were introduced. The programme on Day II focused on the four themes;
Responsible Supply Chain, Access to Remedy, Business and Human Rights and Investors(CHRB), and Mega-Sporting Event and Human Rights. Under these themes, the global
experts and attendees discussed how to promote responsible behaviour to advance a respectof human rights. Approximately the more than 200 attendees were from governments,
companies and NGOs. Prior to the conference, the eight individual dialogues were conducted
between sponsoring companies and human rights experts.

Picture with the speakers and sponsoring companies

SponsorCooperation

Active discussions were conducted.

Overview of 2016 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo“Building Responsible Supply Chain”
Host
Caux Round Table Japan
Institute for Human Rights and BusinessBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre
Sponsor/Cooperation
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
ASICS Corporation
Duskin Co., Ltd.
FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
NIPPON EXPRESS CO., LTD.
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK LINE)QUICK Corp.
SupportBrain Center Inc.
Bureau Veritas Japan Co., Ltd.
Cetus & General Press Inc.
E-Square Inc.
SGS Japan Inc.
Social Design Lab., Rikkyo University
Sustainability Communication Hub Co., Ltd.
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
Organizations of Global Experts
Institute for Human Rights and BusinessBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre
OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct
Danish Institute for Human Rights
International Corporate Accountability Roundtable
ASEAN CSR Network
Bluenumber Foundation
Building and Wood Workers International
ELEVATE
Sedex
Verisk MaplecroftDay I: 15th September
Opening Remarks
Mr. Hiroshi Ishida, Executive Director of CRT Japan,
shared his perspective on the challenges of expanding
globalization and the influence arising from corporate
operations on human rights. In the meantime, hestressed the importance for Japanese companies toshow exemplarity in their supply chains on the occasionof the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. Finally, heemphasized that a global dialogue should be conductedin line with the three principles of “Fairness”, “Integrity”,
and “Honesty” in order to define “what is right rather
than who is right.”
Introduction to Global Trends of Business andHuman Rights
In this session, an extensive panel of human rights
experts gathered to share the current and the main
activities of their organizations. The experts were from
Institute for Human Rights and Business, OECD
Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct,
Danish Institute for Human Rights, International
Corporate Accountability Roundtable, ASEAN CSR
Network, Bluenumber Foundation, Building and Wood
Workers International, ELEVATE, Sedex and Verisk
Maplecroft.

Opening Remarks by Mr. Hiroshi Ishida

Ms. Lucy Amis from the Institute for Human
Rights and Business

The experts explored the current trends as followed : theinfluence of Modern Slavery Act in the UK; developmentof Corporate Human Rights Benchmarking initiated byinstitutional investors; human rights issues at MegaSporting Events; convergence and simplification ofstandards; risk assessment coving multi-tier suppliersand data analysis; promotion of human rights inbusiness relationships; dissemination and developmentof National Action Plans inside and outside of Europe;and lastly continuous attacks on workers trade union
organizations. During the course of the session, theThe experts shared their expectation for Japan
experts agreed on implementation of collborative work
between companies and governments to advance a respect of human rights further, andstressed the importance of global-lelvel communication and human rights education.
Individual Dialogue between sponsoring companies andhuman rights experts
Prior to the conference, the eight individual dialogues wereconducted between sponsoring companies and human rights
experts. The companies shared their human rights and CSR
activities, and exchanged views with the experts on how toenhance their management. The attendees commented thatthey could gain new perspectives through the dialogues.

Active discussions were conductedIntroduction to 2016 Stakeholder Engagement
Programme in Japan and Thailand
Since 2012, CRT Japan, as the secretariat, hasorganized and implemented the Stakeholder
Engagement Rrogramme for the purpose ofdissemination and implementation of the UN Guiding
Principles by companies and further enhancement ofunderstanding on business and human rights issues.
The fifth programme in Japan involved more than 70
participants from 40 companies/organizations, exploring
Stakeholder Engagement Programmes
the relevance between the Sustainable Development
were introduced
Goals (SDGs) and business and human rights, andidentifying positive and negative impacts companies givethrough value chain. The first programme in Thailand
involved 30 participants from companies/organizations,putting a focus on labour issues in Thailand. As
contributors and corporate participants of the
programmes, Ms. Ikuho Miyazawa from the Institute for
Global Environmental Strategies; Mr. Toshihiko Hoshino
from FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation; Mr. Shinichiro
Uryu from Mitsubishi Heavy industries, Ltd.; Mr. Hideki
Wakabayashi from Amnesty International Japan; andThe foreign experts shared their perspectives
Mr.Youzou Nakao from Ajinomoto co, Inc. introduced theon the Programmes
contents and results of the discussions on the
programmes and exchanged their views with the foreign
experts. The programme was introduced as an activity that assisted companies in identifying
and assessing adverse impacts on human rights (human rights due diligence) as defined in
the UN Guiding Principles. The experts stressed that the SDGs could bring business
opportunities, yet companies should identify and assess where positive and negative impacts
occurred though value chain with stakeholders, and address the priorities of the SDGs fortheir companies. They also highlighted that companies should embed the UN Guiding
Principles into identification process for the SDGs priorities.
Actual Case of Human Rights Due Diligence byCompany.
In this session, Ms. Chikako Miyata from ANA Holdings
Inc., presented human rights promotion education anddevelopment of human rights policy as human rights
activities of ANA Group. She also shared contents andprogress of the global joint project on human rights
impact assessment with CRT Japan and Verisk
Maplecroft. CRT Japan and Verisk Maplecroft made aMemorandum of Understanding in June 2016 to help
The speakers shared their perspectives
Japanese business manage global human rights risks,and provided ANA Group with the human rights impact
assessment service. Ms. Miho Okada from CRT Japan stated that impact assessment could
enable companies to identify which business areas of company had potential or actual
human rights risks, whether risks were present within the group or on supply chain, in whichcountries risks were likely to occur, and which stakeholders were adversely impacted, and todevelop appropriate corrective actions to address the identified human rights risks.

Day II: 16th September
The programme of Day II focused on the four themes which Japanese companies should
address. The themes were Responsible Supply Chain, Access to Remedy, Business andHuman Rights and Investors (CHRB), and Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights.
Theme 1: Responsible Supply Chain: Using aplatform for sharing data
The session provided an overview of current situationsin Asia and a panel discussion on how to promote a
responsible supply chain with the use of platforms forsharing data. Introducing the session, Ms. Sung In
Marshall from Verisk Maplecroft presented that as
evolving regulation was driving increased supply chaintransparency, many companies faced challenges inaccessing the necessary data to map their risks and
Mr. Jonathan Ivelaw Chapman from Sedex
supplies beyond the first tier. Given this challenging
environment, she shared that Verisk Maplecroft
provided various data including human rights risks and support for companies to enhance adata-driven approach to identifying and assessing the risks inherent to human rights. Mr.
Jonathan Ivelaw Chapman from Sedex explained that in order for companies to build a
responsible supply chain, collaboration and communication between companies werenecessary. Sedex provided an online platform for sharing data and assisted companies inmanaging performance around labour rights, health &safety, the environment and businessethics. Mr. Thomas Thomas from ASEAN CSR Network highlighted that as movement
towards greater disclosure and transparency in supply chain was on the rise, companies
should find ways to collect certain data on ASEAN countries.

Ms. Bloch Poulsen-Hansen from the Danish Institute for
Human Rights presented that companies started tochange from a compliance focus approach such ascodes of conduct, contract clauses andauditing/certification, to a remediation and improvement
focus approach such as collaborative approaches,transparency, empowering rights holders and theirrepresentatives, grievance mechanisms andresponsible lobbying. She then introduced emerging
good practices of companies that applied theremediation and improvement focus approach in their
supply chain management. Mr. Hideki Tanaka from Kao
Corporation presented that in order to address
expanding supply chain risks, Kao applied Sedex intheir own supply chain management to identify andassess potential risks in their supply chain. Dr. Puvan J.
Selvanathan from Bluenumber Foundation introduced
Bluenumber as a global initiative for farmer identity andinclusion for sustainable rural development. Lastly,
Patrick McKeller from ELEVATE emphasized the limitsof the auditing system, and introduced their e-Learning
service which delivered introductory social andenvironmental performance training to factories,
suppliers and brands.

Mr. Hideki Tanaka from Kao Corporation

Mr.Patrick McKeller from ELEVATE shared theonline training tool with the attendees

Theme2: Access to Remedy: Building an effective
grievance mechanism
This session provided the introduction to global trends,
shared cases at national and company levels, andconducted a panel discussion on how to build an
effective grievance mechanism. Ms. Miho Okada fromCRT Japan explained types of grievance mechanisms
and effectiveness criteria for grievance mechanisms
outlined in the UN Guiding Principles. She stressedthat when companies/organizations put in place theirMs. Miho Okada from CRT Japangrievance mechanisms, they should collect grievancesfrom a wide range of their stakeholders including
suppliers both in Japan and abroad and communities in which their business operates. In
addition, in order to build an effective grievance mechanism and inform stakeholders ofavailability of this mechanism, companies were encouraged to use existing tools, leverage
their networks and collaborate with global initiatives. Mr. Roel Nieuwenkamp from OECD
Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct presented an overview of OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and roles of National Contact Points (NAPs). Then,
he introduced some real cases illustrating how various issues were resolved throughimplementation of NCPs, and emphasized the consequences that businesses andorganizations faced if they failed to provide appropriate remediation measures. Lastly, Ms.
Lillian Tseng from ASICS Corporation, presented an overview of grievance system in ASICS
Corporation and shared the procedures and challenges of how to handle grievances.
Theme 3: Business and Human Rights andInvestors (CHRB): Understanding a trend of
corporate assessment
This session introduced a global trend of corporate
assessment, and discussed what companies wererequired to do. Mr. Saul Takahashi from Business andHuman Rights Resource Centre presented an overview
of Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB). He
shared that human rights issues were not just concernsof NGOs, but matters for a larger group such as
The discussion was active
institutional investors and investigative organizations.
He explained that CHRB was an initiative byinstitutional investors and global CSR initiatives, aiming
to create a positive competitive environment andencourage companies to race to the top of the annual
ranking by commending and rewarding companies
doing well. Ms. Emi Matsukawa from Quick Corp.
stressed that as ESG investment was increasing inrecent years, companies should deepen theirunderstanding on ESG factors and conduct responsible
conducts within their companies. Lastly, Mr. Hiroshi
Ishida from CRT Japan stated that CHRB evaluated
The speakers shared a trend on investors andhuman right corporate performance of the top 500
responsible investment
globally listed companies on development of humanrights policy, decision making process and human rights activities, and assigned scores tothe companies. Its evaluation scope of target companies would be expanded more next year.
And, as CHRB included questions on top commitment, human rights due diligence, access toremedy and grievance mechanism, there was the need for companies to address the areasthat they should improve.

Theme 4: Mega-Sporting Event: Achieving a
success of 2020 Tokyo Games
This session provided discussions on how to address
challenging issues, such as building a responsible
supply chain and grievance mechanism to achieve a
success of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Ms. Lucy
Amis from Institute for Human Rights and Businesspointed out potential human rights issues that may arisein the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, such as TechnicalIntern Training Programme and discrimination on race,
Mr. Keiji Inoue from TOCOG
gender and sexual orientation. Mr. Keiji Inoue from theTokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic andParalympic Games (TOCOG) explained an overview of Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic
Games Sustainability Plan, and shared that TOCOG was in preparation for obtaining ISO
20121 Certification, developing a sourcing code, and developing a grievance mechanism toachieve the delivery of sustainable Games. Mr. Apolinar Z. Tolentino.Jr from Building andWood Workers International presented potential human rights issues in the 2020 Tokyo
Olympic Games such as occupational health and safety, increasing wages and salaries,
migrant workers’ right to join unions, compliance with sourcing code, and dispute settlement
mechanism. He stressed that these issues should be addressed as a top priority towards theTokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Lastly, Mr. Hideki Nawata from Ministry of Health, Labor andWelfare introduced activities of Council for Occupational Safety and Health on the Facility
Construction Work. He stated that recognition of occurrence of accidents, additional activities
beyond regulations, investment to occupational safety and health, and diversity andinformation disclosure contributed to prevention of work-related accidents in company
activities. Lastly, Mr. Hiroshi Ishida from CRT Japan stressed that actors related to the 2020
Tokyo Olympic Games should possess awareness of going beyond compliance and addresslabour issues thoroughly.
Closing Remarks
Mr. Roel Nieuwenkamp shared that as the 2020 Tokyo
Olympic Games was approaching, Japan companies
were under scrutiny from a wide range of stakeholders
such as investors, NGO, and trade unions on their
responsible business practices. Thus, he stressed thatas outlined in the UN Guiding Principles and OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, companies
should practice Kaizen, Japanese term for continuous
improvement, by identifying, accessing, preventing andmitigating risks to business through supply chain as
well as promoting capacity development of suppliers.

Closing Remarks by Mr. Roel

Mr. Hiroshi Ishida from CRT Japan summarised the discussion points as followed:
addressing human rights issues should be conducted from an overall optimum perspective; awide range of stakeholders should be included in addressing human rights issues,
transparency on disclosure of information should be enhanced while ensuring legitimacy. He
stated that the discussion contents of this conference would be shared in a conference on
Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights held in October in Washington D.C. and Forum on
Business and Human Rights held in November in Geneva in November. Last, he presented
that CRT Japan would focus on the following activities next year: Stakeholder Engagement
Programme in Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia; support for companies to conduct humanrights impact assessment, support for companies to enhance their supply chain management,
dissemination and implementation of CHRB, focus on plam oil, and development ofgrievance mechanism. The conference in 2017 would be held from 11th to 15th September.

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Lucy Amis
Research Fellow (Mega Sporting Events), Institute for Human Rights and BusinessProf. dr. Roel Nieuwenkamp
Chair, OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct
Cathrine Bloch Poulsen-Hansen
Corporate Engagement Programme Manager, The Danish Institute for Human Rights
Sara Blackwell
Legal & Policy Coordinator, Frameworks Program, International Corporate Accountability Roundtable
Thomas Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN CSR Network
Apolinar Z. Tolentino.Jr
Regional Representative for Asia Pacific, Building and Wood Workers International
Dr. Puvan J Selvanathan
CEO, Bluenumber Foundation
Sung In MarshallPrincipal Consultant, Verisk Maplecroft
Jonathan Ivelaw-Chapman
Chief Executive Officer, Sedex
Dan Murray
Head of Membership Development & Marketing, Sedex
Dr. Kevin Franklin
Senior Vice President, ELEVATEPatrick McKeller
Vice President, Improvement Services, ELEVATE
Ikuho Miyazawa
Policy researcher, Programme Management Office, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Toshihiko Hoshino
Senior Expert CSR Group, Corporate Planning Div. FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
Shinichiro Uryu
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Group, Corporate Communication Department,
Business Strategy Office, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Hideki Wakabayashi
Executive Director, Amnesty International Japan
Youzou Nakao
Associate General Manager, Global Communications Dept., Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Chikako Miyata
Corporate Brand & CSR, Senior Director, ANA Holdings Inc.
Saul Takahashi
Japan, Korea & Pacific Islands Researcher & Representative, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Hideki Tanaka
Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Procurement, Global, Kao Corporation
Lillian TsengManager, Global legal&Compliance Division, CSR Sustainability Department, ASICS Corporation
Emi Matsukawa
Principal, ESG Research Center, QUICK Corp.
Keiji Inoue
Executive Director of Games Operations,
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Apolinar Z. Tolentino.Jr
Regional Representative for Asia Pacific, Building and Wood Workers International
Hideki Nawata
Director, Construction Safety Office, Industrial Safety and Health Department,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan
Miho Okada
Director, Caux Round Table Japan
Minoru Matsuzaki
Caux Round Table Japan, Nippon CSR Consortium