The 10th: 2021 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo
Direct Communication is fundamental to Human Rights Due Diligence
It has been 10 years since the UN Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights wereapproved by the UN Human Rights Council in
2011. In recent years, legislation on supply
chain has been accelerated mainly in Europe
and the United States, requiring companies toimplement and disclose their supply chain
management practices. This trend has had an
impact on Japan. In October in 2020, theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan released a
National Action Plan on Business and Human
Rights. Going forward, it is hoped that this will
help to ensure consistency in the policies of therelevant ministries and agencies in Japan, while
encouraging companies to promote respect forhuman rights, thereby contributing to theachievement of the SDGs.
In addition, ESG investors are beginning to takesteps to evaluate the contribution of companies
to the SDGs. This is the World Benchmarking
Alliance (WBA), a new global initiative that
evaluates the contribution of global companies
to achieving the SDGs. Companies are working
to implement activities related to SDGs and
ESGs and disclose appropriate information, inorder to enhance the value of their intangible
assets with a long-term vision and trend in mind.

However, there are still many companies thatare currently unable to meet the expectations
and demands of society and ESG investors
regarding "business and human rights. Unlesscompanies take seriously the implementation ofhuman rights due diligence and grievancemechanisms, including for themselves and their
supply chains, it will be difficult to achieve theSDGs. It is imperative that companies identify
the rights-holders facing human rights
challenges
andengageindirectcommunication with them as soon as possible.
This conference will bring together experts on
business and human rights from around theworld, as well as Japanese companies, todiscuss how Japanese companies can preventand respond to human rights abuses by
understanding global trends and urgent issues
related to business and human rights, and by
introducing examples of companies that are
implementing such measures.
We look forward to seeing many of you there.

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director
Caux Round Table Japan

Host：Caux Round Table Japan, Institute for Human Rights and Business
Co-Host : The Sasakawa Peace Foundation,
Corporate Human Rights Benchmarks, World Benchmarking AllianceSponsor: ANA HOLDINGS INC., Kao Corporation, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.,
Shiseido Company, Limited, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., TEIJIN LIMITED
Cooperation：CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Date : 14:00-18:15, Friday 22th of October, 2021
Format：Online Zoom Conference

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Conference Overview
Date

14:00-18:15, Friday 22th of October (Zoom Connection starts at 13:45)

Host

Caux Round Table Japan
Institute for Human Rights and Business

Co-HostThe Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Corporate Human Rights Benchmarks
World Benchmarking Alliance
ANA HOLDINGS INC., Kao Corporation, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.,

SponsorShiseido Company, Limited, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., TEIJIN LIMITED

Cooperation

CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, Institute for Human Rights and Business,

Foreign
Organization
Capacity

Bluenumber Foundation, Verisk Maplecroft, Sedex, Corporate Human Rights
Benchmarks, World Benchmarking AllianceApplications will be closed when the capacity of Zoom is exceeded.
However, we may ask you to adjust the number of participants if we receive many
applications.

Cost

Free

Language

Simultaneous interpretation between Japanese and English.
Please note that only Japanese audio will be provided for the first part, "Global Trends
on Business and Human Rights”.

Registration

Please send an email to the following contact address with name of organization,
department/title, name, email address and phone number. Zoom link will be sent before
the conference.

Notes

Please note that videos and presentation materials will not be distributed.

Contact

Caux Round Table Japan
Email: info@crt-japan.jp

TEL: +81-3-5728-6365

HostCo-hostSponsorCooperation

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Programme
14:00 - 14:10

Opening Remarks
Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

14:10 – 15:50

Global trend on "Business and Human rights" (Video)
In this session, overseas speakers will introduce the latest global trends on "Businessand Human Rights" and ESG, and discuss how Japanese companies should promoterespect for human rights in their companies and supply chains, and disclose informationon their initiatives.
Please note that in this session only Japanese audio will be provided.
“Trends in Business and Human Rights in Asia”
Livio Sarandrea
Regional Program Manager and Chief Advisor on Business and Human Rights
UNDP global lead for Business and Human Rights
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Bangkok Regional Hub“Migrant Workers in Supply Chain : Solving the Challenges”
Neill Wilkins
Responsible for the migrant workers program,
Institute for Business and Human Rights“Corporate Valuation Trends in WBA/CHRB: ESG benchmarks”
Paulina Murphy
Engagement Director
World Benchmarking AllianceCamille Le Pors
Lead Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
World Benchmarking Alliance“Introduction of Useful Tools For Human Rights Due Diligence”
Gus MacFarlane
Vice President
Verisk Maplecroft
Dr. Puvan Selvanathan
CEO, Bluenumber
Alexander Walrut
Head of Office Australia, Sedex
Rishi Sher Singh
Supply Chain Sustainability Expert

15:50 - 16:05

Break

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16:05 – 16:40

Introduction of the activities of Caux Round Table Japan and TraceBlue Japan
LLC (Presentation)
This session will introduce the initiatives implemented by Caux Round Table Japan andTraceBlue Japan LLC this year.
Miho Okada
Director, Caux Round Table Japan
Managing Director, TraceBlue Japan LLC
Introduction to BlueMarket
Kenshiro Kaza
Corporate Planning Department Business Planning Division,
Seiwa Company, Ltd.

16:40 – 17:40

An effort to respect the rights of Technical Intern Trainees in Japan
Makoto WADA, Legal and Compliance Office, Tomoku Co., Ltd.
Kensaku SATO, Director, Kanto Staff Cooperative
Introduction of Japanese Companies' Approaches to Direct Communication(Presentation)
This session will introduce cases of the implementation of human rights due diligencerequired for Japanese companies and organizations to fulfill their responsibility torespect human rights, as well as cases of the implementation of building responsible
supply chains. In addition, we will discuss how companies can improve traceability,
manage human rights risks, and appropriately disclose information to ESG investors
with overseas experts.
Itsu Adachi
Executive Director
The SASAKA PEACE FOUNDATION
Chikako Miyata
Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Sustainability
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
Vice President, Procurement-Strategic Sourcing-Raw Materials, Global
Kao Corporation
Masako Kudo
Vice President, Sustainability Management Department
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

17:40 - 17:55

Business & Human Rights and Direct Communication : From Engagement
Perspective
This session explores importance of engagement with stakeholders through a dialogue
format.
Yusuke Yukawa
Lawyer, Partner, Representative of Yangon Office, Nishimura & Asahi
Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

17:55 – 18:15

Discussion and Summary with Overseas Experts and Participants
Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

18:15

Close
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Profile of Foreign Speakers
Livio Sarandrea
Manager and Chief Adviser of Regional Program on Business and Rights
UNDP global lead for Business and Human Rights
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Bangkok Regional Hub
Livio Sarandrea, is the Manager and Chief Adviser of UNDP`s Regional Program on Business andHuman Rights based in Bangkok and covering Asia.
Livio started his international career in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina where he served since1997 as Human Rights Officer and Senior Human Rights Officer for the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In 2001 he joined the UNDPKO Mission to Bosnia andHerzegovina as Chief of Regional Human Rights Office where he coordinated the Human Rights
and war crimes investigative work of 40 Human Rights Officers.
From 2003 to 2010 he worked for the OSCE Mission to Serbia initially as Human Rights Institutions
and Prison Reform Adviser and from 2005 as Senior Coordinator for Judicial and Legal Reform and
Deputy Head of Rule of Law and Human Rights Department.
Livio Joined UNDP Mozambique in 2011 where he worked as an embedded Chief Technical Adviser
in the Ministry of Justice and the National Human Rights Commission. During this period, hesupported the Government of Mozambique in drafting its Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.
Livio is from Italy and holds a Law Degree with specialization in International and Criminal Law from
La Sapienza University, Rome, and a graduate diploma in Human Rights Law from LUISS University,
Rome.
Neill Wilkins
Head of Migrant Worker ProgrammeInstitute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)

Neill Wilkins is responsible for all aspects of the IHRB Migrant Workers programme and in 2011
helped oversee the development of the Dhaka Principles for Migration With Dignity - a set of humanrights based principles that offer a clear framework for understanding the recruitment andemployment of migrant workers worldwide. More recently Neill has led much of IHRB’s workaround responsible recruitment and the promotion of recruitment models based on the Employer
Pays Principle which prohibit the charging of recruitment fees and costs to workers.
Neill also manages IHRB engagement with the modern slavery agenda and speaks regularly at
events focussed on forced labour, trafficking and transparency legislation. He has worked
extensively with the construction, apparel and hospitality sectors along with participation atintergovernmental events such as the Colombo Process and Global Forum for Migration andDevelopment
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Pauliina Murphy
Engagement Director
WBA

Pauliina leads the WBA`s advocacy and outreach strategy for the WBA and its benchmarks, building
and strengthening relationships with diverse stakeholders, including investors, civil society andgovernments, working to ensure that the Alliance is inclusive and relevant globally. Pauliina joined
the WBA from Aviva, a global insurance company and asset manager, where she was Head ofInternational Government Engagement. At Aviva, Pauliina drove forward international policy
development and advocacy campaigns on sustainable finance and trade and investment, working
closely with multi-lateral institutions such as the UN, G7 and G20. Pauliina ran the company’s
global stakeholder and political engagement strategy, to change the rules at the highest level so that
capital is deployed to drive sustainable growth.

Camille Le Pors
Lead Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
World Benchmarking AllianceCamille leads the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) at WBA. She joined the CHRB in
October 2016, and has overall responsibility for producing methodologies and benchmark reports of
key companies in high human-rights risk sectors & engagement with stakeholders to further the useof the data and methodologies. Prior to this she spent time working with the Business and Human
Rights Resource Centre in London, the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and for an
Overseas Member of French Parliament in London. Camille holds a BA in International Politics fromKing’s College London and a Masters in International Affairs with a focus on business and humanrights from the IHEID, Geneva and Fudan University, Shanghai.

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Vice President
Verisk Maplecroft

Gus has more than 13 years` experience in providing advisory services relating to ESG impacts,
risks and opportunities (at group-, region-and operation-level). Key focus areas include human rights,
stakeholder relations, social license to operate, FPIC (free, prior and informed consent), political risk
and business ethics. Key activities include operational/strategic risk assessment, human rights
impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, strategy/management system development andaward-winning integrated/sustainability reporting. This includes extensive work in Australasia,
Central Africa, South America, South-East Asia, Southern Africa and West Africa. Experience
includes embedded, multi-year advisory relationships with large international extractive companies
that have interests in higher-risk, higher-reward locations (including risk management, stakeholder
engagement, sustainability management systems and integrated reporting), to one-off, in-fieldproject engagements (including risk/impact assessments and action plan development).

Dr. Puvan Selvanathan
CEO
Bluenumber Foundation

Dr. Puvan Selvanathan is CEO of the Bluenumber Foundation, an international non-profit
organisation providing a global platform for self-identification and recognition. Puvan was formerly a
United Nations Special Mandate Holder on Business and Human Rights appointed by the UN
Human Rights Council (Geneva), Head of Food & Agriculture at the UN Global Compact Office (New
York), and then Head (New York Office) of the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the UN
and WTO. Before joining the UN, Puvan was Group Chief Sustainability Officer at Sime Darby, aMalaysian diversified conglomerate. An Architect by profession, Puvan holds an MBA and a DBA in
Corporate Strategy and Sustainability.

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Alexander Walrut
Head of Office Australia
Sedex

Alexander Walrut joined Sedex in 2019 as Head of Office for Sedex in Australia, New Zealand,
Japan and the Pacific Islands. As Head of Office Alex is responsible for overseeing the growth,
support and capacity building of Sedex's buyer and supplier members in the region.
Prior to joining Sedex Alex was involved in the startup community for over seven year. This included
facilitating capital raising for startups amongst professional, supplicated and HNW investors. He wasalso involved in the fintech space for 5 years as a co-founder of CheckVault (digital escrow) andStreamlineID (identify verification).
Alex holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons I) and Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) from the University
of Sydney.

Mr. Rishi Sher Singh
Specialist in Business & Human Rights (B&HR)
Supply Chain Sustainability and Manufacturing

Rishi Sher Singh is a specialist in Business & Human Rights (B&HR), Supply Chain Sustainability
and Manufacturing. Rishi’s work goes beyond traditional audits and towards creating meaningful
dialogue on opportunities and challenges of businesses, especially in supply chains. His passion isto design and implement innovative solutions for businesses which create positive impacts on
people, planet and performance. To bridge the gap between theory and practice in B&HR, Rishi also
engages with academic institutions (India, UK & Canada) for action research projects.
Rishi’s key areas of implementation are UN Guiding Principles (Pillar 2 & 3) and Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs- 1,5,10, 12 & 17). Some of Rishi’s impactful work includes Human Rights
Impact Assessments (HRIA) for multinational companies, mapping of Mica supply chain in India,
enabling Gender Equality within factories and promoting circular economy. At Hewlett Packard
Company (2005-10), Rishi piloted a unique capacity building model for suppliers & contract
manufacturers, which was instrumental in shaping HP’s current supplier capability programme.
Rishi has directly trained more than 1,150 managers and workers on Responsible Businesspractices and facilitated various multistakeholder forums on Business & Human Rights- in theElectronics sector (in Chennai) and Garments sector (India & Bangladesh). Rishi is a key notespeaker at local and global events and forums. Rishi holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering,
MBA in International Business from University of Birmingham (UK), trained in transformative
methods by Landmark Education and certified project manager from Deloitte.

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