The 11th: 2022 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo
Eleven years have passed since the UN Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights wereapproved by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011,and legislation requiring companies, particularly inEurope and the US, to implement and disclose supply
chain management has accelerated in recent years.
Legislation requiring companies to implement anddisclose supply chain management has accelerated inrecent years, particularly in Europe and the UnitedStates. This trend has had an impact on Japan, withthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishing an Action
Plan on Business and Human Rights last October, andthe Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
announcing the Draft Guidelines for Respecting
Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains inAugust this year. Going forward, it is expected toensure consistency in policy among relevant Japaneseministries and agencies, while encouraging
companies to promote respect for human rights.

In this conference, overseas experts on businessand human rights will be invited to discuss global
trends and pressing issues in business and humanrights, and how Japanese companies can preventand address human rights violations, while
introducing case studies of companies that have
implemented such measures.
We look forward to the participation of many of you.
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Governance structure
Establishment of a management system with an
external perspective based on the UNGPs (anecessary element for management decisionmaking).

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Human rights policy
Standing and top commitment⚫

Human rights due diligence (direct dialogue)
Channeling between companies and rightsholders

This is the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), a new
ranking that assesses the contribution of global
companies to the achievement of the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). While many companies
are looking at long-term visions and trends,
implementing SDGs and ESG-related activities anddisclosing appropriate information in order to increase
their corporate intangible asset value, there are still anumber of companies that are not meeting theexpectations and demands of society and ESG
investors regarding business and human rights.
However, there are a number of companies that are
not meeting the expectations and demands of societyand ESG investors in relation to Business and HumanRights.

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Human rights and environmental due diligence
Dialogue with rights-holders to recognize negativeimpacts (environmental impacts) on the naturalenvironment and biodiversity⚫

Grievance mechanisms
Building trust with stakeholders who can rely on
direct dialogue

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director
Caux Round Table Japan

Host

Caux Round Table Japan

Sponsor

ANA HOLDINGS INC., Kao Corporation, Suntory Holdings Limited, TEIJIN LIMITED,
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, MEGUMILK SNOW BRAND Co.,Ltd.

Date

14:00-18:00, Friday 21th October, 2022

Place

Online Zoom Conference
Caux Round Table Japan
Shibuya Sanshin Mansion 505, 29-33 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0031, JAPANTEL: +81-3-5728-6365 FAX: +81-3-5728-6366 http://crt-japan.jp/en/

Conference Overview
Date

14:00-18:00, Friday 21th of October (Zoom Connection starts at 13:45)

HostCaux Round Table JapanANA HOLDINGS INC., Kao Corporation, Suntory Holdings Limited, TEIJIN LIMITED,Sponsor

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co.,Ltd.

Cooperation

Miyake & Partners, Tokio Marine dR Co., Ltd.
UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, Institute for Human Rights and Business,

Foreign
Organization
Capacity

Verisk Maplecroft, World Benchmarking Alliance, The Danish Institute for HumanRights, The Remedy ProjectApplications will be closed when the capacity of Zoom is exceeded.
However, we may ask you to adjust the number of participants if we receive manyapplications.

CostFree

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

HostSponsor

Caux Round Table Japan
Shibuya Sanshin Mansion 505, 29-33 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0031, JAPANTEL: +81-3-5728-6365 FAX: +81-3-5728-6366 http://crt-japan.jp/en/

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 Letter)In this session, overseas speakers will introduce the latest global trends on "Business andHuman Rights" and ESG, and discuss how Japanese companies should promote respectfor human rights in their companies and supply chains, and disclose information on theirinitiatives.
Please note that in this session only Japanese audio will be provided.
① Trends in Business and Human Rights in Asia
Sean Christopher Lees
Business and Human Rights Specialist
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Bangkok Regional Hub② Migrant Workers in Supply Chain : Solving the Challenges
Neill Wilkins
Responsible for the migrant workers program,
Institute for Business and Human Rights③ Accessing Corporate Respect for Human Rights : A benchmarking Approach
Sofía del Valle, Engagement Manager, Social Transformation
Talya Swissa, Research Project Manager
World Benchmarking Alliance④ Recommendations to the Japanese Government from WBA
Namit Agarwal
Social Transformation Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance⑤ European Policy Developments on Human Rights Due Diligence
Cathrine Bloch Veiberg, Senior Advisor
Jumpei Nagaoka, Research Fellow
The Danish Institute for Human Rights⑥ Introduction to Human Rights Risk Assessment Tool
Sofia Nazalya
Strategic Risk Consulting, ESG & Human Rights Specialist, Verisk Maplecroft⑦ Supply Chain & Human Rights Due Diligence
Rishi Sher Singh
Supply Chain Sustainability Expert⑧Development and Implementation of Grievance Mechanism
Archana Kotecha
Founder and CEO, The Remedy Project

15:50 - 16:05
16:05 - 17:05

BreakIntroduction of Japanese Companies' Approaches to Direct Communication(Presentation)
In order for Japanese companies and organisations to build a management system withan external perspective based on the UNGPs in order to fulfil their responsibility to respecthuman rights, case studies will be presented on the implementation of human rights due
diligence, responsible supply chains, and corrective measures. In addition, howcompanies can improve traceability, manage human rights risks and appropriately
disclose information to ESG investors will be discussed with overseas experts.
Caux Round Table Japan
Shibuya Sanshin Mansion 505, 29-33 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0031, JAPANTEL: +81-3-5728-6365 FAX: +81-3-5728-6366 http://crt-japan.jp/en/

Conducting a Risk Assessment of Human Rights Due Diligence
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Ltd. (NYK) launched a “Human Rights Project” in April
this year, aiming to establish a full management system from an external perspective
based on the UNGPs among the NYK Group. This Project teams lead to established their
human rights policies and human rights due diligence this year. A case study of an
initiative to use Verisk Marplecroft to analyse potential risks and then identify human rights
themes through human rights due diligence risk assessment in a workshop with relevant
departments is presented.
Yuko Tsutsui
Executive Officer, ESG Management Promotion Group,
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Ltd.
Conducting a Human Rights Impact Assessment and Establishing a Grievance
Mechanism System for Palm Oil Smallholder Farmers
How a deep dive into the human rights themes identified in the human rights due diligenceprocess based on the UNGPs was put into action as part of the ESG management
system, and a case study will be presented on the grievance mechanism for listening tothe voices of rights-holders of small-scale palm oil farmers in Indonesia.
https://www.kao.com/global/en/news/sustainability/2022/20220831-001/
Manabu Shibata
Director, ESG Global Action Promotion, Kao Corporation
Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
Vice president Procurement Strategic Sourcing – Raw Materials, Global
Kao Corporation
Implementation of Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence and Corrective
Measures for Grievance Mechanisms
This presentation will introduce due diligence initiatives involving human rights and theenvironment, how anonymous submissions concerning technical interns were addressed
for corrective action, and how initiatives in line with the UNGPs management system arecoordinated with suppliers and supervisory bodies in the field.
https://www.ana.co.jp/group/en/csr/human_rights/remedies/
Chikako Miyata
Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Sustainability, ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Masaki Shikano
Director, ZENKOKU KEIYUKAI COOPERATIVE
17:05 – 17:50

17:55 – 18:00

Discussion and Summary with Overseas Experts and Participating Companies◼ Comments from external experts on the Draft Guidelines for Respecting HumanRights in Responsible Supply Chains published by the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry.
◼ How to respond to grievance mechanisms in line with human rights due diligence.
◼ To what extent should SMEs respond in accordance with the Guiding Principles?
Close
Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

Caux Round Table Japan
Shibuya Sanshin Mansion 505, 29-33 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0031, JAPANTEL: +81-3-5728-6365 FAX: +81-3-5728-6366 http://crt-japan.jp/en/