September 20162016 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo“Building Responsible Supply Chain”
The year of 2015 marked the three significant events. 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. They also stressed the need to develop
substantive National Action Plans and strengthen grievance mechanisms. At the Session of theUnited Nations General Assembly in September, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) wereadopted. And, at the UN Climate Conference in Paris COP 21 in December, the countries made theParis Agreement which will come into effect in 2020.
Amid growing awareness in sustainability globally in 2016, the following matters in Japan are
expected to receive great attention. Firstly, at G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Japan, actual outcomes andprogress of implementation efforts by G-7 in line with Leaders' Declaration will be verified.
Needless to say, how Japan plays its part in addressing the challenges will be discussed. Secondly,
after the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Game, how Japan will ensure sustainability in stages ofpreparation and implementation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be under
great scrutiny globally.
It is very important under these circumstances to create an opportunity in Japan to discuss how tofacilitate activities further related to Business and Human Rights, and to introduce good practices
to the world. Since 2013, we have organized and implemented “Business and Human Rights
Conference in Tokyo” to provide such a place for discussion and sharing. In the year of 2016, weare committed to organizing “2106 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo”. Thisconference will present an overview of “2016 Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop” that weorganize as a secretariat, and corporate practices related to Business and Human Rights.
Contents of the discussions of this conference will be introduced and shared globally at UN Forumon Business and Human Rights in Geneva in November.
In collaboration with leading organizations in the field of sustainability, we strive to develop a global
framework (Round Table) that will help organizations, companies and other actors related to
the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure legitimacy of their business operations.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Sincerely,

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director
Caux Round Table Japan

Overview of the conference
Host

Speakers

Date

Venue

Participants

Capacity
Costs(Tax excluded)

Registration
Contact

Sponsors

Cooperation

Caux Round Table Japan
Institute for Human Rights and BusinessBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre
Institute for Human Rights and BusinessBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre
OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct
The Danish Institute for Human Rights
International Corporate Accountability Roundtable
ASEAN CSR Network
Building and Wood Workers International
Bluenumber Foundation
ELEVATE
Sedex
Verisk Maplecroftth
14 September (Wednesday)(Another program: Conducting a dialogue between global initiative
organizations and sponsoring companies/related organization )th
15 September (Thursday) 9:30-17:30
th
16 September (Friday)
9:30-17:30
Tokyo, AP Tokyo Marunouchi(Nihon Seimei Marunouchi Garden Tower 3F, 1-1-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 100-0005)
Departments from CSR, Procurement, Management, Human Resource, Risk
Management
NGOs/NPOs/Students
200 persons (2days) (Simultaneous translation in English and Japanese)Participation for 2 days
Company: 55,000 yen a person NGO/NPO/Students: 10,000 yen a personParticipation for 1 day
Company: 30,000 yen a person NGO/NPO/Students: 5,000 yen a person
Please click on this link to complete registration
https://business.form-mailer.jp/fms/9dc89e4c45252
Please contact Mr. Hiroki Wada at hiroki_wada@crt-japan.jp
TEL: +81 (0)3 5728 6365

The Programme : 15th
Morning
9:00
9:30

Reception
Opening Remarks


10:00

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

Introduction to Global Trends of Business and Human Rights
This session provides leadership perspectives on the business and human rights agenda and current
global trends.
Speakers
Lucy Amis
Research Fellow (Mega Sporting Events), Institute for Human Rights and Business

Prof. 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

Dr. Kevin Franklin
Senior Vice President, ELEVATE

10:00
12:00

12:00
Lunch
13:20

The Programme : 15th
Afternoon
Introduction to "Stakeholder Engagement Programme (Human Rights Due Diligence Workshops)"
in Japan and Thailand
Since 2012, Caux Round Table Japan has provided "Stakeholder Engagement Programme (Human Rights
Due Diligence Workshops)" to deepen the understanding and implementing the UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights. This session provides the introduction to the workshops and conducts apanel discussion with speakers.
Introduction to Stakeholder Engagement Programme in Japan
Speakers


Minoru Matsuzaki
Caux Round Table Japan, Nippon CSR Consortium

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

13:20
14:50

Introduction to Stakeholder Engagement Programme in Thailand
Speakers

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

Youzou Nakao
Associate General Manager, Global Communications Dept., Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Commentators
Cathrine Bloch Poulsen-Hansen
Corporate Engagement Programme Manager, The Danish Institute for Human Rights

Thomas Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN CSR NetworkDr. Puvan J Selvanathan
CEO, Bluenumber Foundation

14:50
Break
15:10

The Programme : 15th
Introduction to Actual Cases of Human Rights Due Diligence by Companies
This session provides actual cases of human rights due diligence activities by companies and conducts apanel discussion with speakers.
SpeakersChikako Miyata
Corporate Brand & CSR, Senior Director, ANA Holdings Inc.



Sung In MarshallPrincipal Consultant, Verisk MaplecroftMiho Okada
Director, Caux Round Table Japan

15:10
16:40

Commentators
Cathrine Bloch Poulsen-Hansen
Corporate Engagement Programme Manager, The Danish Institute for Human Rights

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

16:40

Interactive Session

17:25

This session provides open-discussions on how to facilitate corporate activities to promote a respect ofhuman rights between the foreign speakers and participants.

17:25

Overview

17:40

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

17:40

Close, Picture (Sponsoring and Cooperation companies and speakers)

The Programme : 16th
Morning
9:00
9:30

Reception
Reflection of the previous day

9:45

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

Theme 1: Responsible Supply Chain: Using a platform for sharing data
This session provides an overview of current situations in Asia and a panel discussion on how to promoteresponsible supply chains with the use of platforms for sharing data.
Speakers

9:45

Sung In MarshallPrincipal Consultant, Verisk Maplecroft

Dan Murray
Head of Membership Development & Marketing, SedexThomas Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN CSR NetworkCathrine Bloch Poulsen-Hansen
Corporate Engagement Programme Manager, The Danish Institute for Human Rights



Hideki Tanaka
Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Procurement, Global, Kao Corporation

Dr. Puvan J Selvanathan
CEO, Bluenumber Foundation



Patrick McKeller
Vice President, Improvement Services, ELEVATE

11:05

11:05
Break
11:20
Theme2: Access to Remedy: Building an effective grievance mechanism
This session provides the introduction to global trends, share cases, and conducts a panel discussion on
how to build an effective grievance mechanism.
Speakers
11:20



Miho Okada
Director, Caux Round Table Japan

Prof. dr. Roel Nieuwenkamp
Chair, OECD Working Party on Responsible Business ConductLillian TsengManager, Global legal&Compliance Division, CSR Sustainability Department, ASICS Corporation

12:35

12:35

Lunch

The Programme : 16th
Afternoon
Theme 3: “Business and Human Rights” and Investors (CHRB): Understanding a trend of
corporate assessment
This session introduces a global trend of corporate assessment, and discusses what companies should do.
Speakers


Saul Takahashi
Japan, Korea & Pacific Islands Researcher & Representative,
Business and Human Rights Resource CentreEmi Matsukawa
Principal, ESG Research Center, QUICK Corp.



Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

14:00
15:15

Commentator
Sara Blackwell
Legal & Policy Coordinator, Frameworks Program, International Corporate Accountability Roundtable

15:15
Break
15:25
Theme 4: Mega-Sporting Event: Achieving a success of 2020 Tokyo Games
This session provides a panel discussion on how to address challenging issues such as building a
responsible supply chain and grievance mechanism toward the success of 2020 Tokyo Olympic andParalympic Games.
Speakers

15:25

Lucy Amis
Research Fellow (Mega Sporting Events), Institute for Human Rights and Business

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

16:40

Summary and Closing Remarks
16:40



Prof. dr. Roel Nieuwenkamp
Chair, OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct

Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

17:10

17:10

Close, Picture (Sponsoring and Cooperation companies and speakers)

Introduction to Foreign Speakers
Lucy Amis
Research Fellow, Mega-Sporting Event, Institute for Human Rights and Business
Lucy Amis is a Research Fellow (Mega Sporting Events) with the Institute for Human Rights andBusiness (IHRB). She has over fifteen years experience in the field of business and human rights,
and is currently responsible for policy research, day-to-day management and partner relations on
IHRB’s Mega-Sporting Events Programme. Lucy is principal author of IHRB’s report: Striving for
Excellence – Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights (2013), and a series of commentaries on thesubject, and has advised the Organising Committees for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games,
and Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics on human rights. She is co-author of the Dhaka Principles
for Migration with Dignity (2012) and has carried out research on migrant workers’ rights. Previously,
Lucy Amis led IBLF’s Business and Human Rights Programme for almost a decade, where among
other things she authored reports and advised companies on human rights policies. She is theauthor of the Guide on How to Develop a Human Rights Policy (UN Global Compact, 2010), Human
Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide (IBLF, Castan Centre, OHCHR, UN Global
Compact, 2008), and Human Rights: A Geography of Corporate Risk (Amnesty International, IBLF,
2002). She collaborated with UN Special Representative Ruggie on his survey of human rights
policies and practice in 2006, and and has served on tthe Amnesty International UK Business Groupand the UN Global Compact Human Rights Working Group.

Prof. Dr. R. (Roel) Nieuwenkamp
Chair, OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct
Roel studied Economics and Law. He has been senior level director at the Ministry of Economic
Affairs in The Netherlands. From 2006 - 2013, he was managing director of the International Trade
Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He is Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct, the intergovernmental
committee of 46 Governments focussed on Corporate Responsibility. He provides leadership to theunique global complaints mechanism of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Besides, he leads the body overseeing the corporate responsibility work of the OECD, including
sectoral programmes for the garment, agricultural, financial and mining sectors.

Cathrine Bloch Poulsen-Hansen
Corporate Engagement Programme Manager, The Danish Institute for Human Rights
Cathrine Bloch Poulsen-Hansen, works as Programme Manager and Adviser to the Corporate
Engagement Programme of the Human Rights and Development Department of the Danish Institutefor Human Rights. She has 6 years of experience working with companies on human rights risk andimpact assessments as well as policy gap analyses, development of action plans andrecommendations and action plans on human rights implementation. She also works with company
organisations and sector initiatives on developing tools and approaches to support business respectfor human rights. Cathrine also managed the Human Rights Compliance Assessment tools of theInstitute and leads on the national work of DIHR on human rights and business, including the role ofthe state in protecting human rights and promoting company respect (including reporting
requirements, human rights and business action plans, expectations on state-owned enterprises
and public procurement).

Sara Blackwell, Esq.
Legal & Policy Coordinator, Frameworks Program
International Corporate Accountability Roundtable
Sara Blackwell is an international human rights lawyer, admitted to practice in the United States. She
currently serves as the Legal and Policy Coordinator of the Frameworks Program at the International
Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), where she leads ICAR`s initiatives to build andimplement frameworks to prevent business-related human rights harms. Sara is a 2013 graduate ofGeorgetown University Law Center and has previously worked with the Fair Labor Association,
EarthRights International, the Center for International Environmental Law, and Green Advocates in
Liberia. Prior to attending law school, Sara served for over two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer inZambia, where she lived and worked with rural agrarian communities to enhance food security andimprove natural resource management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and humanrights from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she graduated summa cum laude and
Phi Beta Kappa in 2008.

Thomas Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN CSR Network,
Thomas Thomas is the CEO of the ASEAN CSR Network, a network of CSR networks in ASEAN toachieve a responsible business community in ASEAN.
He serves on the UN Economic and Social Council for Asia Pacific (ESCAP)’s Business Advisory
Council, an initiative to consult the private sector and other relevant stakeholders on business
related policy issues of importance to Asia and the Pacific. He was also the lead of the study teamthat did the base line study on CSR in ASEAN Member States for the ASEAN Intergovernmental
Commission on Human Rights. He serves in the Eminent Persons’ Group developing the Reportingand Assurance Framework Initiative (RAFI) for the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights.
He is an Honorary Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility with the Nottingham University
Business School in the United Kingdom.
Thomas was the founding Executive Director of the Singapore Compact for Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR), the national CSR society in Singapore. He was the co-chair of the National
Tripartite Initiative for CSR, formed in 2004 and initiated the formation of Singapore Compact for
CSR. He was the Singapore focal point for UN Global Compact.
Thomas had been active with trade unions, co-operatives, the consumer movement and social
enterprises and also served as a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore.

Apolinar Z. Tolentino, Jr.
Regional Representative for Asia Pacific, Building and Wood Workers International
Mr. Tolentino started his work with BWI in 1998 as Education Officer of the Philippine Project
Office. He joined the BWI Regional Office in 2004 as Regional Education Officer and eventually
appointed as the Regional Representative in 2010. As Regional Representative he oversees thepolitical affairs of 86 affiliated trade union organisations particularly their campaigns around workers
and trade union rights. Currently, he is spearheading the promotion and protection of workers
rights, based on ILO Core Conventions, relative to Seoul 2018 Winter Olympics and Tokyo 2020
Olympics and Paralympics Games.

Dr. Puvan J 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.

Sung In MarshallPrincipal Consultant, Verisk Maplecroft
Sung In is a Principal Consultant at Verisk Maplecroft and manages the EMEA consultancy team. In
her current role, she leads client-facing projects and consulting services to private sector companies
on corporate human rights due diligence, ethical supply chain management and compliance andresponsible sourcing strategies. She has also supported in the development and implementation ofsoftware-based human rights due diligence monitoring solutions and supplier risk assessment
solutions.
Sung In holds an undergraduate degree in International Politics from Georgetown University and a
Master’s degree in International Peace and Security Studies from King’s College London.

Jonathan Ivelaw-Chapman
Chief Executive Officer, Sedex
Jonathan Ivelaw-Chapman is the Chief Executive Officer of Sedex Group, a pragmatic advocate fortechnology and data best practice. He joined the board of Sedex in 2013, before accepting the postof CEO in 2015 . He is an expert in corporate technology, large scale data analytics, and operational
general management, and has worked across a number of industries and vertical markets in his
varied career in supply chain management.

Dan Murray
Head of Membership Development & Marketing, Sedex
Dan joined Sedex in 2014 and is responsible for the New Membership, Account Management andMarketing Teams for Europe, North America, Japan, South Africa and Australia. He spent theprevious 15 years in International Business Development and Account Management roles, mostrecently as Business Development Director at MWUK. A graduate of Leicester University, he has a
BA Hons in History & Geography Dan is passionate about putting the customer at the centre of theSedex process and works constantly with the teams to ensure that Sedex membership is relevant
and adds value to all member organisations. In the past 18 months Dan has met with many Sedex
members in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia at various conferences, events andsupplier forums. He is very excited for the opportunity to be in Japan to meet with some of ournewest members and to share the experiences and best practices of the Sedex membership.

Dr. Kevin Franklin
Senior Vice President, ELEVATE
Kevin is responsible for new product development and emerging markets. He has 20 years
experience advising business on global risks, analytics and management systems. This includes
extensive senior level engagement with many of the world’s largest companies on corporate
strategy, sustainability, metrics-driven risk management and award-winning integrated reporting.
Prior to ELEVATE, Kevin was the Chief Operating Officer of Verisk Maplecroft where he also
oversaw the supply chain management practice. This included work on supply chain strategy,organisational resilience, responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence and compliance across a
range of sectors including consumer goods, manufacturing, electronics and extractives.
Kevin has a Masters degree in Policy and Planning, and a PhD from Warwick Business School witha focus on systems theory, collaborative decision-making, and the role of data / analytics inperformance management. He is an experienced auditor and has authored numerous reports /delivered key note sessions at numerous high-level international fora.

Patrick McKeller
Vice President, Improvement Services, ELEVATE
Having worked with and within a multitude of different stakeholders, Patrick’s greatest expertise lies
in his ability to align departments and capabilities, and to unite people and components under asingular purpose or vision. Patrick has worked in a number of different environments, from directlywith CEOs, to production facilities, and alongside buyers, product developers and merchandisers.
He has led logistics and overseas operation management, run quality control efforts, and hosted
large events. He has also had significant experience in supporting manufacturers, brands, retailers,and vendors in various compliance and improvement related efforts.
Within ELEVATE, Patrick utilizes all of these experiences to help formulate pragmatic, impactfulprograms that help all stakeholders realize improvements in their sustainable social and operational
performance. Patrick leads the delivery and implementation for all improvement service work within
ELEVATE.
Prior to joining ELEVATE, Patrick spent six years working in the footwear industry as the Director of
Sourcing Logistics and Compliance for a major U.S. footwear organization. During his time there, heoversaw all CSR, logistics, and quality control efforts.

Saul Takahashi
Japan, Korea & Pacific Islands researcher & Representative
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Saul Takahashi joined the Resource Centre in June 2014 as the organisation’s first Regional
Researcher and Representative for Japan, Korea, and the Pacific Islands. Saul was most recently
Deputy Head of Office at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in occupied
Palestine, where he was responsible for directing the human rights monitoring operation in the WestBank and Gaza, and for capacity-building efforts for local civil society organizations and government
agencies. Previously Saul has held positions with Amnesty International, in both Tokyo and theInternational Secretariat in London, with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and the International
Organisation for Migration. Saul holds an LLM in international human rights law from the Universityof Essex and has several academic and popular publications, in both English and Japanese.