Human rights are one of the core CSR topics that have sparked discussions and activities in countries such as Japan over recent years. Since September 2012, the Nippon CSR Consortium has been working to provide a forum in which to identify and discuss negative human rights impacts that may arise as a result of corporate activities. This work has been conducted in collaboration with companies from various industrial sectors, as well as NPOs, NGOs and human rights experts in academia.
This year of 2016, we decided to arrange this consortium in Thailand with collaboration of Marimo5. The results of discussions are summarized in the draft “Stakeholder Engagement Programme (draft) in Thailand” document and are hereby disclosed for public consultation.

1. Subject
Stakeholder Engagement Programme (draft) in Thailand

2. Access to the document
SHE in Thailand Human rights issues by Thai & Japanese companies
Appendix 1 Thai SHE Public Comments Sheet
Appendix 2 SHE in Thailand Public Participants organisation list
Appendix 3 SHE in Thailand comments from NGOs and experts

3. Application
(1) Consultation Period
July 19, 2016 to August 10, 2016 (Japan Time)
(2) Submission Address
Please send your comments to CRT Japan’s Nippon CSR Consortium secretariat, by e-mail (yourcomments@crt-japan.jp) as an attached document in Word format. Please kindly be advised that we are unable to accept comments through other methods (such as by telephone, fax, or post), nor are we able to accept anonymous submissions.
(3) Application Procedure
Address to: Secretariat of the Nippon CSR Consortium (in CRT Japan)
Subject: Comment on “Human Rights Issues by Thai and Japanese companies (draft)”
Organization/Affiliation and Name: (Department, Name) Email and Telephone :

(4) Comments:
We invite public comments on the following questions. In the description of your comments, please specify, Thai and Japanese companies, page number, and concrete issue that your comment addresses. Depending on your needs, please enter your comments on the Public Comments sheet (Appendix 2).

1. Please share any comments on the “Stakeholder Engagement Programme (draft) in Thailand”
2. Please freely respond with any comments on “Stakeholder Engagement Programme (draft) in Thailand” document
3. The final report is scheduled for publication in August 2016. What kind of format and/or procedure do you consider would be most appropriate for finalizing the report.

(5) Submission and Inquiry
Secretariat of Nippon CSR Consortium (in CRT Japan Office)
E-mail: yourcomments@crt-japan.jp

4. Management and Handling of Comments
The comments on the draft submitted to the Nippon CSR Consortium will be used for the future reference of participants in the discussions. Unfortunately we are unable to respond to individual comments. All the comments, personal names and/or corporate and organizational names submitted will be disclosed on the CRT Japan website, however addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and addresses of the commenter’s will not be published. If the comments include private information, by which a particular individual can be identified, or any information deemed to damage a property right of an individual person or a corporation, pertinent sections of the text will be deleted at the time of publication.