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.

The firth Stakeholder Engagement Programme in 2016 focused on identifying silent human rights issues by sector based on Human Rights Guidance Tool developed by UNEP FI, and identifying priorities on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by sector in consideration with the Sustainable Development Goals and proposals for the SDGs submitted by NGOs/NPOs in the G7 Ise-Shima Summit. The programme was held six times in the period from 15th June to 27 July. More details are here.

The result of the discussions of is summarized in the “Human Rights Issues (draft)” document and the draft “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector(draft)” document, and are hereby disclosed for public consultation.

1. Subject
Stakeholder Engagement Programme (draft) in Japan

2. Access to the document
“Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)” and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector (draft)” document
Appendix 1 A sheet of the relevance between the SDGs and the Sectors
Appendix 2 Public Comments Sheet

3. Application
(1) Consultation Period
Friday, September 30, 2016 to Monday, October 31th, 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” and “Priorities on the SDGs”
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 the industry sector, 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 concept and procedure of this programme

(2) Please freely respond with any comments on “Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)” document and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector (draft)” document.

(3) The final report is scheduled for publication in December 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