Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop
A Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop provides an opportunity for companies, NGOs/NPOs, and academic experts to conduct discussions for human rights due diligence set out in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
To facilitate activities on business and human rights, it is very important to understand in viewpoints of rights holders and people whose human rights are actually and potentially abused. CRT Japan implements workshops to listen to NGO/NPO and relative organizations as a voice of these people and gain perspectives of rights holders. At present, we are holding the workshops in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Through dialogues with companies, NGOs/NPOs, and academic experts, participants can deepen understanding of the specific contexts in which human rights violations can arise, of the relationship between business activities and human rights, of important human rights issues, and of the importance of promoting business operations with due consideration given to human rights. Discussion contents are summarized and disclosed for the purpose of obtaining public comments, which will be reflected in the final report and published as “Human Rights Issues by Sector”. We believe that the Workshop helps companies to make a base essential for carrying out human rights due diligence.
*CRT Japan serves as a secretariat of the Nippon CSR Consortium, planning and implementing Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop.
- Past Workshops and Reports are available here.
- A list of participants to the past workshops are available here.
Past Workshops and Reports
• 2024 Workshop
The 2024 workshop in Japan discussed a wide range of human rights issues among multi-stakeholders to identify sector specific human rights issues.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.13 (TBA)
Appendix 1
Attachment 1 Programme for Identifying Human Rights Issues
Appendix 2
Attachment 2 Reference Material 2024 Industry Summary(Japanese only)
Appendix 3
Comment Sheet
Public Consultation (1st October – 31 October 2024)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2023 Workshop
The 2023 workshop in Japan discussed a wide range of human rights issues among multi-stakeholders to identify sector specific human rights issues.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.12
Appendix 1
History of Programme for Identifying Human Rights Issue
Appendix 2
Summary of Discussions by Industry_jp (Japanese only)
Appendix 3
Comment Sheet
Public Consultation (17 November – 17 December 2023)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2022 Workshop
The 2022 workshop in Japan discussed a wide range of human rights issues among multi-stakeholders to identify sector specific human rights issues.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.11
Appendix 1
Summary of Inter-industry B2B Discussions
Appendix 2
comment sheet
Public Consultation (7 October – 7 November 2022)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2021 Workshop
The 2021 workshop in Japan discussed a wide range of human rights issues among multi-stakeholders to identify sector specific human rights issues.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.10
Appendix 1
Cross-industry sharing and discussion content
Appendix 2
comment sheet
Public Consultation (26 November – 26 December 2021)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2020 Workshop
The 2020 workshop in Japan discussed a wide range of human rights issues among multi-stakeholders to identify sector specific human rights issues.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.9
Appendix 1
Summary of the cross-industry meeting for corporate participants
Appendix 2
comment sheet
Public Consultation (28 December – 29 January 2021)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2019 Workshop
The 2019 workshops in Thailand and Malaysia were held, conducing dialogues with local companies and organizations and take field trips to deepen understanding of human rights issues specific to the local contexts. The workshop in Japan discussed a wide range of human rights issues among multi-stakeholders to identify sector specific human rights issues.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.8
Appendix 1
Relevance between the UNEP FI and NGONPO and subject experts by Sector
Appendix 2
comment sheet
Global Stakeholder Engagement Program
Final Report
Report of Global Stakeholder Engagement Program
Public Consultation (29 October – 29 November, 2019)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2018 Workshop
The 2018 workshops scaled up to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan. The workshops in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia conducted dialogues with local companies and organizations and take field trips to deepen understanding of human rights issues specific to the local contexts. The workshop in Japan discussed a wide range of human rights issues among multi-stakeholders to identify sector specific human rights issues.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.7
Appendix 1
Relevance between the UNEP FI and NGONPO and subject experts by Sector
Appendix 2
Report of Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia
Appendix 3
Comment Sheet
Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia
Final Report
Report of Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia
Global Stakeholder Engagement Program
Final Report
Report of Global Stakeholder Engagement Program
Public Consultation (17 October – 16 November, 2018)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2017 Workshop
In 2017, at first, the workshop was held in Japan. The participants reviewed any points for addition and modification on “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.5)” using the Human Rights Guidance Tool (2014 revision) developed by UNEP FI and identified sector specific human rights issues. The final report “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.6)” was released. Next, the workshops in Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar were also held. The final report “Report of Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia” was released. Lastly, we held a global dialogue with human rights experts from major domestic and international organizations and the participants from the workshops in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar. The final report “Report of Global Stakeholder Engagement Program” was released.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.6
Appendix 1
Relevance between the UNEP FI and NGONPO and subject experts by Sector
Appendix 2
Report of Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia
Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia
Final Report
Report of Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia
Global Stakeholder Engagement Program
Final Report
Report of Global Stakeholder Engagement Program
Public Consultation (August 10 – September 22, 2017)
Draft Version for Public Consultation
• 2016 Workshop
In 2016, the workshop in Japan addressed the relevance between the SDGs and human rights issues. The participants identified sector specific human rights issues with the use of Human Rights Guidance Tool developed by UNEP FI, and they identified priorities on the SDGs by sector with the use of the SDG Compass whilst considering the SDGs and proposals for the SDGs submitted by NGOs/NPOs at the G7 Ise-Shima Summit. The final report “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.5)” and “Priorities on the SDGs by sector” was released. The workshop in Thailand was also held to identify important human rights issues for Thai and Japanese companies. The final report “SHE in Thailand Human rights issues by Thai & Japanese companies” was released.
Workshop in Japan
Final Report
“Human Rights Issues by Sector v.5″ and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector”
Public Consultation (September 30 – October 31, 2016)
“Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)” and “Priorities on the SDGs by Sector (draft)”
Appendix 1 A sheet of the relevance between the SDGs and the Sectors
Appendix 2 Public Comments Sheet
Workshop in Thailand
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Thai and Japanese companies (English)
Public Consultation (July 19 – August 10, 2016)
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
• 2015 Workshop
In 2015, the workshop consisted of the two sessions. In the first session, the participants reviewed any points for addition and modification on “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.2)” using the Human Rights Guidance Tool (2014 revision) developed by UNEP FI. In the second session, a draft “Food Vision” for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was released on the basis of a series of workshops that brought together companies mainly from the Food sector, NGOs and other stakeholders.
Final Report
Human Rights Issues by Sector v.4
Public Consultation (September 8 – November 6, 2015)
Draft Version for Public Consultation on Human Rights Issues by Sector v4
Comments for each sector from NGOs/NPOs, and subject experts
List of participants (First Section)
• 2014 Workshop
In 2014, the workshop explored and identified the interconnectivities between global risks and human rights based on “World Economic Forum Reports”. The final report “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.3)” was released.
Final Report:
Human Rights Issues by Sector v3
Public Consultation (November 26, 2014-January 23, 2015)：
Draft Version for Public Consultation Invitation to Comment on Human Rights Issues v.3
Appendix1_the Interconnections Map
Appendix2_Human Rights Issues by Sector v.2
Appendix3_Public Comments Sheet
Appendix4_List of Participants in Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop 2014
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• 2013 Workshop
In 2013, the workshop explored sector specific human rights issues from the perspective of value chain. The workshop was very useful for the participants in understanding how each human rights issue was linked to activities of different departments throughout value chain. The final report “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.2)” was released.
Final Report (March 2014):
Human Rights Issues by Sector vol. 2
Appendix
Public Consultation (November-December 2013)：
Draft Version for Public Consultation
List of Contributors
• 2012 Workshop
In 2012, sector specific human rights issues were identified based on UNEP FI Human Rights Guidance Tool. The final report “Human Rights Issues by Sector (2013)” was released.
Final Report (March 2013):
Public Consultation (January 2013)：
Draft Version for Public Consultation (English)
Draft Version for Public Consultation (Spanish)
Draft Version for Public Consultation (Chinese)
Pubic Consultation Summary Report
Comments on Prison Labour
Activity Report (September-December 2012):
Report on the Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop Phase 1
Report on the Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop Phase 2
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