Since September 2012, the Nippon CSR Consortium, whose secretariat is Caux Round Table Japan (CRT Japan), 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 2017 Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop was held for the sixth year in the period from the 15th of June to the 13th of July, and identified sector specific human rights issues with the use of Human Rights Guidance Tool developed by UNEP Finance Initiative. Also, we held the Stakeholder Engagement Programs in Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar and published the report. Further information is here.

The Nippon CSR Consortium issued “Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)” as the outcome of the discussions in the workshop, and invites for public comments on the “Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)”

Subject
Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)

Consultation Period
Thursday 10th August to Friday 22th September, 2017 (Japan Time)

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.

Application Procedure
Address to: Secretariat of the Nippon CSR Consortium (in CRT Japan)
Subject: Comment on “Human Rights Issues”
Organization/Affiliation and Name: (Department, Name)
Email and Telephone :

Comments
We invite public comments on the following questions. In the description of your comments, please specify the sector, page number, and concrete issue that your comment addresses. Depending on your needs, please enter your comments on the Public Comments sheet.

1. Please share any comments on the concept and procedure of this workshop
2. Please freely respond with any comments on “Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)”
3. The final report is scheduled for publication in October 2017. What kind of format and/or procedure do you consider would be most appropriate for finalizing the report?

Appendix
Appendix1 Relevance between the UNEP FI and NGO/NPO and subject experts by Sector
Appendix2 Report of Stakeholder Engagement Program in Asia

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