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Asia Peace Initiatives Program Seminars

Webinar: Engagement & Remedy Forum for Responsible Business Conduct 2022

Towards Implementation of Grievance Mechanisms in Japan

Organized by Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ), Business and Human Rights Lawyers Network Japan (BHR Lawyers), Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
 
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights set access to remedy as one of the key three pillars, and urges business enterprises to “establish or participate in effective operational-level grievance mechanisms for individuals and communities who may be adversely impacted.” To that end, Business and Human Rights Lawyers Network Japan and the Global Compact Network Japan led an initiative with a variety of stakeholders and experts to develop the “Engagement & Remedy Guidelines” which embodies the remedy principle, and publicly announced it at this Forum in 2020. And last fiscal year, at the Forum in 2021, an intention to establish a collective operational-level grievance mechanism in Japan was formally expressed. 

In this fiscal year, we began developing two projects which are interrelated with each other. One, which is led by the LRQA Sustainability, is to establish the first collective grievance center within the Japan Electronics and Information Technology industries Association (JEITA). The other, led by BHR Lawyers, is to develop an “Engagement & Remedy Support Program” which aims to support mediation during the grievance processes. 

Today, we are happy to announce that both of these projects are completed. At this Forum, we would like to explain the detail of what we call the “Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights”, and hear opinion and comments from experts. We will also invite distinguished guests from Japan and abroad, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and share the latest development on business and human rights. 
Contact
SPF Asia and Middle East Program  (Dr. Ueda / Ms. Oshima)
E-mail: asiapeace@spf.or.jp
Tel: 03-5157-5160

For media inquiries:
Public Relations Division, Communication Department
E-mail: spfpr@spf.or.jp
Tel: 03-5157-5395

Description

13:00 Opening Remarks, Mr. Itsu Adachi (SPF Executive Director)
13:05-13:15 In Memory of Prof. John Ruggie (Video)
13:15-14:30 1st Session: Progress on the Collective Grievance Mechanisms in Japan
 Moderator: Mr. Keiichi Ujiie (GCNJ)

13:15-13:30 Guest Speaker: Progress of METI
 Mr. Ken Toyoda (METI) 
13:30-13:45 Special Report on Engagement & Remedy Center and Collective Grievance Mechanisms
 Mr. Hidemi Tomita (LRQA Sustainability) 
13:45-14:00 Special Report on Engagement & Remedy Center and Advisory Committee
 Mr. Sakon Kuramoto (BHR Lawyers)

14:00-14:30 Comments from Stakeholders
- Mr. Allan Jorgensen (OECD Responsible Business Conduct Center) *Video Message
- Phil Bloomer (Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) *Video Message
- Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi (JANIC)
- Mr. Ryusuke Tanaka (ILO Japan)
- Ms. Emiko Nagasawa (Keidanren)
14:40-15:55 2nd Session: Panel Discussion on the challenges towards realization of Grievance Mechanisms in Japan
Moderator: Dr. Akihiro Ueda (SPF)

- Prof. Surya Deva (UN Business and Human Rights Working Group)
- Mr. Toshio Shikata (Former Fujiseiyu Group,  LRQA Sustainability)
- Mr. Daisuke Takahashi (BHR Lawyers)
- Ms. Akiko Sato (Human Rights Now)
15:55-16:00 Closing Remarks by Prof. Yasunobu Sato (The University of Tokyo)

Speaker

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Itsu Adachi

SPF Executive Director

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Moderator

Mr. Keiichi Ujiie

GCNJ

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Gen Toyoda

METI

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Hidemi Tomita

LRQA Sustainability

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Sakon Kuramoto

BHR Lawyers

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Video Message

Mr. Allan Jorgensen

OECD Responsible Business Conduct Center

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Video Message

Mr. Phil Bloomer

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi

JANIC

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Ryusuke Tanaka

ILO Japan

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Ms. Emiko Nagasawa

Keidanren

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Moderator

Dr. Akihiro Ueda

SPF

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Prof. Surya Deva

UN Business and Human Rights Working Group

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Toshio Shikata

Former Fujiseiyu Group, LRQA Sustainability

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Mr. Daisuke Takahashi

BHR Lawyers

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Ms. Akiko Sato

Human Rights Now

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Closing Remarks

Prof. Yasunobu Sato

Tokyo University

28Feb2022

Webinar: Engagement & Remedy Forum for Responsible Business Conduct 2022

Registration Closed
13:00-16:00 (JST)
Japanese/English simultaneous interpretation
Zoom Online Conference
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