"A&S Newsletter: "Business and Human Rights" Series, Vol. 3, Efforts to Respect Human Rights in Japan"

Efforts to Respect Human Rights in Japan －Publication of the "Reference Material on Practical Approaches for Business Enterprises to Respect Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (April 2023)－

Note: For easier understanding, sometimes the translation of the related materials does not fully follow the official translation of the Guidelines and Materials provided by the Authority.

Q1. What is the "Reference Material on Practical Approaches for Business Enterprises to Respect Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains"?

A.       The "Reference Material on Practical Approaches for Business Enterprises to Respect Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains" (referred to as “Reference Material”) is a document that provides specific and practical guidance on the efforts to respect human rights outlined in the "Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains" (referred to as the "Guidelines"), which were formulated by the Japanese government in September 2022. Specifically, it discusses key points and examples of implementation flows for the formulation of human rights policies and the initial step of human rights due diligence (referred to as "Human Rights DD"), namely, "the identification and assessment of adverse impacts on human rights", among the formulation of human rights policies, human rights due diligence and the measures for remediation mentioned in the Guidelines.

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