JFBA OECD Joint Webinar “Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in practice – Responsible Business Conduct and the Role of Lawyers”
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In this JFBA - OECD joint-webinar, experts and lawyers inside and outside Japan will discuss how to effectively carry out human rights and environmental due diligence in line with OECD recommendations on RBC, and how to implement due diligence in practice in Japanese business and legal contexts. Speakers will highlight global and domestic policy trends, the essential characteristics of due diligence processes, and the role of lawyers in Japan.
Date & Time 31 May 2021, 18:00-20:00 JST
Format Online participation only. (1000 attendees. First-come first-served basis.)
We will send a webinar link to those who register beforehand.
Fee FreeAttendees All experts and individuals are welcome.
Tentative Agenda
Moderator Sakon Kuramoto, Member, CSR Project Team, JFBA
Opening Remarks
- Makoto Saito - Chair, CSR Project Team, JFBA
- Stephanie Venuti - Environment Lead and Japan Country Manager, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
Presentations
“How can Japanese companies advance due diligence? – Challenges and opportunities in Japan’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights”
Miwa Yamada -Director, Law and Institution Studies Group, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center (IDE-JETRO)
“Global policy trends on Responsible Business Conduct and an introduction to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on for Responsible Business Conduct”
Barbara Beljic – Legal Expert, Financial Sector Lead, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
Rena Hinoshita - Policy Analyst, Supply Chain Due Diligence, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
“How Japanese business and lawyers can improve due diligence practices – takeaways from legal practices on Business and Human Rights and case studies on environmental due diligence”
Daisuke Takahashi -Vice Chair, CSR Project Team, JFBA
Discussion and Q＆A
Closing Remarks
- Stephanie Venuti – Environment Lead, Japan Country Manager, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
- Makoto Saito -Chair, CSR Project Team, JFBA
Language
English and Japanese
Registration
(Required)
Registration deadline: 26 May 2021.
Please register at the link below, we will send you an invitation and detailed information.
Co-hosted by Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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