In today’s briefing:
- Huge Gap in Awareness of Human Rights Between Japanese Companies and Investors
Huge Gap in Awareness of Human Rights Between Japanese Companies and Investors
- While 80% of Japanese institutional investors place a high value on corporate respect for human rights, only 10% of companies have conducted human rights due diligence.
- Japanese institutional investors should make it “visible” to their beneficiaries how they require companies to respect human rights in their engagement and how they encourage effective responses.
- To ensure that the guidelines don’t end up as mere figure of speech, the government should make concrete policies to ensure that respect for human rights takes root in society.
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