JP
BS1-12
13:45-15:00- JP
Evolving Practices in Human Rights & Environmental Supply Chains
In the context of evolving human rights and environmental due diligence frameworks, supply chain management has become a critical business issue with direct implications for corporate value, resilience, and competitiveness.
Effective implementation is challenged by the inherent complexity of supply chains, requiring engagement with suppliers, local rights holders, and a broader range of external stakeholders.
Building sustainable supply chains cannot be achieved by individual companies alone, underscoring the need to move beyond compliance-driven approaches toward dialogue, collaboration, and shared responsibility.
This session brings together companies with hands-on experience in implementing human rights– and environment-focused supply chain management to share practical insights gained through collaborative approaches.
Through real-world examples, the session will explore how effective and responsible supply chains can be developed and strengthened in practice.
Speaker
Sustainable Brands TOKYO
Fairtrade Label Japan
Owls Consulting Group, Inc.
She previously worked at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting and is currently a Senior Manager at Owls Consulting Group. As a consultant, she has extensive experience in human rights due diligence, corporate sustainability and social impact strategies, public policy development, and advisory services for NPOs and NGOs.
Since 2021, she has served as Executive Director of Fairtrade Label Japan, where she leads initiatives to expand the fair trade market, including the nationwide cross-sector “Million Action Campaign,” a public–private–academic awareness campaign held annually in May.
She is a co-author of Business and Human Rights: An Introduction for All Business Professionals (Nikkei BP) and the author of Child Labour White Paper 2020: Business and Child Labour and Child Labour White Paper 2025, among other publications. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hitotsubashi University and a Master’s degree in Economics (Regional Development) from the same institution.
Sustainable business practices
UCC Japan Co., Ltd.
Sustainability Development Department
AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in 1995. After working in the B2B food sector, now serving in the current position. Responsibilities include formulating action plans for “Business and Human Rights” to mitigate human rights risks, and promoting human rights due diligence across global supply chains. Also works on supporting understanding of human rights among group members and business partners, and exploring an integrated approach to environment and human rights.
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
