JP
BS2-21
15:30-16:45- JP
The Next Phase of Human Rights Due Diligence: From Policy to Practice
As human rights due diligence (HRDD) matures, expectations are shifting beyond policy commitments toward more tangible and comprehensive implementation. With Japan’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights reaching its conclusion, companies are now required to strengthen internal governance structures, expand HRDD across entire supply chains, and engage more meaningfully with diverse stakeholders.
This session will explore the “next phase” of human rights due diligence—focusing on how organizations can operationalize HRDD in a more realistic, integrated, and accountable manner amid evolving global standards and on-the-ground challenges.
Speaker
Kotonoha Law Office
HASUNA Co.,Ltd.
Social Impact Dept.
McDonald’s Company(Japan),Ltd
Hitotsubashi University
This marks her fourth appearance at the Sustainable Brands International Conference (2021, 2024, 2025, 2026).
As the head of corporate Sustainability & ESG and Social Impact, she works with the hope that each individual will take ownership of making society and environment better, moving forward step by step.
Simultaneously, since 2022, she has continued serving as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, Hitotsubashi University. I primarily teach courses on CSR/CSV/Sustainability/Impact/DEI in English, mainly for international students, aiming to cultivate green talent.
Graduated from Hitotsubashi University’s Faculty of Commerce in 2001. Studied abroad at HEC Paris. Obtained an MBA from University of Paris, Dauphine and Sorbonne in 2007.
After working at NRI, IGPI, A.T. Kearney, Pernod Ricard, and MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo, she has been in her current position since January 2023.
She has experience in sustainability from three perspectives: consulting firms, operating companies, and universities.
She enjoys wine (Sommelier & WSET Level 3), art, and sustainability.
Resona Asset Management
Mr. Matsubara has been Executive Officer at Responsible Investment Division, Asset Management Division, since August 2022. Prior to his current position, he was Group Lead at Trust Fund Management Division. Planning and Monitoring Group at Resona Bank since April, 2009. He began his carrier at Daiwa Bank (current Resona Bank) in April 1991.
Mr. Matsubara’s membership role at government agencies includes Chairman of the Working Group of Principles for Financial Action for the 21st Century (PFA21) at Ministry of Environment (MOE), and TCFD Working Group member for Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
He is currently a member of the Securities Analysts Association Seminar Planning Committee,. Member of the “Sustainability Expert Committee”of Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition.
He is a chartered member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (SAAJ)
