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Sustainable Development and Value Chains: Rethinking from Human Rights and the Environment
On 19 December 2024, the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) hosted an international Symposium titled “Sustainable Development and Value Chains: Rethinking from Human Rights and the Environment.”
The symposium featured Dr. Surya Deva, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, as a keynote speaker for a comprehensive discussion on sustainable development from the perspective of the environment and human rights. The adverse impact of economic activities has a greater impact on people in the Global South. In the panel, we comprehensively discussed environmental due diligence, including extended producer responsibility with respect to waste, and human rights due diligence. How companies can work, and what policies should be implemented to enable cross-border value chains more sound, resilient and sustainable? On this page, you can access videos of the keynote addresses and panel discussions delivered at the symposium.
Synopsis of the Symposium
Date and time: Thursday, 19 December 2024, 14:00-17:00 (Japan Standard Time)
Venue: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Headquarters, 5F Meeting Room ABC
Organizers: Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
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Opening Remarks
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Concept Introduction
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Keynote Speech “Sustainable development: Reimagining the role of business”
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Panel Discussion 1
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Panel Discussion 2
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Q&A, Wrap-up Session
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Opening Remarks
Mio Kawada (Executive Vice President, JETRO)
Concept Introduction （04:41）
Michikazu Kojima (Senior Research Fellow, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
Keynote Speech “Sustainable development: Reimagining the role of business”（39:48）
Dr. Surya Deva (UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Professor at the Macquarie Law School and Director of the Centre for Environmental Law at Macquarie University)
Panel Discussion 1 （53:24）
Moderator
- Miwa Yamada (Senior Research Fellow, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
Panelists
- Dr. Surya Deva
- Ms. Prarthana Rao (Programme Manager, Forum-Asia for Human Rights and Development)
- Ms. Motoko Ogawa (Director, Business and Human Rights Policy Office, Trade Policy Bureau, METI)
- Ms. Yumiko Watanabe (General Manager, Sustainability (Social) Group, Sustainability Development Dept, Ajinomoto Co.,Inc.)
Panel Discussion 2 （48:03）
Moderator
- Michikazu Kojima
Panelists
- Dr. Maria Antonia N. Tanchulin (Dean, College of Engineering Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, Alejandro Melchor Professorial Chair, University of the Philippines Diliman) (*Online)
- Ms. Marsya Mutmainah Handayani（Head of Knowledge Management Unit, Indonesian Center for Environmental Law）
- Mr. Takeharu Kojima (Director, Operation Strategy Department / Office for Sustainability Management, Japan International Cooperation Agency)
Q&A, Wrap-up Session （20:16）
Moderator
- Miwa Yamada
Commentator
- Dr. Surya Deva
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