NFSJ Café #34
Let’s Learn More about the “Ethical Report Card of Companies”
In order to eliminate human trafficking and modern slavery, it is necessary for companies to be actively involved. This is because much of the slave labor is carried out in the supply chain, in factories and farms owned by companies and their business partners.
The Citizen’s Network to Build a Sustainable Society through Responsible Consumption (SSRC), which NFSJ is a member of, is a network of organizations that work on a wide range of issues, including not only human rights issues such as slavery, but also the environment, peace, animal welfare, and more, working together to achieve ‘Ethical Production and Consumption’ (SDG Goal12). One of the projects run by SSRC is the “Ethical Report Card of Companies”, which is a survey of corporations to assess whether or not their business behavior is ethical and sustainable.
This NFSJ Cafe event is an English-language introduction to the Ethical Report Card. We will be joined by Ms. Kirie Suzuki of the Japan Wildlife Conservation Society(JWCS), who is in charge of research in the field of biodiversity. You will learn what the Ethical Report Card aims to achieve and what it has achieved so far. Please join us for this opportunity!
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 19:30～21:00
Place: Online (Zoom)
Language: English
Admission: Free
Reservation Required
Please fill in the reservation form from the link below. We will send you the Zoom link to the email address you filled in at least 2 hours prior to the event. https://forms.gle/4jPYCj4bny7n97Bi8
Flyer PDF Download ⇒ 20250107 NFSJ Cafe No.34 Flyer (E)
“Biodiversity and an Ethical Society Linked through Shopping”
Ms. Kirie Suzuki, Chief Secretariat, Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS)
Formerly an employee of the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, she began volunteering for JWCS in 1999 and has worked as a staff member since 2005. At JWCS, she works on issues related to Japanese consumption and endangered species around the world, with a focus on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). ‘In 2023, I went to the Republic of the Congo to work on a project to resolve conflicts between elephants and humans.’
“Which companies value people, as seen in the ‘Ethical Report Card of Companies’ project?”
Mariko Yamaoka, Director, Not For Sale Japan
Sponsored by Not For Sale Japan, which works on issues of human trafficking and modern slavery, NFSJ Café is a casual learning experience where interested participants and NFSJ staff talk about a theme or watch a film over a cup of tea. Please feel free to join us.
Contact: japan@notforsalecampaign.org
《Guest Speaker》 Ms. Martha Mensendiek
This year we have seen the passage of several laws and amendments to laws related to support and protection of women in Japan. Some of these laws were passed in response to longstanding requests by women’s support groups, while others were enacted as a result of swift action by support groups and lawmakers who shared a sense of crisis triggered by a certain event.
