Q1. Which of the following statements is false about the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in the “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights” adopted by the United Nations in 2011?
Business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human rights.
Where their business partners are causing adverse human rights impacts, business enterprises have a responsibility to encourage the business partners to make improvements.
Business enterprises have a responsibility to investigate and punish human rights abuses.
Business enterprises have a responsibility not to abuse human rights.
Q2. According to the United Nations, which of the following is the minimum standard that a business enterprise must comply with wherever it operates in the world?
Domestic laws of the recipient country (the country the business enterprise has entered)
Domestic laws of the country where its head office is located (which is Japan in the case of ITOCHU)
The international human rights standards.
Basic principles of human rights stipulated by the company.
In the cases shown on page 9 of ITOCHU Monthly September 2013 issue, what rights of which parties should the business enterprise have considered? Choose the right that should have been given priority, one for each case.
Q3. Case 1
Business partner : The right to freedom of economic activity
Local government : The right to develop natural resources for economic development
Local residents : The right to give approvals out of their own free will based on sufficient information provided in advance
Employees of the security contractor : The right to safe and healthy working conditions
Q4. Case 2
Local residents : The right to enjoy physical health (prevention of pollution, etc.)
Laborers : The right to safe and healthy working conditions
Supplier : The right to freedom of economic activity
XYZ Company : The right to freedom of economic activity (selection of suppliers, etc.)