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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>If discussion doesn't proceed from the starting point that respect for rights should be for the coexistence of humankind, not for the maintenance of corporate activities, it will get confused.</li>
<li>Although human rights were included in the 2021 revision of the Corporate Governance Code in the Principles of Sustainability, it is not thought to have been effective.</li>
<li>The repeated human rights violation scandals at companies and the fact that these companies have human rights policies in place infers that this is a deeply rooted problem in society.</li>
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If discussion doesn't proceed from the starting point that respect for rights should be for the coexistence of humankind, not for the maintenance of corporate activities, it will get confused.
Although human rights were included in the 2021 revision of the Corporate Governance Code in the Principles of Sustainability, it is not thought to have been effective.
The repeated human rights violation scandals at companies and the fact that these companies have human rights policies in place infers that this is a deeply rooted problem in society.


The Resolution of Human Rights Issues Should Not Be a Means to a Purpose

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The Resolution of Human Rights Issues Should Not Be a Means to a Purpose