Respect for Human Rights

Philosophy

The Kumiai Group considers respect for human rights to be the foundation of sustainability management. We uphold and respect the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work from the International Labour Organization (ILO), and we have established the Kumiai Chemical Group Basic Policy on Human Rights. Based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, we implement human rights due diligence and will collaborate with stakeholders, including all Kumiai Group officers and employees, to promote respect for human rights.
The Kumiai Group does not discriminate in its business activities based on gender, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, culture, custom, lifestyle, values, educational background, social status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and has declared its commitment to respect fundamental human rights in the Code of Conduct and Basic Policy on Human Rights.

Kumiai Chemical Group Basic Policy on Human Rights

1. Respect for human rights
   The Kumiai Chemical Group respects international norms on human rights, such as the United Nations International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work from the International Labour Organization (ILO). We promote initiatives for respecting human rights based on the objectives of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
2. Prohibition of discrimination and harassment
   The Group prohibits discrimination based on gender, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, culture, custom, lifestyle, values, educational background, social status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We also prohibit harassment that undermines the dignity of the individual, including sexual harassment, power harassment, and maternity harassment, in all of our business activities. We also promote initiatives to avoid any indirect complicity in or encouragement of human rights violations in all of our business activities.
3. Prohibition of child labor and forced labor
   The Group strives to ensure no direct or indirect involvement in forced labor, child labor, slave labor, or human trafficking in our business activities in all countries and regions.
4. Protection of privacy
   The Group respects privacy and works to protect personal information.
5. Collaboration with stakeholders
   The Group practices initiatives to ensure respect for human rights by all officers and employees, calls for the understanding and support of all stakeholders, and collaborates on human rights initiatives with them.
6. Implementation of human rights due diligence
   The Group puts in place corrective processes to recognize and address potential negative human rights impacts by preventing or mitigating them.

Initiatives for Human Rights Due Diligence

1. In FY2023, Kumiai Group conducted a compliance awareness survey of all employees to confirm their level of understanding of human rights issues and to ascertain the actual status of power harassment, sexual harassment, and other forms of harassment in the Kumiai Chemical Group. In addition, we have outsourced the Kumiai Chemical Group's internal reporting desk to a specialized company for proper operation.
2. Under the Kumiai Chemical Group Basic Policy on Human Rights, we established the "Guidelines for Human Rights Due Diligence" and conducted a questionnaire survey of our main suppliers in FY2023 based on the Guidelines. As a result, we did not identify any human rights risks that could harm our supply chain, but we will continue to conduct human rights due diligence.