sustainability

We promote business activities based on the premise of reducing our impact on the environment, improve energy efficiency, promote energy conservation measures, reduce waste, and strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

We contribute toward realizing a decarbonized society by continuously measuring greenhouse gas emissions generated from our business activities and promoting initiatives to reduce these emissions.

We are engaged in the sustainable use of water resources and conservation of water quality through reducing water consumption, reusing resources, and appropriately treating wastewater throughout our business activities.

We minimize emissions of greenhouse gases as well as toxic substances and dust into the atmosphere, monitor emissions, and appropriately manage treatment facilities and dust collection equipment. We also ensure that chemical substances are managed appropriately and strive to prevent any impact on surrounding environments due to factors such as odor, noise, vibration, and light pollution.

We will contribute toward realizing a recycling-oriented society by appropriately managing waste generated throughout our business activities, striving to reduce waste, and promoting the effective use of resources and the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).

We strive to maintain and conserve biodiversity by working to avoid or reduce negative impacts on biodiversity caused by land use, use of water and other resources, and air pollution throughout our business activities.

In procuring mineral resources, we promote efforts to avoid the use of conflict minerals, not only to avoid environmental destruction, but also to avoid complicity in human rights abuses and in financing of terrorists and other antisocial groups.

The Group respects, protects, and does not infringe upon the fundamental human rights of all people associated with the company. We support and respect international declarations and norms such as the International Bill of Human Rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenants on Human Rights), the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and we fulfill our responsibilities as a company.

This policy applies to all Group executive officers and employees, and we also require our suppliers and business partners to understand and cooperate with this policy.

We strictly prohibit having children work in any of our business activities. We also prohibit workers under the age of 18 from working at night and on holidays or performing any other work that may endanger their health or safety.

We do not engage in any form of forced labor throughout our business activities, including bonded (including debt bondage) or detained labor, involuntary or exploitative labor, or slavery or human trafficking. We guarantee that the work of employees engaged in business activities is voluntary, including overtime, and prohibit forcing employees to work against their will.

We do not engage in any form of discrimination or any inhumane practice that diminishes the dignity of individual employees throughout all of our business activities, including hiring, wages, promotions, compensation, and training.
We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, age, ideology, religion, creed, language, disability, marital status, pregnancy and childbirth, or social status. We also prohibit other unjust acts such as violence, harassment, bullying, abuse, mental or physical oppression, public insults, and verbal attacks.

The Group provides ongoing training to its executive officers and employees so that they understand the importance of respecting human rights and put this into practice.

The Group guarantees all employees the right to work in a safe, sanitary, and humane working environment. We comply with the laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which we conduct our business activities, and appropriately observe working conditions such as working hours, days off, vacations, and wages in accordance with internationally recognized standards.

In order to prevent occupational accidents and maintain healthy work environments, the Group has established our Safety and Health Management Regulations and maintains a safety and health management system. To prevent risks to health from repetitive and heavy work, noise, vibration, dust, and high temperatures, we ensure that all necessary protective equipment is worn, and continue to improve work environments including ventilation facilities and soundproofing measures.

We also promote regular health checkups and stress checks in accordance with laws and regulations, as well as periodic facility inspections, in order to create safe and healthy workplaces, both physically and mentally. We regularly assess the hazards and health risks associated with our operations, take appropriate preventive measures, provide training on health and safety, and strive to make continuous improvements.

We provide all employees with appropriate training related to our business activities, as well as skill development tailored to their needs. We also strive to support the career development of our employees by providing training at each job level.

We also ask our business partners, including our suppliers, to respect our basic policies on human rights and labor standards, and support their implementation as needed. In the event that a violation of this policy is found, we encourage the implementation of measures to ensure that the violation is corrected within a reasonable period of time.

The Group respects the freedom of all employees to express their opinions, associate and negotiate, and aims to create work environments that value healthy and constructive social dialogue.
In order to facilitate smooth communication between management and employees, we respect the opinions of employees regarding working conditions and working environments, and strive to improve work environments by providing opportunities for the exchange of opinions, such as by conducting employee questionnaires and setting up opportunities for labor-management consultations.

The Board of Directors makes decisions on statutory matters and important business execution matters, and strives to maintain an appropriate supervision and reporting system for group companies, including subsidiaries, from the standpoint of overseeing the entire corporate group. It also accurately identifies and manages risks related to group governance, such as fraud and legal violations, and promotes sound and highly transparent corporate group management.

We respect the rights of all shareholders, including minority shareholders and foreign shareholders, strive to ensure equality, and disclose information in a timely and appropriate manner to ensure that all shareholders have access to the same information.

In order to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term, we respect the interests of our various stakeholders, including shareholders, investors, customers, local communities, government agencies, business partners and affiliated companies, and employees and their families, and work together with them in an appropriate manner.
We respect diversity of all kinds (including age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and disability), and we recognize and utilize employees with diverse ideas and perspectives to create environments in which each individual can demonstrate their abilities to the fullest extent to realize our management philosophy.

Our basic policy is to disclose information in a timely and appropriate manner to ensure transparency and fairness in management and to fulfill our social responsibility as a corporation. In addition to disclosing financial information in accordance with laws, regulations, and stock exchange rules, we strive to build a relationship of trust with our stakeholders by providing easy-to-understand and reliable non-financial information on topics such as our management philosophy, medium-term management plan, risk management, compliance policy, and sustainability.

In order to promote constructive dialogue with shareholders and investors, we have established a policy regarding the development of systems and initiatives, and attempt to expand content and opportunities through conducting individual dialogue, disclosing information online, and other initiatives.
When meeting with shareholders and investors, we comply with fair disclosure rules and thoroughly manage information to ensure that important information is disclosed to all relevant parties.