2023
Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop(Stakeholder Engagement Programme)

Participant Companies

TDK Corporation

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26th January 2023

“Human Rights Issues by Sector v.12”
In September 2012, Caux Round Table Japan (CRT Japan) established the Nippon CSR Consortium as aplatform for multi-stakeholders in cooperation with companies, NGOs/NPOs and academic experts. The
Consortium organizes a yearly Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop where multi-stakeholders cometogether to discuss the relationship between business activities and human rights.
The 2023 Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop was held for the 13th year, over eight sessions in the
period from June 1st to July 27th. The participants identified sector specific human rights issues using the
Human Rights Guidance Tool developed by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.
This document is the result of the discussions of the participants.
This workshop applies the Chatham House Rule. The participants are free to express their views as
individuals, not representatives of companies or organizations that they belonged to. The sole responsibility
for the content of this document lies with CRT Japan, as an organizer of Nippon CSR Consortium.
We would like to offer our great gratitude for the participants from NGO/NPO, and companies, and those
who gave public comments.
Caux Round Table Japan
Nippon CSR Consortium
Minoru Matsuzaki
Hiroki Wada

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Table of Content

1.

Preface .............................................................................................................................................................4

1-1.

Purpose of Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop ...........................................................................4

1-2.

Implementation Steps of the 2023 Workshop ......................................................................................8

1-3.

Notes for this document .......................................................................................................................92.

CRT Japan's viewpoint as the Secretariat of Nippon CSR Consortium ......................................................... 10

3.

Human Rights Issues by Sector

3-1.

Manufacturing Industry .................................................................................................................... 12

3-2.

Manufacturing (IT) Industry ............................................................................................................. 14

3-3.

Chemical and Building Materials Industry ....................................................................................... 17

3-4.

Food and Beverage Industry ............................................................................................................. 19

3-5.

Pharmaceuticals Industry .................................................................................................................. 23

3-6.

Logistics and Transport Industry ...................................................................................................... 25

3-7.

Consumer Goods Industry .................................................................................................................. 27

3-8.

Appeal Industry ................................................................................................................................ 29

4.

A list of Participants ...................................................................................................................................... 31

Attachment 1: Workshop for Identifying Human Rights Issues
Attachment 2: Summary of Discussions by Industry (Japanese only)

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1-1.

Purpose of Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop

The Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop provides an opportunity for companies, NGOs/NPOs, andacademic experts to conduct discussions for human rights due diligence 1 set out in the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights2.
In July 2011, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were unanimously endorsed by the
UN Human Rights Council. The Guiding Principles explicitly and clearly set out that all business enterprises
have the responsibility to respect human rights. In order to fulfil the responsibility, the Guiding Principles
require them to carry out human rights due diligence that comprises process for identifying, preventing,mitigating and accounting for how they address their adverse human rights impacts. In response to theendorsement in 2011, in cooperation with companies, NGOs/NPOs and academic experts, CRT Japanestablished the Nippon CSR Consortium* in 2012 as a platform for multi-stakeholders. The Consortium
organizes the yearly Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop (Stakeholder Engagement Programme).
Through a series of dialogues with companies, NGOs/NPOs, and academic experts, participants can deepen
understanding of the specific contexts in which human rights violations can arise, of the relationship between
business activities and human rights, of important human rights issues, and of the importance of promoting
business operations with due consideration given to human rights. We regard that this document, whichcontains the content of the discussion in the workshop and the identified sector-specific human rights issues,
will be the foundation for companies to facilitate their efforts of human rights due diligence in the future.
2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Companies

39

15

34

48

40

NGOs/NPOs

11

12

17

17

14

Participants

68 persons

35 persons

68 persons

98 persons

73 persons

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Companies

23

17

24

20

26

NGOs/NPOs

17

14

13

10

10

Participants

67 persons

60 persons

80 persons

60 persons

71 persons

Human rights due diligence encompasses process for (1) identifying and assessing any actual or potential adverse humanrights impacts, (2) integrating the findings from their impact assessments and take appropriate action, (3) tracking theeffectiveness of their response, and (4) communicating how they address their human rights impacts.
2 Refer to: Human Rights Council, 2011, Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue ofhuman rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Available at:
http://www.ohchr.org/documents/issues/business/A.HRC.17.31.pdf#search='report+of+the+special+representative+of+the+se
cretarygeneral+on+the+issue+of+human+rights+and+transnational (Accessed Nov 10th, 2014).
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2022

2023

Companies

30

32

NGOs/NPOs

10

10

Participants

89

93

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1-2.

Implementation Steps of the 2023 Workshop

The Workshop consists of the following four steps.

Step1: Understanding the context in which human rights issues arise⚫

Corporate participants were given a lecture on the particular context in which human rights issues arise
by members of NGOs/NPOs and subject experts. After the lecture, the participants from the company,
NGO/NPO, and subject experts were separated by the given topics and discussed further.

Step2: Reviewing and identifying adverse human rights impacts arising from corporate activities⚫

The participants reviewed the sector specific human rights issues formulated by the CSR Consortium
last year as to whether there were any additions/deletions/correction points, using the Human Rights
Guidance Tool (2014 revision).

Step3: Integrating perspectives from both corporations and stakeholders⚫

The corporate participants summarised discussion contents and exchanged their views with
NGOs/NPOs and subject experts. After receiving feedback from the NGOs/NPOs and subject experts,
the corporate participants finalized their discussion contents by sector. The Secretariat then compiled
their work and developed “Human Rights Issues by Sector (draft)”.

Step4: Collecting Public Comments and finalizing our report
The Secretariat invites public comments on this paper from 17th November 2023 – 17th December
2023.

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Notes for this document

1-3.a

Relevance between business operations and human rights

In the beginning of this workshop in 2012, NGOs/NPOs did not have full understanding on how their socialand environmental concerns were relevant to business and human rights. Also, corporate participants did notunderstand how their business operations and human rights were relevant. However, through this workshop,
they have started recognizing that social and environmental issues are business and human rights, andbusiness operations and human rights are relevant.
1-3.b

Scope of Study and Analysis

The workshop of this year does not include the following study and analysis.
The interconnection map of WEF Global Risks illustrated in “Human Rights Issues by Sector (v.3)” is
not discussed or in the scope of analysis.

“Priorities on the SDGs by Sector” discussed at the fifth workshop is not discussed or in the scope ofanalysis.

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CRT Japan's viewpoint as the Secretariat of Nippon CSR Consortium
In 2022-2023, the pandemic Covid-19 is gradually coming to an end, and people are beginning tonormalize their traffic, starting in Europe and the United States. On the other hand, Russia's invasion of
Ukraine has continued for more than a year, and the intensity of the fighting has increased. This has resulted
in repeated political wrangling between the democratic camp, led by the U.S., and the Global South, led by
Russia, China, and India, which promote tyrannical regimes. This has taken a heavy toll on global supply
chains. Furthermore, in October, military clashes between Hamas and Israel around the Gaza Strip in theinterim Palestinian Authority have created a dire situation. Here, the UN functions aimed at peace are notfunctioning at all, and the division of the international community is rapidly widening.
On the other hand, in technology, generative AI has emerged since late 2022 and has begun to attract
attention among nations and companies in its development and use. Under the circumstances of rapidly
expanding investment in AI, rules for AI regulation in Europe and the AI Safety Summit were held in
November. Along with the expectation that it will change the critical situation of mankind, it is also regarded
as the greatest threat to mankind, and the topic is rapidly gaining momentum.
Meanwhile, in Japan, the Guiding Principles have revealed the long-standing and ongoing sexual assaultof youth by the founder of the largest entertainment agency, "Johnny's Office," with a total of more than 100
victims. The victims raised the issue in the context of the Guiding Principles, and were included in theschedule of the UN Human Rights Committee's Working Group on Business and Human Rights during its
first visit to Japan. The Japanese government and the industrial world were also shaken by the incident, andmany members of the public became aware of "business and human rights". 3 The media and many
companies with which we have commercial contracts are discussing and closely monitoring their responses
to the concepts of "complicity" and "facilitation" in the Guiding Principles.
*In the above series of developments, this workshop was cited as an example of a "human rights due
diligence" initiative that should be referred to, in the guide to "Business and Human Rights Responses
Required of Companies Today" published by the Human Rights Protection Bureau of the Ministry of Justicein 2021, and the "Human Rights Issues by Sector (Draft) Japanese" (public comment implemented at the endof 2020) published by the Nippon CSR Consortium (official name) was cited as a case study to be referred
to and introduced as a high-profile initiative.
In the discussions among different industries conducted during the 6th workshop, there was a strong
awareness of the beginning of the fragmentation of the global economy, with acts of war becoming a regularfeature of economic sanctions as a bargaining tool among nations that are the subjects of respect for human3This workshop was cited as an example of a "human rights due diligence" initiative that should be referred to, in the guideto "Business and Human Rights Responses Required of Companies Today" published by the Human Rights Protection
Bureau of the Ministry of Justice in 2021, and the "Human Rights Issues by Sector (Draft) Japanese" (public comment
implemented at the end of 2020) published by the Nippon CSR Consortium (official name) was cited as a case study to bereferred to and introduced as a high-profile initiative.

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industries, and the anguish of companies struggling to cope with them.
Special Efforts this Year]-Resumption of Global Dialogues
The five overseas experts who had not been able to visit Japan for a long time due to the Covid-19 cameto Japan in October for the "2023 Business and Human Rights Conference in Tokyo" hosted by CRT Japan.
Five overseas experts and about 40 members of companies participating in this workshop took part in theevent.
＜Outline of the 2023 Global Dialogue>
Date: October 12, 2023 AP Marunouchi Tokyo / ZOOM
Overseas experts:⚫

Mr. Sean Christopher Lees United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangkok Regional
Hub Business and Human Rights Specialist, Asia Pacific⚫

Guna Subramaniam, Business and Human Rights Specialist, Asia Pacific Institute for Human
Rights and Business⚫

Jill van de Walle, Research Analyst, World Benchmarking Alliance⚫

Annabel Mulder, Research Analyst, World Benchmarking Alliance⚫

Rishi Sher Singh, Global Value Chain Expert, Advisor to CRT Japan Committee

Content:
The secretariat outlined the framework for the ongoing initiatives to be held as Nippon CSR, andintroduced the issues raised by civil society organizations this year. Following the presentation, two casestudies from the IT/electric and apparel industries were reported on the results of the examination ofhuman rights issues by industry, followed by a dialogue with the experts.
Comments from international experts:⚫

The human rights due diligence should be seen as an effort to reach vulnerable and vulnerable
stakeholders who are located beyond the workers in the Tier 1 supply chain and the workers andcommunities involved in the production of raw materials.

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Rights holders close to raw materials are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. We
would like to see more attention paid to raw materials.

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AI as a technology has the potential to take away the jobs of current workers through the synergistic
effects of automation and labor saving that have been achieved by the Corona Disaster. The impactof taking away jobs should be viewed as a negative impact, and the human rights DDR should also
consider how this will affect the supply chain.

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We would like to see the supply chain mapped out. This will clarify where the impacts are.
Furthermore, by mapping the entire value chain, we will be able to identify negative points forsustainable business. For example, a business model that significantly increases or decreases thenumber of orders at the last minute, based on information on apparel customer trends, will have asignificant impact on the upstream of the supply chain. It is possible that the company may realize
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the need to review the business model itself. We have seen that human rights DD in companies thathave been able to map their business models can be constructive.
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When companies discontinue procurement of raw materials from conflict areas or gray zones andshift to other regions, we would like them to do the impact on the discontinuation and the situationin the new region (based on rights holders) and proceed on the basis of their own confirmation.

The companies participating in this workshop are continuously and diligently addressing "business andhuman rights. In the business environment surrounding the aforementioned corporate activities, eachcompany is promoting human rights due diligence efforts. However, in many cases, the scope of the subjectsof human rights respect (rights holders) investigated by Japanese companies is the company's own full-time
employees. Although the number of companies conducting human rights due diligence, including those in
the supply chain, has been increasing, the method has been mainly a questionnaire to check the CSR
initiatives of their business partners, However, in recent years, the number of cases in which companies
participating in the workshop approach their employees (front-line workers), who are the main actors in
respect of human rights, is rapidly increasing. On the other hand, some companies were considering
implementing human rights due diligence by utilizing various certification systems and social audits, butthese do not guarantee meaningful engagement with rights holders and are not a substitute for human rights
due diligence. Rather than efforts to tick human rights checkboxes, such as surveys and audits, companies
need to dynamically identify where and against whom human rights and environmental issues are occurring
throughout their business relationships.
The number of companies that have visualized their supply chains, identified specific vulnerable rights
holders, and engaged with them is steadily increasing.
On the other hand, there is a noticeable delay in efforts to implement a grievance mechanism (remedy
mechanism) that reaches rights holders directly. We believe that companies will continue to seek answers tothese questions as an extension of whistleblower systems that are already in operation, and will not be able
to change the paradigm. The secretariat feels that companies should be aware of the difference in scope andstakeholders between the whistleblower system, which focuses on compliance violations, and human rights
issues that extend along the supply chain.
Finally, it should be noted that dialogue (dialogue) is the essence of human rights efforts. In this workshop,
human rights issues of concern are made visible to both civil society and corporations. As the next step, what
is important for companies in addressing human rights issues is to recognize the issues through dialogue withthe parties suffering from human rights violations and the NGO/NPOs that support them. The approach ofthis workshop is to support companies in taking the first step toward conducting human rights due diligence,
which is the gateway to this process. If there is a problem, companies are to work with stakeholders to address
the issue by leveraging their expertise and strategy to ensure accountability, transparency, and legitimacy. By
doing so, we believe that we can obtain a license to operate from society and ensure the sustainability of ourbusiness. The question is how the corporate participants in this workshop will incorporate this initiative into
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Although the global economy has aimed to open up markets, the reality is that its expanding supply chainsare creating a series of obvious and significant issues that need to be resolved. The global economy has beenon an expansionary path, but the past few years have also seen the emergence of a new set of national conflicts
due to differences in political systems. The daily occurrence of combat has dealt a decisive blow to global
supply chains. Since last year, we have been forced to make changes to restructure our supply chains withsecurity BCPs in mind. Under any circumstances, business activities have the potential to have a negative
impact on human rights, and only corporate activities that address these issues seriously can ensure theirsustainability.

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3. Human Rights Issues by Sectors
3.1 Manufacturing Industry※Value Chain of Manufacturing Industry
Creation: research, development, design Purchase: construction of facilities, procurement Production: manufacturing Operation: storage, logistics
Sell: sales and marketing Use: consumption, utilization, maintenance and servicing Discard: disposal and recycling
Value Chain

Labour Time andWage

Treatment in the
Workplace

Health and Safety(1)Physical(2)Mental(3)Health(4) Education

Business/
Supply Chain

Descrimination

Child Labor

Force Labor

Freedom of
Association

Specific Concerns

Disposal
Use
Sell
Transport
Produce
Buy
Creat

Human Rights Issues in the Manufacturing Industry

・Risk that the minimum wage is not in line with the local standard of living, leading to long working hours
・Risk that monthly wages do not increase commensurate with the rising cost of living.
・Compensation for vacation and wages in the event that employees are forced to take extended leaves of absence due to their children's sudden absencefrom school or school.
・Partial nonpayment of wages for working hours (improper management of working hours for remote work, etc., excess of deemed overtime hours under
the deemed working hours system, rounding down of fractions of working hours, failure to accept overtime requests, etc.) and forced work in excess oflegal working hours
・Overtime service and long working hours, especially in Japan. Excessive labor by managers (middle management)
・Risk of overtime work due to production adjustments (prioritizing delivery dates)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・Risk of long working hours and lower wages for subcontractors due to the transfer of increased raw material and energy costs to subcontractors as aresult of geopolitical changes
・Long working hours due to lack of appropriate capital investment
・Risk of long working hours due to lack of appropriate personnel replacement when an employee leaves the company
・Discrepancies in working conditions and wage disparities due to employment status, etc.
・Economic deprivation of employees due to unfair dismissal *Risk of causing child labor
・Response to the 2024 logistics problem (reduced income, increased workload, and worsening of health due to restrictions on truck drivers' working
hours)(1) Occupational accidents resulting in death or serious injury in research, manufacturing, or factory settings(1)Living environment where minimum space is not secured, such as dormitory living with several people in one room
(1)Inadequate showers, toilets, etc., establishment of dormitories on the factory premises, management with locks from the outside, etc., may adversely
affect employee health(1)Possibility that health and safety standards do not conform to global standards in terms of emergency exits, evacuation drills, etc.
(1)Work and private life may become blurred, resulting in a decrease in workers' private life.
(2) Long working hours may result in poor employee health care, especially mental health(2) Remote work may lead to lack of communication and alienation or exclusion from the workplace.
(2) Fear of having employees work under inappropriate room temperature by not compensating for the cost of utilities required for remote work(2) The possibility of not being recognized as workers' compensation in the event of injury or illness while working remotely.
(2) Forcing employees who wish to come to work to work remotely.
(2) Effects on physical and mental health due to lack of appropriate breaks and leave✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
(2) (3) Possibility of adverse effects on women's health and mental health (especially in factories and field work) due to not being able to take time off
during painful menstrual periods.
・(Particularly in factories and on-site work): Working environment that does not give sufficient consideration to mental and physical changes peculiar
to women, such as menstrual periods.
・Health hazards due to work in extreme heat・Risk of not being able to guarantee the safety of food provided in the company cafeteria
・Risk of not being able to ensure the safety of food provided in the company cafeteria ・Work management (health aspects) due to the introduction ofside jobs(3)Progression of occupational diseases due to lack or non-use of protective equipment such as finger sacks, gloves, masks, ear plugs, etc.
(4) Treatment of foreign workers (especially language issues such as instruction and awareness of health and safety aspects)
・Lack of multilingual support may prevent foreign workers from accessing necessary medical and health and safety information(1) - (4) Possible infringement on the healthy life of children due to long working hours of their guardians

・Unequal treatment in terms of working conditions, training, and promotion
・Discrimination against infected and non-vaccinated persons
・Discrimination against infected or non-vaccinated workers
・Discrimination based on race, color, gender, age, nationality, disability, illness, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, place ofresidence, place of birth, etc.
・Harassment of any kind (sexual harassment, power harassment, remo-harassment, technology harassment, etc.)
・Risk of workers' privacy being violated by the company's management of workers' vital information (e.g., sleep information)
・Discrimination and invasion of privacy due to leakage of personal information handled only by certain departments
・Fear that AI may read latent discrimination tendencies in humans and promote them through the data it learns (e.g., TMS)
・Possible unequal treatment in predicting resignations and declines of job offers by AI
・Worker privacy may be violated by AI monitoring of workers.
・AI may be used for recruitment and personnel evaluation, which may result in uniform judgment based on uniform standards including those of othercompanies, loss of diversity of human resources, and competition for human resources. Loss of job opportunities due to discriminatory treatment (AI's own
bias)
・When AI is used for recruitment or personnel evaluation, the person in charge may not be able to make appropriate judgments, which may
At the time ofunintentionally promote discrimination.
hiring and at the✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・Risk of discriminatory treatment of job applicants and employees due to biased AI in hiring and personnel evaluation
time of employment
・Risk of dismissal, return to Japan, or other disadvantageous treatment of technical intern trainees due to marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, etc.
・Risk of being denied maternity/paternity leave, shortened working hours, etc. for technical intern trainees.
・Unequal judgment may be made at the time of hiring due to unconscious bias.
・Inability to access internal systems and benefits due to differences in employment status or race
・Risk of corporate activities leading to human rights violations due to lack of ESG awareness among general employees
・Lack of understanding of the recruitment and employment status of workers at suppliers, which may contribute to discrimination
・Gender bias may deprive women of freedom of choice in their work and reduce their opportunities to play an active role.
(This includes the risk of loss of work experience opportunities due to biases such as not allowing women to carry heavy loads or drugs that women cannot
handle.)・The risk that gender bias may affect career construction (e.g., work selection, opportunities for promotion and advancement, etc.)
・Possible lack of equal promotion in terms of diversity (change in the ratio of attributes at the time of entry into the company and the ratio of promotion toleadership).
・Workload imbalance due to differences in work style (remote/on-call)・Insufficient care for overseas employees in terms of their daily lives.
(1)Possible employment of children in the supply chain in developing countries (subcontracting work, etc.) and mediation of children by brokers.
(1)Asian workers may apply for employment by falsifying their age(1) Minimum age (1) Risk of children being involved in inside work of parts manufacturing.
(2) Young workers (2) Possible risk of having them engage in night work or hazardous work
(1)(2) Increased physical and mental strain and loss of learning opportunities due to domestic work on behalf of parents (young caregivers)(1)(2) When using outside services for events, etc., young people may be working there and may unintentionally contribute to child labor・Migrant workers (including foreign nationals and domestic migrants) may be required to pay excessive recruitment costs and keep identification
documents (passports, etc.) when hired.
Employment
・Migrant workers may be forced to work due to language barriers.
・Long working hours due to excessive quotas may become de facto forced labor
Compulsory
・Possible negative impact on stakeholders in the material production process
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・Possible lack of dialogue and communication with workers' representatives, labor unions, etc.
・There is a risk that labor-management consultations and collective bargaining may not be sufficiently institutionalized and operated. In addition, although
the right to collective bargaining is recognized, there is a risk that negotiations are not actually being conducted.
・Possible that workers' rights are not sufficiently secured in the union store system
・Formation or activities of labor unions are prohibited (including cases where they are prohibited as an entity)✔ ✔ ✔
・Likelihood that workers' rights are not adequately secured in the country or region.
・May hinder the freedom of association of foreign workers
・In Japan, the main body of negotiations with the company is the company-based union, and there is a risk that it has more influence than industrial tradeunions.
・Risk that workers' rights, such as delivery and retail, are not adequately secured.

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Resources

Resources/Commu
nity

・The development, design, distribution, and sale of products that have a high environmental impact (high electricity use, difficult to recycle) may lead toexcessive extraction of resources (upstream supply chain).
・Risk of contributing to environmental destruction and human rights violations by using energy and resources that are assumed to have a low
environmental impact when in fact they are actually high.
・Possibility of contributing to environmental destruction and human rights violations by using energy and resources that are assumed to have a low
environmental impact when in fact they have a high environmental impact.
・Possible negative impact on local communities through the use of renewable energy and biomass resources(environmental impact from power plants and deforestation caused by the use of palm oil)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・Possible negative impact on the global environment when processing solar panels
・Fear of consuming huge amount of resources when constructing, operating, and renewing power generation facilities for renewable energies
・Possible negative impact on the environment when manufacturing environmentally friendly products
・Potential to harm the lives and health of local residents in the vicinity of the production site, as well as water and land abuse, pollution, and resource
depletion at the factory and local construction sites [buy/build/discard].
・Possible destruction of forests and marine ecosystems due to the procurement of raw materials
・Destruction of local ecosystems due to construction and operation of business sites
・Risk of continued adverse effects on the global environment due to failure to review the environmental impact of business operations
・Destruction
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・May increaseoftheriskandof disease
to global overusewarmingof land and resources, and adverse impacts on local communities resulting from business activities

・Risk of negative impact on local communities from the use of renewable energy and biomass resources (wood pellets, etc.) (environmental impact frompower plants, increased deforestation from the use of palm oil) => Risk of having to be careful
・Possible huge power consumption due to the use of virtual currency in circulation
・Risk of generating microplastics through business activities
・Risk of low recycling rate, although waste is sorted.
→Risk of inadequate waste segregation hindering effective use of resources
・Risk that subsidiaries or suppliers do not recycle or manage waste as instructed.
Disposal✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・Risk of unauthorized disposal of waste (valuable resources) by suppliers・Risk of improper disposal by suppliers or end consumers (e.g., ocean plastic issues, increased processes at waste treatment facilities)
・Risk of inappropriate disposal during renewal or closure of renewable energy generation facilities
・In the procurement of raw materials and disposal of products, there is a risk that funds, products, or services may flow to non-governmental forces orPayments toarmed groups (e.g., conflict minerals).
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・In the procurement of labor, a portion of wages may flow to anti-social organizations or armed groups (e.g., technical intern trainees)organizations
・Landmines, etc., may be placed in conflict countries, affecting logistics
・Risk of forcible displacement of indigenous and local residents when acquiring land for business・Land value may be damaged due to construction and operation of the project site.
・There is a risk of health hazards to indigenous and local residents due to the spread and infection of viruses caused by land reclamation.
AccessOwnership✔ ✔
・Risk of leaving unused solar panels unattended due to bankruptcy of the operator, etc.
to Landto land・Use of the land without considering its resistance, adaptability, and change over time may result in threats to the livelihood of local residents.
・Potential for land use to negatively impact the environment and nearby ecosystems (availability of available water, animal habitat, etc.)
・Risk of being involved in bribery and corruption, especially when obtaining permits and licenses, such as Facility Payments
・Bribery at the time of contracting, industry customs, conformity (in terms of business/operating style), and complicity in corrupt practices when
receiving orders for government projects.
Bribery and✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・Risk that foreign companies with which we have alliances or investments may be complicit with the military regime as a result of their donations to the
Corruption
military regime
・Risk of corruption such as bribes in order to keep logistics uninterrupted
・Risk of complicity in human rights abuses when operating in countries or regions where there is a gap between local laws and customs and international
standards
Society and Relationship・When using airports in countries with military regimes, etc., there is a risk of paying royalties to the military regime and consequently being complicit inGovernment with Government
human rights abuses.
Relationships with ・Risks associated with the assumption that Japan does not have high human rights risks or that there is no or little discrimination in Japancountries with high ・Doing business in a country with human rights risks may benefit the country with human rights risks and have a negative impact on the nationals of the✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
human rights
country and other nationals or ethnic groups with which Japan is in conflict.
risks
・Risk that the human rights risk to which you have contributed may lead to boycotts or downsizing of your business, which may prevent you fromproviding products and services to customers (impact on stakeholder relations and human resources)
・Possible complicity in human rights abuses through activities without a proper understanding of the history (aggression, persecution, etc.) of thecountries in which the company does business or does business.
Climate Change

Community

Relationshipwith Consumers

OthersComplicity

RemedyHealth, Safety,
Privacy,
Accessibility

・Risk of damage to the life, health, or property of consumers as a result of failure of products or services provided to customers, inappropriate marketing
activities, or failure to properly disclose information.
・Inappropriate advertisements or information dissemination may cause discomfort or false perceptions among consumers, promote discrimination or
prejudice, or cause health hazards due to false perceptions.
・Risk of infringement of human rights of individuals due to inappropriate management of personal information obtained in the course of businessprocesses.
・When human rights are violated, specific measures are not taken and the damage may increase.
・When human rights violations occur, there may be a delay in response, resulting in the escalation of damage.
・Various procedures will be mainly carried out using PCs and smartphones, and those who are not proficient in IT devices may be left behind.
・The increasing use of online procedures and functions will promote IT disparity.
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・Product services that lack consideration for diversity may make access difficult for the socially vulnerable.
・Possible inaccessibility of infrastructure necessary for daily life for foreign residents due to lack of multilingualization of various procedures・ Lack of multilingualization of various procedures may prevent foreigners from accessing infrastructures necessary for daily life.
・ Insufficient consideration for foreigners and children (e.g., child locks) may cause inconvenience or danger to consumers.
・Insufficient consideration for product users (child locks, multilingual support, wheelchair accessibility, etc.), which may cause inconvenience or danger
to consumers
・Lack of uniformity in industry standards for containers, etc. may lead to higher costs and increased waste.
・There is a risk of leakage of confidential information and infringement of copyrights due to the spread of AI technology.
・Health hazards due to chemical substances (VOCs, etc.) released from products
・Risk of products and services not reaching consumers due to withdrawal from business (in conflict countries, etc.)

Use or Misuse forother purposes

・Advanced functions of cameras may be used for voyeuristic photography or other sexual harm.
・Surveillance cameras may be used as equipment for forced labor
・Risk of criminal use of SNS
・Risk of illegal modification for diversion or misuse in weapons such as cars and drones
・Risk of stalking using IC tags
・Risk of consumers suffering damage such as explosion or harmful gas emission when transferring detergent, etc. to a container other than the dedicatedcontainer.
(e.g., when alcohol disinfectant is put into a container that is not compatible with alcohol).
・Risk of using 3D printers to produce weapons or other items that infringe on human rights.
・Fear of counterfeit bills being manufactured by a scanner
・Risk of damage to the human body (including mental health) due to use for other than the intended purpose
・Leakage of personal or confidential information due to employee use of generated AI

Access to
Remedy✔

・Inadequate remedy contact points and processes may prevent human rights violations from being remedied.
・Lack of monitoring by a third-party organization may not ensure the effectiveness of the remedy process.
・Risk that reports will not be connected to the remedy process
・Effectiveness of the remedy process may not be ensured due to inadequate development of the remedy window and process, and insufficient monitoringby a third-party organization.
・Possible lack of protection for whistleblowers
・Risk that the current function may become a dead end.
・Need to consider a remedy process that includes the supply chain, but currently it is not implemented.
・Development of a remedy process that includes the entire group and the supply chain.
・Possible lack of recognition as a target of relief due to insufficient information dissemination (low absolute volume, lack of multilingual support, and✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
business custom factors).
・Insufficient information dissemination (low absolute volume, lack of multilingual support, business practice factors) may result in not being recognized
as a person eligible for remedies.
・There is a risk of not being able to consult with the person in charge of a matter that cannot be discussed with the person in charge, although the contact
information of the person in charge of the delivery destination is known.
・There is a risk of limitation of users due to a lack of means of access to the relief desk and languages available.
・Fear of not being able to inquire due to a lack of trust in the contact person (psychological safety assurance)
・Possible disparity in relief for non-Japanese (due to language and cultural barriers)
・The perpetrator who was punished by the report may reoccur the problem in another place.

133.2 Manufacturing Industry (IT)※Value Chain of Manufacturing Industry
Creation: research, development, design Purchase: construction of facilities, procurement Production: manufacturing Operation: storage, logistics
Sell: sales and marketing Use: consumption, utilization, maintenance and servicing Discard: disposal and recycling
Value Chain

Labour Time andWageSpecific Concerns

Disposal
Use
Sell
Transport
Produce
Buy
Creat

Human Rights Issues in the Manufacturing
Industry(IT)・ Risk that minimum wages are not in line with local living standards, leading to long working hours
・ Compensation for vacation and wages in the event that a child is forced to take an extended leave of absence due tosudden closure of school or school. (Risk of not being guaranteed a proper place to work if parents cannot take leave)
・ Risk of overtime due to production adjustments (prioritizing delivery dates) *While there were requests for increased
production of daily necessities due to the pandemic, there were also plans for rapid production cuts due to decreased
demand・ Risk of lack of proper working hour management. Separation of work and private life (self-reporting)・ Possible lack of proper management of working hours for remote work (work-life balance)
・ Possible truncation of working hours (problem of rounding down fractions of working hours)
・ Possible failure to pay overtime wages to workers who exceed the prescribed/legal working hours under the deemed
working hours system (working hours management).
・ In the deemed overtime system, there is a risk that overtime is not paid even though the deemed overtime hours have been
exceeded.
・ There is a possibility that proper compensation (wages) for work is not paid. Possible failure to pay wages for work done.
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・ Possible impact of wage disparity on children's future education.
・ Risk of subcontractors working longer hours and lowering wages by passing on increased raw material and energy costs
due to geopolitical changes to subcontractors.
・ Overtime and long working hours, especially in Japan. Excessive labor by managers (middle management)
・ Inappropriate operation of discretionary labor system and deemed managerial positions.
・ Disparity in working conditions and wages between group companies. Equal pay for equal work.
・ Possibility of long working hours due to old production facilities.
・ Possibility of not being able to live a life that meets basic needs (malnutrition, loss of educational opportunities forchildren, etc.) due to not being paid a living wage that is commensurate with the cost of living in the country or region
where they reside.
・ Decline in living standards due to wage increases not keeping pace with rapid increases in food, energy, and other prices
triggered by international conflicts

Treatment in
the Workplace

Health and Safety(1) Physical(2)Mental(3) Health(4) Education

Business/
Supply Chain(1) Occupational accidents resulting in death or serious injury, especially in research, manufacturing, and factory sites[Creation/building].
(1) Potential for occupational accidents while working at home (health hazards due to inadequate safety considerations anddifferent working environments, disruption of the rhythm of life)(1) Living environment and sanitary facilities that do not provide minimum space, such as dormitory living with several
people in one room(1) Inadequate showers, toilets, etc., establishment of dormitories on the factory premises, management locked from theoutside, etc. may adversely affect employees' health(1) Emergency exits, evacuation drills, etc. may not conform to global standards for safety and health standards(1) Work and private life may become blurred, resulting in a decrease in workers' private life.
(1) Possible failure to ensure the safety of employees and their accompanying family members in pandemic-affected
countries(1) Likelihood that safety is not ensured for employees engaged in non-teleworkable work (manufacturing sites) during apandemic(1) Lack of working environment and care environment for pregnant and nursing mothers (handling of heavy items,
handling of hazardous substances, etc., securing of nursing rooms and support for nursery schools, etc.)(1) Lack of working environment and care environment for the elderly (handling of heavy objects, consideration forpreventing falls, etc.)(2) Long working hours may lead to poor employee health care, especially mental health.
(2) Lack of communication due to remote work may lead to alienation or exclusion from the workplace.
(2) Risk of not being recognized as workers' compensation in the event of injury or illness while working remotely.
(2) Possible self-payment of increased utility costs associated with remote work (compensation for telecommuting✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
allowance)(3) Risk of illness progressing due to lack of medical checkups(3) Lack of or non-use of protective equipment such as finger sacks, gloves, masks, ear plugs, etc., which may lead toprogression of occupational diseases(3)Remote work has become a regular occurrence, and the accompanying long-term work environment may not be
maintained (e.g., illness under illness)(3) Possible inability of foreign workers to properly access medical care due to language barriers(3) Possible increase in the number of heat stroke victims due to heat waves caused by rising temperatures resulting fromclimate change(3) Risk of increased risk of diseases due to various environmental changes caused by climate change(4) Possible insufficient consideration of treatment of foreign workers in terms of language issues, such as guidance andawareness of safety and health aspects(4) Lack of equal and fair opportunities for migrant workers in terms of education, employment, wages, living environment,
etc.
(4) Lack of educational opportunities for employees due to long working hours(4) Differences in educational opportunities may occur due to differences in employment status, nationality, race, gender,
age, educational background, length of service, etc.
(4) Possible unconscious promotion of discrimination and false notions, etc., due to educational curriculum created withbiased bias by AI generation.
(1) - (4) Parents work long hours, which may infringe on the healthy life of their children.

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Descrimination

Child Labor

Force Labor

At time ofhire/employment(1) There is a risk that children may be employed in the supply chain (subcontracting work, etc.) in developing countries,
Response to
and that brokers may mediate the employment of children.
(1) Minimum age(1) Asian workers may apply for employment by falsifying their age.
(2) Young workers(2) Likelihood of having them engage in night work or hazardous work
・Migrant workers (including foreign nationals and domestic migrants) may be required to pay excessive recruitment fees
Employment
and keep identification documents (passports, etc.) when hired.
・Risks of debt labor for foreign technical interns
Compulsory
・ Long working hours due to excessive quotas may become de facto forced labor
Overtime
・ Possible negative impact on stakeholders in the material production process
・ Possible lack of dialogue and communication with workers' representatives, labor unions, etc.
・ There is a risk that labor-management consultations and collective bargaining may not be sufficiently institutionalized
and operated. In addition, although the right to collective bargaining is recognized, there is a risk that negotiations are notactually conducted.
・ Risk that workers' rights are not sufficiently secured in the union store system
・ The formation and activities of trade unions are prohibited (including cases where they are prohibited as a matter ofsubstance). Likelihood that workers' rights are not adequately secured in the country or region Labor unions do not protect
employees (in some cases, labor unions do not protect employees and do not fulfill their roles as they should).
・ Possible obstruction of freedom of association for foreign workers
・ In Japan, the main body for negotiations with the company is the company-based union, and there is a risk that it has
more influence than industrial trade unions.
・ Risk that workers' rights are not secured in delivery, retail, etc.

Freedom of
Association

Resources/Com
munityUse ofNatural Resources

Community

Disposal

Security・ Unequal treatment in terms of working conditions, training, and promotion
・ Discrimination against infected and non-vaccinated persons
・ Discrimination against infected or non-vaccinated workers
・ Discrimination based on race, color, gender, age, nationality, disability, illness, marital status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, religion, place of residence, place of birth, etc.
・ Various types of harassment (sexual harassment, power harassment, remote-harassment, technology harassment, etc.)
・ AI may read latent discrimination tendencies in humans through the data it learns and promote them (e.g., TMS)
・ Possible unequal treatment in predicting resignations and declines of job offers by AI.
・ Workers' privacy may be violated by AI monitoring of workers.
・ Workers' privacy may be violated by the company's management of workers' vital information (e.g., sleep information).
・ When AI is used for recruitment and personnel evaluation, there is a risk that the person in charge may not be able to
make appropriate judgments, which may unintentionally promote discrimination.
・ Likelihood that technical intern trainees will be subjected to disadvantageous treatment, such as dismissal or return to theirhome countries, due to marriage, pregnancy, or childbirth.
・ Risk of technical intern trainees being denied maternity leave, childcare leave, shorter working hours, etc.
・ Risk of unequal judgments being made at the time of recruitment due to unconscious bias
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・ Risk of products and services not reaching consumers due to withdrawal from business in conflict countries, etc.
・ Risk that corporate activities may lead to human rights violations due to a lack of ESG awareness among generalemployees
・ Risks that the working environment of in-house technical intern trainees can be confirmed, but the working environmentof technical intern trainees employed by suppliers cannot be ascertained.(This includes the risk of loss of work experience
opportunities due to biases such as not allowing women to handle chemicals or carry heavy loads.)
・ Risk that the image of the industry will not be improved, resulting in fewer opportunities for women to be active in theindustry(not excusing the characteristics of the industry, but due to lack of awareness of role models and lack of image ofwomen working through life time events)
・ There is a risk that wages will decline even after reemployment of elderly workers, even though their job descriptions
remain unchanged, and that equal pay for equal work will not be observed.
・ Unemployment rate may increase due to the replacement of existing jobs by advances in AI.
・ Lack of consideration for expectant and nursing mothers may deprive women of opportunities to work and develop theircareers.

Payments to
Anti-Social
Organizations✔

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・ The development, design, distribution, and sale of environmentally hazardous products (high power consumption, lowrecycling) may lead to excessive extraction of resources (upstream supply chain).
・ There is also a risk of harm to the health and livelihood of local residents near production sites, as well as water and landabuse, pollution, and resource depletion at factories and local construction sites (buy/build/discard).
・ Use of energy and resources that are assumed to have a low environmental impact when in fact they have a highenvironmental impact, thereby contributing to environmental destruction and human rights abuses.
・ Possible negative impacts on local communities through the use of renewable energy and biomass
resources.(environmental burden caused by power plants, and deforestation caused by the use of palm oil)・ Inappropriate use or disposal by suppliers or end consumers (e.g., ocean plastic problems, increased processes at waste
treatment facilities)
・ Possible huge power consumption due to the use of virtual currency in circulation
・ Possible destruction of forests and marine ecosystems due to procurement of raw materials
・ Destruction of local ecosystems due to construction and operation of business sites
・ Risk of continued adverse effects on the global environment due to failure to review the environmental impact of✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
business operations
・ Possible negative environmental impacts of manufacturing environmentally friendly products
・ Possible purchase of natural energy by some dominant companies
・ Development and utilization of generative AI will require enormous amounts of energy, and the poor and othervulnerable groups in society may not have access to sufficient energy.
・ There is a risk of child labor and forced labor at rare metal mining sites due to the shortage of semiconductors.
・ Possible negative impact on the global environment during the processing of solar panels
・ Increase in take-out may lead to a sharp increase in waste
・ Increase in the use of local water in overseas production (virtual water problem)
・ Lack of automation in car wash machines, dishwashers, etc. may increase water consumption.
・ May increase the risk of disease due to global warming
・ Climate change may increase the number of refugees and people on welfare as more people lose their homes due to sea
level rise and flooding due to climate change.
・ Water scarcity impacts due to climate change may undermine water access rights
・ Droughts due to climate change may reduce agricultural production and lead to food shortages
・ Risk of generating microplastics through business activities
・Risk of low recycling rate, although garbage is sorted✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・Risk of consuming seafood only and contributing to the increase of marine plastic litter as a result.
・ In the procurement of raw materials and disposal of products, there is a risk that funds, products, or services may flow to
non-governmental forces or armed groups (e.g., conflict minerals)
・ A portion of wages in the procurement of labor may flow to anti-social organizations or armed groups (e.g., technicalinterns).
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・ Landmines and other landmines may be placed in conflict countries, affecting logistics
・ Possible increase in crimes due to misuse of generated AI (misinformation through fake news, fraud, defamation,
copyright infringement, etc.)

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Access toLand

Ownership to land

Bribery andCorruption
Society andGovernment

Relationships
withGovernment
Relationships withcountries
with high humanrights risks

・ Risk of forcible displacement of indigenous and local residents when acquiring land for business
・ Land value may be damaged due to construction and operation of the project site.
・ There is a risk of health hazards to indigenous and local residents due to the spread of viruses and infection caused byland reclamation.
・ There is a risk of environmental destruction due to the clearing of mountains and installation of solar panels.
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・ There is a risk that unused solar panels will be left unattended due to bankruptcy of the operator, etc.
・ Use of land without considering its resistance, adaptability, and change over time may result in threats to the livelihoodof local residents.(e.g., mudslides in Atami)
・ Mining of rare metals, gold, etc. may pollute the environment of the surrounding area and cause damage to local
residents.
・ Risk of being involved in bribery and corruption, especially when obtaining permits and licenses, such as Facility
Payments
・ Bribery at the time of contracting, industry customs, conformity (in terms of business/operating style), and complicity incorrupt practices when receiving orders for government projects.
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・ Risk that foreign companies with which we have alliances or investments may be complicit with the military regime as aresult of their donations to the military regime
・ Risk of corruption such as bribes in order to keep logistics uninterrupted
・ Risk of complicity in human rights abuses when operating in countries or regions where there is a gap between local
laws and customs and international standards
・ Risk of paying royalties to military regimes when using airports in countries with military regimes, etc., andconsequently being complicit in human rights abuses✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Risks associated with the assumption that Japan does not have a high human rights risk.
・ Likelihood of indirectly contributing to human rights abuses (forced labor, ethnic discrimination, increased refugee
populations, and other community impacts) through transactions with companies and suppliers in conflict areas

・ Risk of damage to the life, health, or property of the consumer due to failure of the product or service provided to thecustomer, inappropriate marketing activities, or failure to properly disclose information.
・ Failure to properly manage personal information obtained in the course of business processes may result in theinfringement of individual human rights.
・ When personal human rights are infringed, specific measures are not taken and the damage may spread.
・ Risk of causing discomfort or false perceptions among consumers due to inappropriate advertisements or information
Health, Safety, and dissemination; promotion of discrimination and prejudice; and health hazards due to false perceptions.
Relationships
Personal Data・ Inadequate diversity considerations in products and services may make it difficult for vulnerable groups to access them.
with Consumer
Protection
・ Possible risks that people who cannot use IT devices will be left behind as PCs and smart phones become themainstream for various procedures.
・ Lack of multilingualization of various procedures may prevent foreigners from accessing infrastructure necessary fordaily life.
・ Risk of discriminatory judgments in credit management systems incorporating AI (through erroneous or unbiased
machine learning)・ Risk of invasion of privacy and copyright/trademark infringement through the use of generated AI

Others・ The possibility that surveillance cameras, etc. may be used as equipment for forced labor, or used for voyeuristic
photography or other sexual harm・ Risk of criminal use through social networking sites
・ Risk of illegal modification for illegal use or misuse
・ May be used for stalking using IC tags
・ Risk of consumers suffering damage such as explosion or harmful gas emission when transferring detergent, etc. to acontainer other than the dedicated container.(e.g., when alcohol disinfectant is put into a container that is not compatible
with alcohol).
・ Risk of using 3D printers to produce weapons or other items that infringe on human rights.
・ Fear of counterfeit bills being manufactured by a scanner
・ Advanced camera functions may be used for voyeuristic photography or other sexual harm

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Complicity

Use or misuse forother purposes

Remedy・ Inadequate remedy window and process may prevent human rights violations from being remedied.
・ Lack of monitoring by a third-party organization may not ensure the effectiveness of the remedy process.
・ Risk that the whistleblower will not be connected to the remedy process
・ The whistleblower may not be protected.
・ Possible disorganization of current functions
・ It is necessary to consider a remedy process that includes the supply chain, but currently it is not implemented.
・ Possible lack of recognition as a target of relief due to insufficient information dissemination (low absolute volume, lack
Building a Remedy of multilingual support, business practice factors)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Process
・ Insufficient information dissemination (low absolute volume, lack of multilingual support, and business practice factors)
may result in not being recognized as a relief recipient.
・ There is a risk of not being able to consult with the contact person in charge of the delivery destination when the contentsof the inquiry cannot be discussed with the person in charge, although the contact information of the person in charge of thedelivery destination is known.
・ Risk of not being able to make inquiries due to lack of trust in the consultation service (psychological safety assurance)
・ The use of biased and trained AIs in the grievance mechanism process may induce inappropriate handling (e.g., notleading to fair remedies)✔

16This table is a summary of the value chain that is generally considered to exist in the industry, and individual companies need to consider their own specific products
and services.
*Each value chain item includes not only the company itself but also contractors and cooperating companies that outsource manufacturing, logistics, services, etc. at each stage of the value chain. (This also includes
contractors that come in and out of offices and factories.)
Value Chain
3.3 Chemical and Building Materials Industry

Use
Sales
Logistics
Manufacturing

Resue/
RecycleDisposal

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Working Hours

・ Concerns that changes in international conditions (e.g., the situation in Ukraine) may affect the global supply chain,
resulting in short delivery times for orders, etc., which may lead to overtime work, or concerns that overtime work is
occurring on a regular basis and that it is difficult to take countermeasures to improve the situation.
・ Concerns that working hour management according to different working conditions in different countries/regions is not
sufficiently thorough and well understood.
・ Concerns that, if there is a gap between international norms and national laws, compliance with the laws of countries thatallow longer working hours than international norms may lead to health hazards for workers.

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Health and Safety

・ Concerns about the negative impact on people in the work environment and in the vicinity of the manufacturing site as amanufacturer that uses hazardous substances (chemicals, etc.) or performs many hazardous operations at high altitudes, hightemperatures, high pressure, or between hazardous substances, etc.
・ Concerns that accidents during the transportation of hazardous substances may cause health hazards to the people involved
and those living near the site.
・ Concerns that insufficient information on chemical substances provided by suppliers may cause health hazards to their own✔ ✔
employees and end consumers.
・ Concerns that outsourcing human safety and functionality testing may lead to human rights issues if the outsourced
company has weak ethical standards.
If there is a gap between international norms (e.g., ILO Core Labor Standards) and the laws of each country, there is concernthat compliance with the laws of countries that allow longer working hours than international norms may lead to healthhazards for workers.

Workplace
Treatment

Disciplinary Action

・ Concerns that suppliers are formulating disciplinary action policies that are not in line with local customs, which differ
from country to country and region to region.
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・ Concerns that suppliers do not have a clear understanding of the actual disciplinary actions taken by their suppliers and are
not encouraged to make necessary improvements, given the different practices in each country/region.
The following are of particular concern at suppliers, contractors, etc:
(1) Appropriate wages are not being paid commensurate with working hours.

ProcureDevelopment
Research

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Specific Concerns

Human rights issues of importance in the chemicaland building materials industries(2) The actual status of wages paid to foreign technical intern trainees has not been grasped.
Wages

Hiring & Time of
Employment

Businesses /Supply Chain(3) Delayed or unpaid payments to workers due to turmoil in the financial market affected by the international situation(turmoil caused by the Ukraine issue)(4) Wages are not set in line with price increases and living wages (wages necessary to maintain an adequate standard ofliving) are not being paid.
(5) Failure to pay proper compensation to subcontractors and suppliers, resulting in failure to pay proper living wages at
subcontractors and suppliers・ Concerns that the company is not adequately addressing the elimination of discrimination in the workplace on a global
basis, as major cases of harassment vary by region/period (e.g., discrimination against certain ethnic and sexual minorities,
power harassment).
Insufficient education and awareness-raising may lead to unwanted outings and human rights violations.
・ Concerns that the working environment for foreign workers with disabilities or those who do not understand Japanese is
not being maintained, which may lead to human rights issues.
・ Concerns that respect for employee privacy and reliable protection of personal information is not being achieved in theface of tightening of personal information management and regulations in various countries (EU, China, etc.) and the trend
toward tightening such regulations in Japan.
・ Concerns that employees will be categorized (by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, nationality, language,etc.) based on unconscious bias, and that they will be deprived of work opportunities, promotions, and advancement
opportunities in the positions of their choice.
・ Concerns about discrimination against specific racial groups in response to international situations.
・ Concerns that workers may be subjected to unfair and discriminatory treatment for reasons such as illness and pregnancy
without stating objectively valid criteria.

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・ In the case of foreign technical intern trainees and dispatched workers who are difficult to reassign, there is a fear that
illness or pregnancy will be used as a determining factor without objectively valid criteria being clearly stated, and that theimplementation will not be based on sufficient communication.
・ Concerns about unexpected loss of employment when it is difficult to change assignments due to withdrawal from a
Layoffs and dismissals business.
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・ Concerns about termination of employment when it becomes difficult to change work locations due to changes in life
stages.
・ Concerns about unexpected loss of employment in employment status that is considered particularly vulnerable in the value
chain (e.g., non-regular workers, contractors, etc.) due to changes in the business environment.
・ Concerns that the risks are not fully understood by Tier 2 and 3 suppliers and beyond as the supply chain becomes more
complex and globalized.
・ There is a difference between local and international laws regarding the concept of the standard age, and we are concernedthat we are not able to follow up appropriately on a regional basis.
Minimum・ Concerns that young people may be engaged in labor due to inadequate measures against impersonation, such as age
age/employment ofverification, when operating in countries with a high risk of child labor.
young workers under 18(1) Concern that children may be employed in the supply chain (subcontracted work, etc.) in developing countries, and thatbrokers may be mediating for children.
(2) Possible risk of Asian workers applying for employment by falsifying their age.
(3) Possible risk of having them engage in night work or hazardous work

・ Concerns that risks and problems may be overlooked due to a lack of a comprehensive grasp of the existence and actual
status of migrant workers and foreign technical intern trainees on a global scale.
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・ Concerns about the use of the foreign technical internship system and the imposition of unjustified costs due to insufficient✔
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human rights DD at the time of hiring trainees.
・ Concerns about restrictions on workers' freedom of movement (e.g., curfews at dormitories)
・ Concerns that freedom of movement will be restricted if the company retains original identification documents such as
Forced labor
passports, pension books, etc.
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Restriction of movement
・ Concerns that the company will set curfews at company facilities (dormitories, etc.) that deviate from socially accepted✔ ✔
norms, thereby restricting freedom of movement.
・ Concerns about forced overtime work (or even voluntary work resulting in overtime) due to orders received without✔
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minority unions.
Freedom ofbargaining"・ Concerns that freedom of choice and freedom to join or leave a union are not ensured.
association
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As a chemical company, we are working to reduce our environmental impact and properly manage chemical substances, but
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・ Concerns about inappropriate use and disposal by suppliers (customers) (e.g., marine plastics)
・ The company uses relatively large amounts of resources and is prone to causing pollution damage to local communities
due to spillage or exposure to pollutants, etc.
・ Risk of biodiversity loss and water depletion due to deforestation and overconsumption caused by factory construction, etc.
・ Concerns about the impact on local residents due to resource depletion
・ There is a risk of violation of indigenous peoples' rights, such as forced expropriation of their lands, and adverse effects on
biodiversity due to deforestation, etc., as a result of promotion of conversion from fossil resources to non-fossil resources.
Specifically:
Access to natural capital(1) Concerns that the use of edible plants (corn, soybeans, etc.) as resources will indirectly cause price hikes and food(water, land, etc.)
shortages.
(2) Concerns that the use of biodegradable plastics and biomass fuels made from oil palm will contribute to environmental
destruction.
(3) Concern that the false image of bioplastics (e.g., biodegradable plastic will return completely to nature) will encourage
ocean dumping and impede resource recycling.
・ Lack of awareness that environmental issues are part of human rights issues
・ Concerns that increased demand for EV vehicles will increase the need for procurement of minerals and increase the riskof child and forced labor at mining sites.
・ Concerns that the lack of a human perspective will lead to erroneous operations and decisions, which could lead toenvironmental destruction and health hazards.

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Remedy・ Concerns that bribes will be demanded and that the company's acceptance of payment will have negative human rights
impacts and disadvantages for rights holders (e.g., illegal construction will be approved, residents will be forced to change
their living environment under unfair conditions, or the living environment will deteriorate).
・ Concerns that involvement in corruption may result in surcharge payment orders or shutdown orders, which may have
reputational damage, and consequently indirectly affect the employment of employees.

Relationships withConcerns about indirectly contributing to the occurrence and promotion of negative human rights impacts bycountries/regions with
(1) Obtaining permits and licenses, etc. and operating in countries with high human rights risks✔
high human rights risks (2) Procurement from state-owned enterprises in countries with high human rights risks (conflict minerals, timber,
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polysilicon, etc.)(1) Concerns that the negative impact on human rights cannot be grasped due to the lack of a complaint handling systemestablished, maintained, and communicated to a wide range of stakeholders related to the business.
・ Concerns that the voices of suppliers from Tier 2 and beyond, with whom there are usually no direct communication
contacts in the supply chain, are not being understood.
・ Concerns that the grievance system remains formal and does not capture the voices of those directly affected.
(2) Concerns that the following human rights issues are not being addressed in a timely/appropriate manner
・ The consultation system/point of contact is not set up in consideration of local language, reception time zone, legal system,✔ ✔
culture, etc.
・ The access to the grievance mechanism and the expected response and timeframe are not communicated in advance.
・ The value chain is not visualized.
・ Information is not properly communicated, and appropriate responses are not taken from the perspective of respect forhuman rights.
・ Dialogue, disclosure of inquiries, etc., are not conducted (Conceptual and operational arrangement with the Whistleblower
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Health and
SafetyGlobal・ Wage levels are not in line with local living standards.
・ Wages are not justified under the piece-rate wage system (e.g., palm oil plantations, or fishing grounds).
・ There is a risk that workers will not be paid fair wages due to lack of fair trade. In addition, it will lead to loss of corporate
image through media reports, etc.
・ There is a risk that wages for foreign workers may not meet the minimum standard of living or that housing may not beadequate.
・ Ensuring wages commensurate with working hours (compliance with laws and regulations in each country)
・ Wages are not guaranteed due to factory shutdowns, lockdowns, etc., as a result of global infectious disease outbreaks.
・ There is a risk that overtime hours will be capped and overtime wages will not be paid in spite of overtime work.

Japan・ Wages differ depending on the type of employment, even though the work is the same.
・ Wages are below the standard of living.
・ Foreign workers and technical intern trainees are treated unfairly, such as unfairly low wages, termination of employment,
and other disadvantageous treatment.
・ Wages of technical intern trainees may be used for disputes in their home countries.
・ Unfair low wages, suspension of employment, or other disadvantageous treatment of dispatched workers, even Japanese
workers.
・ Unreasonable deductions from wages (e.g., toilet charges, etc.) not specified in advance and not recorded on the payroll
records.
・ Inability to raise wages due to inability to pass on price hikes in raw material prices,・ Foreign workers: Unemployment due to production stoppages, substantial decrease in remittances to home country due toyen depreciation, and decrease in attractiveness of work in Japan・ Potential deterioration of working and wage environment at suppliers not chosen・ Discrepancy with international standards in guaranteeing living wages to suppliers・ Difference in take-home pay between urban and rural areas due to rent collection levels for foreign workers being the samein urban and rural areas
・ The price of raw materials soars, so the company has no choice but to pass on the higher prices, which increases theworkload and mental stress of negotiating price revisions and replacing raw materials.
・ Stressed livelihoods due to soaring prices (while wages do not increase)・ Risk of gender wage gap due to gender bias
・ Risk of failure to clearly state working conditions in a manner that foreign workers can understand✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

・ Hazardous work in product manufacturing (including raw material procurement) and R&D processes, handling of chemicals
including pesticides, inadequate response to industrial accidents and overwork, and postings to countries and regions withdeteriorating security due to political instability, etc., may threaten the health and safety of employees/workers (also from theperspective of employees = persons with disabilities).
・ Insufficient support for various cultures and diversity, such as color barrier-free (consideration for use of colors) to reducerisk, direction of door opening and closing, language signage for foreign workers, consideration for LGBTQ-related restrooms
and locker rooms, and support for heavy muscle work through the use of assistive devices, etc.
・ The workload at distribution centers is heavy (unloading containers, working in freezers, etc.), which puts more pressure on
those who are in a weaker position, and furthermore, there is a possibility that health considerations are insufficient.
・ Insufficient support for foreign workers in terms of medical care, food, clothing, shelter, and mental health.
・ Insufficient prevention of infection in the workplace (not only COVID-19 but also other diseases and infections)・ Insufficient infection prevention measures for children, fear of parents abusing or neglecting their children due to the global
pandemic of infectious diseases
・ Insufficient medical checkups for all employees and no corporate action based on the results・ (Japan) Difficulty in securing work space in offices as a result of relocating offices and reducing the number of seats due tothe telecommuting system and free-address system.
・ (Japan) As a result of the telecommuting system and the shift to a free address system, the number of seats has been reduced
and the number of offices has been relocated.
・ (Influenced by the global pandemic of infectious diseases): Increased telecommuting (hindrance to business progress, stress),mental health problems due to reduced communication due to limited outings, and deterioration of employee health and safety,
such as poor physical condition due to lack of exercise.
Global ・ Risk of infection during commuting and work for workers who cannot telework, such as those in factories (during a global✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
pandemic of infectious diseases).
・ Safety and health risks for older workers (Health and safety added to ILO core standards)
・ Lack of awareness and delay in response to health and safety issues by companies, which may threaten the health and safetyof employees.
・ Lack of education and training opportunities for night workers, short-time workers, and temporary workers may jeopardize
health and safety.
・ Risk of threats to the health and safety of employees due to rising costs of raw materials and energy
・ Lack of clear indication of evacuation routes, nearest evacuation sites of dormitories, etc. in a language that foreign workers
can understand.
・ Inadequate evacuation drills at workplaces (especially for night workers, short-time workers, and temporary workers)
・ Restrictions on eating (raw oysters, bivalves, etc.) due to hygiene control such as norovirus prevention may lead toinfringement of rights.
・ Mental illness due to lack of anti-harassment measures
・ Insufficient training and support for occupational health and safety for suppliers may result in occupational accidents.
・ Failure to conduct evacuation and firefighting drills once after the start of dormitory use and once every six months could
have a serious impact in the event of a disaster.
・ (Domestic) Failure to provide health guidance and health counseling to foreign workers by utilizing industrial physicians,
health managers, etc., may result in omissions of symptom predictions and may encourage worsening of health conditions.

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Global・ Long working hours may occur in all operations, including the company's own/contractor's manufacturing plants (suppliers)
and logistics drivers.
・ During periods when production is concentrated, such as seasonal production, there is a risk of restrictive work hours inorder to meet delivery deadlines.
・ The increase in teleworking due to changes in work styles may lead to problems in working hour management (service
overtime).
・ Fear of affecting employees' families due to long working hours.
・ Fear of chronically exceeding the prescribed working hours due to staffing based on the assumption of overtime work
・ Concerns about the worsening of labor shortages due to infectious diseases, wars, etc., and the resulting increase in employee✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
working hours.
・ Poverty and declining incomes due to increased unemployment and drastic reductions in working hours as a result ofprogress in AI and automation
・ There is a risk that real wages will decline due to rising prices.
・ An aging society, etc., may lead to a shortage of workers and an increased burden on individual workers.
・ Fear of human rights violations due to a global pandemic of infectious diseases (significant reduction in working hours, wage
reductions, unemployment, personnel shortages and increased individual workload, increased psychological burden on
employees forced to come to work, communication failures and increased psychological burden in remote environments,
increased burden of child-rearing (school closures, increased online classes, etc.)

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Global・ Risk of discrimination in hiring based on race, gender, religion, region, LGBTQ, SOGI, disability, ethnicity, creed, medical
history (HIV, etc.), caregiving, fertility treatment, childcare, etc.
・ The risk of debt service, which is in effect debt work owed to sending agencies, such as recruiting fees and payments toforeign language institutions. There is also a domestic problem of hiring without realizing the background.
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・ Risk of repeated discrimination due to complicity in reproduction of bias caused by unconscious bias and lack of recognition
・ Risk of unequal treatment in hiring decisions, resignation predictions, and declination predictions by AI✔

Global・ Likelihood that workers (including foreign employees, workers with disabilities, and temporary employees) will receive
inadequate safety training and unequal treatment
・ Likelihood that workers will be forced into unstable forms of employment.
・ Discrimination based on employment status (e.g., lack of training opportunities, denial of participation in meetings, etc.)
・ Harassment (sexual harassment/power harassment/maternal harassment/soggy harassment, etc.) from/to/by business
partners/within the company
・ Lack of working environment for people with disabilities
・ Lack of LGBTQ-friendly facilities (restrooms, changing rooms, etc.)
・ Insufficient LGBTQ-friendly facilities (restrooms, lockers, etc.) ・ Incidence of harassment invisible to others due toincrease in teleworking
・ Possible unequal treatment due to reassignment by AI
・ Fear of human rights violations due to the global pandemic of infectious diseases (harassment and discrimination against
infected people and their families,
・ Discrimination based on vaccination history, invasion of privacy, restrictions on work duties)

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Descrimination

・ Insufficient compliance with the implementation of punishment for harassers.
・ Insufficient enforcement of appropriate punishment due to lack of internal awareness of laws, regulations, and work rules.
・ The company may face international criticism for conducting pay reductions as a disciplinary measure prohibited byinternational standards.

Japan・ The manuals must be multi-lingual and multi-religious, and consideration must be given to the working environment, andthere is a risk of discrimination due to differences in nationality and religion.
・ Discrimination and harassment of foreign technical intern trainees by receiving companies
・ Insufficient quality/quantity of education and training for foreign technical intern trainees
・ Inadequate quality and quantity of education and training for foreign technical intern trainees.
・ Need for consideration of prayer rooms, hijab, etiquette of each country, and foodstuffs (pork, beef, etc.) that can be
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・ Lack of direct communication by Japanese to foreign workers (too much dependence on interpreters)
・ Lack of uniformity in the concept of time management
・ The pros and cons of having men and women live in the same room based solely on gender.
・ There is a risk of forced vaccinations during a global pandemic of an infectious disease.
・ The burden of work (miscellaneous duties) on young people
・ Stress due to individual differences in COVID-19 measures
・ Failure to create an environment conducive to smooth communication in the workplace, such as multilingualization ofcompany rules and other documents, and the risk that necessary information may not be conveyed.
・ Lack of Japanese language education and support for foreign workers to deepen their understanding of Japanese lifestyle,culture, customs, employment practices, etc., which may prevent them from improving their Japanese language and daily life
skills.
・ Lack of opportunities for foreign workers to participate in local community events and activities, which may lead to
estrangement from local and neighboring residents.
・ Lack of support necessary for foreign workers to lead a secure daily or social life in the area where they live, and thepossibility of being left behind in the event of a disaster, accident, or other unforeseen event.
・ Failure to promote understanding of the diversity of Japanese workers and foreign workers, which may lead to deteriorationof the relationship between them.
・ Failure to provide opportunities to learn Japanese to employed foreign nationals and their family members, which may isolate
the family members in Japanese society.

Global・ Discrimination in evaluation and treatment based on race, gender, religion, region, LGBTQ, SOGI, disability, ethnicity,
creed, medical history (HIV, etc.), nursing care, infertility treatment, childcare, etc.
・ Lack of support for foreign workers and their families in their daily lives, and isolation in the local community
・ Delay in promotion and salary increase due to unfair evaluation of foreign workers
・ Pushing high-risk jobs to those who are in a weak labor position
・ Discrepancies between the contract and treatment of employees (including technical intern trainees)
・ Forcing employees and suppliers to purchase the company's products (quotas) to make a difference in evaluations andtransactions
・ Fear of human rights violations due to the global pandemic of infectious diseases (due to decreased demand, unfair dismissalof those in vulnerable labor contract positions such as non-regular employees, and unguaranteed wages when the factory is notoperating)Japan・ Lack of female managers, delay in barrier-free access, and possible undermining of job satisfaction for people withdisabilities.
・ Appropriate implementation of promotions and salary increases based on evaluations for foreign technical intern trainees.
Lack of communication creates isolation, and evaluations and treatment that are worth working for are not made.
・ Appropriate evaluations are not made due to seniority-based evaluations.
・ There is a difference in treatment between new graduates and mid-career hires.
・ Lack of consideration for male employees in expanding the system for women.
・ Lack of consideration for male employees, etc., when expanding the system for female employees.
・ Unreasonable evaluations and treatment (evaluations are based on personal likes/dislikes, regardless of results).
・ Nationality-based divergence of managers (not only for women)
・ Possible deterioration of the employment environment and maintenance of an appropriate evaluation and treatment system
due to the rising cost of raw materials and energy.

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・ Fear of children losing their right to education and suffering physical and mental damage
・ Increase in child labor due to the increase in the number of poor people caused by widening disparities due to the global
pandemic of infectious diseases
・ Confirmation that there is no child labor in upstream suppliers (secondary and tertiary), especially in developing countries
・ Child labor in family business environment
・ Child talent working late at night during filming of (domestic) commercials
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・ Lack of awareness of possible domestic risks as hazardous labor for those under 18 years of age (there are somemanifestations that have made the news).
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・ Slave labor in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries procurement processes (labor environment at fisheries workplaces)
Overseas・ Lack of labor contracts in the native language may lead to forced labor due to lack of understanding by foreign workers.
・ Possible behavioral restrictions due to company control of workers' ID cards, etc.
・ Disruption of supply chains may force suppliers to procure raw materials other than certified sustainable products, which maylead to the procurement of raw materials suspected of forced labor.
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・ There is a risk that foreign technical intern trainees are not given sufficient explanations regarding freedom of associationand the right to associate.
・ There is a risk that foreign technical intern trainees are restricted or prohibited from joining labor unions.
・ Grievance support as a relief window is needed throughout the value chain. For consumption, it is necessary to have acustomer service center and a 24-hour, multilingual printing service.
・ It is necessary to establish not only an internal reporting system, but also a complaint handling mechanism that is open to theoutside world.
・ There is a possibility that access to the hotline is insufficient (e.g., employees do not know about it, the system is difficult touse, it is not resolved, etc.).
・ Even if multilingual support is available, there is a risk that complaints and consultations will be ignored or put off due to thecumbersome nature of the response.
・ Even if a multilingual response is available, there is a risk that complaints and consultations may be ignored or put off
because of the tedious nature of the response.
・ The consultation method and the author in charge of each method may not be well known internally and externally, and thelegitimacy of the consultation may not be ensured.
・ The system may not be accessible to everyone in all languages and by all means, and its accessibility may not be ensured.
・ The "relief window" may not be clearly identified as a "human rights" contact point, and its accessibility may not be ensured.
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・ The number of complaints and results (including corrective actions) may not be disclosed, and the availability may not beensured.
・ The number of complaints and results (including corrective processes) may not be disclosed, and transparency may not beensured.
・ The number of complaints and results (including corrective processes) are not disclosed, and transparency may not beensured.
・ The results of complaints are not analyzed and evaluated, and may not serve as a continuous source of learning.
・ The company may not be a sustainable source of learning, as it does not approach those who are consulted (e.g., supervisors)or perpetrators (including potential perpetrators).
・ The status of dialogue with stakeholders is not disclosed, and there is a risk that dialogue with engagement is not taking
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・ There is a risk of invasion of privacy, such as the use of data from surveillance cameras for food defense purposes.
・ There is a risk of leakage of personal information due to lack of proper management of personal information.
・ Risk of inadequate privacy due to, among other things, allocation of dormitory room sharing for technical intern trainees andinspection of dormitories by audits, etc., as well as infringement of rights due to unwilling consent due to ignorance ofrecognized rights
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and metaverse.
・ Risk of using only AI analysis for personnel data and recruitment data, which can affect one's life.
・ Increased risk of leakage due to multiple parties (employers (other than HR managers), supervisory bodies, sendingorganizations, etc.) managing personal information of foreign technical intern trainees.
・ Arbitrary and discriminatory research results and marketing data are created and disclosed through big data analysis of
personal information, etc. in an environment where data governance is not in place.

Global・ Large-scale agriculture, fisheries, and forestry industries from which raw materials are sourced may cause communities toface declines in production and fish catches.
・ Livelihoods, traditions, local ecosystems (air pollution, soil contamination, pollution from waste and plastic waste, etc.), andaccess to water of local people and indigenous peoples may be affected.
・ Risk of loss of food self-sufficiency due to mono-cropping (conversion to cash crops)
・ Possible over-extraction of resources (upstream supply chain) through development of environmentally hazardous products(high electricity use, low recycling), product design, logistics, and sales.
・ Generation of plastic waste due to containers and packaging that are difficult for consumers to sort and recycle.
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・ Possible increase in water stress due to increased water use throughout the supply chain, including increased planting ofagricultural crops
・ Concentrated purchase of resources in developed countries, resulting in food loss and starvation in the Global South, etc.
・ Raw material procurement in conflict areas will become difficult, and product prices will rise due to higher raw material
procurement prices, making purchasing difficult (geopolitical risk)
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ClimateChange・ Exploitation of technical intern trainees (e.g., taking away their passports), engaging in hazardous labor, etc.
・ Slave labor in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries procurement process (working environment at livestock farms in Japan)
・ Forced savings at the time of contract (employer keeps bank book and seal)・ Possible difficulty for technical intern trainees to return home due to a global pandemic of infectious diseases.
・ Exploitation of foreign students, employment of fake foreign students (ostensibly studying in Japan but in reality coming toJapan to make a living), and the existence of temporary employment agencies that force foreign students to register and work in
exchange for covering their tuition and fees.
・ Technical intern trainees may be forced into forced labor due to high fees charged to sending agencies and brokers in theirhome countries.

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・ Natural disasters due to climate change may have negative impacts on livelihoods, employment, and vulnerable groups.
・ Businesses will be forced to shut down due to droughts, etc., which will affect employment.
・ Impacts on livelihoods due to climate change caused by the expansion of farmland and the resulting increase in natural
disasters, etc.
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・ Deforestation and landscape damage due to large-scale introduction of solar power generation facilities
・ Negative impact on local community lifelines due to pollution (noise, vibration, odor, waste, etc.) associated withconstruction, operation, and R&D
・ Infringement of access to evacuation centers in the event of a disaster・ Triggering of poverty due to price increases
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・ Fear of violation of human rights of local residents due to purchase of raw materials from countries involved in conflicts
・ Insufficient livelihood support for the refugees, or instability in the local community due to the host country not being willingto accept the refugees.
・ Advertisements that are common sense in one area may be perceived as discriminatory in another area (e.g., "whitening" is avalue-added phrase in Japan, but may be perceived as discriminatory to black people).
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between local laws and customs and international standards
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・ Malicious data falsification in open platforms for food traceability using blockchain technology
・ Potential for large amounts of food loss due to excessive quality control (e.g., zero defects, etc.)
・ Lack of uniform industry standards for containers, etc. and Japan's high requirements for containers and packaging may lead ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
to higher costs and increased waste.
・ Failure to properly dispose of waste (food residues, waste plastics, etc.) may lead to environmental degradation.
・ Child labor and forced labor in waste disposal operations
・ Food loss due to lack of consumer awareness✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Food loss due to lack of consumer awareness ・ Possibility of expired food products being exported to third countries andcausing health hazards
・ Continued use of virgin plastic in packaging materials may aggravate the waste problem.

Appropriate
information Global
provision・ Fear of promoting discrimination through inappropriate advertising (TV, newspapers, magazines, Internet, billboards, etc.),
campaigns (title, selection of prizes, target audience, etc.), product packaging, etc.
・ Fear of infringing on children's rights or creating stereotypes, reproduction of bias
・ Contribution to human rights violations in the supply chain by not ensuring traceability of raw materials, and limitation of
consumer choice

✔ ✔ ✔

✔ ✔

Appropriate
information Global
collection

・ Lack of consideration for human rights when gathering marketing information, such as surveys, gives a discriminatory
impression toward minorities.

✔ ✔ ✔

✔ ✔

Global・ Leakage, storage management, information processing management, and information transfer management of personal
information obtained through consumer campaigns, mail order, membership registration, etc. (also considering contractors)
・ Likelihood of privacy infringement due to the system not keeping up with technological innovation such as AI
・ Risk of information leakage due to internet environment, skimming, loss of devices, etc., as work becomes possible invarious locations
・ Risk of personal information leakage from residual data when disposing of electronic devices (e.g., images from temperaturecameras)

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3.5 Pharmaceutical Industry
Value Chain
DisposalCommunity

Consumption

Wages

・ Wage levels are not in line with local living standards
・ Lack of compliance with labor laws in each country/region may result in failure to pay appropriate wages forovertime work.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Unreasonable treatment (evaluation, low wages, etc.) of non-regular workers (including foreigners) and foreigntechnical intern trainees
・ Possible failure to realize equal pay for equal work✔

Employment

・ The impact of single employee transfers on children's upbringing and family mental health.

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Health and Safety

・ Hazardous work in R&D or manufacturing, handling of animals, cells, chemical compounds, or
pharmaceuticals, and inadequate occupational health and safety (e.g., inadequate protective equipment,
inadequate training, etc.) may impair the health or safety of employees.
・ Inadequate SDS may endanger the health and safety of employees and distributors.
・ Risk of health and safety hazards due to lack of understanding of instructions, signs, etc. by workers.
・ Health hazards (including mental health) may occur due to long working hours, expansion of remote work,
isolation from society, etc.

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔

・ The health and safety of human subjects may not be adequately managed due to a lack of ethics in the Contract
Research Organization during the clinical development phase of a pharmaceutical product. In addition, there is a✔
risk of inappropriate involvement in clinical data.
・ Risk of unjust disciplinary action being taken by the company.
・ Risk of the rights of whistleblowers being undermined by unfair treatment due to the lack of a whistleblower✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
system.

✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Execess Monitoring・ Excessive monitoring of employees and control of their working conditions

Employment

・ Discrimination based on race, place of birth, nationality, gender, SOGI, age, creed, religion, disability, disease,etc.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Discrimination may occur due to screening of specific groups by AI.

✔

Time of Employment

・ Risk of harassment (sexual harassment, power harassment, maternity harassment, SOGI harassment)
・ Discrimination based on race, place of birth, nationality, gender, SOGI, age, creed, religion, disability, illness,
employment status, etc.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Risk of being forced to receive vaccinations
・ Risk of being forced to take unstable employment
・ Risk of not being properly covered by internal systems (e.g., parental leave, family care leave, sick leave, etc.)✔

・ The possibility of dismissal on the basis of race, place of birth, nationality, gender, SOGI, age, creed, religion,
Dismissal or termination
disability, illness, etc.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
of employment
・ Undue pressure due to differences in employment status.

✔

Compliance with legal
age of employment andhazardous work or
employment of young
workers under 18

・ The possibility of child labor under the minimum working age stipulated in the ILO Basic Conventions.
・ The following problems may occur due to the employment of young workers under the age of 18- Deprivation of educational opportunities✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
- exploitation- Causing mental or physical injury
・ Migrants, refugees, irregular workers (including foreign nationals), foreign technical intern trainees, and others✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
who may be forced to work, taking advantage of their vulnerable positions.

Freedom of associationand the right tocollective bargaining

・ The possibility of disincentives to join labor unions or similar organizations due to retaliation, threats, orharassment from company officials, and the possibility that opportunities for labor-management consultations are
not substantially secured.

Forced Labor
Freedom of
association andthe right tocollective
bargaining

Sales
Distribution
Production✔

Disciplinary Action

Child Labor

Purchasing✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Health and Safety

Discrimination

Research

Working Hours

・ Concentration of clinical trials of developed products, concentration of production due to new productapprovals, increased production due to pandemic outbreaks, product recalls, etc. may result in long working
hours.
・ Long working hours may occur due to excessive customer service
・ Insufficient labor management based on labor laws in each country/region may cause long working hours.

Treatment in the
Workplace

Businesses /Supply Chain

Specific Concerns

Development

Human Rights Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry✔

✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔

・ The risk that freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (in accordance with international
Measures not permittedlaw) may not be ensured in countries where trade unions and similar organizations are not recognized orby national law
recognized but not applied as a matter of practice.

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔

Personal
Information

Personal Information
Management

・ Personal health records (including genetic information) and other personal information may be leaked ormisused, leading to the identification of individuals or invasion of their privacy.
・ Personal information obtained in the course of business of healthcare professionals, patients, employees, etc.
may be leaked or utilized beyond the scope of the person's authorization.

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔

Resources

Access to natural
resources

・ The threat of biological piracy by seeking natural compounds (e.g. medicinal herbs) that are essential for drug
development✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔

Environmental
Impact ofPharmaceuticals

Health and Safety

・ Pollution of the environment by animals, cells, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and waste plastics, which may
endanger the health of the population and spread contamination to the plants and animals they feed on.
・ Abuse of water and land at factories and local construction sites.

✔

Community
Residents

Right to Residence

・ Forced evictions due to the construction of new factories and other facilities, violations of residents' rights to alivable environment✔ ✔
・ Violation of residents' rights to a livable environment due to delays in climate change countermeasures
・ Regional impact due to inadequate disaster prevention measures for factories and business establishments, etc.

Operations inConflict-Risk andProduct Supply Risks
Conflict-Affected
Areas

Relationships Bribery andwithCorruption
governments

・ The risk that clinical trials cannot be conducted or products cannot be supplied to people in need of medicines
due to unstable social conditions
・ Indirectly contributing to conflicts in the region (products or funds)

Relationships with
Licensing Authorities

・ Illegal acts may be committed in order to request smooth approval from the manufacturing and marketing
licensees (central and local governments).

Relationships withmedical professionals(including researchers)

・ Falsification of data on research, prescriptions, clinical trials, etc., and possible illegal acts in order to request
the preparation of promotional data favorable to the company.

Relationships withcountries with low Relationships withawareness of
public policy
human rights

・ Risk that cooperation with national and regional public health measures may be used by individuals withpropaganda or political beliefs of authorities that disregard human rights.
・ Risk of receiving inappropriate medical care due to inadequate government measures against counterfeit
medicines.

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✔

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Access toremedies

Grievance

Relationships withpatients and subjects✔

・ Insufficient or underdeveloped systems may prevent appropriate remedies from being provided.

Employees/supply chain ・ Insufficient or underdeveloped systems may prevent appropriate remedies from being provided.

✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
✔ ✔

・ Insufficient measures against counterfeit pharmaceuticals✔

・ Risk of health hazards due to abuse, misuse, etc.

✔

・ Risk of investigational drugs/therapeutics being used on patients without sufficient prior explanation✔ ✔
✔

・ Risk of adverse reactions due to medication, or health hazards to patients due to incorrect medication

Consideration forvulnerable subjects

・ Risk of forced vaccination or violation of human rights by not ingesting vaccines✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

・ Risk of health hazards to patients when results based on erroneous information and data from AI are used inclinical trials, etc.

✔ ✔

・ Lack of access to treatment for rare diseases✔

・ Lack of access to medical care due to regional depopulation and changes in the supply-demand balance, which
may prevent timely and appropriate provision of medicines.

Publlic Health

Pandemic Response✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
✔

✔

✔

✔ ✔

・ Lack of access to medicines or information on medicines due to language barriers✔ ✔ ✔

・ Risk that the drug will not be approved and marketed in the country and will not reach patients despite clinical
trials being conducted✔ ✔

・ Deterioration of sanitary conditions and threat to human life in the community due to the pandemic

Others✔ ✔

・ Risk of inappropriate prescription or treatment due to exaggerated PR of product information

Relationships with
Patients✔

✔ ✔

・ Injuries caused by product defects or accidents during handling (including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc.)

Consumers

✔ ✔

✔ ✔

・ Delayed reporting of adverse drug reactions

Health and Safety✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

・ Social unrest and deteriorating public safety due to a pandemic may hamper business activities and make it
impossible to supply medicines.

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

・ In the event of a pandemic, supply of therapeutic drugs may not be able to keep up due to problems withproduction capacity, etc.

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

・ Inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents may lead to an increase in infections caused by drug-resistant (AMR:
Antimicrobial Resistance) bacteria that are ineffective against existing antimicrobial agents, resulting in
deterioration of public health and a risk to human life.

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3.6 Transportation and Logistics industry
Value Chain of Transportation and Logistics Industry
Buy: capital investment, procurement of vessels, vehicles, aircraft and fuelSell: promotion, sales and marketing

Operation: operation (storage, logistics, transportation) Disposal: disposal, recycling
Value Chain

Disposal

Sell

Workplace
Treatment

Logistic

Business
Workplace

Logistics and transportation are labor-intensive industries, and even in the future, when mechanization is expected to progress further, there will be no small number of operations that will neverbe freed from manual labor.
・ The amount of orders received may result in the lack of long-term employment, exposing employees to unstable forms of employment.
・ In the busy season, long working hours and sudden work may occur in the field and at subcontractors.
・ Long working hours may occur due to late-night and early-morning work caused by time differences resulting from collaboration with other countries.
・ Due to the highly public nature of the business, there is a risk of unexpected late-night work, long working hours, or work on holidays in the event of a disaster or international conflict.
・ Increased telecommuting may blur the line between home and work.
・ Long working hours may occur due to poor management of working hours at workplaces.
・ Long working hours may occur due to a shortage of qualified seafarers, truck drivers, and other workers in the supply chain.
・ Long working hours may occur in the supply chain due to difficulty in understanding the labor situation outside the company.
・ Long working hours may occur due to long waiting time of trucks at warehouses.
・ Long working hours may occur due to audits and DD as part of supply chain management
・ Long working hours may occur due to the shift of tasks to managers.
・ Truck drivers, etc. may not be able to cope with the 2024 problem and working hour restrictions in the reform of work styles.
・ Despite the establishment of systems such as maternity leave, the actual situation does not match, resulting in a shortage of personnel and the possibility of long working hours due toinsufficient response time.

Buy

Working Hours

Specific Concerns

CreateHuman Rights Issues in Transport and Logistic
Industry✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

・ The possibility of wages falling below the level necessary for workers and their families to make a living.
・ The expansion of the mail-order market, etc., may lead to constantly lengthening working hours and lower wages per unit of time.
・ In the event of an increase in business performance or demand, there is a risk that wages are not commensurate with the efforts of employees, and that motivation may decline due to the absenceof special compensation and other forms of encouragement.
・ Wages are not paid in line with price increases, and motivation may decline.
・ Possible loss of wages for drivers due to the 2024 problem, restrictions on truck drivers' working hours due to reforms in the way they work, and increased costs resulting from the increase in
Low Wages✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
the number of truck drivers.
・ Wages for workers in supply chains other than the company's own may decrease.
・ Differences in employment status may prevent fairness in wages for equal work.
・ There is a risk of nationality discrimination in careers, such as only employees of a certain nationality being given opportunities for promotion.
・ Wages may decrease due to sluggish demand.
・ Possible decrease in wages or loss of employment opportunities due to fuel conversion or mechanization
In the logistics and transportation industry, there are always operations that involve hazards, such as loading/unloading and transporting heavy objects, using large machinery and vehicles, andworking in close proximity to trains, aircraft, and ships.In order to maintain safe conditions, it is necessary to continue to contain hazards through daily efforts.
・ There is a risk of occupational accidents at sites where heavy machinery and heavy cargo are handled, such as dismantling sites, operating vessels and terminals, aircraft, and airports.
・ The risk of employee health hazards and occupational accidents in unstable working environments, such as outdoors or in cold storage warehouses.
・ Ensure worker safety in areas of international conflict, piracy, and geopolitical risk such as the Strait of Hormuz [shipping industry].
・ The risk of secondary damage to workers in the event of an accident due to the highly public nature of the business・ Mental health problems due to long working hours, accidents, and harassment
・ Mental health problems may occur due to power harassment caused by working in closed spaces such as on board ships or aircrafts, working with a small number of people, or in the chain ofcommand.
Health and Safety ・ Risk of health and safety hazards, child labor, and forced labor in the company's supply chain (in addition to employees).
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Expansion of telecommuting may increase health hazards such as mental disorders and lifestyle-related diseases caused by lack of exercise (signs of which are not easily seen by others).
・ Health and safety of employees working as essential workers may not be ensured.
・ Health hazards may occur due to work on holidays or long working hours to compensate for absent employees.
・ Risk of business interruption or violence by customers.
・ Inability to receive appropriate treatment during the voyage in the event of a serious illness
・ Risk of adverse effects on workers due to handling of highly hazardous new fuelIn recent years, in anticipation of a shortage of human resources due to population decline, human resources and employment patterns have become more diverse, including contract and temporary
employees, senior employees, non-Japanese employees, employment of people with disabilities, conversion of contract employees to full-time employees, and the implementation of shorter
working hours and telecommuting.
・ The employment of diverse employees (nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual identity, etc.) under various forms of employment may lead to unequal treatment in terms ofworking conditions, training and training, and promotion (soft aspects).
Employment
・ The lack of a workplace environment (e.g., multipurpose restrooms) for diverse employees (e.g., nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, etc.) among truck
Environment and drivers, onboard ships, etc., may lead to violation of human rights (hard aspects).
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Conditions
・ Possible uniform treatment that does not recognize diversity (SOGI, etc.)
・ Employment environment and treatment of senior workers due to employment extension and retirement age)・ Likelihood of invasion of privacy due to working and living in a closed environment
・ Possible harassment due to pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare in the workplace (maternity harassment and paternal harassment)
・ There is a risk of leakage of personal information not only of customers, but also of employees and supply chain personnel.
・ Workers may not be able to make choices in line with the times due to working styles that do not allow remote work.
(General)・ Lack of support in language and daily life may isolate foreign workers.
・ Lack of language and daily life support may isolate foreign workers.(Domestic)
Foreign
Employment
・ Lack of support for language and daily life may isolate foreign workers (domestic)
Workers
environment and ・ Foreign nationals employed under the foreign technical intern system may be subjected to unfair treatment (forced long working hours, non-payment of wages, unjust deductions from salaries, ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
conditionsetc.).
(Overseas)
・ Risk of human rights violations, such as child labor and forced labor, occurring at business partners in the overseas supply chain.
・ Risk of nonpayment of wages in pre-regular employment
・ Possibility of causing health hazards and unnecessary stress to a diverse range of passengers due to the characteristics of a closed space, long restraint time, and the inability to move seats[Aviation].
・ Possible damage to health and unnecessary stress due to the characteristics of the closed space, high density, and diverse passengers on board. There is also a risk of being victimized by sexual
Safetycrimes, etc. [Railways
Services・ As a closed space, there is a risk of delay in initial response in the event of a medical emergency.
provided to・ May adversely affect the local community due to the use of highly hazardous new fuel for navigation.
✔ ✔
Customer and・ The risk of loss of opportunities to use public services due to inadequate support for diverse customers (nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual identity, etc.).
areas
・ While local communities are maintained by continuing routes, the elimination of routes may encourage a decline in the quality of the community [railroads and buses].
Service・ In the event of a logistics slowdown, customers may not be able to receive the services they desire (i.e., cannot transport what they want to transport).
・ Delays in research on alternative fuels, etc., may prevent customers from meeting their expectations.
Information
・ The possibility of leakage of personal information/privacy entrusted to us by our customers.
Management

Use of Natural
Resources

Diversification of energy sources is progressing, including not only fossil fuels, but also unconventional natural gas resources and power generation from renewable energy sources.
・ The fuel oil may cause air pollution, water degradation, and other environmental pollution, as well as destruction of habitats where the fuel oil is procured.
・ Air pollution may be caused by gases emitted from many transport vehicles passing along transport routes [transportation].
・ Oil pollution accidents may cause damage to the marine environment and negative impacts on ecosystems.
・ Construction and use of transportation infrastructure such as factories, distribution centers, roads, railroads, ports, and airports may cause environmental destruction such as soil pollution,water quality degradation, and air pollution.
・ Procurement and use of fossil fuels such as ships, aircraft, and accompanying vehicles, and inefficient use of resources may cause climate change and negatively affect the livelihoods of people,
especially women, the poor, social minorities, and refugees
・ Potential to contribute to sustainable development through efficient use of natural resources (positive impact)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Possible threat to human rights in terms of water and sanitation in the areas where foodstuffs are procured for operations [Aviation Industry
・ The potential for passengers to bear the cost of SAF fuel (aviation biofuel), which is positioned as a renewable alternative aviation fuel, and the potential for passengers to bear the cost of such
fuel, which is relatively expensive [airline industry].
・ Measures to reduce emissions of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, etc. by switching fuels or installing scrubbers on vessels in operation due to Sox and Nox regulations [shipping industry
・ The use of ballast water may affect ecosystem services in the marine environment of each region and infringe on the human rights of local residents.
・ The disposal of vehicles, vessels, and airplanes may cause negative environmental impacts.
・ In the process of supplying new alternative fuels such as biofuels, there is a risk of creating mass production farms, etc., and destroying the local natural environment
・ Conventional fuel workers may lose employment opportunities.
・ Possible negative as well as positive impacts on local communities due to the unknown nature of new technologies and fuels, such as offshore wind power.

Use ofInfrastructure

・ The risk of damage to roads, ports, airports, etc. in the destination country by vehicles, vessels, or aircraft operated by the company
・ Trucks transporting goods to landlocked countries may damage roads in countries near ports.
・ Damage to infrastructure in the event of a disaster could disrupt supply chain logistics
・ Efforts to quickly restore infrastructure such as roads, rail lines, station facilities, and logistics hubs to maintain local livelihood infrastructure in the event of a disaster (positive impact)
・ Possible impact on customers or supply chain due to cargoes stopped working due to dockworkers' strike・ Supply chain may be affected by driver shortages, accidents, and inadequate maintenance of roads, rail lines, and ports.
・ Declining number of passengers due to falling birthrate and aging population may make it impossible to maintain routes [railroads].
・ Possible changes in the environment of the sea and surrounding areas due to port improvements, such as allowing large vessels to enter the port or adding facilities for new fuel supply

Resources

Community✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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・ The risk of accidents, terrorist acts, disasters, infectious diseases, etc. that may adversely affect the health and safety of not only our customers but also the general public and other stakeholders.
・ Navies of various countries deployed to areas of piracy or geopolitical risk, or security guards hired as one company to guard insecure logistics centers,
・ There is a risk of the use of excessive force.
・ Armed guards on board may use excessive force against seafarers, crew members, and pirates.
・ The risk of naval forces or pirates violating the rights of local residents, such as fishermen (shipping industry)・ Risk of foreign objects being mixed in food and products that pass to the general public in food factories and food warehouses (food defense [food warehousing and food logistics]).

Provision ofService

Society andGovernment

Relationships
withgovernments

Digitization

Illicit trade,
Smuggling

OthersAccess to
RemedyHuman
Trafficking✔ ✔ ✔

・ Exposure to bribery and corruption, including facilitation payments
・ The risk of being exposed to bribery and corruption, such as facilitation payments.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Risk of companies being complicit in human rights abuses due to policy guidance or state ideology that may lead to human rights abuses
・ In the event of war or conflict, companies may be complicit in human rights abuses by being recruited.
・ The evolution of technology (AI, IoT, etc.), such as generative AI and facial recognition systems, may lead to privacy/human rights issues and cyber-terrorism, etc. that are not currently
anticipated.
・ IT disparity may widen (those who can benefit from digitalization and those who cannot, such as those on board ships).
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Possible reduction in manpower and human errors due to introduction of AI and IT in the transportation flow, and possible reduction in the number of employees
・ The possibility of not being able to respond appropriately to victims due to unclear responsibility in the event of an accident.
・ Due to the reduction of personnel due to digitalization, there may be a shortage of personnel (system) capable of responding to emergencies.
・ Risk of being involved in the transportation of victims of trafficking in persons, organ traffickers, etc.
・ Risk of unintentionally transport stowaways (shipping industry)・ Risk of transporting contraband✔ ✔ ✔
・ Risk of unintentionally transporting conflict minerals or products of forced labor
・ Risk of using products of forced labor as company goods
・ Risk of inaccessibility of remedies in the event of general human rights issues.
・ Lack of access to remedies for employees working for secondary and tertiary suppliers (no remedy counter, no multilingual support, no 24-hour system, no functioning counter even if one
exists, etc.)
・ The psychological safety of those who wish to access the relief (choice of anonymity, confidentiality of information, no-retaliation policy, etc.) is not ensured, and therefore they may not be able
to access the relief.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Lack of a redress window in the supply chain, or lack of penetration, which may prevent parties from accessing the information.
・ The possibility of not being able to provide adequate remedies in a timely manner for issues that take time to resolve
・ Lack of access to remedies due to limited communication environment such as on board ship [shipping industry].
・ Lack of know-how for relief and inability to respond adequately

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3.7 Consumer Goods Industry (Cosmetics and Household Goods)
Value Chain

Specific Concerns

Disposal
Use
Sales
Advertising
Logistics
Manufacture
ProcureR&D

Human Rights Issues in Consumer Goods Industry

Working Hours

・ (a) production plans that incorporate overtime work and the need to absorb delays in upstream plans on the shop floor; (b) wage
levels that are not in line with local living standards; (c) piece-rate wage systems; or (d) the possibility of long working hours due toreasons on the factory side, such as large quantities of defective or reworked products, (c) Piece-rate wage system, or (d) Long
working hours may occur due to reasons on the factory side, such as a large volume of defective or reworked products.
・ Long working hours may be caused by excessive customer service or bloated man-hours due to ambiguous targets.
・ Labor management may be inadequate, or holidays required by law may not be intentionally given, or overtime limits may not be
observed.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Especially after the Corona disaster, the introduction of telecommuting may have led to insufficient management and a constantstate of not being able to guarantee overtime work and minimum required rest periods.
・ Service overtime and long working hours, especially in Japan. Excessive work by managers
・ The introduction of a three-day workweek and the use of parental leave and nursing care leave by men may lead to an uneven
distribution of labor.
・ Possible burden on business partners due to reduction of their own working hours or insistence on high value-added output to meet
diverse needs.

✔

Wages

・ Pressure from manufacturers, retailers, etc. to reduce costs, which may be difficult to pass on to transaction prices, and suppliers
may not comply with minimum wages and living wages.
・ In some countries, minimum wages are revised frequently and there is a risk of non-compliance with minimum wages.
・ Insufficient compliance with laws and regulations or inadequate labor management may prevent proper remuneration for overtime
work.
・ There is a risk that equal pay for equal work is not observed.
・ Wage disparity due to gender differences may occur.
・ Fair remuneration based on productivity may not be paid.

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔

Health and Safety

・ The lack of thorough safety and health training, including disaster prevention training (including BCP training), first-aid training,and handling of hazardous chemicals (including the absence of regular training, not only at the time of hiring), may cause harm toworkers.
・ Lack of consideration for the individuality of foreign nationals and persons with disabilities (especially for foreign workers, including
but not limited to multilingual manuals and necessary reminders of seasonal illnesses, regional disasters, and differences in language,
culture, and ways of thinking unique to Japan) may result in harm.
・ Risk of health hazards due to lack of measures to deal with health hazardous work environment (noise, vibration, illumination, room
temperature, ventilation, local exhaust ventilation, etc.).
・ There is a risk that pregnant and nursing women, young people, etc. may be forced to work in hazardous or harmful jobs.
・ There is a risk that workers may be harmed due to aging buildings, illegal construction, illegal emergency exits, escape routes, etc.
・ The housing of foreign workers (company dormitories, etc.) may be in violation of laws, global norms, etc., and may be a physically ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
and mentally harsh living environment.
(New concerns raised by COVIT-19)
・ The boundary between private and professional life may become blurred due to the increased use of remote work, leading to longhours of overtime work and excessive workloads, which may cause health problems.
・ Mental health problems caused by lack of communication opportunities due to the increase in remote work
・ Stress and psychological stress due to the risk of infection may increase due to the need to commute to workplaces and stores forbusiness purposes.
・ Management may have fewer opportunities to visit workplaces, leading to neglect of safety checks at workplaces (e.g., negligenceof evacuation drills).
・ There is a risk of undue stress due to insufficient information sharing or lack of follow-up by the company when there is a problem.

✔

Workplace
Treatment

Own
employees/
suppliers

Harassment

Disciplinary
action/change oftreatment

Descrimination

Discrimination
Training, promotionand employment

Freedom of
association

Freedom of
association, right tocollective bargaining

Grievancemechanisms

Effectiveness ofreporting channels for
employees

Child labor

Minimum age

Forced Labor

Forced labor Forced
overtime, humantrafficking, foreigntechnical interns

Assessment

Human rights
violations at suppliers

Suppliers

・ Physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal harassment or abuse
・ The time spent on measures to increase sales is considered important, and there is a risk that not enough time will be allocated toraising awareness to deter harassment.
・ After the Corona disaster, managers have fewer opportunities to visit the work site, and may not be able to grasp the actual
situation of harassment, resulting in delays in responding to the situation.
・ There is a risk that foreign workers, foreign technical intern trainees, and their families will be isolated without sufficient✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
explanations, including those in their own language.
・ Japanese employees may be forced to do the same work as other employees without understanding the differences in status ofresidence.
・ Possible failure of the consultation service for harassment to function and lead to no resolution.
・ Fear that employees may perceive harassment due to a work style or work environment that does not take LGBTQ or religion into
consideration.
・ Risk of unfair disciplinary punishments or treatment due to inappropriate content of employment regulations.
・ Likelihood of insufficient explanation, including in terms of language, being provided to foreign workers and foreign technical interntrainees.
・ Risk of unjust dismissal of foreign workers due to pregnancy, or unjust return to their home country (lack of maternity leave✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
system).
・ Possibility of unfair dismissal, etc., not only in Japan but also in overseas group companies.
・ Possible unjust dismissal, etc., not only in Japan but also in overseas group companies.
・ The possibility of unequal treatment in the work environment, training, and promotion opportunities due to differences in gender,
age, race, religion, LGBTQ, disability, BLM, etc.
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・ When AI technology is used to make decisions on promotions, transfers, etc., biases in the attributes of the big data used (race,
gender, age, etc.) may affect the judgment results and cause disadvantages to those involved.
・ The union may refuse to form a labor union, refuse to bargain collectively without just cause, or treat union members unfairly or
dismiss them.
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・ Risk of dismissal on the grounds of strike action
・ The company may not have a grievance mechanism in place or, if one is in place, it may not be functional (i.e., there may be a lackof protection for whistleblowers, lack of awareness of the scope of target groups, and lack of information on what is acceptable forwhistleblowing, and the whistleblower hotline may become a dead end).
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・ Lack of multilingual support, and failure to identify offers of human rights violations by vulnerable groups.
・ Lack of expertise in dealing with LGBTQ issues, which may lead to human rights violations being left unchecked/secondary
damage.
・ The possibility that child labor under the minimum age may be performed without identification or on the basis of false
identification.
・ Child labor under the minimum age may be performed due to poverty.
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・ Risk of child labor under the minimum age in raw material procurement (plantations, mining sites, etc.)
・ Risk of child labor in the workforce, including temporary workers, contractors, etc.
・ Risk of being forced to work due to violence, threats of violence, financial problems (including bribes to agents), passport custody,
or other forms of intimidation
・ Likelihood that the labor contract (employment contract) will not be clearly stated in writing and that workers will be forced towork under working conditions to which they have not agreed.
・ Lack of checks on supervisory bodies and sending organizations that dispatch foreign technical intern trainees, which may lead to✔ ✔ ✔
forced labor by taking advantage of the vulnerable position of immigrants, refugees, and technical intern trainees.
・ Overtime work for foreign technical intern trainees in excess of the legally mandated overtime hours has become the norm and could
be considered forced labor (e.g., failure to conduct regular interviews with the trainees accordingly).(e.g., the lack of periodic
interviews with the trainees)
・ Insufficient multilingual support for stress checks and lack of implementation of such checks may lead to mental illnesses.
・ Failure to conduct sufficient investigations and exercise influence may encourage human rights violations at upstream suppliers, suchas secondary suppliers and production contractors.
・ Failure to conduct on-site interviews with suppliers' foreign employees, foreign technical intern trainees, and intern trainees✔ ✔ ✔
(companies where trainees work), who are a socially vulnerable group, to ascertain the actual situation, and the risk that human rights
violations will not be corrected.

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Mechanisms

Effectiveness of
supplier reporting
channels, escalation
process, and remedies

Mutual information
management system

Business
Partners

M&A

HR Assessment in
M&A acquisition
auditsBusiness partners

Human rights
violations at Business
partners

Logistics contractors Labor environment

Employment
applicants

・ The supplier reporting system may become a mere formality due to a lack of protection for whistleblowers and a lack of awarenessof the scope of the system and the content of the reports it accepts. (The scope of reporting should be expanded to include not only
compliance violations, bribery, and violations of subcontracting laws, but also a wide range of human rights complaints, such as living
wages, freedom of association, and educational opportunities. The scope and awareness should be expanded to include all employeesof subcontractors and subcontractors working at suppliers' factories.)・ Multilingual support may be inadequate, and the parties concerned may be isolated.
・ Escalation process and remedies (remedy procedures by the legal and compliance departments) may not be decided, which may
aggravate human rights violations.
・ Insufficient information sharing system with primary, secondary, and subsequent suppliers, which may encourage human rights
issues to be triggered by supplier employees.
・ Insufficient human rights assessment of the target company during the acquisition audit may result in human rights violations not
being remedied.
・ Lack of consideration for the employees of the acquired company at the stage of unifying and disseminating assessments, rules,
policies, etc. after the acquisition.
・ The possibility that human rights violations may not be corrected when human rights issues become apparent within a supplier,regardless of whether they are upstream or downstream

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・ There is a risk that manufacturers and sellers will request unreasonable delivery dates from upstream suppliers, resulting in chronic
long working hours and overwork.
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・ Failure to reform business practices and to adequately consider SCM functions when changing business models, such as increasing
the ratio of e-commerce, may lead to chronic long working hours and excessive workloads for employees of logistics providers.
・ Potential for human rights violations (discrimination based on educational background, gender, nationality, harassment, and identity
theft) against applicants for employment.
・ Possibility of unequal recruitment and employment with restrictions on gender, age, race, religion, LGBTQ, disability, BLM, etc.
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・ When using AI technology, etc. as a factor in hiring decisions, bias may occur depending on the attributes of the set data(background, gender, age, etc.), which may cause disadvantages to the parties concerned.

Health hazards in daily
・ Air pollution, chemical emissions, and wastewater from business operations may harm the health of local residents.
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・ There is a risk of impacts such as violation of land rights of indigenous peoples and local communities due to the construction ofInfringement on living
new business sites, etc.
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space and time・ Potential impact on living areas in terms of noise, air pollution, traffic safety, etc., due to business operations.
・ Drought risk due to the use of large amounts of water
Water Stress・ Risk of local residents not having access to sufficient quantities of safe water due to wastewater from failure to properly treat
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factory water・ The risk of negative impact on the global environment (all stakeholders) due to failure to curb global warming caused by large CO2
Climage Change✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
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emissions and failure to fulfill "power supply responsibility".
Natural environment
・ May adversely affect the preservation of forest ecosystems due to the manufacture of products
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・ Risk of illegal dumping of waste due to abandonment or failure to use appropriate contractors
・ There is a risk of negative impact on marine ecosystem conservation due to the manufacture of plastic products.
・ Insufficient wastewater treatment at factories, etc., and possible adverse effects on the ocean due to hazardous substance spills
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・ Impacts on fishermen, tourism industry, countries that depend on tourism for their livelihood, and ecosystems (possible loss of fish,
impact on livelihoods)
Bribery and corruption ・ Possibility of being asked to pay bribes when obtaining permits, etc.
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Relationships with Relationships withgovernments
countries with high・ The possibility of being complicit in human rights abuses due to proximity to countries with high human rights risks.
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human rights risks
・ The company may not take sufficient measures to improve the quality and safety of its products and reduce the risks to consumers. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ The lack of correct information and the lack of adherence to correct usage may cause disadvantages to consumers.
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Health and Safety
・ Insufficient improvement of traceability of materials and products may cause disadvantages to consumers.
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・ Risk of consumer safety hazard due to inadequate communication of safety precautions
・ Insufficient resolution of consumer issues through innovation✔
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・ Personal information such as privacy information contained in customer medical records, data from monitors, surveillance cameras,
purchasing behavior such as the use of electronic purchasing and point systems, and cookies, and delivery addresses may be leaked,
managed improperly, processed, or transferred and used inappropriately.
・ The seller or manufacturer may not clearly state the terms and conditions or use difficult expressions regarding the handling of
Privacy
privacy information including facial images such as the use of various simulators or diagnostic devices, which may cause✔
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misunderstanding, anxiety, or disadvantage to consumers because they may not be able to fully understand the handling of information.
It may cause misunderstanding, anxiety, or disadvantage to consumers.
・ The seller or manufacturer may prioritize marketing activities so much that personal information (e.g., website browsing history,
electronic purchase history tracking, recommendation functions, etc.) is used without the consent of the parties concerned.
・ Advertising, marketing, and sales activities may promote stereotypes of uniform beauty, gender, generation, etc.
Respect for
・ There is a risk that algorithms and information provided by the use of AI, etc. may promote misperceptions and stereotypes among ✔
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the individual
consumers.
・ The possibility that children's rights may be violated, that their healthy development may be hindered, or that their safety and healthChildren's health
may be endangered, by not providing sufficient information on product use and skin knowledge, such as usage and quality.
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and safety
・ The possibility of not ensuring equal access to products that meet the needs of children according to their growth characteristics.
Relationships with・ The possibility of infringement of human rights without prior confirmation that advertising and marketing will not induce
consumers
discriminatory harassment
・ Advertising and marketing activities may evoke discrimination and bullying and give the impression that they condone or encourage
Harassment andsuch discrimination and bullying.
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Discrimination
・ The possibility of being disadvantaged in purchasing or using the product due to differences in gender, age, nationality, race,
religion, LGBTQ, disability, BLM, etc.
・ Product appealing expressions may be perceived as verbal violence.
・ The disposal of plastic products, containers, and packaging may have an impact on the environment.
・ Failure to control the use of virgin plastic in containers and packaging materials may contribute to negative environmental impacts
by not providing consumers with an awareness of the need to save plastic.
Sustainable Society
・ Failure of sellers and manufacturers to involve consumers in raising environmental awareness may contribute to negative✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
environmental impacts.
・ Failure to provide easy-to-separate containers and packaging may undermine consumers' awareness of disposal and contribute tonegative environmental impacts.
・ The company may not actively identify (through SNS monitoring, etc.) human rights violations caused by advertising and marketing
Monitoring &or by individual employees, and the human rights violations may not be corrected.
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Assessment
・ When human rights violations occur due to advertising and marketing, sales activities, or business activities, the lessons learned may
Local residents

Society

Customer✔

Lifestyle

not be applied to future business activities, resulting in a recurrence of such violations.
・ The company does not provide consumers with decision-making materials to enable them to make "choices" according to theirlifestyles and values (religion, CO2, animals, plastics, etc.), which may lead to "choices" against their will and narrow their freedom of
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3.8 Apparel Industry
Creation: research, development, design Buying: construction of facilities, procurement (fabrics, subsidiary materials) Manufacturing: production, manufacturing (sewing) Transportation: storage, logistics Sales: sales,
marketing, retailUse: consumption, utilization, maintenance and servicing, packaging (wrapping) Discard: disposal, recycling, waste plastic
Value Chain

Working Hours

Treatment in the
Workplace

Wages

Health and Safety

Specific Concerns

Discard
Use
Sell
Transport
Manufacture
Buy
CreateHuman Rights Issues in Apparel Industry

・ Production plans that incorporate overtime work and the situation of absorbing delays in upstream plans at the sewing site may result in long
working hours due to wage levels that are not in line with local living standards, due to the piece-rate wage system, or due to reasons on thefactory side such as large volumes of defective or reworked products (own factories or production) (workers at the company's own factories or
production subcontractors)
・ Inadequate work management may result in the failure to provide legally mandated holidays or to observe overtime work limits (either thecompany's own employees or workers at the company's factories or subcontracted production sites).
・ There is a possibility that labor standards violations are occurring due to a lack of understanding of the actual working conditions of technicalintern trainees (Japan) (technical intern trainees at sewing factories in Japan or at production contractors).
・ It takes time to communicate with trainees, and there is a possibility that they are not given sufficient support and care in their daily lives due ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
to lack of support in the local language. There are some factors that are not adequately supported.(Technical intern trainees at sewing factories inJapan or at production contractors in Japan):・ Overtime work, overwork by managers, and overwork by deemed managers (Japan) (own employees)
・ Possibility of overtime work due to telework (Japan) (own employees)
・ Possible occurrence of overtime work due to external factors such as national policy, policy changes (disputes, lockdowns), etc. (ownfactories or workers at production contractors)
・ Possible occurrence of excess labor due to manpower shortage as a result of foreign workers engaged in repair and sewing after purchase ofgoods returning to their home countries due to overseas conditions (company's own employees or workers at production subcontractors)
・ There is a possibility that the minimum wage (living wage) will not be observed due to cost reductions from buyers (workers at overseas
factories or production sites on consignment).
・ In some countries, minimum wages are revised frequently and there is a risk of non-compliance with minimum wages (workers at overseas
factories or contracted production sites). (workers at the company's own factories or production contractors outside Japan)
・ Possible failure to pay fair compensation in accordance with productivity (e.g., raw material price hikes, foreign exchange effects, etc.)(company's own employees, workers at company-owned plants, or workers at production sites outsourced to the company)
・ Problems of equal pay for equal work by regular and irregular workers (own employees, workers at own factories or production contractors) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ The possibility that changes in social conditions, such as inflation, may cause real wages to decline and prevent workers from maintaining
their standard of living (the company's own employees, workers at the company's own factories, or workers at production contractors).
・ The status of the wage gap between men and women is not understood, and there is a risk that a gap may exist. The ratio of female executives
is low. The reality is that women are not actively promoted. (Employees of the company, workers at the company's own factories or contracted
production sites)
・ The company may not provide thorough health and safety training, including disaster prevention training, first-aid training, and handling of
hazardous chemicals. (employees of the company, workers at the company's own plants, or workers at contracted production sites)
・ External factors may prevent the proper implementation of health and safety training and health checkups, increasing safety and health risks
to employees (company employees, workers at the company's own plants, or workers at production contractors).
・ Failure to address health-hazardous work environments (noise, vibration, lighting, room temperature, ventilation, local exhaust ventilation,etc.) may result in health hazards (company employees, workers at company-owned plants or contracted production sites).
・ There is a risk that pregnant and nursing women, young people, etc. may be assigned to dangerous or harmful work (the company's own
employees, workers at the company's own factories, or workers at production sites outsourced to the company).
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(workers at the company's own factories or contracted production sites)・ Personal protective equipment (PPE) is not provided in hazardous or harmful workplaces, and appropriate education and training are notprovided, which may result in harm to workers.
・ The company's own employees, workers at the company's own factories, or workers at production contractors may be at risk of injury due tolack of inspection of machinery and equipment that are required to be inspected and insufficient protective equipment.
・ Dilapidated buildings, illegal construction, emergency exits, escape routes, etc. in illegal conditions may endanger workers (own employees,
workers at own factories or contracted production sites).
・ Inadequate storage of chemical substances may cause accidents or health hazards (for the company's own employees, workers at thecompany's own factories, or workers at production contractors).
・ Risk of mental health problems, such as anxiety about infection or stress among production workers who cannot telework (risk of mental
health problems) (Japan) (in-house employees)
・ Risk of psychological problems due to invasion of privacy (for own employees, workers at own factories or production contractors) due toleakage of personal information or introduction of remote work monitoring tools, etc.
・ Risk of psychological problems (customer harassment, slander, stalking, etc.) in relationships and points of contact with customers (customer
service, SNS responses, etc.). Or, there is a risk that an adequate resolution mechanism has not been established. (Company's own employees)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Mental health problems (stress) may occur on both sides due to lack of understanding of differences in national customs and culture (ownemployees, workers at own factories or contracted production sites).
・ The possibility of mental health problems (stress) on both sides due to lack of understanding of national customs and cultural differences(employees of the company, workers at the company's plants, or workers at production contractors)
・ Possible failure of internal standards or domestic laws to comply with global laws (standards) in terms of occupational safety standards(control of controlled substances, working environment, etc.)
・ Inadequate balance of work and understaffing, resulting in overwork and adverse health effects.

Businesses /SupplyChain

Disciplinary Action

・ Risk of being subjected to unfair disciplinary punishments or treatment due to inappropriate content of work rules (for the company's own
employees, workers at the company's own factories, or workers at production contractors).
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・ Risk of being forced to enter into unfair contracts with non-regular employees without proper explanation (e.g., unfair dismissal) (for nonregular employees at the company and in the supply chain)

Discrimination

At Employment
At Work
Diversity

・ Possibility of unequal recruitment and employment with restrictions on nationality, race, religion, gender, and age (own employees, workers
at own factories or production contractors)
・ Possibility of unequal treatment or lack of fair evaluation in the working environment, training (education system), and promotion
opportunities due to differences in gender (disrespect for women), age, experience (job type, career), or length of service (for the company's own
employees, workers at the company's factories, or workers at subcontractors).
・ Potential for harassment or unequal treatment with disregard for diversity (LGBTQ, SOGI, etc.) (company employees, workers at company
factories or contracted production sites)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Potential for discrimination in hiring due to disability, illness, etc. (company employees, workers at company factories, or contracted
production sites)
・ Possible invasion of privacy or discrimination in hiring due to leakage of personal information (company's own employees, workers at
company's own factories, or workers at production sites on consignment)
・ The introduction of an evaluation system based on Ai may lead to human rights violations (for the company's own employees, workers at thecompany's own factories, or workers at production sites outsourced to the company).

Child Labor

Minimum Age

・ There is a risk that child labor under the minimum age may be performed without identification or on the basis of false identification(workers at the company's own factories or contracted production sites).
・ There is a risk of child labor in the supply chain in developing countries (subcontracted work, etc.), or of brokers pimping out child labor ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
(workers at the company's own factories or contracted production sites).
・ Possible involvement of child labor, forced labor taking advantage of immigrants and vulnerable groups by forcing suppliers to reduce costs.

Forced Labor

Forced overtime
Human trafficking

・ Risk of being forced to work overtime (the company's own employees, workers at the company's own factories, or workers at production
contractors)
・ The labor contract (employment contract) is not clearly stated in writing, and workers are likely to be forced to work under working
conditions that they have not agreed to (the company's own employees, workers at the company's own factories, or workers at production
contractors).
・ In Japan, there is a risk of serious violations of labor laws and regulations, such as the restriction of the free movement of technical interntrainees due to the deposit of their passports, alien registration cards, and residence cards, and forced savings (technical intern trainees at ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
factories in Japan).
・ There is a possibility that forced labor is being performed overseas by taking advantage of the vulnerable position of immigrants and refugees(employees of the company, workers at the company's own factories, or workers at production sites outsourced to the company) (especially forclients in Tier 2 and above, where the reality of forced labor may be latent).
・ Possible latent problems of forced labor or child labor of vulnerable workers such as immigrants and women, due to inaccessibility of thelocal working environment due to language barriers, inaccessibility of the country, time zone difference, etc.

Grievance
Mechanism

Effectiveness ofreporting channels for
employees

・ The grievance mechanism is not in place, or is in place but may not be functioning.
・ The grievance mechanism is in place, but operational checks are not functioning.
・ Lack of multilingual support, and may not be able to identify offers of human rights violations by vulnerable groups.

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・ The company may refuse to form a labor union, refuse to bargain collectively without just cause, or treat union members unfairly or dismissthem (the company's own employees, workers at the company's own plants, or workers at production contractors).
・ The union is likely to dismiss workers because of a strike (its own employees, workers at its own plants, or workers at production sites towhich it outsources production)
Freedom of association
Freedom of・ The possibility that labor-management consultations and collective bargaining may not be sufficiently institutionalized and operated (i.e.,and✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
association
they may have become a skeleton). In addition, although the right to collective bargaining is recognized, there is a risk that negotiations are not
Freedom of association
actually being conducted (especially at overseas production plants) (the company's own employees, workers at the company's own plants, or
workers at production contractors)
・ There is a risk of insufficient communication between local employees and Japanese management, resulting in the start of operations or
selection of suppliers without understanding local customs and culture, which may lead to labor problems or labor disputes.
・ The impact of increased or decreased production due to sales may lead to an increase or decrease in the volume of orders, forcing personnel
reductions, overtime, and work on holidays.
・ The expansion of the EC market may lead to an increase in logistics volume, which may lead to long working hours onsite. (Especiallyduring peak season)
・ Long working hours and sudden work may be forced on logistics workers due to waiting time for trucks at warehouses and loading/unloading
work, etc.
Human rights violations, especially in the ・ Risk of starting or continuing business with suppliers (including secondary upstream suppliers) or production contractors without sufficient✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
supply chain
understanding or investigation of the actual situation through visits, hearings, etc., thereby contributing to human rights violations (overwork,forced labor, child labor, discrimination against women) at the suppliers (including secondary upstream suppliers) or production contractors.
・ Trade in conflict zones has the potential to be a means for states and military organizations to profit, which may lead to the inflow of militaryfunds and contribute to human rights abuses.
・ Companies throughout the supply chain may be complicit in human rights abuses through the products and services of suppliers (clientcompanies) that are identified by governments and civil society.

Climate Change

Water Stress
Environment
Resources
Community

Biodiversity
conservation

Depletion of natural
resources

Waste management

Indigenous rights

Discrimination

Diversity

Awareness

Health and Safety
Consumer

Relationships
with consumers
Protection of Personal
Inforation

Diversity Concerns

・ CO2 emissions due to excessive electricity consumption in production plants and sales outlets
・ CO2 emission problems due to irresponsible (unplanned) mass production and mass disposal
・ Possible deterioration of employee health due to heat stroke, etc. (own employees, workers at own factories or contracted production sites)
・ Possible layoffs due to factory closures, etc. resulting from changes in production sites due to climate change (own employees, workers at
own factories or contracted production sites)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Outsourcing of production without progress in reducing CO2 emissions in the supply chain may accelerate global warming.
・ Failure to adequately investigate energy consumption and the use of renewable energy in each production process of the company or its
suppliers may increase orders for materials and products that have a large environmental impact, thereby indirectly accelerating environmental
impact.
・ The expansion of e-commerce sales may increase CO2 emissions from logistics and accelerate global warming.
・ Possible health hazards to nearby residents and adverse effects on the local environment due to the use of large amounts of water and✔ ✔ ✔
pollution of rivers by hazardous chemicals at leather tanneries, dyeing and plating factories, etc. (residents in the surrounding area).
・ Water depletion and water pollution due to the use of large amounts of water during the production of raw materials (cotton, cattle, natural✔ ✔
rubber) (residents in the vicinity)
・ Wooden products (paper materials) may adversely affect the preservation of forest ecosystems (indigenous people living in forest
ecosystems).
・ Microplastics generated from washing synthetic fiber products may lead to marine pollution (all mankind).
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・ Materials procured through routes with unclear traceability may lead to environmental and soil pollution (organic cotton, wool, etc.) (local
residents)
・ Depletion of limited natural resources such as oil and gas✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Climate change and extreme weather events could be exacerbated by the massive use of natural resources.
・ Wasteful product design generates a large amount of cutting waste when cutting fabric, which may lead to the depletion of limited resources. ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Risk of illegal dumping of waste due to abandonment or failure to use the proper contractors
・ May cause environmental harm by not working to reduce waste✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Use of materials that cannot be returned to nature may cause environmental pollution.
・ Use of biodegradable plastics even for unnecessary materials, such as combustible materials, may cause recycling to cease to function.
・ Cotton, pulp, etc., may threaten the livelihood (eviction, violence, etc.) of residents living in the country where the raw materials areprocured.
・ In developing countries where laws and regulations are not yet in place, compliance with local laws may cause environmental pollution and ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
health hazards to local residents.
・ Expansion into the interior of a country to reduce costs may threaten the livelihood of new indigenous peoples.
・ There is a risk of discrimination due to inappropriate expressions (e.g., unconscious bias/LGBTQ) through advertisements and other media.
・ Excessive negative image of the technical intern trainee system may jeopardize the continuation of the system itself (technical intern trainees
at domestic factories).
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・ Possible to promote stereotypical gender bias when conducting sales activities through advertisements and SNS (e.g., use of specific colors
for women and men).
・ Insufficient efforts to raise consumer awareness of recycling have not resulted in the establishment of a circular economy (e.g., circularmaterials) mechanism.
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・ Insufficient provision of correct information on certified materials and sustainable materials may lead to misunderstandings among
consumers, which may hinder their intended purchasing activities.
・ Risks to consumers by improving the quality of products and their safety
・ Health risks due to the inclusion of hazardous substances in finished products✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Health risks to consumers, such as ignition accidents due to battery failure, wearable devices, etc., and use of new materials
・ There is a risk of privacy violation and discrimination due to leakage of personal information and technologies such as AI and SNS.
・ Dark patterns of inducement on e-commerce websites (e.g., cases where it is difficult to cancel or return a product)✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
・ Risk of algorithms and information provision that promote consumer misperception and stereotypes through the use of AI, etc. on ecommerce sites (e.g., targeted advertisements, etc. that may force recommendations on consumers)
・ Insufficient consideration for diverse consumers (LGBTQ, nationality, religion)
・ May promote gender bias by wearing uniforms and school uniforms designated by companies and schools, where there is no choice (e.g., ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
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List of Participants in 2023 Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop*Of the total of 8 workshops, attendance of 6 or more times are noted on the list and marked with a "✔"; attendance of 2 to 5 times is noted on the list; attendance of 0 to 1 time is not be noted on the list.

Company

Department/Title

Name

St Director, Corporate Sustainability

Yoko Kubo

Manager, Corporate Sustainability

Shunsuke Kikuchi

Head of Merchandise Dept.

Arimura〇Manager, Ladies Specialty Department

Yumeko Shirasaki〇

Group leader, Public Relations Department

Masaharu Takeno〇

Manager, Sustainability Strategy

Yuri Ishinaka〇

Senior Manager, Sustainability Strategy

Akifumi Oba〇

Manager, Sustainability Department

Chie Yamamoto〇

Manager, Sustainability Department

Atsushi Saito〇

General Affairs Group ESG Management Promotion Team

Ruri Nakano〇

Kenta Eboshi〇

General Affairs Group ESG Management Promotion Team

Hideki Oie〇

Section Chief, Sustainability Promotion Office, Sustainability Promotion Department

Kimiko Yusa〇

Sustainability Promotion Office, Sustainability Promotion Department

Tomoki Nagao〇

Assistant Manager, Sustainability Office

Yuki Yamamoto〇

Assistant Manager, Sustainability Office

Yasuyuki Hirakawa〇

Assistant Manager, Sustainability Office

Masayo Ariyama〇

Innovation design Division Sustainable promotion TeamTaiga Rokukawa

Onward Corporate Design Co., Ltd. Innovation design Division Sustainable promotion Team

Nobumasa Hara〇

Innovation design Division Sustainable promotion Team

Mayu Harada〇

Sustainability Group, Corporate Planning Department

Ryoichi Ishii〇

Sustainability Group, Corporate Planning Department

Daisuke Fukuhara〇

Planning Group, Purchasing Department

Hisae Kadokura〇

General Manager, Corporate Strategy Dept. Sustainability Strategy Office

Seiji Kawano〇

Corporate Strategy Dept. Sustainability Strategy Office

Tamao Taneda〇

Corporate Strategy Dept. Sustainability Strategy Office

Kimiko Megumi〇

General manager, Sustainability Management Division

Tetsuichiro Akashi〇

ANA HOLDINGS INC.

AOYAMA TRADING Co., Ltd.

Asahi Kasei Corp.
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDNS UNITED KAIUN KAISHA, LTD. General Affairs GroupOKAMURA CORPORATIONOMRON Corporation

KAGOME CO.,LTD.

KOSÉ Corporation

Suntory Holdings Limited
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

ESG Management Promotion Team

Sustainability Management Division

Misa Nakamura〇

Sustainability Management Department

Ryosuke Sakai〇

Sustainability Management Department

Shigeru Ando〇

Coordinator, Environment & Sustainability Strategy Division

Maki Hosokawa〇

Coordinator, Environment & Sustainability Strategy Division

Yu Matoba〇

Sustainability Department

Megumi Noda〇

Sustainability Department

Keiko Uchiyama〇

Junko Takatsuna〇

Takami Takeuchi〇

DE＆I Strategic Promotion Department

Yasuhito Tani〇〇

Human Resources Department, Human Resources Division

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION DE＆I Strategic Promotion Department

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

TIS Inc.

TDK Corporation〇

Manager, CSR Group, Sustainability Promotion Department

Eiji Kawada

Assistant Manager, CSR Group, Sustainability Promotion Department

Hiroyuki Takiguchi

CSR Group, Sustainability Promotion Department

Rachel Green

Business Ethics Group, Sustainability Dept.

Toru Nagashima〇〇

Business Ethics Group, Sustainability Dept.

Ryuichi Kai

Assistant Manager, Sustainability Division, Corporate Planning Dept.

Gen Hidari

Manager, Legal & Compliance Dept.

Michael Yamashita〇

Section Manager, Human Resources SBU Human Resources Planning Dept. Diversity & Inclusion Promotion Office

Etsuko Hosoya〇

Corporate Planning Dept, Corporate Sustainability Promotion Office, Expert

Yoshichika Ebara〇

Corporate Planning Dept, Corporate Sustainability Promotion Office Mai Nakauchi〇

Assistant Manager, CSR Group of Sustainability Promotion HQ Hiroshi Kobayashi〇

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TOTO LTD.
NAXIS CO., LTD.

Nichirei Corporation

Nichirei Foods Inc.

Assistant Manager, CSR Group of Sustainability Promotion HQ Atsuko Kinemori〇

Sustainability Promotion Sect 1, Sustainability Promotion Dept.

Eriko Takahashi〇

ESG Promotion Sect 1, ESG Promotion Dept.

Kumihiro Okayama

Sales Division Merchandising department Sustainability expert Reiko Ohiro〇

Marketing Planning Office

Mitsuyo Morisawa〇

Sustainability Promotion, Sustainability Management

Ayaka Himono〇

Sustainability Promotion, Sustainability Management

Masao Jozaki〇

Sustainability Promotion

Tatsuya Hirono

Sustainability Promotion Department,Sustainable Supply chain Management Team

Satoshi Okaya〇

Sustainability Promotion Department,Sustainable Supply chain Management Team

Junpei Koshikawa〇

Group Leader, Human Resources Development Group, Divercity Promotion Department

Takeshi Kanazawa〇

Sustainability Management Office, General Affairs Department

Mo Ro

〇

NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC. Sustainability Management Office, General Affairs Department

Takanori Morinaka〇

Sustainability Management Office, General Affairs Department

Fuku Uno〇

Legal & Fair Trade Promotion Group / Manager

Tomoko Ishii〇

Kensei Kobayashi〇

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha ESG Management Group

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

Yamaha Corporation

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

Lawson, Inc.

Worlding Inc.

ESG Management Group

Hiroshi Horie〇

Director, Planning&Coordination Depertment, Corporate Sustainability Division

Koichi Nishijima〇

Manager, Planning&Coordination Depertment, Corporate Sustainability Division

Naoko Toki〇

Manager, Compliance Department, Corporate Administration & Legal Division

Fuminori Shioya〇

Manager, DEI Promotion Team Human Resources Strategy Group, Corporate Strategic Planning Division

Hisanori Araki〇

Leader, Promotion Group, Sustainability Promotion Department

Arisa Fukui〇

Assistant Manager, Procurement Department

Tomoko Teduka〇

Group Manager, Sustainability Group, Corporate Planning Division

Hiroyasu Abe〇

Manager, Sustainability Group, Corporate Planning Division

Kaoru Yoshioka〇

General Manager,ESG Promotion Department,ESG Center, ESG Strategy Division

Hiromitsu Hatano〇

Manager,Responsible Business Section, ESG Promotion Department,ESG Center, ESG Strategy Division

Hirotaro Tagata〇

Responsible Business Section, ESG Promotion Department,ESG Center, ESG Strategy Division

Chika Takahara〇

Assistant manager, Legal Dept

Atsushi Nakama〇

Assistant manager, Legal Dept

Aya Nakao〇

SDGs Promotion Office

Izumi Hasegawa〇

Chair, Management Planning Board

Shoichiro Ikebe〇

Manager, Supervisory Division

Kobayashi〇

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