Sanyo Special Steel Group Human Rights Policy
We, Sanyo Special Steel Group, are dedicated on the achievement of a sustainable society by creating
economic and social values through executing "Confidence-based Management," our corporate philosophy
that aims to establish "confidence of society," "confidence of customers," and "confidence among people."
As a corporate entity operating globally, we recognize that all officers and employees of the Group
understand and respect the significance of human rights for all people involved in our business activities tobe the corporate social responsibility we should fulfill in implementing this management philosophy. For thatreason, we have newly formulated the "Sanyo Special Steel Group Human Rights Policy" (hereinafter "thePolicy").
1. Respect for Human Rights
We understand that human rights may be affected through our business activities, such as procuring raw
materials, manufacturing, selling, and distributing products, research and development, and recruitment.
We are also aware that our business relationships with other stakeholders may end up impacting humanrights. We will strive to neither violate human rights ourselves nor support any human rights abuse by ourstakeholders, including business partners.
Supporting and respecting the "International Bill of Human Rights" and the "Declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work," we will conduct our business activities under the Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights.
We will prohibit discrimination based on nationality, race, religion, age, gender, physical or mental
disorders, gender identification, sexual orientation, and upbringing, or discrimination for any otherirrational reasons. We will also strive to prohibit long working hours, harassment, forced labor, and childlabor, respect freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, and ensure safety and health in theworkplace.
We will comply with the laws and regulations of the countries and regions where we conduct businessactivities. When there are discrepancies between globally recognized human rights and the laws andregulations of the country or region, we will seek appropriate ways to respect the internationally recognizedhuman rights to the extent possible while complying with such laws and regulations.
2. Scope of Application
The Policy applies to all officers and employees of the Sanyo Special Steel Group (Sanyo Special SteelCo., Ltd. and its consolidated affiliates). In addition, we will ask all our business partners, including thosein our supply chain, for their understanding and cooperation.
3. Human Rights Due Diligence
We will put a human rights due diligence system in place to identify/assess and prevent/reduce adverse
impacts on human rights in the company, group companies, and suppliers and assess the effectiveness of
their efforts.

4. Education
We will conduct appropriate training and awareness-raising activities to ensure all officers andemployees understand and implement the Policy.
5. Remediation/Remedy
When we discover that our business activities have caused, contributed to, or engaged in actual andpotential adverse impacts on human rights, we will work on the remediation and remedies throughappropriate procedures.
6. Dialogue/Discussion with Stakeholders
We will continually work with stakeholders related to the Policy to improve and strengthen ourcommitment to respecting human rights.
7. Disclosure
We will disclose the progress of our efforts to respect human rights based on the Policy through ourwebsites and other means.
The Board of Directors approved the Policy on October 31, 2023.
October 31, 2023
Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President
Katsuhiro Miyamoto