Tokai Carbon Group
Global Policy on Human Rights
The Tokai Carbon Group believes that consideration for human rights is particularly
important for realizing its corporate philosophy of “Ties of Reliability.”
Based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights and other international regulations on human rights
established by various treaties, etc. of the International Labour Organization (ILO), we
understand human rights issues properly from a corporate standpoint, embed anawareness of “respect for fundamental human rights” within our group, and promote thebuilding of bright and lively societies.

This Policy provides specific guidelines regarding “respect for human rights” within ourgroup, applies them to all employees and business sites, and requires our business partners
to comply with it.

1. Compliance with laws and regulations
Our group complies with the laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which
it operates, and if there is any conflict between the laws of those countries and regions
and international human rights regulations, etc., it seeks ways to respect international
human rights regulations, etc.

2. Prohibition of discrimination

Our group prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of race, skin color, nationalorigin, sex, sexual orientation, age, language, religion, political or other opinions,
property, disability, descent or other social status or any similar grounds and guarantees
equal opportunities in employment and work.

3. Prevention of child labor and slave labor
Our group prohibits child labor and slave labor such as human trafficking, forced laborand bonded labor in its business activities in all countries and regions.

4. Support for basic labor rightsOur group respects the freedom of association, the right to organize and the right tocollective bargaining of workers, and other basic labor rights, and does not prevent
employees from lawfully exercising their rights.

5. Reduction of excessive working hours and securing right to wages
Our group strives to reduce excessive work hours and to provide a living wage that not
only meets the legal requirements of the countries in which it operates, but also ensuresa basic standard of living.

6. Health and safety standards
Our group places the highest priority on ensuring the safety and health of its employees
in the workplace, complies with the laws and regulations of each country and region
concerning occupational safety and health, and maintains an environment that takes into
consideration the prevention of accidents and disasters.

7. Prohibition of harassment
Our group recognizes that harassment in the workplace is an act that damages the dignityof an individual and has a negative impact on human relations in the workplace,worker’s motivation, and the reputation of a company, and strives to prevent harassment.

8. Respect of privacy
In order to protect the privacy of individuals, our group complies with the relevant laws
and regulations of each country and region with respect to the handling of personal
information, and endeavors to prevent information leakage and loss.

9. Prevention and mitigation of negative impacts on human rights
Our group strives to identify and prevent or mitigate negative impacts on human rights
through human rights due diligence mechanisms and consultation with stakeholders. We
also report on our efforts to respect human rights through various reports.

10. Response to human rights violations
In order to prevent human rights violations, our group continues to provide companywide education and training, and if it is discovered that we have caused or contributed
to human rights violations in our business activities, we promptly make efforts toremedy the situation.

Revision Number: 2 (Second Edition)
Enforcement Date: January 1, 2024 (Effective until the next revision)
Previous Revision Date: July 1, 2020 (First Edition)