Business Partner Operational Guidelines
Introduction
The Fast Retailing Group (“FR Group” or “We”)’s mission is to produce truly great clothing to contribute to the way of life of people
all over the world, and to seek to grow and develop our company in unity with society. To accomplish this mission, the FR Group
believes it is necessary to approach issues from the customer’s perspective and commit to ethical standards and correctness inorder to build equitable and fruitful relationships with Business Partners who believe in our mission. Accordingly, the FR Grouphas established these Business Partner Operational Guidelines (“Guidelines”) to explicitly state the general principles that werequest our Business Partners (as defined below) understand, and adhere to.

1.

Scope of Application①

These Guidelines shall apply globally to all corporations, organizations, and individuals who transact with the FR Group or
who provide goods or services on behalf of the FR Group (“Business Partners”). Business Partners shall request all parties(“Related Business Parties”) they themselves transact with, if those transactions are related to our Business Partners’
transactions with the FR Group to comply with these Guidelines.
If Business Partners agree with the FR Group to adhere to more stringent requirements, said more stringent requirements
shall apply.

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Implementation①④

The FR Group will contract with Business Partners who will comply with these Guidelines, and Business Partners’ adherence
to these Guidelines will be a factor in considering future transactions with them.
In order to monitor compliance, The FR Group may request Business Partners and Related Business Parties to participate
in questionnaires, participate in audits, and submit relevant documents (collectively “Audits”) In addition, if Business Partners
and Related Business Parties have violated or are violating these Guidelines (or if there are concerns of violations), BusinessPartners and Related Business Parties must comply with Audits from the FR Group.
If Business Partners violate these Guidelines, the FR Group may suspend its transactions with them. In addition, if Related
Business Parties violate these Guidelines, the FR Group can request the Business Partners who have transactions with therelevant Related Business Parties to reconsider their transactions with the Related Business Parties, and if violations are notcorrected, the FR Group may suspend its transactions with the Business Partners.
FR Group will conduct Audits within the limits set forth in all applicable local laws.

3.

Notices of Violation and Remedial Measures②③If Business Partners or any of their Related Business Parties violate these Guidelines (or if there are concerns of violations),
Business Partners must immediately notify the FR Group. In addition, they must take corrective action and report their said
actions to the FR Group.

4.

Regarding Revisions to these Guidelines
These Guidelines may be revised from time to time, taking into account changes in societal expectations. In the event werevise these Guidelines we will disclose our changes on the FR Group Homepage.

Basic Principles
Business Partners shall comply with the following Basic Principles.

1.

Compliance with Laws and Regulations①②

To comply will all applicable laws and regulations.
To prevent against dishonest activities and violations of laws and regulations by both their company and employees, and tobuild a system of monitoring/governance that can quickly discover and respond to any problems that arise.

2.

Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Products and Services①To ensure that the products and services comply with all the safety standards set forth in the national or regional laws orregulations where business activities are conducted, and to be committed to the quality controls set forth in the contracts
entered into with the FR Group.

3.

Anti-Corruption and Commercial Bribery①

To not pay any bribes and avoid making facilitating payments (including illegal or unofficial payments to facilitateadministrative procedures such as customs and VISA procedures) or other unauthorized payments to public or government
officials.

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To not give any counterparties (including FR Group companies) any grants, presents, or remuneration, or provide businessentertainment that violate relevant laws or regulations, or exceed societal standards.

4.

Unfair Transactions①②

To obey anti-competition laws and avoid actions that would inhibit free and equal competition.
To not engage in transactions with FR Group directors or employees resulting in (or appearing to result in) conflicts ofinterests. To not engage in transactions with FR Group companies resulting in the breach of the agreements executed withthird parties or the infringement of the rights of third parties.
To conduct business activities in an ethical and transparent manner. while respecting business practices of each country
and region.

③5.

Respect for Human Rights①

To respect each employee’s human rights and diversity, and to not unlawfully discriminate in the employment, compensation,promotion, or termination of employees; based on their ethnicity, race, nationality, place of origin, age, gender, religion,thought, sexual preference, disability, maternity, marital status or any other unlawful reason.
To not engage in violence, slander, defamation, intimidation, various types of harassment, or other actions that infringe onthe human rights of others.
To not engage in forced labor, the employment of children under the minimum age for employment defined by laws ofrelevant countries and regions., or human trafficking.

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Labor and the Workplace Environment①③④

To pay salaries and overtime payments equal to or exceeding the minimum wage specified in the applicable laws of relevant
countries and regions.
To comply with working hour limits, including overtime work or days-off, required by the laws of applicable countries andregions.
To provide a safe and clean workplace environment for all employees involved in business activities.
To respect the rights of employees to organize into labor unions or engage in peaceful collective bargaining and negotiations.

7.

Information Security①②

To strictly manage personal information and the non-public information of the FR Group and other counterparties, to preventits disclosure to third parties, and to not use it for unapproved reasons in accordance with applicable laws of relevant
countries and regions.
To take appropriate safeguards against cyber-attacks to prevent damages resulting from the disclosure of information.

8.

Protection of Intellectual Property①②

To appropriately manage your own intellectual property so it is not infringed or unlawfully used by third parties.
To not infringe (such as through unauthorized or inappropriate use) the intellectual property rights of third parties.

9.

Symbiosis with Society①

As a participant in regional societies, understand cultures and customs, and to work and contribute to their development. In
the context of international society, to understand issues and to work toward their resolution
To be resolute in the face of antisocial forces, refuse all unfair demands, and eliminate all contact with them.

②②10. Consideration for Earth and the Environment①②

To minimize harm to the environment and living things, while protecting the safety and health of individuals.
To recognize the importance of the environment as a whole and engage in environmentally and societally sustainablebusiness management; in various business activities, such as in the context of the emissions of greenhouse gasses, themanagement and disposal of waste and chemicals, the efficient use of water, energy, and other natural resources, and thepromotion of biological diversity.

Established 2015/6/2
Modified2018/12/4
2020/3/23