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Hokuetsu Group Human Rights Policy

While the environment surrounding us continues to evolve with economic development driven by globalization, challenges related to the respect for human rights are also becoming increasingly significant.
Our group has been striving to enhance corporate value by building sound and trustworthy relationships with stakeholders through business activities that respect human rights, based on our Group Corporate Philosophy and Group Code of Conduct.
To further promote initiatives related to the respect for human rights, we have established the "Hokuetsu Group Human Rights Policy" and endorse the principles of the United Nations Global Compact.

Hokuetsu Group Human Rights Policy

The Hokuetsu Group acts in line with the Hokuetsu Group Human Rights Policy (this "Policy") to ensure that the human rights of all the people involved in our business activities are respected.

  1. Position
    We have established this Policy based on the International Bill of Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other relevant principles, and promote the initiatives for respecting human rights.
  2. Scope of Application
    This Policy applies to all the officers and employees of the Group. We expect all our business partners to understand and endorse this Policy. We work together with our business partners in promoting the initiatives for respecting human rights.
  3. Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations
    We comply with laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which we conduct business activities, and respect the standards of the United Nations and other international organizations to the fullest extent.
  4. Human Rights Due Diligence
    We have established a system for human rights due diligence including providing education and training, improving our workplace environment and systems, and managing our supply chain, in order to fulfill our responsibility for respecting human rights. We implement this system on an ongoing basis.
  5. Remedies
    We provide, or cooperate in providing, remedies if we are found to have caused or contributed to adverse impacts on human rights.
  6. Responsibility and Structure
    We have assigned a person responsible for implementing this Policy, who is in charge of supervising the compliance with this Policy and promoting initiatives for respecting human rights through our sustainability efforts and other similar activities.
  7. Dialogue and Discussion
    In promoting this Policy, we utilize human rights expertise from independent external experts and sincerely engage in discussions with our business partners. We also disclose our initiatives for respecting human rights through our website and other similar platforms.

Established April 1, 2023

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