The Sakai Chemical Group Basic Human Rights Policy
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Since our founding, the Sakai Chemical Group has been conducting business that contributes to safe and healthy living. The management philosophy of our core company, Sakai Chemical Industry, "Creating a friendly future through chemistry," expresses our thoughts toward people, and we believe that respecting the human rights of all stakeholders in every country and region where we operate is vital to achieving this philosophy. This Human Rights Policy is a commitment by the Sakai Chemical Group to fulfill its responsibility to respect human rights based on our management philosophy and international standards.
- 1. Basic Philosophy
The Sakai Chemical Group complies with the laws and regulations related to human rights standards in the countries and regions where we operate.We also support and respect such international human rights standards as the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights, which encompasses the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, which stipulates the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of forced labor, the abolition of child labor, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. We also strive to respect human rights based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as well as the National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights. - ２. Scope of Application
This Human Rights Policy applies to all officers and employees (including full-time, contract, advisory, temporary, part-time, and all other types of employees) of the Sakai Chemical Group. We also encourage all Sakai Chemical Group business partners to understand and comply with this Human Rights Policy. - 3. Human Rights Due Diligence
The Sakai Chemical Group has established a human rights due diligence system to identify negative impacts related to human rights and strive to prevent their occurrence or reduce the risk of their occurrence. - 4. Building a Remedy System
The Sakai Chemical Group will establish a system through which stakeholders can report concerns on human rights, and will work with stakeholders to reduce negative impacts related to human rights in cases where such negative impacts are discovered or suspected. - 5. Dialogue
The Sakai Chemical Group recognizes the importance of dialogue with stakeholders to identify negative human rights impacts related to human rights and will engage in timely dialogue to understand, reduce, and resolve human rights issues. - 6. Employee Education
The Sakai Chemical Group will provide necessary education to ensure that this Human Rights Policy spreads throughout the Group and is understood correctly by all officers and employees and effectively reflected in our business activities. - 7. Information Disclosure
The Sakai Chemical Group will disclose information on its human rights initiatives as appropriate through its website and reports.
This Human Rights Policy was approved by the Board of Directors of Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. on September 26, 2022
See the Implementing Human Rights Due Diligence for details on the system to promote our Human Rights Initiatives.
