In April 2019, we became the first corporate group, including a railway business, to sign the United Nations Global Compact, a global initiative advocated by the United Nations. We support the 10 principles consisting of the four areas of "human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption," and will continue to promote further sustainability efforts.
The Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ) has theme-specific subcommittees aimed at promoting CSR activities among participating companies, and we participate in the following subcommittees:
■Supply Chain Subcommittee, Environmental Management Subcommittee, Human Rights Development Subcommittee, Human Rights Education Subcommittee, Corruption Prevention Subcommittee, Disaster Prevention and Reduction (DRR) Subcommittee, SDGs Subcommittee, ESG Subcommittee, WEPs Subcommittee, Reporting Subcommittee, Circular Economy Subcommittee
Each subcommittee participates in lectures and workshops by experts to share the latest CSR-related trends and case studies from each company, while also working to produce a variety of outputs based on the experience of each participating company in a wide range of industries.
| Human Rights | Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and |
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| Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. | |
| Labour | Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; |
| Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; | |
| Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and | |
| Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. | |
| The environment | Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; |
| Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and | |
| Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. | |
| Anti-Corruption | Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. |