Under the Furukawa Electric Group Philosophy, the Group understands that the human rights of everyone affected by its globally expanding business activities must be respected. The Group will respects human dignity and all human rights that are recognized internationally.
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recently, social conditions and the business environment are changing dramatically. In this environment, companies are increasingly receiving diverse requests from stakeholders related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, including respect for human rights. Considering the situation, the Group established the Furukawa Electric Group Human Rights Policy on January 27, 2020, to respect the human rights of all stakeholders affected by its business activities.
Furukawa Electric Group Human Rights Policy established on January 27, 2020(PDF 402KB)
In order to address violations of the Furukawa Electric Group CSR Code of Conduct, which includes provisions related to human rights, and concern over potential violations in the Group's business activities, the Group established an internal whistleblower desk and an external whistleblower desk, which uses an outside independent organization. Based on information obtained through the system, the Group takes steps to mitigate any negative effects by following appropriate procedures.
The 10 principles of the UN Global Compact include principles related to human rights, such as support and respect for the protection of human rights, not being complicit in human rights abuses, elimination of forced and compulsory labor and abolition of child labor. The Group company supports the UN Global Compact and has participated in it since February 2020.
This fiscal year, the Company participates in the human rights subcommittees of Global Compact Network Japan, as below.
Human rights violations | Target | Actions of Furukawa Electric/Furukawa Electric Group |
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Inadequacies in Occupational Health and Safety | People in the Group who are involved in safety and health management |
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Forced and compulsory labor, Slave labor | All people who work for the Group |
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Business partners |
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Child labor | All people who work for the Group |
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Business partners |
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Discrimination | All people who work for the Group |
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There is growing concern about human rights risks throughout the supply chain, including forced labor, child labor, and discrimination. In response to these changes and growing social demands for human rights, the Group revised the Furukawa Electric Group CSR Code of Conduct in April 2019 and established the Furukawa Electric Group Human Rights Policy in January 2020. At present, we have begun efforts to implement human rights due diligence.
We have conducted a Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) survey based on the CSR Procurement Guidelines with Group companies and partners to assess human rights and promote activities to reduce the negative impact of the Group's business activities. In FY 2021, we conducted a survey of 79 domestic and overseas Group companies and 50 major partners. In the future, we plan to gradually expand the scope of the survey.
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