We at Nissha Group have in place a basic policy on labor and human rights. In formulating the policy, the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact, which we joined in April 2012, and the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) code of conduct were used as reference. The RBA is a global code of conduct for the IT devices and mobility industries, which Nissha sees as the priority markets. It references international norms and standards including the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

This policy has been translated into Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Malay, Spanish and German, and widely distributed to all Nissha Group employees. In addition, we ask all our suppliers to understand our policy and work with us on initiatives directed at labor and human rights. 

The Nissha Group recognizes that human resources are the driving force for improving corporate value, and has identified “respect for human rights” as one of our materiality. A task force has been established under the Sustainability Committee to deal with the themes of “enhancing human capital and respect for human rights” and is working to address respect for human rights at the Group's suppliers. For other important human rights risks, a Labor and Human Rights Subcommittee has been established under the Risk Management and Compliance Committee, which is working to reduce these risks throughout the Group.

The ESG Task Force has as its strategy “reduction of labor and human rights risks” for the “respect for human rights” materiality. In the fiscal year ended December 2021, we used a questionnaire targeted at all group companies to confirm that there were no cases of child labor or forced labor. In the fiscal years ended December 2022 and 2023, we worked to achieve zero child labor and forced labor at the Group’s primary suppliers.

We at the Nissha Group establish a set of Harassment Prevention Regulations, which prescribe measures to prevent various forms of harassment in the workplace, with the aim of realizing sound workplace environments in which all employees can live up to their full potential. As a structure for promoting harassment prevention, we designate chief promoters of harassment prevention at each base and we have established an external hotline consultation service. The contact information is provided through the Nissha Group intranet and e-Learning, and we are working to ensure that employees understand that the system is set up so they can discuss issues with confidence by assuring them that their privacy will be fully respected and that they will not be treated unfairly or be disadvantaged for making use of these services. In the fiscal year ended December 2023, there was one case related to harassment filed at hotline consultation service, but it has been handled.

We also provide annual e-Learning training to all employees to prevent harassment, in addition to providing training for chief promoters of harassment prevention to solve problems and prevent harassment, and discuss and implement measures for further improvement.