With the progress of globalization, companies are trying to get to grips with international norms such as the World Declaration on Human Rights, the ILO’s Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. As such the YAMADA HOLDINGS Group is required to address human rights issues of various stakeholders affected by its business activities, and not just within the organization.
Based on the content of its respect for human rights in its Code of CSR Ethics, the YAMADA HOLDINGS Group has established a human rights policy which sets out the Group’s due diligence on human rights, the remedies and corrective measures to be taken in the face of human rights abuses, and education on human rights. All officers and employees support international norms regarding human rights, promote efforts to respect each other’s character and individuality, eliminate discrimination based on race, nationality, sex, religion, etc., and respect the character and individuality of individuals. We also promote respect for the human rights of each employee by providing a safe and healthy working environment, freedom of association, and prohibiting child labor, forced labor, and inhumane activities.
In order to respect the human rights of all stakeholders involved in our business activities, the YAMADA HOLDINGS Group will continue to develop our system to implement human rights due diligence to identify and mitigate impacts on human rights, based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Japanese government’s Guidelines for Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains. With the aim of raising awareness of human rights and building a culture of respect for human rights, we are carrying out various initiatives, such as providing human rights training for all Group employees and officers, including videos to help them understand our Human Rights Policy. YAMADA DENKI has established the Policy for Countermeasures Against Customer Harassment and created a response manual to ensure the safety and security of employees. We have also provided video training on anger management for officers and managers. We will continue to provide training for employees.
In FY2025, we conducted a human rights risk questionnaire of our company and YAMADA DENKI officers, and identified important human rights risks. Based on the survey results, we will continue to address human rights issues.
