Respecting Human Rights and Diversity

Formulated: April 1, 2022
President and CEO
Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.

The Eiken Group respects the rights of children by complying with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Children's Rights and Business Principles, as well as local laws and regulations.

Code of conduct
We do not allow child labor.

We conduct human rights due diligence in relation to child labor.

The Eiken Group complies with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other laws and regulations, and prohibits forced labor.

Code of conduct
We do not allow forced labor.

We conduct human rights due diligence in relation to forced labor.

The Eiken Group complies with local laws and regulations and prohibits forced labor.

Code of conduct
In order to work in good health, we do not overwork, and we do not let them do so.

We are working to promote DX in operations using company-wide IT systems and reduce the actual working hours per employee.

The Eiken Group prohibits discrimination in its Human Rights Policy.

Code of conduct
We do not discriminate or harass anyone based on race, nationality, creed, religion, gender, social status, place of birth, educational background, age, disease, disability, sexual minority, etc. We conduct human rights due diligence in relation to discrimination.

The Eiken Group constructs a framework for due diligence on human rights. Through human-rights risk assessments, the Group identifies negative impacts on society in terms of human rights (including forced labor, child labor, violations of the rights of foreign workers, wage discrimination, harassment, freedom of assembly and the right to collective bargaining) and stops, prevents and reduces those negative impacts.

The Company monitors human rights violations through a whistleblowing system, etc., and when reports are made, they are investigated and the Disciplinary Committee determines whether or not disciplinary action is necessary. In fiscal 2024, there were no human rights violations discussed by the Disciplinary Committee.

The Eiken Group recognizes freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining. Eiken Chemical has a labor union to which employees belong, and employee representatives exchange opinions with management once a year, and labor-management relations are stable.

(1) Disaster Volunteer Activities
We have established the "Volunteer Support System Regulations" to support the voluntary participation of employees in the event of a disaster.

(2) Local Weeding and Cleaning Activities
At the Nogi Division, staff participate in the cleaning of the entire industrial park as part of our regional contribution and environmental conservation activities. The Member of the Environmental Management Committee of the Office and General Affairs Section employees play a central role in the weeding and cleaning activities carried out in the ditches and roads around the division buildings each year.
At the Nasu Division, employees at the neighboring facilities and industrial park carry out cleaning activities for the surrounding roads and parks, as well as inside the division, as part of the environment month initiatives in June every year. Through these activities, the beauty of the surrounding environment is maintained and employees develop an increased awareness of environmental pollution prevention.

(1)Sector (Business Sector)
The Group recognizes the following human rights risks as a sector that manufactures pharmaceuticals. 　Forced labor, child labor, violation of a safe and healthy work environment, discrimination based on race, disability, religion, social origin, sex, or gender, violation of the rights of indigenous peoples and local residents, potential misuse of products, health and safety issues due to accidents caused by products or services, leakage of sensitive personal information, restrictions on access to medical care in developing countries.

(2) Company-internal activities
Every three years, Eiken Chemical provides education and training on respect for human rights to all executives and employees and carries out risk assessment on human rights by conducting a questionnaire-based fact-finding survey. The uptake rate on education and training in FY2024 was 100%. The results of the questionnaire-based fact-finding survey were published in-house, along analyses and proposed responses, and a clear determination was shown to conduct continuous efforts on the issues extracted from the survey results.

(3) Supply chains
As part of its supply-chain management, once every three years Eiken Chemical conducts a human-rights risk assessment of important suppliers and business partners, selected on the basis of turnover. In FY2024, the response rate of suppliers and business partners with whom the survey was conducted was 100%. Suppliers and business partners who were judged, as a result of risk analysis, not to have taken sufficient action on materialities identified by Eiken Chemical were asked in writing to effect improvements by the time of the next survey.

Eiken Chemical strives to secure relief by establishing contact points for consultation and for whistleblower reports and by conducting surveys regarding the content of consultations and whistleblowing. If, as a result of such surveys, corrective action is found to be necessary, Eiken Chemical promptly takes such corrective action.

Promoting diversity leads to growth, not only for the Company but for society as well. The Eiken Group respects diversity across many dimensions, including gender, nationality, age, experience, customs and ability/disability. We aim to be an enterprise where all personnel can play active roles without regard to differences. The Group fosters an organizational culture that embraces diversity, in which employees and Group companies work together on innovations to build a society that protects everyone’s health.

※Women in managerial positions of section-manager level or higher as share of total