Respect for Human Rights

The Kaga Electronics Group recognizes the promotion of CSR and sustainability as important management issues, and have therefore established a Sustainability Committee chaired by the Representative Director, President & COO of Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. Under the committee, we have established specialized subcommittees for Environmental Management Promotion, Diversity Promotion, Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, and Information Disclosure. This management structure promotes CSR and sustainability across the Group.

Respect for human rights is one of the material issues that the Kaga Electronics Group is focused on. In this area, the executive officer in charge of Sustainability assumes oversight responsibility and drives initiatives related to respect for human rights and human rights risk management.
Given the nature of human rights issues, which are broad-ranging and involve multiple departments across the Group’s business activities, the Group has put in place a system whereby, depending on the issue or theme to be addressed, the appropriate departments take primary responsibility and act. The respective department heads take the lead in advancing the efforts to implement human rights risk measures across all business divisions and regions, and work toward continuous improvement.
The status of these efforts and the progress of improvement measures are monitored by the Sustainability Committee. The Committee deliberates and reports on the matters, and provides regular reports to the Board of Directors.

In line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Group positions respect for human rights as a key responsibility in its business operations and is progressively developing a human rights due diligence framework.

Our Group regards respect for human rights as an important responsibility in its business activities, in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and is progressively developing a framework for human rights due diligence.

In the initial phase, priority was placed on enhancing a shared understanding of human rights risks across the organization and establishing an assessment framework. The risk identification process initially focused on the administrative departments, and subsequently expanded the scope in stages to business units, such as sales and manufacturing. The identified risks were reassessed by incorporating on-the-ground insights, following which a comprehensive assessment was conducted based on potential impacts and likelihood of occurrence. The results were then mapped to clarify priorities.

Through the human rights due diligence process, Kaga Electronics identified as “priority risks” those human rights issues that were assessed as having both particularly high impact and high likelihood of occurrence in its business activities. These themes are based on a comprehensive assessment that draws on international human rights standards and industry trends, and aligned with the characteristics of Kaga Electronics’ businesses.

Going forward, Kaga Electronics will push forward with designing and implementing prevention and mitigation measures based on the identified human rights issues (adverse impacts), and will continuously monitor and assess their effectiveness.
In addition, Kaga Electronics will work on identifying human rights risks within its supply chain, including business partners, through questionnaires, interviews, and other means, and will progressively enhance assessment and response measures.

The Kaga Electronics Group’s approach to human resources can be summarized in a single sentence: “People are our greatest asset.” In line with this approach, we have worked to nurture independent, autonomous, and self-motivated individuals who have a strong spirit. In the course of human resource management, we remain mindful of what can be done to maximize the value of our human resources and bring out their full potential while encouraging them to utilize their unique strengths as Kaga Electronics Group employees. Under this policy, we conduct various internal training programs to raise awareness of the relationship between corporate activities and human rights.
As part of our activities to enhance employee awareness of human rights, we conduct e-learning programs every year on topics such as CSR, compliance, harassment, and information security in an ongoing effort to promote a deeper understanding of these issues. We also provide human rights education as part of the training given when employees are promoted to leaders, chiefs, and managers.
In 2025, we are conducting harassment prevention training for section chiefs and higher-level managers, as well as for employees with titled positions at our overseas subsidiaries (158 participants expected in 2025). This training program aims to deepen understanding of specific examples of harassment (sexual harassment, workplace bullying, etc.) that have become a talking point in recent years, changes in laws and regulations, and practical considerations, while also raising awareness of measures to prevent harassment. In Japan, we conduct face-to-face training aimed at promoting understanding of diverse perspectives and raising awareness of human rights through peer learning.
(In addition, every December during "Human Rights Week", we post information about human rights awareness on our internal intranet to foster greater awareness among employees.)
*Peer learning is a method of learning whereby participants learn from each other through dialogue.

The Kaga Electronics Group is continuously committed to managing health and ensuring workplace safety through various health checkups and consultations with industrial physicians, etc., as well as monthly meetings of the groupwide Safety and Health Committee held under the jurisdiction of the director in charge, with the aim of maintaining a workplace environment where each and every employee can work in good physical and mental health.
In addition, we conduct regular workplace inspections, employee stress checks, monitoring of long working hours, and promote efforts to identify and reduce occupational safety and health risks in our business activities in order to prevent occupational accidents and maintain an appropriate working environment.

Kaga Electronics conducted an engagement survey to objectively assess employee awareness, and use the results to improve understanding of the current situation and the workplace environment. Going forward, we will continue to work to create a more comfortable workplace based on the survey results.

The Kaga Electronics Group respects the human rights of all individuals involved in our business activities, recognizes everyone as equal partners in the performance of their duties, and strives to maintain a healthy and comfortable working environment. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination on grounds such as race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, nationality, language, physical characteristics, disability, property or place of origin, or any form of physical or mental harassment. Our Group has established guidelines for preventing harassment, and we are continuously engaged in educational and awareness-raising activities. We are also working to establish consultation services, ensure anonymity, and develop a prompt and fair response system. We respect the human rights and privacy of those who make consultations and other related parties, and aim to create a workplace environment where everyone can work with peace of mind.

If it becomes apparent that the business activities of Kaga Electronics or the Kaga Electronics Group have caused or contributed to adverse impacts on human rights, we will take appropriate corrective measures.
In addition, as a remedial measure, we have established an internal whistleblowing system that allows employees to anonymously report violations of laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation to the Representative Director, Founder & CEO, Representative Director, President & COO, Auditor, the Sustainability Committee, or the Sexual Harassment Investigation and Countermeasures Committee without the involvement of any other parties.
Reports made through the internal whistleblowing system can be submitted anonymously via the “Private Comments Box Web System”* or by telephone, email, or postal mail. Since reporting individuals cannot be identified, there is a system in place to prevent disadvantageous treatment of persons making reports.
Kaga Electronics and the Kaga Electronics Group have also established and are implementing “Internal Whistleblowing Regulations”.
*The Private Comments Box Web System is a system that allows users to anonymously submit opinions and requests to designated recipients.
This system ensures anonymity so that reporting individuals cannot be identified.

We have established the following system to respond to inquiries from the general public and our stakeholders.