Repect for Human Rights

For Taikisha, respect for human rights is one of the top priorities as a company operating globally. In line with this policy, the Taikisha Ltd. Code of Conduct stipulates respect for basic human rights and says Taikisha shall not engage in behavior that would undermine individual dignity, such as discriminatory treatment and harassment. Taikisha respects international codes, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Taikisha promotes business activities with consideration to human rights of all stakeholders, including employees and business partners.

Taikisha makes its policy regarding human rights known to all employees. In addition, it makes efforts to grasp conduct that goes against respect for human rights through internal audits and the whistleblowing hotline, and promptly takes appropriate responses.

In May 2024, we established the Taikisha Group’s Human Rights Policy, which applies to all officers and employees of the Group (all employees engaged in the Group’s operations including contracted, temporary, and seconded employees).
The Group has adopted the Corporate Philosophy of “establishing a company which can continuously grow and contribute to the society” and “establishing an attractive company.” Through our business activities, we aim to contribute to society and create a rewarding work place for our employees by fostering the prosperity of our customers and subcontractors, while enriching the lives of our employees.
In realizing our Corporate Philosophy, we recognize that respecting the human rights of all individuals involved in the business activities of the Group is essential. This policy has been established as a standard for addressing human rights in our business activities, enabling the Group to continue fulfilling its responsibility to respect human rights moving forward.
This policy has been deliberated by the Sustainability Committee, an advisory body, and resolved by the Board of Directors. It will be reviewed as necessary in response to changes in social conditions or business activities. Moving forward, we will promote awareness of human rights among our officers and employees, while establishing a system for conducting human rights due diligence.
We will actively engage in addressing human rights expected of companies, in accordance with international norms.

Since 2024, we have been promoting human rights due diligence initiatives alongside external specialists following the establishment of the Taikisha Group’s Human Rights Policy.

After mapping human rights, we identified the following six key human rights issues. Based on these results, we will work to prevent and alleviate these issues.

As of December 2024

Key human rights issues (FY2024)	Affected rights holders
	Company employees	Upstream supply chain employees	Downstream supply chain employees	Customers/users local residents
1. Child labor and raw material procurement
2. Discrimination, gender, and DE&I
3. Industrial safety and health
4. Working hours
5. Harassment
6. Rights of foreign workers