Respect for Human Rights

NHK Spring Group, based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, supports international norms related to human rights and implements initiatives geared to respecting the human rights of all stakeholders involved in the Group's business activities.

Approach to Human Rights

NHK Spring states its commitment to protect human rights, advocate D&I, care for others, and nurture people in the NHK Spring Basic Global CSR Policy.

1.Respect for human rights

We will respect human rights in all our business activities, recognize our mutual values and beliefs, and never engage in conduct that harms the character or dignity of any person.

2.Prohibition of discrimination

We will never discriminate based on nationality, race, ethnicity, creed, philosophy, gender, social status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, illness or place of origin.

3.Prohibition of child labor and forced labor

We will never allow child labor of any kind, nor will we permit forced labor in any of our business activities.

Initiatives

NHK Spring Group's initiatives are conducted according to the framework of the Guiding Principles. Specifically, initiatives are implemented in relation to formulating human rights-related policies and commitments, grasping and identifying impacts on human rights through internal and external surveys, implementing measures to prevent human rights risks, and providing appropriate relief measures.

Initiatives for preventing and/or mitigating negative impacts on human rights
(Diagram source: Ministry of Justice website: Addressing "Business and Human Rights" Now Required of corporations)
Classification

Main Initiatives
a: Policy-based commitment

✓Permeation of the NHK Spring Group Basic Global CSR Policy
✓ Participation in the Ministry of Justice's "My Declaration of Human Rights”
b: Implementation of human rights due diligence

✓ Education for respect of human rights and fostering of compliance awareness 
✓ Building of the promotion structure (CSR Promotion Committee)
✓Formulation of the "NHK Spring Group Procurement Guidelines"
✓ Implementation of autonomous inspections of initiatives related to respect for human rights
✓ Implementation of  compliance awareness surveys
✓ Implementation of employee awareness surveys (engagement diagnosis)
c: Relief measures

✓ Establishment, dissemination and permeation of the Whistleblowing System
✓Establishment of the Partner Reporting Desk
Adopting

Participation in "My Declaration of Human Rights”

In July 2021, we joined the "My Declaration of Human Rights" project, an initiative of the Ministry of Justice, which aims to realize a society where everyone respects human rights. In doing so, we made the following declaration:
We will continue to respect human rights for all people and society involved in our business activities.

My Declaration of Human Rights