Declaration of Responsible Corporate Behavior in the Textile Industry

We have been working on the "Guidelines for Corporate Behavior in the Textile Industry" prepared by the Japan Textile Industry Federation (JTIF).
We understand the purpose of this guideline, and we will provide technical training for foreign nationals involved in the manufacture of our products in accordance with this guideline.
We are committed to respecting the human rights of all workers, including children, both directly and indirectly in the supply chain of our products.
With the cooperation of our business partners, we declare that we will implement the following actions

Commitments and stakeholder engagement
by top management regarding respect for human rights, based on the fact that companies have a responsibility to respect human rights.
We will develop policies (commitments), publicly declare them, and incorporate them into our management system.
In addition, based on our commitments, we will promote engagement with our employees to ensure that our people
In addition to creating an internal foundation to fulfill our responsibility to respect the rights of others, we are also working to ensure that the supply chain of our products
In order to encourage our direct and indirect business partners, who are responsible for the development of our business, to take the same initiatives as we do, we have established the following
We will also promote engagement with

2. Check human rights risks using a checklist
We will check human rights risks in our company and our direct and indirect business partners who are responsible for the supply chain of our products by using the separate document "Examples of Checklist Items and Examples of Measures to Be Taken When Risks Are Discovered" in the Guidelines.

Actions to prevent and mitigate risks
If the results of checking human rights risks indicate that there are issues that need to be addressed, we will prioritize them according to the severity of the human rights risk and take necessary actions to prevent or mitigate them, starting with those with the highest priority.

4. PDCA
For actions taken to prevent or mitigate human rights risks, whether they remain effective.
Continuous monitoring. If there are any new human rights risks as a result of monitoring,
We will take necessary measures to prevent and mitigate such incidents.

5. Information Disclosure
Our efforts to respect human rights will be publicly announced on our web page below.

Our Web Page
https://asahicho.co.jp/
 

September 19, 2023 Kenji Kodama, Representative Director Asahicho Corporation