Human rights due diligence
Based on our human rights policy, Kumagai Gumi Group continuously identifies and evaluates risks through human rights due diligence, with the aim of preventing and reducing adversely impacts on human rights from our business activities.
Human rights due diligence is examined by the Human Rights Policy Subcommittee, a subordinate organization of the Sustainability Promotion Committee.
About Human rights due diligence Process
Initiatives FY 2023
We conducted Human rights due diligence with the Human Rights Policy Subcommittee FY2023.
Those initiatives are approved by the sustainability promotion committee, and are reported management committee, board of directors
1. Identify negative impacts
With our group‘s business areas in scope, we recognize and organized human rights by referring to international guidance such as Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains, and evaluated and mapped the human rights issues based on the probability of occurrence and indicators of seriousness.
For our company, we identify key issues (materialities) and specific issues in the ESG Initiative Direction, and have implemented various initiatives. For the supply chain, we have identified the human rights issues with significant risks for our business as major issues to address on a priority basis.
2.Examine facts
In FY2023, we conducted a survey targeting relevant 200 companies selected from our nationwide partner companies (Yuuei Kyoryoku Kai).
We have held a webinar in advance to provide details about the Kumagai Gumi Group Human Rights Policy and briefings about our intention to help the supply chain deepen their understanding about human rights.
| Priority issues in the supply chain to address on a priority basis | Questionnaire survey result |
Number of participant companies: 187/200 companies = 94% Average score: 27.8/31 points Target companies: 200 companies Companies, including group companies who subcontract construction, were selected from various industries by referencing frequency of trade. |
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| Working hours (unfair, long working) | No serious risks | |
| Harassment | Insufficient initiatives regarding the hotlines ➡Promote | |
| Wage (shortage, unpaid) | No serious risks | |
| Foreign workers right | No serious risks |
In addition to the four priority issues, items such as questions about information security and occupational health were added to provide comprehensive content.
For responses that may potentially lead to serious risks, we interviewed the corresponding companies to correct mistakes and remedy differences in awareness through dialogues.
While none of the responses rise to the level of a violation of the law, we will continue to promote initiatives to reduce human rights risks.
3.Suspend/correct negative impacts
The responses and result of the survey, as well as explanation, were shared through a webinar with the companies participated in the survey.
In addition, good initiative examples and concrete measures were introduced in the same webinar, and the participating companies were informed of our group's hotlines.
4.Disclose information
Based on these results, we will continue to have dialogues with the suppliers to promote relevant initiatives.
In the future, we will examine measures to promote human rights initiatives, including delving into the priority issues and reviewing the survey scope.
[Access to remedy]
Kumagai Gumi has set up several hotlines inside and outside the company to allow all stakeholders, including all employees, to consult and report at any time. We prohibit unfavorable treatment to whistleblowers, and we allow anonymous reporting.
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Available for all employees | |
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