Respect for Human Rights

As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, we support and respect international norms on human rights, including the "International Bill of Human Rights", the "ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work", and we undertake initiatives regarding respecting human rights, in accordance with the framework of the "UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights".

To fulfill our corporate responsibility to respect human rights, we have established the "Penta-Ocean Construction Group Human Rights Policy" and we are practicing corporate activities based on this policy. The policy was drafted after consultation with external experts and issued by a resolution of the Board of Directors dated June 27, 2023.

For the full text of the Human Rights Policy, please click here.

In May 2023, we established the new Human Rights Committee chaired by the President and Representative Director to strengthen our efforts to respect human rights, which is the basis of sustainability management.
As an organization under the Sustainability Promotion Committee chaired by the President and Representative Director, this Committee is responsible for formulating the Group's human rights policy, identifying significant human rights risks through regular human rights impact assessment, conducting human rights due diligence, and monitoring the effectiveness of relief and corrective measures.

In October 2023, we provided internal training (e-learning) to all officers and employees to deepen their understanding of our human rights policy. In a briefing session for the Sustainable Supply Chain Guidelines for our major business partners, we gave concrete explanation about our initiatives in terms of respecting human rights.
Besides these, we annually provide training on topics including discrimination, harassment, persons with disabilities and mental health, at various training sessions such as rank-based training sessions, and hold a "Training Workshop for Executives to Raise Awareness for Human Rights" targeted for officers and employees in management positions every year. In February 2024, we held a lecture meeting where an outside expert spoke on the theme of“Business and Human Rights”.
Additionally, aiming to create a comfortable and lively workplace where the human rights of each individual are respected, we strive to enhance understanding of human rights across the organization by recruiting slogans for respecting human rights from employees and their families and creating human rights-related posters and leaflets.

We implement human rights due diligence based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
In FY 3/24, our efforts were focused on identifying and assessing possible risks concerning human rights within the POC Group, deliberating on measures for risk prevention and correction, and building a framework for implementing those measures. From FY 3/25 onwards, we will expand the scope of human rights DD to include subcontractors and material suppliers, and enhance our efforts in evaluating the effectiveness of measures taken as well as information disclosure.

[FY 3/23] Identifying human rights risks in the construction industry

[FY 3/24] Determining the state of human rights risk control in Penta-Ocean Construction Group

[From FY 3/25] Extending initiatives for respecting human rights to business partners
After conducting monitoring surveys on our major subcontractors and material suppliers, the progress of their initiatives regarding respecting human rights are evaluated by way of self-assessment questionnaires (SAQs) based on the Sustainable Supply Chain Guidelines.

In August 2023, we established a human rights consultation desk with the aim of early detection and correction of negative impact on human rights, and contributing toward respecting the human rights of all people affected by the Group's corporate activities.

To ensure the effectiveness of our initiatives for business and human rights, we conducted exchanges of views with experts from the Japan Platform for Migrant Workers towards Responsible and Inclusive Society (JP-MIRAI) on the human rights of foreign migrant workers in 2024. Additionally, we participated in individual guidance sessions at the B+HR (business and human rights) Academy presented by the United Nations Development Program me (UNDP), and received advice on our business and human rights initiatives from experts.