{"id":3200,"date":"2021-11-30T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/?page_id=3200"},"modified":"2022-11-25T12:55:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T03:55:58","slug":"respectinghumanrights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/about-us\/respectinghumanrights\/","title":{"rendered":"Megmilk Snow Brand Group Human Rights Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Megmilk Snow Brand Group recognizes its responsibility to respect the human rights of all people affected directly or indirectly by its business\u00a0activities. In order to fulfill this responsibility, the Group has established this Megmilk Snow Brand Group Human Rights Policy, which is based on\u00a0the Megmilk Snow Brand Group Charter of Corporate Behavior. The Policy guides the Group\u2019s initiatives to ensure respect for human rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Approach to Respecting Human Rights<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We respect the human rights enshrined in the International Bill of\u00a0Human Rights (consisting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and\u00a0the International Covenants on Human Rights) and the International Labor\u00a0Organization\u2019s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
Our efforts to protect human rights are also guided by the United Nations\u2019\u00a0Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The Megmilk Snow\u00a0Brand Group has also signed the UN Global Compact.<\/p>

We forbid discrimination on the basis of race, nationality, gender, religion, or belief, among other attributes; prohibit all forms of unjust treatment\u00a0including forced labor, human trafficking, and child labor; provide safe,\u00a0healthy work environments that are free of harassment; and make other\u00a0efforts to protect human rights.<\/p>

We respect local laws in the countries and regions in which we carry out business activities. In the event that the human rights recognized by\u00a0local laws differ from international norms, we will do our utmost to\u00a0respect internationally recognized human rights principles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. Scope of Application<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This Policy applies to all Megmilk Snow Brand Group executives and\u00a0employees. Moreover, we require that all business partners involved with\u00a0the Group\u2019s products and services also respect this Policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3. Responsibility to Respect Human Rights<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the event that it becomes clear that our business activities or\u00a0involvement in the supply chain have had a negative impact on human\u00a0rights, we will take steps to rectify the situation and fulfill our responsibility\u00a0to respect human rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. Human Rights Due Diligence<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We identify any negative impact on human rights caused by our business\u00a0activities by performing human rights due diligence, in line with\u00a0the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,\u00a0and we strive to prevent and reduce any such impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We utilize outside expert knowledge on potential negative impacts on\u00a0human rights of our business activities, and we also hold dialogues and\u00a0discussions with related stakeholders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We provide education to ensure that all executives and employees\u00a0understand and implement this Policy appropriately, and we familiarize business partners with the necessary provisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the event that our business activities are found to have had\u00a0a negative impact on human rights and our involvement becomes clear,\u00a0we will provide aid through the appropriate process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We identify the executive with responsibility for the implementation of\u00a0this Policy and supervise the status of implementation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We disclose the status of our initiatives to respect human rights\u00a0based on this Policy on the Megmilk Snow Brand website and\u00a0in our Integrated Report.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Megmilk Snow Brand Group recognizes its responsibility to respect the human rights of all people affected ... \uff08\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080\uff09<\/a>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":194,"menu_order":61,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3200"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3996,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3200\/revisions\/3996"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}