Respect Human Rights

The Shionogi Group recognizes that it is our responsibility to respect for human rights of all individuals affected by our business activities. On 22 March 2020, we adopted the “Shionogi Group Human Rights Policy”, based on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council in June 2011.

The Shionogi group recognizes the following items are our Human Rights issues. These may be revised when necessary, because of future risk assesment.

Strict prohibition of discrimination

Shionogi prohibits all forms of discrimination in employment and at work. Shionogi will work for early discovery and prevention of harassment by setting up contact points for internal consultation and notification, and providing consultation staff members and employees with education on harassment.

Prohibition of child labor and forced labor

Shionogi will never allow child labor, forced labor, slave labor, human trafficking and any other conduct that goes against the maintenance of human dignity and respect.

Respecting basic labor rights

Shionogi guarantees freedom of association, respects the labor right to organize and the right of collective bargaining, and observes local laws.

Providing safe and healthy working conditions

Shionogi ensures a safe, healthy and comfortable workplace environment, and properly manages wage payment and working hours. It endeavors to prevent overwork by setting up a consultation service.

Improving diversity

Shionogi respects diverse values and will endeavor to improve diversity so that all people can grow and play active roles regardless of their race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disabilities.

Ensuring compliance

In accordance with the Shionogi Group Compliance Policy, Shionogi will endeavor to ensure compliance by all officers and employees of the Shionogi Group for the purpose of assuring compliance with laws and ethical behavior in its business activities.

As a result of the risk assessment, we found problems in identifying risks in the labor situation in the production areas of raw and other materials, and the labor situation of foreign workers in Japan. In response to this, we conducted concrete activities in FY2021 to identify risks more precisely.

● Labor situation of foreign workers

In response to the problems relating to Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program, we conducted a survey on the issue in the Shionogi Group companies in Japan. As a result, we found that no technical intern trainees are employed in our group. Furthermore, we conducted dialogues with three outsourcing companies related to one of our production plants. We again found that no technical intern trainees are employed by the companies. We informed our outsourcing companies of the Shionogi Group Human Rights Policy and the Shionogi Group Procurement Policy. We also requested that they use a legitimate recruitment agency when employing technical intern trainees and that they not violate the human rights of the trainees.

● Labor situation in the production areas of raw and other materials

Based on the respective reports by PSCI* and CRT Japan, Shionogi set cellulose, glass, ethanol, and aluminum as important items and decided to conduct further investigation of the risks of human rights violations. In 2021, we started the investigation from cellulose. As part of the effort, we conducted online dialogues from August to September with eucalyptus (a raw material of cellulose) farmers in India to check the local labor situation. We will share the knowledge gained on this matter with our business partners and proceed with confirmation of the risks of human rights violations in the supply chain.

*Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative

2020年

To enhance our activities to respect for Human Rights, we held a dialogue with overseas experts on Human Rights in 2020.

・Hiroshi Ishida（Caux Round Table Japan）

・Gus MacFarlane （Verisk Maplecroft）

・Pauliina Murphy （World Benchmarking Alliance）

2021年

In October 2021, we held a dialogue with overseas experts on  Human Rights and discussed about the result of our Human Rights Impact Assessment in 2021.

・Hiroshi Ishida（Caux Round Table Japan）

・Neill Wilkins （Institute for Human Rights and Business）

・Camille Le Pors （Lead, Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, World Benchmarking Alliance）

For details of our efforts, refer to the Dialogue in 2021 page on our website.

Shionogi conduct Regular Human Rights education.

Based on the Shiongi Group Human Rights Policy, shionogi group respects Human Rgihts of all business partners.

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