Participation in Initiatives | Kanematsu Corporation

Support for the United Nations Global Compact

We supports "United Nations Global Compact(hereinafter UNGC) ", the world's largest sustainability initiative to bring together the UN and the private sector (companies and organizations) to build a healthier global society.

We promote initiatives to respect human rights in accordance with the four areas, "human rights", "labor", "environment" and "anti-corruption", and the Ten Principles of the UNGC.

The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact

Human Rights	Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour	Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment	Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption	Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Climate Change

TCFD consortium
CDP Climate Change 2023
Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc.(Grobal Environment Comittee & Susainability Committee)

Biodiversity

The Declaration of Biodiversity by Keidanren
TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) Forum

Supply chain

Round Table on Responsible Soy Association
ISCC PLUS Certificate（International certification system for sustainable products）
Ecovadis

Sustainability