Human Rights Policy

KANADEN Group Human Rights Policy

Basic Principle

As an electronics solutions company, the KANADEN Group operates globally in businesses that support manufacturing, urban development, people’s lives, and industries. We are a corporate group that has both a trading function, which connects various businesses, and an engineering function. Our business activities are built on trusting relationships with our many business partners. We believe that protecting the dignity of every individual throughout all processes of business activities leads to the provision of reliable and safe products and services and that this forms the foundation of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The Group formulated this policy based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, a set of principles that are widely recognized around the world. Under this policy, we are committed to ensuring that the Group’s business activities do not contribute to human rights abuses, to fulfilling our responsibility to prevent and mitigate adverse impacts, and to contributing to the realization of a sustainable society in which the human rights of all individuals are respected.
Respect for International Standards

The Group supports and respects international human rights standards, including the International Bill of Human Rights (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights) and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The Group also complies with the laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which it operates. In cases where there is a conflict between internationally recognized human rights standards and the laws and regulations of the country or region, we will strive to act in accordance with the Guiding Principles while respecting local laws.
Scope of Human Rights to Be Protected

This policy applies to the human rights of all individuals involved in our business activities, including the Group’s officers and employees (hereinafter, this includes contract employees, part-time employees, and temporary staff), customers, business partners’ employees, consumers, and others (such as local residents).
Scope of Application

This policy applies to all officers and employees of the Group. The Group bears the same responsibility over the entire value chain of its business. We encourage our partners, typically suppliers, and other business partners to understand and respect the policy, and we work with them to promote respect for human rights.
Governance System for Human Rights

The Group regards respect for human rights as a key management challenge. It has established a company-wide framework in which the Board of Directors serves as the highest responsible body, while the Compliance Committee plays a central role.
The status of human rights initiatives is regularly reported to the Board of Directors. If significant human rights risks are identified, or if this policy or the initiatives require review, the Board promptly discusses and decides on countermeasures and reflects them in business activities.
Specific Principles of Respect for Human Rights

The Group respects the human rights of all individuals involved in its business activities and will not infringe upon these rights for any reason.
1. Prohibition of Discrimination
  
  The Group does not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, origin, gender, age, creed, religion, disability, health condition, social status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other grounds. It guarantees equal opportunity and fair treatment.
2. Prohibition of Harassment
  
  The Group does not tolerate any acts that undermine personal dignity, including all forms of harassment, defamation or slander, coercive pressure on employees to work, and other bullying or nuisance behaviors.
3. Prohibition of Forced and Child Labor
  
  The Group prohibits any form of forced labor and inhumane punishment. It also prohibits child labor for those under the minimum working age specified by each country or region.
4. Fair Treatment
  
  The Group provides its employees with fair opportunities to acquire the education, experience, skills, and abilities necessary for their job responsibilities. It also conducts fair and transparent assessments based on their job responsibilities and performance, regardless of personal attributes, and determines appropriate treatment based on the results of these assessments.
5. Appropriate Working Environment and Occupational Health and Safety
  
  In accordance with the laws and regulations of each country and region, the Group appropriately manages working hours and days off, ensures the payment of fair and appropriate wages, and provides a hygienic and safe work environment that ensures the health and safety of its employees. It is also committed to preventing work-related injuries and illnesses and establishes a unified occupational health and safety system with its partner companies.
6. Respect for Diversity
  
  The Group believes that the intersection of diverse values, attributes and lifestyles forms the foundation of innovation. It is committed to fostering an organizational culture in which diverse human resources participate equally and discuss freely and vigorously.
7. Respect for Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining
  
  In accordance with the laws and regulations of each country and region, the Group respects its employees’ right to freely form labor unions, to join or not to join such unions, and to engage in collective bargaining.
8. Protection of Privacy
  
  The Group protects the personal information and privacy rights of all individuals involved in its business activities. It implements security measures to prevent the unauthorized access, leakage, loss, or alteration of personal information. When collecting and using personal information, the Group complies with laws, regulations, and social norms. It collects information only through fair, transparent, and safe means and prohibits the use of personal information for any purpose other than as specified.
9. Environmental Considerations
  
  The Group recognizes that environmental deterioration may have adverse impacts on human rights. It actively engages in environmentally conscious business activities, including measures to address climate change, efforts to maintain the living environments of local communities, and the expansion of sales of environmentally friendly products.
Implementation of Human Rights Due Diligence

The Group continuously implements a human rights due diligence process to identify adverse impacts on human rights in its business activities and to implement measures that prevent or mitigate these impacts. It ensures the objectivity and effectiveness in the implementation and assessment of the human rights due diligence process by utilizing the expertise of independent external experts.
1. Identification and Assessment
  
  The Group identifies and assesses potential and overt adverse impacts on human rights within the Group and its supply chain.
2. Prevention and Mitigation
  
  The Group develops and implements appropriate preventive or mitigating measures for the assessed risks.
3. Verification of Effectiveness
  
  The Group continuously tracks and verifies the effectiveness of the measures implemented.
4. Reporting and Disclosure
  
  The Group reports on the status of initiatives and their results in a transparent manner.
Corrective Measures and Remedy Mechanism

If the Group’s business activities have had an adverse impact on human rights, or if it is determined that they have contributed to or been complicit in such impacts, the Group will work to rectify and improve the situation through due process and implement remedial measures for the victims.

The Group has established effective internal and external reporting channels and strictly ensures the anonymity of whistleblowers while prohibiting any form of disadvantageous treatment (retaliation) resulting from the report. At the same time, it strives to protect victims and detect and correct misconduct early on through an independent investigation system.
Education, Awareness-raising, and Information Dissemination

The Group continuously provides appropriate education and training on human rights to all its officers and employees to instill in them a deep respect for human rights. The Group regularly discloses this policy and its initiatives based on the said policy both internally and externally through its website and other measures, ensuring that all stakeholders have access to this information.
Dialogue with Stakeholders

Through constructive dialogue with relevant stakeholders, the Group continuously assesses and improves its initiatives for respecting human rights to ensure their effectiveness.
Revision of the Policy

The Group will review and improve this policy as necessary, taking into account changes in the social and business environments, dialogues with stakeholders, and other input.

Date of Policy Formulation: March 26, 2026

Futoshi Moriya
President and Representative Director