We have been encouraging the “maintenance of favorable human relationships” in line with the Denka Group Ethics Policy. Accordingly, all Denka Group officers and employees are called upon to respect individual human rights. Moreover, the Standards of Business Conduct provide clear and detailed guidelines regarding what practices must be observed and what constitutes prohibited action with the aim of living up to our commitment to complying with labor laws, ensuring equal employment and career opportunities without discrimination, and preventing workplace harassment. In particular, these standards feature case studies of actual workplace incidents involving power harassment and sexual harassment being dealt with in a way conformant to guidelines issued by relevant ministries and government agencies. Thus, these standards include elaborative provisions designed to prevent harassment incidents from occurring within the Denka Group.
In fiscal 2019, we implemented employee education optimized in a way that takes advantage of input from legal hazard maps. Using case studies of power harassment and other incidents, we have thus raised the awareness of Denka Group members at home and abroad and offered them insights on preventive measures. We have also invited external lawyers to provide training sessions involving role-playing to raise the capabilities of employees in charge of in-house consultation regarding harassment incidents.