Respecting Human Rights in Our Business Operations
Respect the human rights of all stakeholders involved in promoting our diverse operations worldwide, and pursue solutions for value chain-related issues, while considering the local conditions in each country.
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Action Plan Regarding this Material Issue
It is impossible to conduct sustainable business or to increase corporate value without respecting the human rights of the people we involve in our business activities. MC will not only respect human rights when promoting its businesses but will also pursue business opportunities which create added value by tackling human rights issues.
Implementing Human Rights Due Diligence for Business Activities
MC’s current activities have expanded far beyond its traditional trading business to include project development, production and manufacturing operations, working in collaboration with our trusted partners around the globe. Furthermore, since MC handles a wide range of products and services around the world, we believe in the importance of identifying and analyzing the negative impacts of our business on human rights and the environment in order to ensure that such impacts are avoided/mitigated. MC is conducting human rights and environmental due diligence with this in mind.
Further details of MC's initiatives on human rights are availablehere.
Procurement based on MC’s Policy for Sustainable Supply Chain Management
In order to monitor suppliers’ compliance with our Policy for Sustainable Supply Chain Management, we have identified products with high environmental and social risk in 2016 and 2020 with advice from consultants and external advisors. MC conducts annual surveys of suppliers (via our Sustainable Supply Chain Survey), with a focus on those industries where social risks including human rights and labor conditions, as well as environmental risks, are considered higher. In addition, MC has formulated individual procurement guidelines for each product as needed. Most recently, in January 2024, we formulated our Soybean Procurement Guidelines 
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Mitsubishi Corporation Fashion Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MC, is working to enhance sustainable procurement of apparel products, strengthen communication and dialogue with suppliers through our Sustainable Supply Chain Survey, and promote the development of a sustainable supply chain.
Ensuring the Safety of Employees
The MC Group has a global workforce of approximately 86,000 professionals, who we recognize as some of our most important stakeholders. In order for the MC Group to continue generating corporate value sustainably, it is necessary for diverse human resources, regardless of gender, nationality, etc. to be able to fully demonstrate their respective capabilities in response to the further diversification and globalization of business. We believe that the fundamental premise for this is the development of a working environment based on respect for human rights, starting with ensuring workplace safety.
For further details of initiatives and progress, please also visit here.