Stakeholder Engagement:2022

Contents on the day

1. Explanation of the Kirin Group's human rights initiatives

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  History of initiatives (In addition to employee-centered awareness-raising activities that have continued for more than 40 years, initiatives have been expanded to include all stakeholders since the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were announced)
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  Supply chain initiatives to date (e.g., establishing the Kirin Group Sustainable Procurement Policy and Supplier Code and disseminating them to suppliers, identifying risks through supplier surveys, and conducting human rights due diligence based on risk assessments)
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  Future human rights due diligence action plan (risk assessment results by procuring country and item, and plan for human rights due diligence after 2022)

2. Information provided by BSR Nagai

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  Update on human rights and environmental due diligence a legal requirementin Europe
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  National Action Plan on "UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights" in Japan
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  What companies should expect in the face of increasing regulation, including mandatory ESG disclosure by securities regulators

3. Exchange of opinions

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  Comments from BSR Nagai

  • It is important to have a positive impact on the community through human rights due diligence, so please keep that in mind as you move forward with your efforts.
  • The issue of foreign technical intern trainees and specified skilled workers in the supply chain should be tackled in a comprehensive manner after determining priorities, since each supplier has already been surveyed to determine whether or not there are any applicable trainees.
  • The Kirin Group's website does not disclose its human rights initiatives in a cohesive manner, making them inaccessible. The Kirin Group has been making efforts related to human rights in the past, for example by supporting acquisition of Rainforest Alliance certification, and it would be better to improve the accessibility of information so that such efforts can be easily seen.
  • We appreciate the various human rights initiatives being undertaken by the Kirin Group, but we need to further accelerate them in order to become a global leader in CSV. We suggest that further enhancement of the human rights promotion system should also be considered.
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  Future actions based on the exchange of opinions

  At the Group Business and Human Rights Meeting held on June 24, 2022, we decided to proceed with the following initiatives based on the feedback we received at the human rights dialogue.

  • We work to address the root causes of the problems uncovered in our human rights due diligence and to positively impact the local community.
  • We consider introducing a grievance mechanism for early detection and resolution of issues throughout the supply chain, and also consider addressing issues related to foreign technical intern trainees and specified skilled workers within this context.
  • We review the structure of the disclosure of human rights initiatives on our website and improve its accessibility.
  • We strengthen the human rights system necessary to carry out our human rights activities toward our 2027 vision.