We, the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, engage in business activities through a strong sense of mission for society, under our corporate ethics, which is based on "Sumitomo Business Philosophy" and "Corporate Philosophy".
We have been manufacturing and repairing machines and equipment used at the Besshi Copper Mine, where Sumitomo Group originated, as one of our core businesses, and with our unique technological capabilities, we have contributed to the improvement of the labor environment through mechanization.
We promise to remain sincere in our approach to all our stakeholders and engage in the strongest possible efforts in our initiatives related to human rights.
In this policy, stakeholders include our employees, customers, business partners, regional populations, shareholders and investors, etc.

This policy is a top-level policy on human rights that applies to all executives, employees, and dispatched employees engaged in work for the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group businesses (hereinafter, "Executives and Employees, etc.").
In addition, we believe that it is important to implement this policy with all of our business partners such as our customers and business partners. We will ask our business partners to understand and implement this policy, guidelines for procurement, and other matters in order to work together to realize our responsibilities to society.

Throughout our business activities, we will support and conform with international standards defined in consideration of respect for basic human rights that all people across the world should be able to enjoy. (These include the UN's "International Bill of Human Rights", and "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights", the ILO's "Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work" and "OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises".)
Moreover, we will strive to implement a thorough compliance with the laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which we conduct our business activities.
If there is a discrepancy between the laws and regulations of the country or region where we operate and international human rights norms, we will pursue ways to remedy the problem in accordance with higher standards.

We understand that our business activities may adversely affect human rights directly or indirectly. We endeavor to realize our responsibility to respect human rights by giving the maximum possible consideration to how we will not infringe upon the human rights of our stakeholders and to take appropriate actions to that end.

We will seek to understand and evaluate risks related to human rights, establishing with thirdparty organizations, and implementing on an ongoing basis a series of mechanisms for verifying and improving upon the effects of our efforts (human rights due diligence).

We will actively engage in dialog and consultations with our stakeholders in an effort to improve our efforts related to the respect of human rights.

We will conduct appropriate training with an aim to have our Executives and Employees, etc. accurately understand this policy and implement it throughout their business activities. We will also actively encourage our business partners to share good practices so that they can put this policy into practice.

If we identify any cases where our business activities have adversely affected human rights directly or indirectly, we will promptly pursue actions to provide remedy through the appropriate measures and endeavor to rectify the situation together with our business partners, if necessary. Throughout this process, we will prohibit any disadvantageous treatment such as reprisals against whistleblowers and protect any such persons.

We will regularly disclose information, through channels such as our company website or reports, regarding the progress of our efforts to respect human rights described in the provisions of this policy.