Promoting Due Diligence for Human Rights
The risk management department and relevant risk owners evaluated the human rights risks identified from the human rights risk assessment from the perspective of their impact on human rights and their relevance to the company. As a result, human rights issues to be prioritized in the future were identified. The following is a partial report on our efforts to address one of these issues, “acceptance of diversity in the workplace”.
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Response to “Acceptance Diversity in the Workplace”
In recent years, Anritsu's diversity perspective has focused on measures targeting women, people with physical or mental disabilities, and the elderly. As a next step, Anritsu is also stepping up its efforts toward sexual minorities (so-called LGBTQ people).
To date, we have promoted initiatives to accommodate diversity, including human rights training by job level, training on anger management and unconscious bias, lectures on LGBTQ themes, consultation services for LGBTQ people, and the installation of multipurpose restrooms. Going forward, in addition to the efforts to date, we will expand our policy and management system globally, conduct training and lectures on the themes of non-discrimination and diversity acceptance, including from an international perspective, and develop an accessible complaint handling mechanism.
Learn about LGBTQ! Months
Anritsu Group designated December 2023-January 2024 as “Let's Know About LGBTQ! Month,” the Anritsu Group implemented the following initiatives to increase knowledge and interest in the human rights of sexual minorities.
- e-learning program on LGBTQ
- screening of films about LGBTQ T and transgender people
- endorsing Business for Marriage Equality* and promoting the development of internal systems related to same-sex partners
Creating a safe working environment for LGBTQ people will also enhance our ability to respond to people with a variety of other circumstances. We need to create a workplace where diverse human resources can work together in harmony and where everyone can be who they are, based on the principles of “Sincerity, Harmony, and Enthusiasm”. To this end, we will first acquire the correct knowledge, and then, little by little, promote initiatives that will enable us to take some action.
Support for Business for Marriage
Anritsu supports Business for Marriage Equality (BME), a campaign by three non-profit organizations in Japan to raise awareness of companies that support marriage equality (legalization of same-sex marriage). Marriage For All Japan (MFAJ), the Lawyers Network for LGBT and Allies (LLAN), and Rainbow-colored Diversity, a certified non-profit organization, jointly manage the campaign and are calling for companies to support it.As of April 11, 2024, 487 companies and organizations have expressed their support.
Establish a point of contact for human rights
In addition to the previously established contact point, a dedicated contact point for human rights has been established.
In FY2023, there were no inquiries related to human rights that the Company determined it should address.
Inquiries about Human Rights
