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Japan Pulp & Paper Becomes Signatory to the UN Global Compact
Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan; President: Akihiko Watanabe) has signed onto the United Nations Global Compact ("UNGC") and has been registered as a participating company as of January 24, 2023. At the same time, the company joined the Global Compact Network Japan, the local network of the UNGC in Japan.The group’s Corporate Philosophy encompasses the values of integrity, fairness, and harmony, and the mission of carving a better future for society and the environment based on the principles of change, challenge, and create.
■About the UN Global Compact
The UN Global Compact was proposed by then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the World Economic Forum (Davos) in 1999, and was launched in 2000 as the world's largest sustainability initiative with the aim of building a healthy global society through private sector (companies and organizations) participation in the UN. Various organizations, mainly corporations, are expected to voluntarily participate in the creation of a global framework for achieving sustainable growth, and the initiative is developing activities based on 10 principles in four areas: human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
The Four Themes and Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact
Human Rights
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labor
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labor; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
For more information about the UNGC, please visit the following websites.
■Global Compact Network Japan http://www.ungcjn.org/
■United Nations Global Compact https://www.unglobalcompact.org/
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact:
The Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Public Relations Office on +81-3-5548-4026
