Respect for Human Rights

Sysmex strongly advocates respect for human rights and the elimination of discrimination in its Global Compliance Code, has established Human Rights Policy, and works to create corporate management and workplace environments that respect all employees' human rights. This code and policy are in keeping with the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as well as the spirit of the ILOʼs Core Labor Standards, which define the minimum labor standards that must be preserved in the workplace.
To ensure that these principles are effectively put into practice, Sysmex has clarified its zero-tolerance policy regarding discrimination, harassment, forced labor, and child labor, and conducts various types of training to ensure employee awareness of these matters. We joined the UN Global Compact in 2011 and clarified our corporate stance in relation to the Compact’s Ten Principles regarding human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption.

Sysmex stipulates the implementation of human rights due diligence in the Global Compliance Code and the Human Rights Policy. Sysmex identifies the impact on human rights of business activities within the Company and across the supply chain, and it works to prevent or mitigate any negative impacts. Specifically, we have incorporated into CSR surveys of our business partners such topics as the prohibition of forced and child labor, elimination of discrimination due to gender, disability, race, or other factors, the prohibition of human trafficking, the freedom of association, and the right to collective bargaining. To ensure that Sysmex is not involved or complicit in human rights abuses through our business activities or transactions with business partners, we ascertain impacts on human rights in advance and put in place measures to prevent any abuses. With the UK Modern Slavery Act having gone into effect in 2015, Sysmex UK has published a related statement on its website and operates in full compliance with the act.

Sysmex receives consultation and reporting from suppliers, partners, customers, and members of the local community in order to recognize any adverse human rights impact caused by our business activities and to enable us to take immediate corrective action when necessary. We have a system in place to appropriately handle information received, protect anyone who consults with us or reports to us from being disadvantaged, and to take necessary corrective and remedial measures if an adverse human rights impact is identified.

Sysmex strives to prevent human rights abuses by conducting training with the purpose of preventing harassment and ensuring that employees have a correct knowledge of labor matters.