Mitsui Fudosan to Participate in the United Nations Global Compact
January 11, 2019
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., a leading global real estate company headquartered in Tokyo, announced today that it has signed and registered as a participating company in the United Nations Global Compact, and will join the Global Compact Network Japan, the compact’s local network in Japan.
The United Nations Global Compact is a global initiative proposed by the United Nations in which companies and organizations voluntarily take part in realizing a sustainable society by taking responsibility and displaying creative leadership while taking action as a good member of society.
Mitsui Fudosan supports The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact comprised of the four fields of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption, and is committed to “successfully establish a sustainable society through the creation of neighborhoods” under the Group’s long-term management policy, Vision 2025.
The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact
| Human Rights | Principle 1: | Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and |
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| Principle 2: | make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. | |
| Labour | 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 labour; | |
| Principle 5: | the effective abolition of child labour; 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. |