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In July 2023, SK ecoengineering enacted 『The SK ecoengineering Human Rights Policy Statement』, which upholds and adheres to domestic labor relations laws, major conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact (UNGC). The human rights policy statement clearly states our social and environmental responsibilities, including prohibition of discrimination based on gender, race, and disability status, respect for diversity, prohibition of child labor, and establishment of a pleasant and safe working environment for employees, business partners, and members. We have also set the fulfillment of social responsibility for the environment as a key management focus, and we will regularly conduct human rights impact assessments on corporate operations and major projects to manage issues that may arise.
The HR organization, as the focal point for spreading a culture that respects human rights, is in charge of establishing policies, conducting human rights training and impact assessments, and implementing remedial actions. In addition, we regularly conduct human rights education for employees, and in addition to the statutory mandatory education, we are also conducting education on workplace harassment. In addition, we regularly conduct human rights education for employees, and in addition to the statutory mandatory education, we are also conducting trainig on workplace harassment. Most notably, in order to create a pleasant and fulfilling workplace, we plan to enact a policy to protect employees from discrimination, workplace harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination against persons with disabilities, and to strictly deal with such issues by specifying them in our employment policy and sexual harassment prevention rules. In addition, we will receive employee grievances in real time through Group's integrated grievance system, an intranet bulletin board, dedicated email, and the appointment of grievance committee members by business division, and report the grievance handling status to the CEO and the Audit Committee on a regular basis.
Effective prevention and accurate remedial measures at an early stage are key to minimizing the negative impacts of human rights issues, such as wasted administrative efforts, increasing legal disputes, and damage to corporate image. SK ecoengineering has been conducting human rights surveys since July 2023 based on the ‘The Human Rights Policy Statement and 10 Ground Rules’. Based on the results of human rights surveys, we will derive specific target indicators customized for the company, and establish and implement improvement activities to achieve the goals. Since employees are the primary drivers of human rights management, we will phase in more training hours and more customized content. Since employees are the primary drivers of human rights management, we will phase in more training hours and more customized content. We will raise awareness of potential issues by distributing materials to employees and tailoring them as necessary when distributing to business partners and overseas subsidiaries.
Human Rights Impact AssessmentSK ecoengineering will conduct a human rights impact assessment in 2024, following a five-step process of selecting indicators, understanding stakeholders, identifying key human rights issues, creating a checklist, conducting an assessment, and reporting and follow-up. We plan to develop a company-wide improvement plan centering on the major human rights issues identified through the assessment and implement it.