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SHINDO's action on SDGs

SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals) is a set of shared global goals aiming for sustainability and better society in where no one is left behind.

As a member of the international society, SHINDO recognizes the importance of SDGs through our business. We aim to develop sustainable products and practice environment conservation through our products and services, including corporate activities.

SHINDO's Social and Environmental Initiatives

To be a socially responsible company, we believe business activities and environmental conservation come hand in hand. At SHINDO, we undertake environmental preservation activities, helping to ensure that consumers feel at ease when using our products.

In November 2007, SHINDO Group / SC Division acquired ISO 14001: 2004 certification for designing and implementing an environmental management system.

Textile Division / Ishizuka Factory acquired ISO9001:2015 certification on September 29, 2022.

SHINDO will continuously work to improve and advance its environmental preservation activities.

Taking a step further, SHINDO implemented companywide policy, outlined below, to create a work environment that supports all our employees, balancing both work and childcare.

Textile Division's Quality Policy

Our Textile Division gives an important contribution to customers and society by working together to improve customers' satisfaction with a large variety of textile products and corporate activities.

1）Our Textile Division stably supplies products and services to all customers, complying with applicable legal regulations and standards.
2）Our Textile Division continuously improves itself to sustain the effectiveness of our company's activities.
3）Our Textile Division strives to improve its technical capabilities by recognizing the importance of meeting customers' requirements.

Created on September 29, 2022

ISO 9001:2015 Certification Acquired

Certified Organization	SHINDO ISHIZUKA FACTORY
Scope of Registration	Design and manufacture of clothing subsidiary
Date of Registration	29 September 2022
Registration Number	14774
Certified By	Intertek Certification Limited

SHINDO Group's Environmental Policies

As a company that manufactures and processes materials such as silicone and others, we at the SHINDO Group / SC Division, realize the importance of promoting environmentally conscious activities to take care of the environment and minimize our carbon footprint.

１）The SHINDO Group promotes energy and resource conservation, waste reduction and recycling based on its awareness that its business activities have an impact on the environment.
２） The SHINDO Group continues to improve its environmental management systems (EMS) built on the basis of the ISO 14001 standard, and works to prevent pollution by establishing environmental objectives and targets on a periodic basis and making attempts to achieve them.
３）The SHINDO Group complies with not only legal regulations related to the environment, but also other additional items to which it has agreed.
４）The SHINDO Group offers goods and services that customers can trust by remaining a group of companies that take the environment into consideration.
５）The SHINDO Group seeks to live within society as responsible, corporate citizens by instructing employees to practice techniques learned through EMS activities for reducing their carbon footprint, also in their homes.
６）By eliminating waste through the above activities, the SHINDO Group aims to improve efficiency and promote cost reduction.

Created on September 10, 2008
Revised on March 1, 2010
Revised on July 20, 2011
Revised on July 21, 2012

Revised on August 1, 2022

ISO 14001 , ISO 9001 Certification Acquired

Certified Organization	SHINDO SC Division
Scope of Registration	Development, Inspection and Post-Processing of Silicone
Date of Registration	MARCH 18,2002 / ISO 9001 November 19, 2007 / ISO 14001
Registration Number	JCQA-1073 / ISO 9001 JCQA-E-0951 / ISO 14001
Certified By	Japan Chemical Quality Assurance Ltd.

OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 / Class I certification renewal

SHINDO actively obtains OEKO-TEX® certifications for products that require safety from among S.I.C. standard products in order to deliver products with higher safety.

OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 is a certification of the world's highest level of safety, given only to products that have passed rigorous analytical tests with 300 hazardous chemicals. It is an important index when traded or consumed in more than 100 countries.

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N-KEN 09029 Polyester, nylon, acrylic, polyurethane, rubber, film materials

N-KEN 16028 Cotton and rayon materials

N-KEN 21024 Recycled Polyester materials

The level of safety required depends on the intended use of the product. Class I has the strictest standards, considering that infants' skin is very sensitive.

OEKO-TEX® is a proof of human- and earth-friendly textile products that strictly checks whether the production system is in consideration of the environment and workers, including the safety of textile products of the world's highest level.

Created on September 17, 2009
Revised on September 30, 2025

SHINDO receives RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) Certification

SHINDO Co., Ltd. has been promoting the development of products that use recycled materials and have less environmental impact in order to respond to the growing environmental awareness in the market. As part of this effort, SHINDO has recently acquired Recycled Claim Standard Certification (hereinafter referred to as "RCS Certification"), an international certification program for recycled products established by the Textile Exchange, an American non-profit organization.

What is RCS Certification?

RCS certification is an international third-party certification standard established by the Textile Exchange, a non-profit, non-governmental membership organization in the U.S. RCS certification is based on the standard that the recycled content must be at least 5% of the raw materials contained in the product, and it sets requirements for the input amount, history and storage conditions of certified materials. The requirements are defined in terms of the amount, history, and storage conditions of certified materials.

Created on July 1, 2024
Revised on June 30, 2025

Basic Policy on Human Rights (Human Rights Policy)

The SHINDO Group, comprised of SHINDO Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliate, strives to maintain a safe working environment and is engaged in initiatives that respect the human rights and individuality of each employee.

1. Commitment to Human Rights

We, all officers and employees of SHINDO Corporation and its group companies (hereinafter "We"), contribute to sustainable social development by respecting human rights in every aspect of our business activities.
We have established our approach as the "Basic Human Rights Policy (Human Rights Policy)" and promise to comply with the policy.

2. Reference and Scope

In accordance with the international principles of human rights and the SHINDO Group's Code of Conduct, we appreciate and respect cultures and customs of all countries and regions where we conduct our business activities, and strive to avoid involvement in discrimination and the violation of human rights in all business activities. We also require our suppliers and business partners to respect and refrain from infringing human rights in conformity with the aforementioned policies.

3. Respect for Diversity and Prohibition of Harassment

We respect all people as individuals and do not tolerate discrimination or any disadvantageous treatment on the basis of political beliefs, ideologies, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical features, illnesses, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, etc. We provide equal opportunity in recruitment, evaluation, development, placement, remuneration, promotion, executive appointment, etc., and foster a work environment in which our diverse workforce can play an active role.
In addition, we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and take continued preventive measures, such as through regular employee education.

4. Prohibition of Forced Labor and Child Labor

To protect basic human rights, we forbid the use of any and all forced labor or child labor, and engage in business activities adhering to all compliance requirements.

5. Management of Working Hours and Wages

We stipulate appropriate working hours, break time, overtime hours, late-night work, day offs, and vacation in our rules of employment in accordance with the Labor Standards Act and labor-management agreements. In compliance with legal requirements, we also stipulate minimum wage, legal benefits and deductions, overtime work, etc., in our pay regulations, and make payments directly to our employees.

6. Maintenance of Employees' Safety and Health

We exercise due care to maintain our employees' physical and mental health and strive to secure safe and healthy workplace environments. We comply with the laws, regulations, and rules related to safety and health, and work to maintain this by adopting appropriate measures to address health risks.

SEPTEMBER 1 .2020