Human Rights

Human rights policy

In FY2024, our Board of Directors decided on the HINO Human Rights Policy. This Policy is our most important policy in relation to human rights and a key aspect of the HINO Way. We are committed to fulfilling our responsibility to respect human rights in all of the corporate activities of the Hino Group.

Human rights due diligence

To ensure objectivity and neutrality, we are proceeding with due diligence activities related to human rights, such as assessments and information disclosure, with the cooperation of outside experts.

Human Resources Strategy

Fundamental approach to human resource strategies

In order to continue providing value to customers through its products (trucks and buses), Hino believes is it important to develop “human resources who can think and act independently to create new value.” Furthermore, the Company considers human resources to be an important asset and makes it a management issue to make appropriate capital investment with a focus on the growth of employees (human capital management).

Human Resources Development Policy

We are developing human resources who are able to think and act independently for our customers and society, who can create new value, and who are sympathetic to the HINO Way and our corporate vision. To realize our Corporate Mission, "We make a better world and future by helping people and goods get where they need to go," we provide solid support for the growth of all of our employees. By achieving and accelerating the growth of our personnel based on this policy, we aim to maintain a virtuous cycle that contributes to the improvement of our corporate value and the sustainable growth of our company.

Human Resources Management Policy

Our Human Resources Management Policy consists of the following three policy items.

• ・Hino will fairly and rigorously determine the evaluation, promotion, and appointment of human resources based on the performance and potential for the expected role.
• ・Employees will have more independence in their own career development, and the Company will provide suitable opportunities for growth, working together to systematically achieve personal growth and human resources development from a long-term perspective.
• ・When it is difficult to form a consensus in each workplace, the head office human resources function will make the final decision on human resources from the standpoint of ensuring companywide optimization, a long-term perspective, and fairness.

Workplace Safety and Health

Basic stance on workplace safety

Acknowledging that safety takes priority over all business activities, as stated in its Fundamental Policy for Safety and Health, Hino is promoting initiatives to prevent workplace accidents. We are working hard to reduce the risk of occupational accidents, not only by building work environments that help employees to work safely, but also by fostering safety awareness among employees.

Workplace safety promotion system

Each business site has an occupational safety and health committee which promotes safe workplaces as part of their day-to-day operations. Furthermore, the Hino Safety, Health and Disaster Management Committee has been established to deliberate and decide upon important issues related to occupational safety, including company-wide policies.
The status of the safety activities of each committee is principally monitored and checked by a company-wide comprehensive safety and health supervisor, which allows plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycles to be applied for continual improvement.

Initiatives related to health management®^*

Under our Health Declaration as well as our Basic Policy on Health Management, we seek to improve corporate value by creating an environment in which all employees can enjoy working with a sound body and mind, Hino is promoting a variety of initiatives for health management.
*Health management® is a registered trademark of the Non-Profit Organization Kenkokeiei.

Promotion system on health management

We are building systems for health management that are led by the President & CEO who chairs the Hino Safety, Health and Disaster Management Committee. With the Safety Health & Environment Division acting as the secretariat, we are proposing and enacting a variety of measures centering on the Operating Officer of the Safety Health & Environment Division, in collaboration with plant managers at each business site, occupational health professionals, and health insurance associations.

Product Safety and Quality

Total Safety: Aiming for safe traffic environments

The Hino Group is advancing initiatives to increase safety in each stage of vehicle operation, including vehicle operation control for safe driving, safety preventive measures to avoid accidents, and safety measures even in the case of a collision. In this way, the Total Safety concept involves pursuing safety across the entire series of processes related to vehicle operation. Going forward, based on its Total Safety concept, Hino will continue to develop and promote the practical application of new safety technologies, not only for the safety of its customers who directly operate trucks and buses, but also for the safety of all road users.

Supply Chain Management

Hino Group Basic Procurement Policy

The Hino Group procures the best components from trustworthy business partners around the world, working based on a general evaluation of quality, price, quantity, delivery times, and technology. We have established the “Hino Group Basic Procurement Policy,” as a basic policy for promoting sound, fair procurement practices in accordance with the law.

Stakeholder Engagement

Hino has identified "Honest dialogue with stakeholders to restore trust" as one of its eight materialities (key issues), and we place importance on timely and appropriate disclosure of corporate information and sincere dialog with stakeholders. Through dialogue, we sincerely listen to opinions and requests and incorporate them into our management and business activities to improve corporate value. Specifically, we aim to sustainably improve corporate value by providing opportunities to exchange opinions, such as individual interviews and briefings with institutional investors and analysts, and by disclosing information in a highly transparent manner.

Social Contribution

Hino believes that contributing to society is an important responsibility in order to achieve a sustainable society, and therefore engages in activities in local communities and disaster-stricken areas. In the Noto earthquake of 2024, we swiftly provided assistance in the form of donations and supplies. We will continue to actively collaborate and co-create with stakeholders to address social issues.