Question: Does the modern slavery statement define the performance indicators against which the company measures the effectiveness of its actions to combat slavery and trafficking? E.g. number of audits done, number of employee training provided
Answer:
Yes
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Canon Inc has published performance measures on numbers of audits conducted on page 13. Page 16 Canon outlined the number of people who had completed training. There is also information relating to the number of whistleblower reports that have been received and # of remediations carried out with respect to those whistleblower reports.

Claire Summerer.....2024-02-04 04:43:08 UTC

Note that the whistleblower reports received were in relation to Canon inc referenced on page 16. On page 22 6.2.3. it states that in relation to Canon Oceania it had not received any reports of modern slavery or other human rights concerns through its whistleblowing hotline.

Claire Summerer.....2024-02-04 05:13:17 UTC

p.12,16,17

"In 2022, SAQ was conducted at 57 production sites in major business areas and no significant CSR risks were identified.

In 2022, 16 sites in Japan and abroad also underwent external audits by the RBA. The audit found “nonconformances” mainly due to differences between the requirements of the RBA Code of Conduct, local laws and company policies. “Nonconformances” were corrected by revising policies and procedures."

"Since 2021, Canon Inc. continued to carry out an online human rights awareness training program and in 2022 this was extended to Canon Group companies in Japan. A total of 33,100 people completed the course, for a participation rate of 98.2%."

"In 2022, the number of reports received in relation to human right was 110. This number is not limited to Canon Global online portal (link above), it is a combined figure from all available routes for raising concerns. Reports ranged from discrimination, harassment, wages and working hours. All reports received have been investigated by Canon Inc. In 21 out of the 110 cases it was determined that action was required to rectify and prevent recurrence. The investigations on corrective actions for these 21 cases were completed by the end of 2022."

Pooja Yadav.....2024-03-27 08:32:31 UTC