■ Pledge

Pulmuone create healthy tomorrow for the people and planet with wholesome food.
We officially support international human rights and labor standards based on

-. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
-. UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
-. OECD Guidelines for Multinational enterprises
-. UNGC UN Global Pulmuone Compact 10 Guidelines
-. Convention on the Rights of the Child
-. ILO’s eight fundamental conventions 

and obeys the labor laws of all countries and regions running the business to put emphasis on human dignity and value and fulfill social responsibility.
Declaration of Human Rights Respect is the basis for respecting humans and protecting the human rights of stakeholders and we adhere to the following.
 

■ Responsibility

Pulmuone's Respect for Human Rights Policy applies to Pulmuone employees, and also we follow it based on Pulmone's CSR Charter when dealing with all stakeholders and business partners.
Pulmuone encourages business partners to respect international standards regarding human rights and Pulmuone’s Respect for Human Rights Policy, sharing this declaration with all stakeholders who are influenced by our business activities and contributing to awareness and its expansion.
 

■ Basic Principles

① Human respect

-. Pulmuone respects all employees and stakeholders as a human being and strives to foster a working environment free of physical and emotional inhumane treatment and threats such as coercion and abuse.

-. Pulmuone understands that business activities across product development and product and service provision may affect the human rights of employees and stakeholders potentially and actually and manages risks. 

-. Pulmuone strives to actively remedy when the violation of human rights takes place.

-. Pulmuone abides by internationally qualified human rights standards and regulations applied in all places where business is taking place and seeks directions to comply with global human rights standards. 

-. When it comes to risks that may bring about serious human rights violations, the company deals with the risks as an important management issue. 

② Employment and working conditions without discrimination

-. Pulmuone does not discriminate against employees by gender, race, belief, religion, physical condition, level of education, age, birth region, country of origin, political views, disability, or medical history and offers employment opportunities and working condition equally.

-. Pulmuone respects the personality of members and treats them fairly and reasonably according to their capabilities and performance.

-. Pulmuone aims to ensure the protection of maternity and work-family balance stipulated in related laws including Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act and does not discriminate against women in terms of childbirth leave and childcare leave.

③Ensure the freedom of association and collective bargaining

-. Pulmuone ensures that employees establish unions and membership freely and activities of unions do not lead to disadvantages.

-. Pulmuone ensures the right of collective bargaining through the representative of a union. In addition, Pulmuone must not refuse to conduct collective bargaining and respect and implement the outcome of collective bargaining sincerely.

-. Pulmuone provides the representative of a union with the information and resources necessary to carry out union activities.

④Prohibition of Forced Labor and Observance of Work Hours 

-. Pulmuone observes work hours in accordance with Labor Standards Act and shall not force a worker to work against his/her own free will. 

-. Pulmuone shall not force a worker to work against his/her own free will, including trafficking, slavery, debt labor, and forced labor caused by mental and physical imprisonment. 

-. Pulmuone strives to allow wages and benefits of employees to exceed the minimum level stipulated in labor regulations of each country and region.

⑤Prohibition of Child Labor

-. Pulmuone pursues the eradication of child labor.

-. According to the standards of ILO, Pulmuone strictly prohibits the labor of any person younger than the age of compulsory schooling and any person younger than the age of 15. (Apply local law or acts when the age criterion is stricter.)

-. When a child younger than the age of 15 was employed, we check the child, help them to get back to his/her home, and encourage them to complete the compulsory schooling. 

-. Pulmuone never establishes the transaction relationship with enterprises conducting child labor. 

⑥Ensure Industrial Safety

-. Pulmuone offers hygienic working conditions and ensures the rights of safety and the right to rest.

-. Pulmuone provides separate safety equipment and safety education when workers work in dangerous working conditions.

-. Regarding the accidents and diseases that occurred at the workplace, Pulmuone takes action according to related regulations including Occupational Safety and Health Act.

-. Pulmuone identifies and controls the harmful and risky factors of all stakeholders, establishing the system and fostering an environment ensuring safety.

⑦Responsible supply chain management

-. Pulmuone guarantees equal opportunity in all business relations and conducts transparent and fair business. 

-. Pulmuone informs business partners in cooperation and business relations of the human rights policy and supports and cooperates with them for implementation. In addition, in a case of violation of human rights in business relations, we listen to the opinions of a lot of stakeholders and come up with remediation. 

-. When serious human rights violations committed by business partners are not corrected, we will stop business relations.

⑧Human rights protection of local residents

-. Pulmuone respects and protects the right to live, safety right, and property rights and is careful not to infringe on human rights. 

⑨Ensure Environmental right 

-. Pulmuone establishes and maintains the environmental business system and consistently discloses related information internally and externally.

-. Pulmuone must stick to a precautionary approach regarding environmental issues, establishing an emergency plan to prevent and ease severe environmental damage and environmental disaster.

⑩Customer Satisfaction and Personal Information Protection

-. Pulmuone endeavors to establish and act on strict principles regarding product development and service provision to ensure the health recovery, health enhancement, and happiness of customers. 

-. Pulmuone protects the personal information of customers acquired during business activities in accordance with personal information protection acts.

 

 

Pulmuone co., Ltd. General CEO Lee Hyo-yul 

 

 

▲Board members at the ceremony for Declaration of Pulmuone Respect for Human Rights (Oct 27, 2022)