The Asahi Kasei Group Code of Conduct clearly stipulates that “we must respect individuals’ basic human rights and diversity, not discriminate on the basis of nationality, ancestry, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, ideology, age, physical characteristics, sexual orientation, employment status, form of contract, etc., nor condone such discrimination.” Human Resources leads the effort to ensure that there will be no discrimination, to maintain a lively workplace culture which enables personnel to perform at their best, to advance employment of persons with disabilities, and to rehire personnel after mandatory retirement.