Last Updated: 2026.04.07
Fast Retailing Receives High Recognition in the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and Gender Benchmark 2026
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
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Fast Retailing has received high recognition for its efforts to respect human rights and promote gender equality in the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) 2026 and the Gender Benchmark 2026, conducted by the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA).
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark evaluates companies' approaches to respecting human rights, including policy commitments, board-level accountability, management systems, human rights due diligence, remedies and grievance mechanisms. In the 2026 assessment, Fast Retailing was recognized for its clear policy commitments, including the Fast Retailing Group Human Rights Policy, as well as for the effectiveness of its grievance mechanisms and remediation processes. The company's initiatives to enhance traceability and transparency in its supply chain were also evaluated positively. As a result, the company ranked 10th among 105 global companies and 2nd among 20 apparel companies.
The Gender Benchmark assesses corporate efforts to advance gender equality across the value chain, including governance and strategy, representation, compensation and benefits, health and well-being, violence and harassment, marketplace and community. In the 2026 assessment, Fast Retailing received high recognition for initiatives such as promoting non-gender-discriminatory marketing. The company ranked 5th among 105 global companies and 4th among 47 apparel companies.
Fast Retailing's Approach to Respecting Human Rights
As a global company with operations around the world, Fast Retailing has established the Fast Retailing Group Human Rights Policy in accordance with international standards, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and promotes initiatives to respect human rights, particularly in areas where its business has a significant impact: employees, the supply chain, and customers.
For employees, Fast Retailing strives to create a working environment in which all employees have equal opportunities to grow and perform to their full potential, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, race, age, background and length of service, in line with its Global One philosophy. In the supply chain, Fast Retailing believes that respecting human rights and ensuring appropriate working environments for all workers is one of its most important responsibilities. The company continues to strengthen its efforts to enhance traceability and transparency.
Fast Retailing will continue to engage in dialogue with stakeholders and pursue continuous improvement in its approach to respecting human rights.
About the World Benchmarking Alliance
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) is an independent non-profit organization that was launched to stimulate action toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and develops a series of benchmarks assessing 2,000 of the world's most influential companies (SDG2000).
The CHRB conducted by the WBA assesses companies' initiatives to respect human rights from perspectives including policy commitments, human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, and remedy, while the Gender Benchmark assesses companies' initiatives toward gender equality across the entire value chain from perspectives including governance and strategy, health and well-being, violence and harassment, and marketing and communities.
For more information on Fast Retailing's initiatives in the social area, please see the following.
https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/sustainability/labor/
https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/sustainability/employee/
