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Ms. Dominique Hyde, Director of External Relations Division, UNHCR visits DNP

Company-wide initiatives for human rights to be promoted

Apr 24, 2024

Tokyo, April 24, 2024, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) received an April 8 visit from Ms. Dominique Hyde, Director of External Relations Division, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. 

DNP considers respect for human rights to be one of the most important themes in terms of the social responsibilities that a company must fulfill. As part of this, we are proactively working on refugee support from the perspective of corporate citizenship, not only by making donations from the company but also by creating opportunities for each employee to get involved. Through this exchange of opinions, we will further raise awareness of contributions to local and international communities, including refugee support, and will use this to promote civic activities throughout the DNP Group.

The visit by Ms. Hyde marks the second exchange of views between DNP and UNHCR, following that held in October 2023, which included Ms. Shirin Pakfar, Chief of Section (Private Partnerships and Philanthropy), Division of External Relations, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Mr. Federico Simcic, Senior PSP Officer, PSP Asia Regional, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency1, and Mr. Kazuhiko Sugita, DNP Senior Corporate Officer.

(At left) From left, Mr. Kazuhiko Sugita, DNP Senior Corporate Officer, Ms. Dominique Hyde  (Center) Image of opinion exchange  (At right) Tour of ggg (ginza graphic gallery)

Contents of Opinion Exchange

  • Ms. Hyde explained that the number of refugees now exceeds 120 million due to frequent conflicts, such as the conflict in Ukraine, the persecution of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, and the civil war in Sudan along with a series of natural disasters, and that there is a lack of funding for such assistance. The Director of External Relations at UNHCR also expressed her gratitude to DNP for their flexible funding, with no restrictions on usage.
    • DNP presented our company’s ideas and initiatives regarding consideration for human rights, the environment, and local communities. The Company is also working to support refugees through ongoing donations totaling 50 million yen over a five year period, and is working to build a supply chain that takes human rights into consideration in our business activities. Also presented at the meeting were company-wide initiatives for human rights, such as conducting e-learning for all employees to deepen their understanding of the topic, and the company cafeteria offering menu items that include an option to make a donation to support. In addition, DNP is constantly aware of the power and importance of diversity in its activities, and would like to work even more seriously on refugee support from the perspective of respecting diversity. On this latest visit from UNHCR figures, DNP heard about the growing refugee problem, and was made aware once again of the importance for employees to be more conscious of, and think about, refugee and human rights issues in their daily lives. We were also made aware of the need to take measures to support these initiatives, and in order to achieve this goal, we would like to further cooperate with UNHCR.  
      • The opinion exchanged was held at the DNP Ginza Building, home to the ggg (ginza graphic gallery), which specializes in graphic art and is operated by the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion. Ms. Hyde paid a visit to TDC 2024 (TOKYO TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB EXHIBITION 2024)2 and witnessed DNP's activities that contribute to the cultivation of diverse cultures both in Japan and overseas.

        Comment from Ms. Dominique Hyde

        ”We discussed the growing number of people forced to flee conflict and persecution and what we can do to offer hope and solutions. DNP has been a supporter of UNHCR's work through generous unrestricted donations since 2022. We are grateful to DNP for its continued, long-term support to UNHCR, and we look forward to exploring ways to leverage DNP's technology and collaborative support programs to achieve the best possible outcomes for people forced to flee." 

          ■DNP's Refugee Support Initiatives

          As part of its social contribution activities, DNP has donated a portion of the sales from the stalls at the Group's General Sports Festival to the Japan Association for UNHCR (this was done from 2005 to 2010, and since 2011 has been donated to reconstruction support activities for the Great East Japan Earthquake). Following the 2022 Ukraine conflict, DNP will donate 10 million yen per year to UNHCR through the Japan Association for UNHCR for five years from 2022, totaling 50 million yen. Furthermore, from fiscal 2022, on World Refugee Day (June 20) and Human Rights Week (December 4-10), DNP will offer meals with donations to support refugees in employee cafeterias nationwide, and will also place donation boxes in cafeterias to make donations to UNHCR *3 through the Japan Association for UNHCR.
            Posters of support menus in the employee cafeteria: Menu for World Refugee Day (left), Menu for Human Rights Week (right)
              • 1: For more information about the visit to DNP by Ms. Shirin Pakfar, please visit:

              →https://www.dnp.co.jp/news/detail/20169964_1587.html

              *The contents listed in this news release are current as of the date of publication. They may be changed at any time without notice.