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Hitachi Group Identity

Read more about our Mission, Vision, and Company Values.

Hitachi Rail Ethics and Compliance Programme

At Hitachi Rail, we know that by conducting our business ethically and responsibly, we create value for our stakeholders. We care deeply about our workforce, business partners, communities, and others. Read more about our Ethics and Compliance Programme and how we prevent, detect and respond to compliance risks. It also contains information about our Whistleblowing and Speak-Up Programme and how you can report concerns.

Read our 2024 Annual Compliance Report for the latest updates regarding our Programme.

Supervisory Bodies and Organisation, Management and Control Models

Supervisory bodies, in keeping with the principles of autonomy and independence, are constituted for Hitachi Rail entities or operations where required in accordance with local laws and regulations. Hitachi Rail entities meet the threshold requirements for supervisory bodies under local law and regulation in Italy, Spain, and Germany.

Where appropriate, Hitachi Rail adopts appropriate measures to prevent liability in accordance with local laws with the implementation of specific protocols and control models. This includes the Organisation, Management and Control Model (“Model 231”) in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 231/01 for Hitachi Rail STS SpA.

Regulatory Reporting

Hitachi Rail complies with regulatory requirements to publicly provide statements or reports in jurisdictions where this is required as it relates to modern slavery or forced labour, supply chain due diligence, and gender pay gap or equality indexes, among others. This section is periodically updated and will reflect the latest issued documents.

Hitachi Rail recognises the importance of identifying and preventing the action and causes of modern slavery in our business and supply chain. Our annual statements, where required under local law or regulation, set out the steps we have taken to address modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains. The latest statements for in-scope entities are below.

Relevant Documents

Modern Slavery Statement - Hitachi Rail Limited

Modern Slavery Statement - Hitachi Rail Australia

Gender pay gap reporting in the UK reflects the importance of diversity and inclusion to Hitachi Rail’s plans for business growth. Our sector is characterised by a predominance of male employees and, if we are to meet the demands of a modern railway, we must introduce people new to the industry from a multitude of backgrounds and possessing different skills. Equally importantly, greater diversity enables us to create the best, most innovative products and services for our customers and the wide cross-section of passengers they serve.

Having calculated our gender pay gap report using the reporting regulations, Hitachi Rail in the UK is providing fair and equal pay for our people. We will continue to strive for our goals for a more diverse workforce and to ensure that our business and all our stakeholders share in the many benefits this will deliver.

Relevant Documents

Gender Pay Gap Report 2023 - Hitachi Rail Limited

Gender Pay Gap Report 2022 - Hitachi Rail Limited

Gender Pay Gap Report 2021 - Hitachi Rail Limited

The equality index aims at enabling companies to measure in a simple and reliable way, where they stand in terms of professional equality between women and men.

Relevant Documents

Hitachi Rail STS France – Equality Index 2023 - Index de l’égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes

Hitachi Rail STS France – Equality Index 2022 - Index de l’égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes

Hitachi Rail STS France – Equality Index 2021 - Index de l’égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes

Learn more about Section 1269-g of the Public Authorities Law which applies to any contractor who has entered into a public works contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and all of its subcontractors.

This document provides information about the law which includes:

The New York False Claims Act, Sections 187-194 of the State Finance Law, which encourages citizens to assist New York State and local governments to detect and stop fraud.
Section 740 of the New York Labor Law, which protects from retaliation employees who have reported illegal conduct that threatens the public health or safety, first to their supervisor, and then to a federal, state, or local governmental body.