Basic Policy
The Company complies with laws, regulations, and company rules and conducts corporate activities in accordance with our management philosophy and corporate ethics, in the spirit of our corporate philosophy, “Contribute to Society Through the Expansion of Business,” as well as our company precepts, Group Policy, and code of conduct. With this as our basic policy, we are working to ensure compliance by implementing various measures and building systems to ensure the appropriateness of our operations.
Promotion System
The Company has established a Compliance Manual as a basic guideline for practicing compliance, and we are working to improve awareness and understanding among all employees.
In addition, the Company created a Compliance Managing Office under the direct control of the President, which conducts compliance awareness activities, and the compliance status is verified by the Internal Audit Division and the results are reported by the President to the Board of Directors.
Compliance items in the Compliance Manual
1．Compliance with employment regulations, etc.
- Observe company rules and regulations
- Prohibit concurrent employment
- Prohibit sexual harassment
- Prohibit power harassment
- Prohibit leaks of company information (including personal information)
- Prohibit unjustifiable personal gain
- Prohibit acts that go against the interests of the company
2．Compliance with Laws
- Compliance with antitrust and related laws
- Prohibition of unfair interest infringement against subcontractors
- Prohibition of unfair trading of shares (Insider trading)
- Security Trade Control
- Respect for Intellectual Property Rights
- Strict control of company information (including personal information)
- Compliance with laws and regulations
- Prohibition of the provision of benefits to anti-social forces
- Prohibition of bribery
- Prohibition of excessive business entertainment
Initiatives
Harassment prevention
The Company has established a Policy for Preventing Harassment with the understanding that it is our responsibility to ensure a healthy working environment where people can build positive relationships based on mutual trust.
In working to create a workplace free of harassment, we have established a system with a whistleblower contact for responding appropriately to specific cases.
Policy for Preventing Harassment
- The Group respects human rights and individuality, and creates an organization that embraces diverse values of individuals.
- The Group does not tolerate discriminatory language, harassing behavior, acts of violence, or other behavior that undermines individual dignity.
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The Group prohibits the following harassing behavior:
- Power harassment of any kind
- Sexual harassment of any kind
- Harassment related to pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, or caregiving
- Harassment that deteriorates the workplace atmosphere or interferes with workplace order
- This policy is subject to Directors, employees, etc. (Executive Officers, special workers, employees, contract employees, dispatched employees, and part-time employees), people working at Group companies as well as executives and employees of customers and suppliers.
- The Company has established a whistleblower contact for responding to specific cases.
Whistleblowers and those who cooperate with confirming facts will not be treated unfairly. - We will take strict action against harassers including disciplinary action, based on our employment regulations.
In addition, we will take necessary measures to improve the victims’ working conditions and workplace environment.
Education and awareness
To improve compliance awareness and ensure that all employees are aware of the related regulations included in the Compliance Manual, we strive to raise awareness through various training programs, seminars, awareness surveys, and various initiatives during compliance enhancement month.
Internal reporting system
The Company has established Internal Reporting System Regulations to ensure early detection of noncompliance behavior and rules regarding confidentiality of informants and prohibition of their disadvantageous treatment. Furthermore, we have established a whistleblower contact at the Audit and Supervisory Committee, which is independent of management, and at an outside law firm in addition to the General Affairs & Human Resources Department and Internal Audit Division under the direct control of the President, and we have a system to ensure independence in terms of its operation.