Compliance

The Company has established Rules on the Management of Affiliated Companies to ensure appropriate business operations at affiliated companies and executes controls based on these rules. In addition, it is required that any coordination among Group companies as well as any action on important matters are first discussed by the Company’s Management Meeting and Board of Directors before decisions are made.
The Company’s Audit Office conducts audits in collaboration with the Administration Headquarters and other business units to ensure that business activities undertaken by Group companies meet unified standards and to confirm the appropriateness and compliance of their operations with laws and regulations as well as the Articles of Incorporation. The Office also provides guidance for improvements in business activities.
Furthermore, Group companies submit the minutes from all Board of Directors meetings to the Company and make monthly reports on business activities, the status of budget implementation, and important matters relating to ensuring the appropriateness of business activities.

The Companyʼs basic approach is not to maintain any relationships whatsoever with antisocial forces that threaten social order and safety and to maintain a resolute attitude regarding the refusal of all improper demands from antisocial forces as set forth in its Fundamental Compliance Rules and Employment Rules.
In cases where the Company receives improper demands from antisocial forces, the General Affairs Department and Sustainability Committee collaborate and cooperate with crisis management advisors and attorneys to make an organizational response as necessary. The Company also holds regular discussions with attorneys, meets with police departments and other external specialized organizations, and participates in training and other activities in an effort to gather information.