Preventing Infections and Ensuring Business Continuity Through a Crisis Management Headquarters and Work-from-Home in Principle

「The group established a crisis alert structure in January 2020, shifted to a crisis management structure in February when signs of spreading infection emerged, and implemented a swift and detailed response. It also established guidelines for preventing COVID-19 infection and is implementing measures to prevent infection, including avoiding “3 Cs” situations, thorough basic measures such as handwashing, wearing masks and gargling, and measures covering health monitoring, commuting, travel, spacing between desks, use of shared areas, and infection prevention at meetings and conferences.」

「The group established a crisis response headquarters in February and had operated on the basis of working from home in principle from March. Following the lifting of the state of emergency, it began transitioning at the end of May to a new way of working that gives maximum consideration to infection prevention. Specifically, the group is operating on the policy of continuing its business with working from home as the basic approach, prioritizing the safety of customers and employees and its social responsibilities, taking all possible measures to prevent infection and requiring attendance only for work that must be performed at the workplace.」

「The group established a crisis response headquarters in February and shifted from March to an operating structure based in principle on working from home, except for work requiring attendance, such as maintaining social infrastructure. The group is operating on the policy of continuing its business under an environment based in principle on working from home, while taking all possible measures to prevent infection, prioritizing employee safety and its social responsibilities.」