Transparent, Swift and Fair Decision-Making and Trusting Relationships with Stakeholders
First written in FY2016. 2 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026Effectiveness assessment identifies areas for improvement and challenges in selecting CEO candidatesAnnual report
「Based on the previous period's assessment results, the Board expanded its activities, resulting in improved assessments of areas including information sharing among outside officers, the effectiveness of the internal whistleblowing system and feedback on shareholder opinions. At the same time, the assessment identified challenges including appropriate oversight of the human capital strategy and making the process for selecting CEO candidates more transparent, leaving challenges in the effectiveness of the Board's operations.」
Information sharing among outside officers, the internal whistleblowing system and feedback on shareholder opinions improved, while oversight of the human capital strategy and transparency in the CEO candidate selection process were identified as new remaining challenges. - 2026-05-23RestatedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「By encouraging active discussion from diverse perspectives among members with different areas of expertise, we will pursue management that enables the realization of our corporate philosophy through the enhancement of corporate value over the medium to long term.」
The policy of oversight and decision-making through board diversity, independent outside directors, and a skills matrix was reaffirmed. - FY2025Effectiveness assessment discloses improvements and new challengesAnnual report
「Based on the previous period's assessment results, the Board expanded its activities, resulting in improved assessments of areas including appropriate oversight of the human capital strategy and the review of whether cross-shareholdings should be retained. At the same time, the assessment found that information sharing among outside officers and the effectiveness of the internal whistleblowing system were insufficient, leaving challenges in the effectiveness of the Board's operations.」
Oversight of the human capital strategy and the review of cross-shareholdings improved, while information sharing among outside officers and the effectiveness of the internal whistleblowing system remained challenges. - FY2024Improved assessments of DX and sustainability initiatives, with remaining challenges disclosedAnnual report
「Based on the previous period's assessment results, the Board expanded its activities, resulting in improved assessments of areas including enhancing corporate value through responses to sustainability-related issues and achieving sustainable improvements in corporate value through the promotion of DX. At the same time, the assessment found that information sharing among outside officers and appropriate oversight of the Company's human capital strategy were insufficient, leaving challenges in the effectiveness of the Board's operations.」
The expansion of the Board's activities from the previous period improved assessments of its sustainability and DX initiatives, while information sharing among outside officers and oversight of the human capital strategy remained challenges. - FY2023Effectiveness assessment discloses partial improvements and new remaining challengesAnnual report
「Based on the previous period's assessment results, the Board expanded its activities, resulting in improvements in the assessment of areas including officer training and information sharing among outside officers. At the same time, the assessment found that the formulation of a policy for allocating management resources based on the cost of capital and appropriate oversight of the Company's human capital strategy were insufficient, leaving challenges in the effectiveness of the Board's operations.」
While officer training and information sharing among outside officers, which had been identified as issues in the previous fiscal year, improved, resource allocation based on the cost of capital and oversight of the human capital strategy were identified as new remaining challenges. - FY2022Board effectiveness assessment identifies challengesAnnual report
「At the same time, partly due to the spread of COVID-19, the assessment found that training for officers and information sharing among outside officers were insufficient, leaving challenges in the effectiveness of the Board's operations.」
While improvements in the Board's diversity and the proportion of outside directors were confirmed, challenges including officer training and information sharing among outside officers were also identified in the assessment. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Based on monitoring results from the past 4 years, the Company confirmed improvements in the Board of Directors' diversity and size, as well as the number and proportion of outside directors, following a major review of the Board's composition in fiscal 2019. At the same time, the results indicated that challenges remain in the governance and risk control of overseas subsidiaries.」
Improvements in the Board's composition, diversity and proportion of outside directors were confirmed, while governance and risk control at overseas subsidiaries were identified as remaining challenges. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Recognizing that establishing an organization and mechanisms that ensure transparent, swift and fair, decisive decision-making that takes risk into account, and building relationships of trust with all stakeholders, including shareholders, are among management's most important priorities, the Company aims for sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value over the medium to long term through the practice of corporate governance and ongoing improvement efforts.」
The Company has reaffirmed its governance policy of emphasizing transparent, swift and fair decision-making and trust with stakeholders. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Recognizing that establishing an organization and mechanisms that ensure transparent, swift and fair, decisive decision-making that takes risk into account, and building relationships of trust with all stakeholders, including shareholders, are among management's most important priorities, the Company aims for sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value over the medium to long term through the practice of corporate governance and ongoing improvement efforts.」
Under its basic corporate governance policy, the Company links the quality of decision-making and stakeholder trust to sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value.