Strengthening Oversight and Transparency through Outside Directors and Outside Corporate Auditors
First written in FY2016. 5 of 11 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-10-22.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 14 of 103 companies on the "Worse" side.
- 2026-10-22AdvancedGovernance
「取締役会構成員の多様性確保に向けた取組みとして、公認会計士資格を有する女性社外取締役を新たに選任しました。財務・会計分野における専門性の強化に加え、取締役会の多様性向上を図ることで、監督機能のさらなる充実に努めております。また、経営幹部の選任理由および期待役割の明確化を進めるとともに、指名・報酬委員会による評価機能の充実を図りました。」
取締役会の実効性評価において、女性社外取締役の選任、経営幹部の選任理由・期待役割の明確化、指名・報酬委員会の評価機能充実など、監督機能と取締役会の多様性・評価体制の具体的な強化を記載している。 - FY2025Planned transition to an 8-member Board of DirectorsAnnual report
「As an agenda item for the annual general meeting scheduled for 27 November 2025, the Company has submitted a proposal for the election of 8 directors. If the proposal is approved as originally submitted, the Board of Directors will comprise 8 members, including 3 outside directors.」
The Company describes a planned transition from a 7-member structure including 3 outside directors to an 8-member structure after the annual general meeting. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 7 members, including 3 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary.」
The Company continues to maintain a 7-member Board of Directors including 3 outside directors and discloses the operating status of the Nomination and Compensation Committee, Management Executive Committee, Sustainability Committee and other bodies. - FY2023Update to a 7-member Board of Directors including 3 outside directorsAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 7 members, including 3 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary.」
The Board of Directors has changed from the previous 14-member structure to a 7-member structure including 3 outside directors. The operation of the Nomination and Compensation Committee, Sustainability Committee and other bodies is also described. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 14 members, including 5 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary.」
The Board of Directors now comprises 14 members, including 5 outside directors. The governance structure, including the Nomination and Compensation Committee, Management Committee and Sustainability Committee, is described. The oversight function and committee-based deliberation framework have been further specified. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 14 members, including 3 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary. The Audit & Supervisory Board comprises 3 members, including 2 outside audit & supervisory board members. It makes decisions on audit policies, plans and methods, as well as other important audit matters, at meetings held once a month.」
The Board of Directors has changed from a 10-member structure including 2 outside directors to a 14-member structure including 3 outside directors. The Audit & Supervisory Board continues to comprise 3 members, including 2 outside audit & supervisory board members. - FY202010-member Board of Directors and 2 outside audit & supervisory board member frameworkAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 10 members, including 2 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary. The Audit & Supervisory Board comprises 3 members, including 2 outside audit & supervisory board members. It makes decisions on audit policies, plans and methods, as well as other important audit matters, at meetings held once a month.」
The Company describes its governance framework for the current fiscal year, comprising a 10-member Board of Directors including 2 outside directors and a 3-member Audit & Supervisory Board including 2 outside audit & supervisory board members. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 11 members, including 2 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary.」
The composition of the Board of Directors has been updated to 11 members, including 2 outside directors, reflecting the current oversight and decision-making framework. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 9 members, including 2 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary. The Audit & Supervisory Board comprises 3 outside audit & supervisory board members. It makes decisions on audit policies, plans and methods, as well as other important audit matters, at meetings held once a month.」
The Company continues to describe an oversight and audit framework comprising 2 outside directors and 3 outside audit & supervisory board members, with monthly meetings. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 9 members, including 2 outside directors. It makes decisions on matters prescribed by law and other important matters concerning management, and exercises oversight, through regular meetings held once a month and extraordinary meetings held as necessary. The Audit & Supervisory Board comprises 3 outside audit & supervisory board members. It makes decisions on audit policies, plans and methods, as well as other important audit matters, at meetings held once a month.」
The Company describes a Board of Directors including 2 outside directors and an Audit & Supervisory Board comprising 3 outside audit & supervisory board members, further specifying its oversight and audit framework. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To strengthen oversight of the Company's operations and improve transparency, the Company has appointed 1 independent outside director. It also considers audits conducted by the Audit & Supervisory Board, composed of 3 independent outside audit & supervisory board members, to be effective in monitoring management.」
The Company describes an oversight and audit framework comprising 1 independent outside director and 3 outside audit & supervisory board members as a mechanism for monitoring management and improving transparency.