High Quality, Safety and Enhanced Hitachi Brand Value
First written in FY2016. 3 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「We are also strengthening the reporting lines between the quality assurance functions responsible for the business divisions and the Head Office Quality Assurance Headquarters, and have established a framework for close information sharing among the quality assurance functions.」
In addition to the existing measure of making quality assurance functions independent of the business divisions, reporting lines with the Head Office Quality Assurance Headquarters have been strengthened and interdepartmental information sharing has been added. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Following past improper quality-related conduct at a Group subsidiary, we made the quality assurance functions within each business division independent of the design and manufacturing functions, creating a structure that enables us to act with customer safety and security as the top priorities. In addition, we have made the quality assurance functions independent of the business divisions themselves, further strengthening their independence.」
In addition to the policy of prioritizing quality, safety, and trust, an organizational measure was added to make the quality assurance functions independent of the business divisions as well. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「For the Group, securing and continuously maintaining society’s trust in its quality, safety, and compliance is of the utmost importance, and we will reinforce this commitment once again.」
Society’s trust in quality, safety, and compliance was reaffirmed as the highest-priority issue. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「For the Group, securing and continuously maintaining society’s trust in its quality, safety, and compliance is of the utmost importance, and we will reinforce this commitment once again.」
The policy of linking quality and safety to society’s trust has been reaffirmed as an issue in securing trust, including through compliance. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「By providing customers with high-quality, highly safe products and services, we will further strengthen society’s trust in the Group and seek to enhance the value of the Hitachi brand.」
The policy of linking quality and safety, social trust, and brand value has been reaffirmed. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「By providing customers with high-quality, highly safe products and services, we will further strengthen society’s trust in the Group and seek to enhance the value of the Hitachi brand.」
This indicates a policy of linking quality and safety to customer trust and enhanced brand value.