Internal Whistleblowing System and Group-Wide Risk Management
First written in FY2016. 6 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 4 of 23 companies on the "Worse" side.
16 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For fiscal 2025, based on changes in social conditions and the opinions of external experts, the company added geopolitical risk, natural disaster risk and sustainability-related risks, among others, and also reviewed existing risks. The previous classification of risk areas into 11 categories—accounting/finance, information systems, human resources, general affairs, fair trading, security trade control, intellectual property, environment, information management, CSR and quality—was reorganized into 6 new categories: compliance; finance and information disclosure; natural capital and the environment; human capital; information and systems; and business continuity.」
Geopolitical, natural disaster and sustainability-related risks were added, and the group priority risk management framework was reorganized from 11 existing areas into 6 categories. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to serving as the steering committee for the group's overall sustainability initiatives, the Sustainability Committee regularly identifies, evaluates and reviews group priority risks, formulates response measures, and confirms the status of risk management.」
In addition to the existing structure centered on the Group Risk Management Committee, the company specified a structure under which the Sustainability Committee identifies, evaluates and confirms responses to ESG risks and group priority risks. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「To ensure the achievement of the group's overall business targets and sustainable development, we established the Group Risk Management Committee as part of a structure for consolidating and managing risks and responding to them promptly.」
The committee structure for cross-functional management of group priority risks, new risks, and financial, compliance, BCP and ESG risks was specified. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, to further strengthen governance across the group, we established the Group Quality Compliance Committee to consider and formulate measures to strengthen quality compliance throughout the group.」
In addition to the existing Quality Compliance Monitoring Committee, the company established a committee to consider and formulate measures for strengthening the group as a whole. The internal whistleblower system, Group Risk Management Committee and crisis management structure are also described. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 9 February 2018, the company resolved to establish the Quality Compliance Monitoring Committee as an advisory body to the company's Representative Director and President, with attorney Norio Munakata, chair of the third-party committee, as chair and the company's outside officers as members.」
Based on the recommendations of the third-party committee, the company resolved to establish an advisory body to the president to monitor the strengthening of group governance and quality compliance. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Based on the facts confirmed to date, we take this matter seriously as a compliance violation by a consolidated subsidiary of the company. Taking into account the progress in verifying the facts described above, we concluded that a thorough investigation by external experts was necessary to clarify the facts and analyze the causes, among other purposes, and established a third-party committee on 10 November 2017.」
In response to matters identified through the group risk management audit, the company established a third-party committee and moved to the stage of clarifying the facts, analyzing the causes, preventing recurrence and strengthening group governance. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In addition, we have established an internal whistleblower system. After protecting whistleblowers, we have put in place an appropriate response structure and aim to prevent losses from occurring or minimize their impact by supplementing early detection and self-correction mechanisms.」
The company has established an internal whistleblower system, including whistleblower protection, as well as group-wide committees such as the Security Trade Control Committee.