Compliance | Corporate Social Responsibility | Global "sukima" ideas NIPPON KAYAKU Co., Ltd.

The Nippon Kayaku Group believes that compliance refers to not only laws, regulations, and internal rules, but also to corporate ethics - that is, to all things impacting the integrity of our business operations. The Group is working to ensure that all employees (including temporary and part-time employees) understand the importance of compliance and raise their awareness of compliance issues.

On April 1, 2000, the company developed the Nippon Kayaku Charter of Business Conduct and the Nippon Kayaku Code of Business Conduct. It also offered an internal hotline for reporting or discussing compliance issue. A similar external hotline (a law firm) was put in place. Through such activities, Nippon Kayaku is serious about putting compliance into practice.

Compliance Management System

To ensure the effectiveness of the Charter of Business Conduct and Code of Business Conduct, an ethics committee and executive office has been established at Nippon Kayaku headquarters. Personnel responsible for ethics matters are appointed at each business worksites and at each domestic Group company. Each of these members work in collaboration with the Ethics Committee to ensure thorough respect and adherence to these standards.

Activities in Fiscal 2009

Compliance Q&A on Work and the Workplace

The poster for promoting Hotlines to all employees

By establishing a section in charge of compliance, the Nippon Kayaku Group works to ensure respect and adherence to compliance standards through seamless execution of the Compliance Action Plan approved annually by the Ethics Committee.

1. Staging Compliance Promotion Month in October 2009
October of each year is designated Compliance Promotion Month, to raise awareness of compliance issues throughout the company.
- Issue a message from the chair of the Ethics Committee to employees
- Conduct an employee survey on compliance issues
- Promote self-education and training on compliance issues
2. Each division drafts a Compliance Activity Action Plan and conducts compliance promotion activities independently according to this plan
3. Continuous education and training for all members of management and employees
4. Periodic publication of "Compliance News"
5. "Job and Workplace Compliance Q&A" is utilized in training sessions
6. Ensure all employees know about the compliance hotline for reporting or discussing compliance issue