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The Kansai Paint Groupʼs mission statement within our corporate philosophy is “we leverage superior technology to contribute to our Customers and Society, in a sustainable manner, with innovative Products and Services, through a competent workforce, built on a culture of Customer Focus, Integrity and Respect to our Stakeholders.” We believe that increasing the satisfaction of our customers through the coatings business, which is the core business of the group, is the foundation and reason for the groupʼs existence, and that our commitment to contributing to society at large by enhancing the corporate value through the realization of customer satisfaction enables the group to contribute to its stakeholders including the shareholders, business partners, employees and local community. Corporate governance is regarded as an important management task in order to realize continuous improvement of corporate value. In order to ensure that the concept of ”profit and fairness,” the cornerstone of our corporate activities, is understood and acted upon by group officers and employees, we will work toward improved awareness through putting into effect various measures. We disclose our initiatives concerning all of the principles set out in the corporate governance code as prescribed by the stock exchange.
The corporate governance organization shown below ensures management transparency and soundness. (As of July 2021)
We established the Crisis Management Committee under the supervision of the Corporate Governance Committee, and have put in place a system for cross-organizational crisis management by preparing various regulations and manuals in order to properly respond to crises and prevent potential business continuity risks. In the current environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we established the Committee for COVID-19 countermeasures based on this committee structure. In cooperation with our subsidiaries, we formulated and implemented a response manual based on expert knowledge, and promoted improvements to working environments and other initiatives in order to continue our business activities, with the safety of our employees and their families and the maintenance of customer trust as our top priorities. In addition, in order to implement our growth strategyand continue to increase our corporate value in an increasingly uncertain business environment, we are improving the accuracy of our prediction and forecasting of possible management risks, and are developing a system to enhance our resilience to constantly respond to changes.
In order to fulfill our social responsibility as a company as well as to comply with laws and regulations, we have established the Kansai Paint Corporate Behavioral Drivers and the Kansai Paint Corporate Code of Behavior as the guiding principles for our corporate activities based on the principle of "profit and fairness." Through various systems and initiatives, we are working to promote awareness of compliance and foster a sound corporate culture.
We have established hotlines for internal reporting as a function for the prevention and early detection of misconduct, violations of laws and regulations, and other inappropriate incidents. In addition to an internal hotline, we have also set up an external hotline. This hotline enables employees to make reports directly to the Compliance Promotion Committee, guaranteeing the anonymity of whistleblowers and protecting them from disadvantageous treatment. With regard to overseas subsidiaries, we are developing systems to ensure optimal and effective group governance, while taking into account the laws, regulations, and the business environment of the country/region concerned.
We distribute a corporate ethics handbook and continuously provide compliance education to improve employee awareness.
During training for new employees and managers, we conduct a series of training sessions on overall compliance, as well as other training covering such things as competition laws and the prevention of corruption for members of the Business Division or those being posted overseas. In regard to insider trading in particular, we hold drives four times a year through our intranet to raise awareness and to deepen understanding.
We clearly state in the Kansai Paint Corporate Behavioral Drivers and Kansai Paint Corporate Code of Behavior that we will not form any kind of relationship with antisocial forces. We inform our employees of the need to be resolute in refusing to accept unreasonable demands, as well as our internal hotline and contact points where they will help you deal with the problems systematically.
We have established the following items in our Corporate Code of Behavior. Note that we have experienced no cases of bribery or other legal violations in the past.
This code of behavior prohibits acts of all kinds which conflict with the Anti-monopoly Law. It also states that we shall comply with not only this law in Japan but also the equivalent laws of other countries.
This code of behavior contains stipulations on how we conduct ourselves in line with commonly-accepted norms and social practices, declaring that we shall not engage in acts which are in conflict with laws and regulations on bribery, etc., such as refraining from giving gifts or entertaining staff from government offices or similar public organizations. It also states how we shall conduct ourselves in the same manner overseas, acting with an understanding of local customs, laws, regulations, etc.