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Compliance

Basic Approach

The JSR Group's approach to corporate ethics and legal compliance is propped by the two central principles of upholding the law and ethical action. Our Corporate Ethics Committee is active in encouraging employees to hold high ethical standards and to act with fairness and integrity.

Corporate Ethics Activities

In April 2005, the JSR Group established the JSR Group Principles of Corporate Ethics as specific guidelines for corporate ethics. In July 2011, we revised the principles to reflect our Essential Elements, and positioned the new principles as a globally common standard for the entire JSR Group. We are now systematically promoting corporate ethics activities at all our Group Companies both at home and abroad.

Three Pillars of Corporate Ethics Activities

(1) Education

Awareness-raising campaigns are held at all Japanese and overseas business sites and various types of training are conducted periodically to raise awareness of the JSR Group Principles on Corporate Ethics.

(2) Corporate Ethics Awareness Survey

The JSR Group surveys all of our employees on their awareness of corporate ethics in order to identify problems and make improvements in areas related to corporate ethics. Although we had so far conducted the survey every two years, we decided in FY2012 to conduct the survey every year. We carried out the most recent survey from January to February 2012. This was the first time that the survey was held not only at our domestic business establishments but also at overseas ones.

(3) Hotline (Internal Reporting System)

The JSR Group has introduced an internal reporting system called the Corporate Ethics Hotline. The system consists of an internal hotline for communicating with the JSR Corporate Ethics Committee, an external hotline for communicating with an attorney, and a hotline for communicating with an outside organization that provides support in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, and Thai to establish a structure that facilitates access by personnel at our overseas business establishments. We are telling our employees about these hotlines via internal newsletters and posters, and also promoting trust in the hotlines by ensuring confidentiality and prohibiting unfair treatment of hotline users.

Number of Reports to the Hotline
FY 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
JSR 3 2 6 13 10
Group companies 4 7 5 5 8
Total 7 9 11 18 18

JSR Group Principles of Corporate Ethics Published in Multiple Languages

The JSR Group has established the JSR Group Principles of Corporate Ethics, which is our globally common corporate code of conduct for all our business establishments, including those in foreign countries. With this establishment, all of our Group companies actively advance our corporate ethics efforts.
The JSR Group has so far produced English and Simplified Chinese translation versions of the Principles of Corporate Ethics and distributed versions electronically. And recently, to ensure further permeation of the principles at our overseas establishments, we produced localized versions in traditional Chinese, Korean, and Thai. Furthermore, by producing a printed version of the principles in every language, we have made it possible for employees at all Group companies worldwide to become acquainted with the JSR Group Principles of Corporate Ethics in their native language (or in a language in which they are proficient).

JSR Group Principles of Corporate Ethics

  • Japanese (PDF 3,242kb)
  • English (PDF 2,784kb)
  • Simplified Chinese (PDF 1,971KB)
  • Traditional Chinese (PDF 2,031KB)
  • Korean (PDF 2,233kb)
  • Thai (PDF 10,433kb)
  • Legal Compliance Measures

    The JSR Group established and put into operation a legal compliance confirmation system in FY2008 (April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008) to reinforce legal compliance structures. Under the leadership of the Corporate Ethics Committee, the laws and regulations that must be observed in each country are identified and yearly checks on the legal compliance status of JSR and all domestic and overseas Group companies are carried out and any necessary reforms made.

    Protection of Personal Information

    As the society we live in adopts ever more advanced information and communication technologies, the JSR Group recognizes the importance of protecting personal information. Based on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, we have formulated and implemented a privacy policy that sets out our basic approach to the acquisition, use and management of personal information.

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