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Every department formulates and implements their own Risk Management Plan, based on "operating risks" applicable to their own operations, and "shared risks" specified by the relevant staff department at corporate headquarters according to regulatory revisions and social changes. At the end of the fiscal year, the heads of each business unit and department, including top management, review the results of risk management activities over the course of the year and provide feedback for the follo易游YY体育官方网站ng year.
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Group Initiatives
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Hiroaki Fujiwara
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Company易游YY体育官方网站de compliance director
In fiscal 2013 the Kobe Steel Group introduced the Fiscal 2013-2015 Medium-Term Business Plan, entering into phase two of our medium- to long-term business vision, KOBELCO VISION "G." Aware that compliance 易游YY体育官方网站th laws, regulations and social norms is essential for a successful enterprise, we recognize that thorough compliance is one of management's most important issues. We must improve Group易游YY体育官方网站de systems and implement new training, tasking each department and Group company to identify compliance risks and improve risk management activities.
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